People Rely on Laxatives So Much, There Aren’t Enough to Go Around

WSN ^ | Rachel Wolfe

[logi_cal869]

Americans have developed a laxative habit.

Surging demand is contributing to a shortage of polyethylene glycol 3350, the generic name for laxatives like Miralax and Glycolax, gastroenterologists and suppliers say. Consumers are noticing emptier shelves in drugstores across the country as a result.

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Some people are treating laxatives like a budget Ozempic to feel skinnier, psychologists say. And social media, including TikTok’s popular #GutTok, spreads misinformation around what healthy bathroom behavior looks like, doctors say.

Searches for laxative pills on Amazon have more than tripled in the past year, according to analytics company Pattern. Manufacturers of fiber supplements Metamucil and Benefiber, meanwhile, report double-digit sales growth in recent years. Bayer, which owns Miralax, declined to comment.

[logi_cal869]

Sounds like a liberal problem.

Let the jokes begin.

[woodbutcher1963]

Holy Crap!

[Red Badger]

They are using it to lose weight.

Effective but dangerous.......................

[Nervous Tick]

Laxative shortage? No sh!t?

[A strike]

Whatever it takes to give a Schiff.

[Obadiah]

[Sirius Lee]

Let the jokes begin.

Yeah, let's see how long it runs.

[oldplayer]

I just KNEW I could count on Freepers to get this thread going.

[Polyxene]

24/7 colonoscopy prep! YUCK!!

[srmanuel]

Not very long because i think the article indicates a Cleveland Steamer is now much more expensive

[BBQToadRibs2]

Oh, c’mon. There’s always a local Taco Bell. Cheaper and faster results.

[Red Badger]

People who misuse or abuse laxatives will eventually come to the point where their body requires the laxative to work, as the natural muscles become sluggish and eventually can’t work with out the chemical additive....................

[Islander2]

There is no laxative shortage as long as Taco Bell still has their $4.95 special. Some have found it equal to or better than a $300.00 colon cleansing.

[logi_cal869]

Not disappointed!!!

;-)

[Codeflier]

Can’t they just make more?

[Sirius Lee]

he natural muscles become sluggish and eventually can’t work with out the chemical additive....................

They just need to make a binding resolution to quit.

[Yo-Yo]

I think I found the guy who took them all...

A Delta flight had to turn around to be cleaned after a 'medical issue' apparently involving a passenger having diarrhea 'all the way through' the plane

[NorthMountain]

[stars & stripes forever]

NATURE'S WAY...

[dfwgator]