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Can you please explain how and why with eating disorders take laxatives?

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Dr. Robert GalatzerLevy answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

To lose more weight: By increasing the amount defecated an individual temporarily loses additional weight, which is the goal of many people with eating disorders.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/16/2013

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I'm struggling a lot with my eating disorder (undiagnosed) and I can't stop using on average 6-12 laxatives a day. What should I do?

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Please explain who should I seek help from re laxative abuse (part of my eating disorder)?

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Why do many people with eating disorders turn to laxatives as one of the ways for weight loss? What about laxatives causes them to lose the weight?

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Daughter has anorexia, is now on eating plan. We expected her digestive system to take a while to cope, but its been more than 6 months. A gastroenterologist gave series of laxatives, seemed to work but still severe pain, nausea, reflux. What next?

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A member asked:

Hello I have an eating disorder and have binged and purged bad all day. I've also took 10 laxatives and a lot of diet pills. Should i go to a&e ?

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