hi everyone!
im new to this forum, and all your discussions are very new to me. i dunno if i can really say im an addict, but maybe laxative dependent. still, my god! how embarrassing, how humbling to admit my dependency! hope this is my first step to ending it... before my dependency, i would usually "go" after a week or longer and with much difficulty. so now im dependent on bisacodyl and i cant stop! if only i would experience weight loss so at least there is some benefit besides BM. but im still overweight. i learned the hard way that theres only momentary and very minimal weight loss and discomforts (bloating, acid) accompanying laxative use. i know its very very wrong, which is why i need to find an effective healthy alternative FAST! please someone help me! sob. can someone kindly explain the side effects and dangers of prolonged laxative use. and what can i take in its place? i guess i shouldnt replace bisacodyl with senna capsules (another laxative; senna herb tea tastes yucky). you all seem to be talking about magnesium... is it safe? how does it work to help BM? can magnesium replace my bisacodyl use altogether? will it be effective even with drinking only regular water (i wont be able to afford your water machines)? what else can help me quit my laxative: minerals, flax seed? i would appreciate any help and advice you could give. & hope i could be drug free... thanks! ("u)