The impact of chronic laxative use The NHS recommends taking laxatives occasionally and for up to a week at a time. “Do not take laxatives every day to ease your constipation as this can be ...

DIGESTIVE HEALTH Doctors alert consumers to laxative abuse dangers and ‘warning signs’ amid ongoing drug shortage Laxatives in short supply partly due to weight-loss attempts, doctors say ...

Well, this is quite a movement, in more ways than one. Apparently, the U.S. now has a shortage of medications to promote bowel movements—namely laxatives, as reported by Rachel Wolfe for the ...

 Using laxatives for weight loss can result in malnutrition, which can lead to other health consequences. New research found that nearly 10% of adolescents worldwide have used non-prescribed ...

She has been told by two different doctors who she sees regularly (an endocrinologist and a colorectal surgeon) that it is “perfectly OK” to take laxatives every day for extended periods of time.

Amid high demand for laxatives, doctors are cautioning people not to overuse the products or take them for purposes other than constipation relief, such as weight loss. Pharma giant Sanofi said ...

There's a nation-wide laxative shortage, the Wall Street Journal has reported. One reason for high laxative demand is hybrid work and travel, which can lead to constipation. While laxatives can be ...

So, she devised a strategy and started putting laxatives in her daughter’s food. She then gave her primary schooler some lunch money and told her to keep an eye out for any of her classmates who ...

Laxatives are facing shortages at drugstores and supermarkets across the US -- partly thanks to a questionable new TikTok weight-loss trend that casts old-school stool softeners as "budget Ozempic ...

Increasing demand for laxatives such as Miralax and Glycolax is being blamed for a shortage of stool softeners across America. Gastroenterologists and suppliers say they are seeing a surge in ...

Jameela Jamil ‘destroyed’ her body with laxatives amid eating disorder: ‘Amazed I even still have an a–hole’ By . BreAnna Bell. Published May 29, 2024, 6:38 p.m. ET.