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I am writing a paper on the abuse of laxatives as a weight loss method for health and fitness class. I have found nearly all of the information that was required; however, I cannot find how many laxatives an “abuser” takes for weight loss. All that comes up when I look it up is a bunch of senseless people saying that they want to use them to lose weight. Could anybody tell me approximately how many a person like this would take at a time, or even throughout a day. Thank you!
Question from: Jeff S
November 17th, 2010 at 6:48 am
It’s not so much how much an ‘abuser’ is taking. It has more to do with taking medication meant for a different problem and taking it for all the wrong reasons. Some people will of course take more than others, but ‘abusing’ has more to do with the reason behind it than how much you take.
November 18th, 2010 at 4:41 am
There is no specific set of times you take a laxative to be considered abuse. Just like how there’s no official number of calories you have to eat to be considered anorexic or number of times you throw up to be considered bulimic.
I could be considered to abuse laxatives because I take them at least once a month, but because I have to (if you know what I mean), rather than using them as a form of weight loss. Since I was advised by my doctor it’s okay to use them, it shouldn’t be considered abuse.
My assumption would be you take them everyday or at least a few times per week not on a doctor’s orders and purposely doing so to lose weight.
November 18th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
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