How Harmful are Laxatives?
The good news is that according to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, there is no evidence that use of stimulant laxatives leads to colorectal cancer. The bad news is that stimulant laxatives can cause structural damage to surface epithelial cells that line the rectum but there is no evidence that use causes structural or functional damage of intestinal nerves or smooth muscle. When constipation is the result of medications, laxatives may produce side effects and drug interactions with those medications. An eight year long Italian study to evaluate adverse reactions to herbal laxatives showed that 80% of the cases of adverse effects were by women and gastrointestinal or gallbladder related. Of those, 50% of the cases were serious enough to require hospitalization. The herbal remedies cited to cause problems contained licorice, dandelion, and other plants. The causes were thought due to long-term use, allergic reactions, and interaction with other medications. Researchers noted that while the incidence of adverse reaction was low, the seriousness of the reactions that did happen were serious enough to warrant caution and eliminate any notion of guaranteed safety. Laxatives Don’t Address the Causes of Constipation It seems that most people can probably tolerate occasional laxative use but long-term use is a bad idea and can produce problems. Unfortunately, the real problem is that people who try to remedy chronic constipation with chronic laxative use are not addressing the root causes that are causing them to be constipated in the first place. Does relying on laxatives, every day, to force your body to function sound like a healthy situation? If an inadequate diet is the problem and your digestive system isn’t all it could be you might need a cleansing. Check out my brand new body cleansing diet. It’s a comprehensive approach to replace chronic problems with chronic health. Excerpts from an article written by by Dr. Edward Group DC, NP, DACBN, DCBCN, DABFMPublished on December 20, 2012, Last Updated on August 18, 2015 See the full article here: Are Laxatives Safe? Comments are closed.
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