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Any advice? i have heard that laxatives do not help with weight loss but i beg to differ!?
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Thanks for your: input. My advice is that laxatives not be used for weight loss. It is like selling one's soul to the devil. Here is some good info from Brown University - http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/library/documents/LaxativeAbuse2011.pdf
Answered 7/3/2014
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Water, not fat: Hi. Laxatives can acutely dehydrate, and for water, "a pint's a pound the world around"; and laxative abuse causes electrolyte and acid/base disturbances. But laxatives don't get rid of fat, the prevalent storage form of calories. So beg to differ all you want, but it's unhealthy.
Answered 11/30/2014
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