Are laxatives really bad for you?!
Question: I take them sometimes to empty my stomach cuz i feel so bloated and shitty lol.
Answers: I take them sometimes to empty my stomach cuz i feel so bloated and shitty lol.
Laxatives have their uses, and used properly they are not bad for you. They are just not as good for you as normal operations would be. Laxatives chemically overide your body, making it do what it doesn't think is necessary and interrupting the natural function. On a regular basis, you can become dependant on them to even have a bowel movement. The diarrhea upsets the normal bacterial flora balance you need for digestion, interferes with the absorption of nutrients, and long term increases your chances for developing colon problems, not the least of which is cancer. So I don't know I'd say they were all that healthy for you. If your current diet leaves you feeling bloated and ill, you have other problems you should attend to aside from taking a laxative. You should start by adjusting your diet to a healthier one for starters. The colon was designed to clean itself, providing you eat properly. It doesn't need or appreciate your assistance in matters, and won't respond all that well to it either. Also consider, damage from bad habits doesn't usually show up when you are young and otherwise healthy. The damage accumulates until you are a bit older, and then the payback comes. Just because you don't think you are doing anything bad now doesn't mean you aren't setting up problems for later. Eat right- your fruits, veggies, and whole grains, and you will have fewer digestive problems now and later on.
i'm not sure they are. i'm doing the same as you, & i'm still pretty healthy.
it makes you go to the bathroom alot and u r suppsed to take them if u are canstipated
i think they are fine.
i dont believe they are. it is said that you shouldnt do it so often because when you do it you lose calcium. so just as long as you watch how often you do it. its just perfectly fine
My friend use to use them and she got addicted to them. And when she had to go she couldn't because her body had become so dependent on them. After a while she got better, hopefully.
yes they are bad for you. if you overuse them, your body could grow dependant on them and you won't be able to digest food without laxatives. once in a while, if you are constipated is okay, but for anything else, you are just messing your body up.
eat lots of fiber instead!!
If you take them pretty often it might be a good idea to take a saline laxative instead of a stimulant one.
yeah , they are, your body gets used to them & then it can't remember how to poop without them. you can also get dehydrated so much that they have to put you in the hospital. i'd just drink o.j, once a day and be sure to eat lots of lettuce & green veggies & let nature take it's course.