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The most common consequence of laxative abuse is dehydration. Significant water loss is a side effect of diarrhea and can pose a great health risk. Symptoms of dehydration range from dizziness, weakness, confusion, fainting, and prolonged dehydration can lead to death.
Laxative abuse is a type of purging for people with bulimia, but it’s a conniving one. Instead of ridding the body of food and calories, like many think, laxatives leech the body of water, minerals, electrolytes, and indigestible wastes from the colon.
20 Αυγ 2010 · By far the largest group is made up of individuals suffering from an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia nervosa. The prevalence of laxative abuse has been reported to range from approximately 10% to 60% of individuals in this group.
12 Αυγ 2023 · Excessive laxative use, also known as laxative abuse, is when someone tries to lose weight by habitually using laxatives. Excessive laxative use is closely associated with an eating disorder called bulimia nervosa.
Laxative misuse occurs when a person attempts to eliminate unwanted calories, lose weight, “feel thin,” or “feel empty” through the repeated, frequent use of laxatives. 1 Often, laxatives are misused because the individual mistakenly believes that the laxatives will work to rush out food and calories before they can be absorbed — but ...
It’s fairly common for people who struggle with bulimia nervosa or other eating disorders to misuse or abuse laxatives. In fact, one study found as many as 56% of people with purging-type conditions misuse these medications.
4 Νοε 2021 · Our findings suggest that stimulant laxative abuse may cause the development of cathartic colon changes and that there may be unique psychopathology that contributes to the abuse of stimulant laxatives.
