LAXATIVE side effects. / diarrhea

Question

Hi, I took a large dose of laxatives last night to clear my suspected constipation and its worked and i had VERY watery diarrhea , However, i feel quite weak today, like the feeling you get the next day after being sick from food poisoning etc. So i was wondering, when you have diarrhea, do you loose anything in your body and is it normal to feel like i havent eaten/weak ???

Answer 1

You must drink lots of water & make sure you eat, even if it comes out again.

Answer 2

You need to drink, your dehydrated.  

Answer 3

Yes, you lose electrolytes (minerals such as potassium, sodium). That is why you are feeling weak usually it's a lack of potassium. Best thing to do is to either drink some "real" fruit juice, lemonade or gatorade to replace the lost minerals because the effects would be detrimental if you have a low amounts in your body such as  dysrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm).

If you continue to have persistent diarrhea, it means the fluids and electrolytes you drank is absorbed inadequately so its best to go to the ER so you can get intravenous fluids that would be absorbed directly into your blood.

Answer 4

de tox ur body eat fruit and veg for 1 day a month this should help loads

hope i help

Answer 5

You probably took too many,they can cause belly ache's,the weakness can be normal but make sure you drink water.

Answer 6

You should not take large doses of laxatives and yes you will feel weak due to loss of fluids and salts, I'd suggest you take a drink of water containing a small amount of salt and two teaspoonful of sugar.

Answer 7

This is a normal feeling when the world has dropped out of your bottom.

It takes with it a load of essentials and sugar etc, eat normally and it will be fine. Daft thing to do though.

Answer 8

You shouldn't take large amounts of laxatives because that can cause dehydration. This is what it sounds like you have encountered. Drink a lot of water today and you should start to feel better. Better be sure and eat light today also because you don't wanna upset your GI tract again. Your body is just freakin out cause it lost a lot of water. Take it easy and hydrate up.