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E-Articles - The Dangers of Laxative Abuse
I struggled with eating disorders for six long years and also abused laxatives during this time. I was addicted to them. For the longest time, I could not even imagine my life without them. I knew they did not help me lose weight. But somehow they were reassuring. Whenever I binged I felt so ‘full’, ‘stuffed’ and ‘dirty’, and I
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
used laxatives in order to feel ‘clean’, ‘pure’ and ‘empty’ again. I was obsessed with getting food out of my system as quickly as possible. Even though I had bulimia, I never threw up. I used other purging behaviors, and laxative abuse was one of them.
I abused my body for many years with binging, fasting, over-exercising, a
I abused my body for many years with binging, fasting, over-exercising, a
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
d also laxative abuse. What I have all done to my body, I don't even want to think about that. To be honest, I consider myself lucky that I am still alive. Today, I am recovered. I am healthy. And I am thankful for my body and I am grateful that it has not given up on me after so many years of severe abuse. I don’t take laxativ
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
s anymore. I am proof that it IS possible to get off them!
But before I tell you more about my personal experience, I’d like to talk a bit more about one big misconception and also health consequences connected with this unhealthy obsession.
Laxatives do NOT make you lose weight!
Laxatives are not a way to control or
But before I tell you more about my personal experience, I’d like to talk a bit more about one big misconception and also health consequences connected with this unhealthy obsession.
Laxatives do NOT make you lose weight!
Laxatives are not a way to control or
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
lose weight. They do not remove food from your body before the calories are absorbed. The belief that laxatives are a way for losing weight is not true. It is simply a myth.
Laxatives remove a lot of water from your body, and this ‘water loss’ is often mistaken for ‘weight loss’. Your body not only loses a lot of water, which
Laxatives remove a lot of water from your body, and this ‘water loss’ is often mistaken for ‘weight loss’. Your body not only loses a lot of water, which
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
auses dehydration, it also loses essential minerals and electrolytes – and the mineral and electrolyte balance of your body gets upset. Electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, and magnesium are essential for your body. An electrolyte imbalance in the body is harmful and can lead to muscle pain, spasms, fainting spells, irregula
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
heartbeat, and in some cases even death.
If you use laxatives, it is essential to drink a lot of water when you use them to make sure your body does not get dehydrated.
Laxatives are physically addictive. Over time your bowels forget how to work on their own.
Laxatives artificially stimulate nerve endings in your lar
If you use laxatives, it is essential to drink a lot of water when you use them to make sure your body does not get dehydrated.
Laxatives are physically addictive. Over time your bowels forget how to work on their own.
Laxatives artificially stimulate nerve endings in your lar
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
ge bowel, which is also called the colon. Long term laxative use can damage your colon and eventually your colon may fail to function which causes constipation. Laxative abuse can lead to permanent damage of your bowels.
Laxative abuse is harmful for your body!
Using laxatives is harmful for your body and with using th
Laxative abuse is harmful for your body!
Using laxatives is harmful for your body and with using th
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
m you put your health and also your life in danger.
Laxative abuse not only causes electrolyte imbalances, dehydration, and constipation, it can also cause severe abdominal pain, nausea, colon infection, irritable bowel syndrome, internal organ damage, and even death.
Here are some things that helped me get over my unhealt
Laxative abuse not only causes electrolyte imbalances, dehydration, and constipation, it can also cause severe abdominal pain, nausea, colon infection, irritable bowel syndrome, internal organ damage, and even death.
Here are some things that helped me get over my unhealt
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
y laxative obsession, and you can do them too!
But before I get into that, I want to say that I am NOT a doctor! Also, every body is different and I don’t know what is best for your body. I strongly suggest that you go and see a doctor. Do you have a doctor you trust and are comfortable talking to about this? I want you to
But before I get into that, I want to say that I am NOT a doctor! Also, every body is different and I don’t know what is best for your body. I strongly suggest that you go and see a doctor. Do you have a doctor you trust and are comfortable talking to about this? I want you to
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
know that you are not alone with this, and doctors have heard about this issue before and know what to do. Well, of course there are always some 'black sheep' out there, but the majorities of doctors are good and know how to help people with eating disorders and related issues. If you are not sure about which doctor to go to, y
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ou can always call an eating disorder organization, support group, nutritionist, or therapist in your area and ask for advice and referrals.
Ask for help: Please don’t be afraid or embarrassed. I urge you to seek professional help!
Drink enough water: Please make sure you drink enough water. It is recommended to
Ask for help: Please don’t be afraid or embarrassed. I urge you to seek professional help!
Drink enough water: Please make sure you drink enough water. It is recommended to
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
have around eight to ten glasses of water a day. Coffee and fizzy drinks do not count!
Increase your fiber intake: Please make sure you have enough fiber in your diet. Eat foods that promote bowel movement, such as whole grain bread and cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables. Make sure you eat the skin too since that is u
Increase your fiber intake: Please make sure you have enough fiber in your diet. Eat foods that promote bowel movement, such as whole grain bread and cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables. Make sure you eat the skin too since that is u
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ually very high in fiber.
Have a hot drink in the morning: A hot beverage in the morning, like green tea or hot water with lemon juice, can help get things moving.
Have breakfast: It really is the most important meal of the day. Eating breakfast can initiate a reflex that triggers the intestines to evacuate thei
Have a hot drink in the morning: A hot beverage in the morning, like green tea or hot water with lemon juice, can help get things moving.
Have breakfast: It really is the most important meal of the day. Eating breakfast can initiate a reflex that triggers the intestines to evacuate thei
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
r contents.
Eat regularly: Try to eat in some kind of regular pattern and don’t skip meals.
Do some light exercises in the morning or during the day: Take a walk, or do some exercises to help get things going.
Keep a journal: Write down how and what you are feeling and how your body and mind is doing. Al
Eat regularly: Try to eat in some kind of regular pattern and don’t skip meals.
Do some light exercises in the morning or during the day: Take a walk, or do some exercises to help get things going.
Keep a journal: Write down how and what you are feeling and how your body and mind is doing. Al
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
o, keep track of the frequency of your bowel movements.
The most difficult part for me was...
I had to make a decision -- Am I ready to recover? Will I do whatever it takes to get healthy? As long as my answer was not "100% YES", I knew for myself I would not be able beat my laxative abuse. As long as I kept doing wha
The most difficult part for me was...
I had to make a decision -- Am I ready to recover? Will I do whatever it takes to get healthy? As long as my answer was not "100% YES", I knew for myself I would not be able beat my laxative abuse. As long as I kept doing wha
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
I was doing -- binging on tons and tons of food on an almost daily basis with starvation days and over exercising sessions in between -- I knew I was not going to overcome my obsession with laxatives. I knew for myself that I was not able to get rid off that one behaviour without stopping the other ones as well.
During my rec
During my rec
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
overy, I started using less and less laxatives. I was not able to get off them from one day to the other. Instead, I just always took less than I did before -- this way; I gave my body time to change. It was a painfully slow process but it eventually worked and today I am not using them anymore.
What has really helped me beat
What has really helped me beat
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
his abuse --- I had to stop binging and fasting. I had to learn to eat a couple of times a day and normal portion sizes. Also, I went to see a nutritionist who helped me come up with a meal plan for me which has helped me a tremendous amount.
If you are using laxatives on a regular basis, I urge you to seek help and stop this
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
behaviour. It is hard work and it will take time, but it is possible.
If you have any specific questions, please get in touch with your doctor!
I wish you all the best. Please continue to be strong and keep on believing in yourself. I want you to know that recovery IS possible, also for YOU!
Please take good care of yourself
If you have any specific questions, please get in touch with your doctor!
I wish you all the best. Please continue to be strong and keep on believing in yourself. I want you to know that recovery IS possible, also for YOU!
Please take good care of yourself
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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