The use of castor oil to regulate digestion and lose weight has become a viral trend on social media. Health and wellness experts discuss the do's and don'ts.
On social media, castor oil has become a popular trend for various uses, from hair growth to weight loss. There have been millions of posts about the vegetable oil on TikTok, with many creators sharing how they’ve used it to improve their health. In more controversial cases, creators have applied castor oil directly to their belly buttons — and have even taken to drinking it as a detox and weight-loss method, since the FDA has approved castor oil as a natural laxative.
Katrina Mattingly, M.D., chief medical officer at Option Medical Weight Loss in Chicago, said castor oil is a 'tried-and-true, old-school laxative.' She told Fox News Digital in an email, 'The first thing that comes to mind is diarrhea.' 'I remember my 97-year-old grandmother giving it to us as kids, along with prune juice, when our GI systems needed help moving things along,' Mattingly said.
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