Using Laxatives To Lose Weight
More and more people are becoming concerned with their weight. And this is for good reason, recently the surgeon general named obesity as one of the main killing ailments in our country. Certain individuals are constantly worried about their body size and resort to severe diets in order to lose weight. Two of the most common eating disorders are anorexia and bulimia.
People who are bulimic will eat large portions of food, followed by purging their bodies of food by making themselves vomit. This is accomplished by mechanical means with the old finger down the throat trick or by the use of drugs.
A lot of people have started using laxatives to lose their weight. Unfortunately, individuals that are desperate to lose weight do not know that as the fecal matter is forced through the intestines the wall lining the tissue is weakened, and eventually rips. A tear in the intestines allows fecal matter to enter the rest of the body and cause contamination.
Laxatives also change the body’s balance of water. Water released from other parts of the body is used to remove fecal matter from the intestines. This can cause a lack of hydration in the body which can contribute to a host of additional health issues.
If a person is so conscious of her weight that she would force herself to vomit or overdose on laxatives after virtually any meal, this person has an eating disorder.
People living with bulimia or any other eating disorder require the services of specialists to receive the medical and emotional support to unearth the source of their problem with food and help them overcome their illness.
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