lax abuse question

so i realize taking laxatives is bad, but how long does it take to really do a lot of damage?

and what considers you a laxative abuser?

A laxative abuser is someone who takes them for the wrong reasons. Weight loss, for example, is a wrong reason to use laxatives. It doesn't work and it can cause you serious long-term harm. I can't say when or after how many doses because everyone is different and I'm not a doctor. Respect your body - if you have a medical problem, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

naw im not using them for weight loss..i just dont like having food or anything in my body..which is bad i know

so i am just wondering, would 100 laxatives kill my colon, not all at once of course, but over a month or so..?

Stop, wont actually do you any favours regarding lossing fat. I used to do this and then read an article than changed things. It seem that laxatives work in the intestines by the time the food has made it that far its all ready had the nurtitiens taken out and whats left is just waste. The only think laxs can do is push the waste and water out faster but they cant stop the fat being absored as its already to late.

If you take laxs too often your body will become dependant on them and then you really have problems, you could easily cause yourself to develop IBS which could stay with you forever.

Better idea is eat loads fibre, it pushes the food through your body like a natural lax but will actually make you feel fuller so you eat less crap. Fibre rich foods are also often low in fat and are healthy.

You don't like having food in you? Do you think maybe you have a problem? It's not normal to want to clean yourself out. Having food wastes in your body is not dirty. It is natural, normal, and absolutely necessary.

That many laxatives spread out over a month is very likely to make you dependent on them. You will need more and more to get the same effect, and it would be very hard to come off it since your colon will not be used to having to do the work itself.

Don't mess with a perfectly normal biological function. Your body is precious. What would you have if you ruined your health?

YES! way too much. I have never had issues with laxatives but inpatient many of the girls did. It was very hard for them to get off them but they did it. They have huge complications. A girl there had a bag because she couldn't control her bowels. I encourage you to go the docs because the withdrawl from them can be uncomfortable and make you sick even. You can retrain your body but help and guidence will help.

Damage can occur almost immediately.  This article is a "MUST READ"

Laxative poisoning

100 doses of a laxative, over a month's time, is 3 times a day!  The damage would be catastrophic.  overuse of laxatives can cause fecal incontinance, or the inability to hold it until you can get to the toilet.  The sphincter muscles are weakened.

If you have a mental problem (as you have described,) you need to get into therapy.  These feelings are not normal.  They can be indications of eating disorders.

in summer, around the end of july i'd already had anorexia problems but when my boyfriend of 3 months dumped me i really went weight-loss-crazy and took a full bottle of laxatives over a 1.5 week period. i was at my mom's boyfriend's cottage and i'd binge, purge, take 20 metamucils all at once and.. you know, and when i got home, i was 3 lbs lighter. and believe me, that ego boost did more harm than good.

after the bottle was gone i snuck to the store and bought some liquid laxatives, but the taste was so awful i took it and instantly vomited my guts out. then i took all my mother's fiber pills, and now she hides them.

I used (abused) laxatives like that when I was in college about 15 years ago - I can remember singing in a professional setting, praying that I could "keep it in" for just a few more minutes so I wouldn't lose it on stage!  I never took more than 2-3 in a day - and it took YEARS for my bowels to straighten themselves out and work on their own again - (although I'm very thankful they did!) It was years later and I'd still find laxatives stashed in places like the glovebox of the car!

I've felt the very same way.  I take laxatives to feel empty and clean.  The temporary weight loss, (I underline that because it's just fluid lost and comes back within a day or two, sometimes with extra fluid - bloating, swelling, etc.), is something you must convince yourself is not worth the discomfort and inconvenience.  As for feeling empty and clean;  seriously, is crapping all day long clean?  I think not.

I still struggle with the laxative problem.  I worry about my bowels never being able to work without them.  I worry about them collapsing, becoming spasmodic, or even losing control of them eventually. 

I have a nutritionist, a therapist, and a psychiatrist.  I've been in treatment and talk about what the behavior represents for me, what I'm trying to rid myself of; feelings, emotions, memories, whatever.  If you don't have access to these services, journal or write about what it is you must rid yourself of.  Do you not deserve to have and keep food?  Do you feel you need to punish yourself?  What are you trying to say with this behavior?

Laxative abuse is a form of purging, a method of bulimia.  Please seek help.

actually, i am seeing a nutritionist and a phyciatrist

but i dont really think it is helping. plus the doctors dont really try and help me it seems..i dunno

i went through a whole laxative stage before so my mom hid all her fiber pills from me and what not but now i moved and i live with my dad and stepmom and they are both clueless to laxative abuse..

but i am happy to say i havent used them in 2 days because a few days ago, i literally thought i was dying

i know it is temporary weight loss, but for some reason i just cant stop using

and i am not mental.

Before doctors can help you, you have to cooperate and follow instructions.  If you are unwilling to do that, then there is nothing anyone can do for you.

Please accept the help you have available to you. 

Also, this is a reminder to the original poster and to those of you who are still practicing this harmful habit, that we can't allow the promotion of unhealthy practices.  Please respect the posting guidelines

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i wasnt promoting it

jeeze, she was asking a question not promoting it!

So because she likes to feel clean she's crazy? Thats funny because I dont know anybody who likes to feel heavy, full, and bloated. Laxatives are horrible for your body. I'm against them because of the chem. thats in them. Not good at all. If you are taking 100 laxatives per month then yes, dear, you have problem. But dont let these people call you crazy. See a doctor, get back on track. Dont be ashamed or anything. Docs have heard it all. In the meantime, go for some high fiber foods and drink plenty of water.

Stay healthy

Feeling heavy, full, and bloated is not pleasant. No one disagrees with that. However, the OP states that they "just dont like having food or anything in my body", which is totally different. Having food in our body is required for survival. No one said anyone is crazy, but it is certainly abnormal to want your insides to be constantly free of food as if food is somehow "dirty".