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Water Weight and the Dangers of Laxative Abuse

A common way to lose weight when inflicted with an eating disorder is through the abuse of laxatives. Laxative abuse is the frequent and repeated misuse of laxatives to rid ones self of calories, or to become thinner.

The main misconception behind laxative abuse is that laxatives can be used to hurry the journey of food through the body.

People mistakenly believe that food can be hurried through the bowels before it can be absorbed by the body, and ones weight can be controlled by doing this. This doesn’t happen, and can have dangerous side effects.

Laxatives work by making the large intestine empty its contents. The problem with the belief that laxatives hurry food through is that all the absorption is already completed before the laxative takes affect.

Since a majority of food is absorbed in the small intestine and laxatives primarily affect the large intestine, the induced bowel movement caused by the laxatives contains little to no actual food.

Laxative abuse causes the body to lose precious electrolytes, water, and minerals. The weight loss associated with laxative abuse usually results from water weight loss. In other words, dehydration is the reason for weight loss. This weight is gained back when the person drinks water.

Dehydration has extremely dangerous side effects. Most notably, chronic dehydration can cause organ failure, which can cause death.

To stop the destructive cycle of laxative abuse you should consult a medical health professional. A doctor can advise you on the best course of action for stopping. A sudden stop of use or a slow regression of use both might be recommended by the doctor.

A high fiber diet and a long walk in the morning before breakfast can get things moving in your GI Tract.

Also, a cup of warm water with some lemon juice in it also will stimulate that area. Make sure to eat breakfast, because ingestion of food after you wake up also stimulates the nerve endings in the GI Tract that are responsible for bowel movements.

Laxative abuse can become a dependency, so it is very important to have a mental health expert to consult with.

A mental health professional can help overcome any mental barriers associated with the stop of use, but more importantly the professional can analyze your progression toward an eating disorder and work to correct dangerous lifestyle patterns.

Laxative abuse is commonly used in conjunction with dieting and exercise, which puts a dangerous toll on the body.

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More than Just Losing or Gaining Weight: The Consequences of Eating Disorders

Sadly, thousand of people in the United States (and even more worldwide) suffer from eating disorders. These include anorexia, binge eating, and bulimia. It is clear, even to those who participate in unhealthy eating habits, that the rapid loss or gain of weight is unnatural for the body. However, there are many other consequences most people do not know about.

If you or someone you know has an eating disorder, seek help immediately—the situation is much more dangerous than you may realize and your intervention can mean the difference between life and death for yourself or a loved one.

Eating disorders, first of all, go hand in hand with a number of mental health diseases. An eating disorder can cause them or can be a side effect, but in either case, you should be aware that people who suffer from eating disorders are also prone to suffering from depression, alcohol or drug abuse, and anxiety. All of these conditions can lead to suicidal tendencies.

There are also health concerns relating directly to the unhealthy eating habits. Anorexia is an eating disorder in which people essentially starve themselves by consuming very little food.

However, those experiencing anorexia do not just cut the fat from their diets—they are suffering from an overall malnutrition, and the lack of daily vitamins, proteins, sugars, and carbohydrates that a body needs. This can lead to a number of health complications, as minor as hair loss and as serious as heart disease.

Bulimics, on the other hand, do not starve themselves, but rather binge eat and then use methods to rid the body of this food. Induced vomiting can damage the stomach, throat, and other parts of the digestive system.

It can also cause skin problems around the face and oral health problems. Bulimics also use laxatives in excess to rid their bodies of food without weight gain, and these medications all have their own side effects.

Binge-eating disorders are also damaging to the body. In this case, the person does not inducing vomiting or use laxatives, but still eats excess amounts of food for psychological reasons, not out of hunger. These people are therefore usually obese, which puts the body at risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol, precursors to heart attack and stroke, which both, sadly, can result in death.

Simply put, eating disorders are dangerous. There are many consequences to participating in unhealthy eating habits, so if you or someone you know seems to be battling self-image and dieting excessively, express your concerns.

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