do you take laxitives before or after you eat?

Answer 1

You can take them anytime. But if you're intent on abusing them to purge yourself and lose weight, it's always after you eat.
If you need a laxative more than two days in a row, you need to see a doctor. Laxative abuse can result in permanent problems with your digestive tract, like lost gut motility and incontinence, colitis, etc.

Answer 2

taking laxitives has absolutely no effect on reducing body fat or the body composition. abusing them can cause your body to stop being able to deficate normaly