laxatives

This isn't a pretty subject, but it is every runner's nightmare. And it happens to a lot of us during marathons, half-marathons, or during training for long runs. Runner's diarrhea, or having to go during a long run can ruin everything for us. I have been fortunate that this is a very rare...

So how do laxatives make you lose weight? Of course, I can see how you could lose some weight, like a kilogram at the most through throrough bowel evacuations. But surely you cant lose serious weight, lose fat, by taking laxatives? Unless the food just passes straight through without being...