once a week. If I took them a second time in a week, then the laxies wouldn't have much of an effect. Now, if I do not take them at least every other day, the bottom of my stomach becomes VERY distended and hard. I will take laxies, let them work, then as soon as I eat, it's like my food is piled up in the bottom of my stomach. I read somewhere of a condition similiar to this, but the side effects include diarrhea and I most certainly do not have that.
, and the longer you use them, the more you will have to take, and more fequently. Your colon is losing it's ability to function without the stimulation of the laxatives