subject: Do You Know the Risk of taking Weight Loss Medicine? [print this page] Do You Know the Risk of taking Weight Loss Medicine?
Did you know the risk of taking drugs of weight lose?
Since sitting on elementary school, Heskaya already struggling with excessive weight and struggle to lose weight, do not stop until now. With a height of 160 cm, weight 86 kg she has, likely she did not attempt to lower it seriously. After hearing the result of confronting someone of letting the excess weight if it is not treated, eventually she tried to find the ingredients - herbs to lose weight.
She tried a variety of traditional herb medicines to lose weight so many drug pills. Last weight loss herbal tea she drank from herbal ingredients which are mixed, without consultation with the family doctor. She managed to lose weight 2 kg, but she must stay in the hospital for treatment a week long, because of the stomach and liver's Heskaya disturbed. At the age of 30 years at this time she felt there was interference with menstruation and also on the hormonal body according to the results of subsequent medical examination by her family doctor.
Being overweight or obese has become known as an alarming epidemic in the world and not a mere cosmetic problem. Doctors confirm obesity is excess body fat that is usually measured by the number of body mass index (BMI). Category obesity if the BMI is more than the number 30. (Report physician nutrition specialist clinic).
A series of names of diseases such as stroke, respiratory disorders, cardio vascular, diabetes, heart disease, gallstones, hormonal disorders and cancer (pancreatic and ovary) linked to obesity. It is not surprising if people who are obese are working with a variety of ways to lose weight.
Various anti-obesity drugs on the market are traded freely, but nevertheless we should not treat ourselves without consulting the family doctor. to obtain a safe drug. All anti-obesity drug or weight loss drug that should be classified as drugs under docter's prescription.
Among anti-obesity drug there are several kinds, among which works by suppressing the appetite, increase satiety and increase body metabolism. Drugs of this type are still allowed is diethylpropion, for short medication, for long term treatment are Sibutramine been used, but this drug has been withdrawn from circulation.
Other types are the medication that works locally in the intestine to inhibit absorption of nutrients, this drug is orlistat. About 30 percent of oil absorption can be inhibited and safe for cardio vascular and metabolic. However, all chemical drugs there must be a side-effect. For these drugs have an effect on bile duct disruption and absorption of vitamins A, D, E and K, because the vitamin is fat soluble. Therefore, all treatments that use a chemical drug must be under medical observation.
What about using herbal treatments or supplements?
During these herbal remedies, especially in Indonesia based on the user experience, and not from scientific evidence, making it difficult to ensure the effect. What is certain is that the use of herbal medicine, herbal should not contain or mixed with anti-obesity drugs that have been banned from circulation.When using herbs or supplements should be noted that no side effects it creates, such as urination and defecation too often, because it will result in water levels in the body is reduced, resulting in the occurrence of dyhidration . Due to water shortage in blood vessels can result in kidney function, and resulting in serious health.
Even though weight loss drugs are dangerous drugs, also the herbal drugs and supplements, however you must not allow yourselves to let it without treatment that is, because of the diseases that would threaten your health such as was described above. You should try to reduce your weight by way of long term which setting of eating patterns properly, change behavior with regular exercise, coupled with medication if necessary under doctor'observation. Taking shortcuts and quick to resolve obisity is unwise and dangerous.
