bowel movement affect weight loss?

[fay2]

can NOT having a daily bowel movement affect weight loss? i have never gone everyday even as a kid and am having a hard time losing weight - female 43

[MiniN]

no it wont affect weight lose as not everyone goes number 2 every day. your pattern is obviously right for your body plus its only waste that becomes err waste, u can't control how much fat ur body absorbs from the food, so naturally 'going' more wont make u lose any faster.

when people take laxatives the body does not get time to absorb the nutrients (or fat) from the food. however laxatives are not a way to lose weight as they can cause serious illness and can be fatal.