The only things that laxitives do is get rid of fluids in the body....it does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for weight issues other than fluid weight....but the body needs fluids in order to EVEN FUNCTION......including the brain....we can't even think logically or rationally with an ED....not just because our brain is focused on the ED but because it chemically can't function for the destruction we do to it along with the rest of the body.

I was in & out of the medical hospital & it usually ended with a few days in the psych ward....or at least groups in the psych ward while in the medical hospital......went through that for about 4 years......the last time I was only in & out of the medical hospital for about a 2 month period & then it basically took me several years on my own to try to recover....recovery only happened when I left the bad situation I was living in & was completely on my own with the responsibility to care for my 7 dogs I brought with me & a 10 acre beautiful farm that I had to take care of on my own that I bought when I left.....incentive to take care of myself much better because I couldn't function the way I was & I HAD TO FUNCTION....there was no one else in my life. I still don't eat regular meals & after major oral surgery where they removed all my teeth because they were so bad (that happened way before ED issues)....antibiotics when my teeth were forming stopped the enamel from forming & all my teeth broke....but on top of that, can't tolerate the dentures....so until it heals & I have money for the implants & overdentures.....I get to eat all soft foods....& though it tastes ok....it's just not the same as eating food in it's natural form......& it takes a lot more work to prepare the food to be able to eat it....so it's easy to go without eating at times....but I don't go to the extreme that I did before when I couldn't eat at all......first time dealing with anorexia I did the laxitive thing....but realized that it wasn't smart because of the serious problems in the long run....like I didn't want to loose my colon & have to have a colostomy like the abuse causes.....then NOTHING WILL EVER BE NORMAL AGAIN.....so think long & hard about what you are really doing to yourself....& if you truly think it's worth the risk....you think you are experiencing pain now......going through the surgery that it can cause by abusing it....will be more painful than you are even possibly experiencing now & a lot more total nuisance for the rest of your life.