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Question by BellaBelle: Laxitive addiction?? ?
Is there such a thing? I was thinking if being bulimia sufferers purge can people be addicted to laxitives? Is that possibly a form of bulimia? What effects do they have in the long term?? Very curious I watched Demi Lovato Stay Strong earlier and was just wondering I know its not so much an addiction as a sickness.

Best answer:

Answer by OnAnotherPlanet
A laxative addiction CAN happen, and it goes along with eating disorders, like bulimia, but is not the same thing, just another way of losing weight. But you do not actually lose weight, since the food passes thru your stomach and intestines and everything.

Long term damage? After awhile, you won’t be able to poop without taking a laxative.

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