How does using laxatives as a diet product work for people with eating disorders!
Question: How do these people end up losing weight by using laxatives? I don't mean to be gross, but isn't the poo just food that has already been digested? Therefore, the fat and calories are already absorbed into the body? I don't understand why people would want to do this to themselves. I could not imagine having bowel cramps all day and needing to stay near a toilet at all times, just for the sake of losing a few pounds, when it probably does not work anyway.
Answers: How do these people end up losing weight by using laxatives? I don't mean to be gross, but isn't the poo just food that has already been digested? Therefore, the fat and calories are already absorbed into the body? I don't understand why people would want to do this to themselves. I could not imagine having bowel cramps all day and needing to stay near a toilet at all times, just for the sake of losing a few pounds, when it probably does not work anyway.
you can lose a lot of water weight too. It comes right back on after you normalize your hydration.
most laxatives work by drawing water into the intestines (making a flush) - once you re-hydrate after a couple of days you add the weight right back. Also, this can cause an electrolyte imbalance so its not smart/
The food does not have time to absorb when on laxatives. It gets broken down in the stomach then get the express ride out with little time for the intestine to absorb anything.
You're right, the nutrients are already somewhat absorbed into the body. The weight loss that laxative-users see really is just the loss of water weight. So technically, no REAL weight reduction occurs.