This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Gastrointestinal tract, Subject name: Pharmacology
Laxative abuse is associated with: 
Select and explain. 
A. Hypokalemia, B. Hypomagnesemia, C. Hypoglycemia, D. Colonic spacticity
A: Hypokalemia
Answer: A: Hypokalemia 
Explanation: Some individuals are obsessed with using purgatives regularly.This may be reflection of a psychological problem. Dangers of laxative abuse are: 1.flairing of intestinal pathology,rupture of inflammes appendix 2.fluid and electrolyte imbalance,especially hypokalemia 3.steatorrhoea,malabsorption syndrome 4.protein losing enteropathy 5.spastic colitis ESSENTIALS OF MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY 6TH EDITION KD TRIPATHI PAGE NO:656