2023-09-16 14:04:48
More common than it seems
According to the Anglo-Saxon press, various brands of medicines against constipation are seeing their demand soar, due to incentives to use them to quickly lose weight.
Could it still be the fault of young people? In the United States, it would be increasingly difficult to obtain laxatives, the Anglo-Saxon press is alarmed. Several brands (Dulcolax, Haleon, MiraLax, etc.) have announced that they are experiencing a significant increase in demand, although the food and drug regulatory agency, the FDA, has not noted, overall, a shortage on the market. entire territory. This could be due to a trend that is spreading on the social network popular with young people, TikTok, where influencers promote medications against constipation… with the aim of, literally, emptying out and thus losing weight. “TikTok influencers are making teenagers believe that laxatives will help them lose weight,” the Daily Mail wrote on September 14. Their videos have been viewed more than a billion times on social media. Hundreds of thousands of young people are emptying store shelves. Which means those who really need it can no longer get it.”
For Fortune, “eating disorders are also partly to blame, since some people view laxatives as a cheap way to lose weight, even if this perception is inaccurate.” The newspaper recalls, however, that “excessive use of laxatives leads to dehydration but does not reduce fat.”
Others Tiktokers also tell, without embarrassment or obvious modesty, that they are constipated and that this or that medication (in the United States, medications, even on medical prescription, can be advertised) has helped them. Others, under the hashtag #Guttok (contraction of gut – intestine – and the name of the Chinese network), advise, when you feel a little bloated, to use laxatives.
The problem, according to NBC News, which interviewed four gastroenterologists, it’s also that “more and more people now view constipation as a disease – especially now that more treatments are available and publicized […] People have also become more sedentary, eat fewer healthy foods, and take more medications than ever before. All of this can contribute to constipation. Insider, for its part, highlights the The fact is that people now lead increasingly “hybrid” working lives, travel a lot, which affects their routine and can cause constipation.
It is obviously inconsistent to not eat properly and promote the use of medication to “detox.” But the high prices of fresh vegetables may explain the difficulty young people have in maintaining a healthy diet. The increasingly loud talk about the importance of digestive health (the belly is said to be the second brain) can also explain why some young people are so susceptible to this trend. Le Guardian met Also highlighted is the fact that, especially since the Covid pandemic, many adolescents and young adults suffer from anxiety, which can cause stomach problems. One more reason to invest in their mental health.
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