mother worries...pls advise

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Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

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KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/16, 08:48 AM My Mom wrote yesterday to tell me she has found a great new "diet".She said she went to the health food store and the owner ,a nutritionist,tells her to help her lose weight(mom is probably a good 100 pounds over weight and 59 years old))she should mix a tsp chia seeds with 1/2 tsp glucomannon in citrucell and drink this.She says she has lost 3 pounds in 2 days and doesn't feel hungry so it's great!!I was talking to my husband about it and he says shes losing weight because she is constantly in the restroom and she may as well just be taking exlax.I read the thread on exlax in the eating disorders forum and it's pretty scarey.Is this concoction she has come up with as dangerous as exlax??

mysticgraces Posts: 422 Joined: 2006/02/21	2006/06/16, 02:55 PM Hi Kc Glucomannan is a natural soluable fiber,where cia seeds contain fiber and omega3....mixing the two together with citrucell is making a potent laxative....shes not losing weight,shes probably losing water and your husband was right The dangers of this "diet" is that she could become badly dehydrated and possibly,over a long period of time loose the elasticity of her bowel and rectal muscles.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/16, 03:21 PM Oh no I was afraid of that.I read your comments about exlax in another forum and it worried me.Well my mom isn't known for listening but I will bring it up to her.She's not known for sticking to any kind of "diet" either so I may have nothing to worry about here soon!! Thanks again mystic!!
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/06/16, 11:10 PM Get her to come on here and teach her what is healthy. Tell her to stop that crap and start eating good food according to her calorie requirements. What she is doing, can also hurt her kidneys etc. -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan Montreal Canada
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/20, 08:18 AM Oh Ivan I wish I could!!My mother is a very stubborn woman.She is very set in her ways...much like the people here who constantly ask how to get great abs in 30 seconds,she thinks she can lose weight without having to feel it.She lives a few hours away from me so all I can do is suggest.She is a very bright woman and why she does this crap to herself is beyond me.I had learned my "dieting" tips from her growing up so the information I get from this site is invalueable.I tried to explain to her what Mystic said about exlax but she's not buying it,she says a "nutritionist" that owns a health food store is selling her this stuff and she just would not sell it to her if it were dangerous!!I'll try and tell her about her kidneys. Thanks!