Taking drugs with laxative effect can indeed quickly receive a more obvious but short-term weight loss effect, because laxative weight loss is not really weight loss. It is true that laxatives can stimulate the bowel to increase peristalsis, excretion of water and fat buildup on the intestinal wall. However, obesity is the accumulation of excessive fat in the body, and the fat accumulated in the intestinal wall is only a small part of it. Moreover, some obese people do not have much water in their bodies, and even decrease relatively.
Laxatives or slimming agents containing laxatives excrete only the water in the cells and interstitial spaces. After this water is excreted, the volume of the cells is reduced, the interstitial spaces are narrowed, and the weight will decrease. However, the excess fat in the body has not been lost much. Once the laxative is stopped, the water produced by the metabolism in the body will quickly refill the cells and tissue spaces, and the weight will be restored quickly. In addition, frequent diarrhea and a large amount of dehydration will lead to water and electrolyte imbalance, acidosis and malnutrition, and even damage. Therefore, the catharsis method to lose weight is limited to the occasional use of obese people with good physique and habitual constipation. It must not be used every day.
