Estimated Time: Within 72 hours
Level of Danger: High
Chance of Success: Low

This method involves taking a high number of strong laxatives regularly. It works by forcing food out of the body, so that it cannot be properly absorbed. It also causes fluid loss, which can make the user feel skinnier. However, it is completely stupid. After only a short time, this leads to dehydration, diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting, and eventually causes complete loss of bowel control and even death. I would urge anybody to boycott this dieting fad, because it is never going to do anything but seriously harm your health.

6. Ipecac Syrup …

Estimated Time: 1 – 2 weeks
Level of Danger: High
Chance of Success: Medium

Famous in the modelling industry, this syrup is used to make you throw up. The syrup is intended for use when somebody has been accidentally poisoned, and leads to violent and painful vomiting after its taken. Again, this method is very stupid. While it may help you shed some pounds, it will also cause irregular heartbeats, difficulty breathing and even heart attacks. This is the main killer of people with eating disorders, so please, please think twice before you try it.

7. Diuretics …

Estimated Time: 1 week
Level of Danger: Medium
Chance of Success: Low

Similar to laxatives, “water pills” are marketed at people looking to lose weight fast. In fact, diuretics cause the body to become severely dehydrated, which will lead to heavy water retention and this will leave you looking bulkier then ever. They also seriously damage your kidneys, and cause electrolyte imbalance. If you feel that you do retain too much water naturally, please see your doctor and explain your concerns. He’s likely to have a much better response then something that could leave you desperately needing a kidney transplant.

8. Starving Oneself …

Estimated Time: 48 hours
Level of Danger: High
Chance of Success: Low

For some reason, this remains a popular way to attempt to lose weight. Unfortunately, it fails every single time. Within hours, you will experience cravings, which will get stronger. Drinking water may curb these slightly, but not really, and soon enough the cravings will cause serious pain and will eventually cause you to collapse. You will have headaches, dizziness, nausea, and you will probably damage your internal organs, too. Please, please don’t be this stupid. A common variation of this is to cut out all carbohydrates, or limit foods to only vegetables and water. These are also very likely to fail, and will lead to internal damage. Your body needs food from all of the food groups, so make sure your diet contains them all, in moderation.

9. Bulimia …

Estimated Time: 1 week
Level of Danger: High
Chance of Success: Medium

This is an eating disorder, characterized by binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting. It is also very dangerous. Frequent vomiting will cause chronic gastric reflux, dehydration, hypokalemia, oral trauma, peptic ulcers and inflammation of the oesophagus. After a few cycles, there will also be severe electrolyte imbalance, which can lead to heart attacks. As well as internal damage, there are also external factors, such as rotted teeth enamel, the smell of sick and frequent bathroom visits. Most sufferers become withdrawn because they get scared of people finding out and trying to stop them. Again, this is a very stupid way to try and lose weight and it is fatal a high percent of the time. There are much safer ways to losing weight than this.

So if you need to lose weight, please do it in a sensible way. Talk to your doctor, consider your diet and exercise, and tell your friends or your parents your intentions. Make sure that the method you choose is sensible and healthy, so that you know that the results are long term, and remember that it’s never worth risking your life to lose weight.

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