Dangers Of Laxatives
Laxatives For Rapid Weight Loss Can Be Dangerous!
Tea has been one of the popular weight
loss supplements available in the market today, there
are plenty of stores selling slimming tea, dieter's tea and
others but in fact they are all the same. They may appear
to be effective, but they may be harmful to you as well.
One of the effects of drinking dieter's tea is frequent bowel
movement. This gives people the feeling of body cleansing.
The toxin may seem to have gotten out of their body but it
isn't exactly the only thing that slimming tea actually does
to the body. Slimming tea contains herbs that are natural
laxatives. These include aloe vera, senna, rhubarb root, cascara,
buckthorn and castor oil. These are products which are extracted
from plants and are used since the ancient times because of
their potency in treating constipation and as well as inducing
bowel movement.
Cascara, castor oil and senna are substances which are considered
as laxatives available over the counter and are also regulated
as drugs. Scientific studies have shown that diarrhea induced
by laxatives does not absorb significant amounts of calories
taken in the body.
The reason for this is that laxatives do not act on the small
intestines where it is the place where calories are absorbed.
Instead, they work on the large intestines. If consumed excessively
for prolonged periods, it can affect fat absorption of the
body. This may lead to greasy diarrhea and loss of weight.
Abuse of laxatives is common practice among people who suffer
from bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
While weight loss can be guaranteed by overdosing on laxatives,
there also might be permanent damage to the gastrointesitinal
tract and the weakening and softening of the bones, a condition
known as osteomalacia. Slimming teas are popular because they
are cheaper and taste better than other laxatives sold in
the market. Other people, such as those with eating disorders
like bulimia and anorexia nervosa drink dieter's tea because
they work fast and produce watery stool and having loose consistency.
Women are usually vulnerable to the effects of slimming teas.
Although they may are not known to interfere directly with
the woman's menstrual cycle and fertility, but, they should
be careful if they shed off weight rapidly. It is also not
safe for pregnant women to be taking in any type of laxatives.
Wise and responsible herbalists also discourage the use of
senna and other herbal products with laxative properties for
pregnant women and women who are trying to conceive.
Before you purchase of the product, you should be careful
about the labeling of slimming teas in the market today, as
they can be absolutely misleading. For example, they usually
refer to the laxative qualities as "natural bowel cleansing
properties" and not specifically use the word "laxative".
Some even use the term "low-calorie" on their labeling.
In fact, these products contain no calories or nutrients at
all!
Side effects of misusing laxatives in the form of slimming
tea usually occur when taken in more than or longer than recommended.
These sometimes include nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting,
diarrhea, fainting, rectal bleeding, electrolyte disorder
and dehydration as well as injury and even worse, death.
It has also been proven that using excessive laxatives can
cause severe constipation and pain for long time, due to the
colon losing its function. It eventually led to surgery that
requires removal of the colon altogether.
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