Can laxatives help with weight loss?

No: No laxatives don't help with weight loss and overusing them can be very dangerous. It can mess up your digestion and your colon health. They should only be used on an occasional as needed basis.

Don't use cleansers!: Healthtap physicians have repeatedly addressed this subject with a clear "no" answer to your question.There is virtually no value to colon flushes, cleansers, enemas, irrigation machines when the technique is accomplished to "detox", to eliminate "accumulated waste", or to lose weight. There are few real health benefits but sigificant unjustified risk for weight loss achieved that's so temporary.