Anyone drinking bootea teatox?

AshleighAnn72
AshleighAnn72 Posts: 83 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm only finishing off a 28 box i bought i while ago... just wondering what people's thoughts are on it? :)
Started yesterday, and it's already having an affect, not feeling hungry today!! Lol

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    that's cos it's a laxative

    but it's not going to help with weight loss

    Well it will make you poo a lot, so you will have a reduction in waste. But it will not affect fat loss by any means and as you come off it, you waste will increase.

    Worse case, since it's a laxative, is it can screw up your electrolytes and cause bigger issues.
  • AshleighAnn72
    AshleighAnn72 Posts: 83 Member
    But if it stops you from feeling hungry surely it well aid in weight loss. My biggest problem for losing weight is that I hate being hungry..
  • absinthefaerie
    absinthefaerie Posts: 36 Member
    I found it quite helpful and my stomach is flatter, on day four now!
  • AshleighAnn72
    AshleighAnn72 Posts: 83 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    that's cos it's a laxative

    but it's not going to help with weight loss

    Well it will make you poo a lot, so you will have a reduction in waste. But it will not affect fat loss.

    When I was drinking this before, i never went to the loo more than usual. (I have ibs, and need help erm going anyway) it's supposed to get rid of all the crap in your system so it allows food to pass through easier.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited July 2016
    I don't think someone with IBS should take a laxative should they? Not without medical input at least.

    The lack of hunger is down to placebo or hydration to be honest

    And yes psulemon is correct in that it would actually be 'weight' loss cos poo but not fat loss

    Nothing wrong with a placebo if it helps you - but fat loss is down to calorie defecit not tea
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    AshleighAnn72 wrote: »
    But if it stops you from feeling hungry surely it well aid in weight loss. My biggest problem for losing weight is that I hate being hungry..

    Then I would question a few things: 1. How much protein are you eating, 2. how much fiber, 3. how aggressive is your deficit (how many calories are you eating), 4. how much water are you drinking and 5. how active are you?
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    AshleighAnn72 wrote: »
    But if it stops you from feeling hungry surely it well aid in weight loss. My biggest problem for losing weight is that I hate being hungry..

    There are much better methods of managing appetite than by taking a laxative.
    See lemon's questions above.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    I will also note, there are a ton of members with IBS and similar autoimmune disorders. So they could easily help you find a sustainable eating pattern within the parameters of your condition.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    The name of that product makes me giggle.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    absinthefaerie wrote: »
    I found it quite helpful and my stomach is flatter, on day four now!

    Thats because you are emptier.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    AshleighAnn72 wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    that's cos it's a laxative

    but it's not going to help with weight loss

    Well it will make you poo a lot, so you will have a reduction in waste. But it will not affect fat loss.

    When I was drinking this before, i never went to the loo more than usual. (I have ibs, and need help erm going anyway) it's supposed to get rid of all the crap in your system so it allows food to pass through easier.

    Yes it gets rid of all the crap (literally all the poop) in your system. It does not detox anything that your liver and/or kidneys do not.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    AshleighAnn72 wrote: »
    I'm only finishing off a 28 box i bought i while ago... just wondering what people's thoughts are on it? :)
    Started yesterday, and it's already having an affect, not feeling hungry today!! Lol

    My thoughts? It's 100% not necessary to weight loss, therefore it is a wast of money.

    All you have to do to lose weight is eat less calories than you burn. That's it. :)
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    AshleighAnn72 wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    that's cos it's a laxative

    but it's not going to help with weight loss

    Well it will make you poo a lot, so you will have a reduction in waste. But it will not affect fat loss.

    When I was drinking this before, i never went to the loo more than usual. (I have ibs, and need help erm going anyway) it's supposed to get rid of all the crap in your system so it allows food to pass through easier.

    What crap in your system? Eating fiber helps the food pass through easier (unless you have a medical condition where you have to limit fiber) too.

    The reason you are not feeling hungry when you drink it is because it's filling you up. Really, that's all it is. You can drink any liquid to get that effect.
  • AshleighAnn72
    AshleighAnn72 Posts: 83 Member
    Thanks for the info.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    edited July 2016
    The idea that there is a buildup of *something bad* in your body which is stopping the "good stuff" getting through is very pervasive in the diet and supplement industry, but it is 100% false. Whether you're talking about bowel movements or vaguely-defined "toxins", your body is completely capable of clearing waste products in their entirety, and surprisingly quickly. Any exception to this is a serious illness that is going to lead to hospitalisation - not a vague malaise which can be cured by buying herbal remedies.

    Even if you have IBS and bowel problems, there is not a buildup of faeces in your gut which is blocking anything else getting through. Everything is working its way through, whether quickly or slowly, but it's getting through. A buildup or blockage would be a serious medical problem and you would absolutely know about it.

    Having said that, getting the guts moving faster is usually good for health, but not by using a laxative (especially not without your doctor's knowledge!) - the usual method is to eat more fruit and veg in order to increase fibre and water in the gut, which keeps things moving more quickly and effectively. Since you have IBS the problem may be more complex and need extra help, but again, laxatives are not the solution. I used to take Fybogel (isphagula husk) and it was pretty effective, but it was on doctor's advice and it isn't a laxative, it's a fibre supplement.

    This kind of thing (the teatox stuff) makes me upset because people are being cheated out of money, and possibly out of health, by plausible lies. It is so pervasive that it can be hard to persuade people sometimes that it isn't true, but it isn't. It really, really isn't. It's a scam.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Yikes - does your doctor who treats your IBS know that you're taking a laxative tea? It won't do anything for weight loss - but if you really like to poop and your doctor is okay with it then I guess you're free to do as you wish...
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Considering this, as well as many other companies such as this steal many weight loss progress pictures from all over the internet and even fake before and afters with photoshop....no thanks.

    And, the only thing that works for weight loss is CICO. There are no magical weight loss remedies.
  • emmycantbemeeko
    emmycantbemeeko Posts: 303 Member
    As stated above, there is nothing in your gut that is "blocking" nutrition. Particularly if you already have GI problems, daily laxative use is a terrible idea and likely to wind you up in worse shape than before. Be kind to your poor beleaguered intestines- they are a delicately balanced system, and especially if they're already struggling with autoimmune problems, the last thing you need to do is blast them with laxatives.

    The weight you're losing, as everyone else has said, is poop. Unless you plan on never eating and taking laxatives daily forever, the movement on the scale will last only until you stop. And with many laxatives (and particularly with existing GI problems) there is a rebound effect after prolonged laxative use, where you become constipated. It's a vicious cycle. Get off the ride while you still can.

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