myk
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Dittohead said:
Women are indeed more susceptible to constipation than men; which is why you see advertising geared towards that demographic.
This information brought to you by Internal-Cleansing dot com.
Heh, smells like bullshit site funded by lobbyists linked to companies that sell these "regularity" products.
Are women more prone to anorexia "because their digestive systems are slower" too?
I've had periods where I ate less, and indeed, my guts digested food more than usual, tending toward harder and more compact poo. It can also happen when one doesn't have enough to drink. Men can do it too. It's not a quality of their digestive systems but the result of habits.
magicsofa said:
I'm not sure what regularity is supposed to mean either.
The answer is already on this thread. The word constipation doesn't sound too welcoming in a commercial product or in a TV commercial. It looks like the euphemism works, because you guys never managed to know what it was about, and some people who buy it and don't suffer from real "irregularity" end up thinking it's good for them for some mysterious reason. I've heard, although I've no means to fully corroborate this, that people shouldn't use these products unless they have the issue chronically, and not without a doctor's approval, because the products grant you an artificial "intestinal flora" which your digestive system then depends on, instead of its natural counterpart. So using these products when you don't have issues may cause issues once you stop using them, at least for a period.
My girlfriend noted that sometimes women use these products to fuel eating disorders.
Looks like it. Mostly women, because they suffer from various digestive disorders often due to cultural reasons, but also other people who don't eat properly. These products may be of use to some, like some older people that have intestinal issues, but they have medicinal qualities and should be treated appropriately in advertising.
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