A 48-year-old member asked:
How much weight can i lose drinking castor oil?
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Internal Medicine 34 years experience
Castor oil is: Laxative and will make you have loose stool. It is also possible to have diarrhea . If your intake matches the out put there should not be any weight lose . However , if you are restricting your intake you may loose some not because castor oil is a weight loss medicine because you are restricting . If you believe that you need to restrict your intake and loose weight , please talk to your pcp.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
When can I eat after drinking castor oil?
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Dr. Haider Goussousanswered
Addiction Medicine 65 years experience
Regular food: Regular food avoiding extra roughage.
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