can laxatives help weight loss?

Well I am not really sure what you can do to lose weight that works great meaning keeping it off because me I have weight problems also I have tried a few things that helped me to lose weight and yes I keep it off the only thing is I love food and cannot stick to a diet for more that a week without cheating. Anyway here are some things you can do to help you lose weight and you can keep these pounds off I still got mine keep off. 1. There is this thing called a grapefruit diet you can google search it oh yea it's not were u starve yourself u can eat a much as you want but you only eat meat and veg. oh also fruit. 2. Three day fad diet its only three days it's very low in cal so don't do it on a school day and if you only do it 2 days you can still lose at least 5lbs or more. 4. Alternate day eating was you eat every other day this is for the overweight adults not for anyone under the age of 18 because you need energy for things like school. Me personally I need to get into a gym and work out to tone up I am 5'10 and 155lbs so not really overweight but I would mind losing about 5-10lbs or so and the best way for me would be to excise because I love food to much. 5.taking apple cider vinegar before meals is another way to help with weight loss it curves up appetite so you don't eat that much at meal time and for those of you that had success with weight loss it's another good way to keep the weight off. 6. The last thing would be to drink green tea it also speeds up metabolism and helps with weight loss so your body is burning more fat. Remember never take those drugs they don't really work and can often times do more harm then good this is coming form someone who mom is a doctor. Another thing to keep in mind when dieting and trying to lose weight is that if u stay on a diet more then 3 days u will be slowing down you metabolism so the 3 day diet and alternate day eating wood be best because you will be tricking your body to think you are not on a diet and when you are. Basic you are getting fewer cal then you body is use to without slowing down your metabolism so therefore you will be losing weight.

I wouldnt take advuce from the above person who cant spell half of what she typed correctly, especially on such a serious matter

I'm 16 and have been struggling from anorexia/bulimia for a year and 5 months now. I abuse laxatives in the process and yes, using them can help you lose weight. But, it's bad for you, painful and taking them every night wont make you lose 30 pounds in a night. Even if you do take them and want to lose weight by doing it, you cant eat after or with the pills (laxatives). I'm bulimic so I eat my food, throw up, and take the pills with water. Although, overdosing on them (if you follow my instructions on not eating after you take them) can cause you to dry-heave/ throw up stomach ache. It's extremely painful/dangerous.

edeline wrote:

I think that is only an urban myth. Laxatives have little or no effect on reducing weight because by the time they work, the calories have already been absorbed.Therefore, I don’t think they will help your cause. I would suggest you eating as much fruits and vegetables as you can along with excluding bread and any kind of pasta, sweets,fast food…

I use laxatives and lost 30 pounds. I was in poor health but it did work.

#1 Rule: You will not lose weight Unless you actually WANT TO

I lost 10 kg in 3 months, because I decided something had to be done.
You know what is good for you. You know what is bad for you.
It is as simple as NOT EATING CRAPPY FOOD. It's tempting as hell, and its way too easy to get to, but if you want to lose weight - Just don't eat it.

#2 Rule: Excercise

Thinking about exercising doesnt help. You have to actually do something about it. Get up an hour earlier than you usually would. Go for a walk. Join a Gym. If you need motivation - Personal Trainers aren't that expensive at gyms once or twice a week - if you stop buying crappy food, you can afford it too..

Breakfast should be your biggest meal. I have been watching the biggest loser, and I really like Bob, he seems to know what he is talking about the most. He suggested to his team that you have carbs in the morning, and protiens for the rest of the day. This is sort of like the Summersize program (Suzan Summers). I have lost 12lbs. so far and I have been doing this for only 10 days. This is what I do: Morning: glass of water have a bowl of all bran cereal (with rice dream vanilla, it actually tastes good.) or oatmeal (cinnamon and raisons, I add my own NO sugar) Then lunch: I like to have breakfast sometimes, like, turkey bacon & eggs. I also have a glass of V-8. I sometimes have tuna with onions and celery and Mayo. mixed in a bowl and a slice of cheese(nothing processed) or whatever I feel like just NO carbs. Oh, I forgot to tell you that I walk on the treadmill for an hour, about half an hour after breakfast. I then homeschool my son, then I have lunch. Anyways, for supper I have come up with plenty of ideas. For instance, when my family is having speghetti, I have the sauce on sliced zuchinni. I do the zuchinni up in a pan with butter and seasoning(it actually tastes quite good) If you Positively can't skip the pasta, then make up your own sauce, with spices and veg. I like to put in mushrooms too. I like too add sauces to my veggies (cheese is one of my favorites) I also have at least 10 glasses of water (8oz. glasses) a day, sometimes more. Well, i hope that everything works out for you all and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Mom-3

I know this out of experince LAXTATIVES CERTINLY HELPS YOU LOOSE WEIGHT 10 TIMES FASTER. After medical reseaches i have come to find that they have side effects yes, but still is a much faster way of loosing weight. But does not mean is the best form of lossing weight.

Im confused with reading this thread so im gonna try the laxatives and see if it works ill only do it a month 4 times a day and if it does all well n good if my outsides look ok the f*ck the insides.

I can tell you that I have a disorder. I go on castor oil binges. Basically every meal I have I take 1/8 cup of castor oil. And I lose weight. But..I only do it for two weeks and then stop. It's like having malaria or dysentery or parasites. You really do stop absorbing food. But it's dreadfully unhealthy, but it works for me.

Laxatives induces bowel movement, the scales may indicate weight loss after a laxative-induced bowel movement, but it is false weight loss.
Its better if you go in for physical exercise and yoga, drink a lot of water to get all the toxins out of your body, and have fruits and veggies as much as possible rather than any junk food or even over cooked food.