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2. Are laxatives for weight loss safe? - AOL

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   Laxatives are not a safe, effective, or long-lasting way to lose weight. They can cause uncomfortable, and potentially dangerous, side effects when used on a long-term basis, and the only weight ...

3. Are laxatives the 'budget Ozempic'? Doctors warn about weight ...

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   Using laxatives to try to lose weight is not a new phenomenon — doctors say people, often young women, have been doing it for a long time — but it may be gaining new attention on social media ...

4. 9 Outdated Diet Trends That Need to Be Retired ASAP ... - AOL

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   3. Use of Diuretics and Laxatives. Diuretics and laxatives are substances that can temporarily reduce weight by ridding the body of water, making them popular for people trying to lose weight quickly.

5. Laxative - Wikipedia

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   Although some patients with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa abuse laxatives in an attempt to lose weight, laxatives act to speed up the transit of feces through the large intestine, which occurs after the absorption of nutrients in the small intestine is already complete. Thus, studies of laxative abuse have found ...

6. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid hormones, another early weight loss drug, also raised energy expenditure but ceased to be used for weight loss due to cardiac risks and other adverse effects. [18] Selective thyromimetics that work on the thyroid hormone receptor beta may be able to exert some of the beneficial thermogenic effects of thyroid hormones with fewer adverse ...

7. With laxatives in high demand, doctors warn not to take them ...

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   “If you think about using laxatives to lose weight, the only thing you’re doing is purging water and stool, which are not part of your body mass,” said Dr. William Chey, chief of the ...