According to an investigation by The Huffington Post, the shapewear beloved by red carpet actresses and normal people going to adult proms is not good for you at all. Doctors warn that Spanx can cause tingling and numbness in the legs, which can lead to blood clots. Blood clots, as you may know, can kill you!
In addition to giving you a blood clot, Spanx can “worsen acid reflux and heartburn” and “provoke erosive esophagitis,” according to Dr. John Kuemmerle. Dr. Maryann Mikhail warns that the super-tight granny panties can also cause yeast and bacterial infections. Oh, and Spanx can make you pee your pants and pass gas uncontrollably. What, may we ask, is the point of wearing shapewear to a fancy event if it’s going to make you lose control of your bowels?
Spanx aren’t the only body-squeezing clothing item to have serious side effects. As The Wall Street Journal reported in 2012, skinny jeans can cause back pain and “a rare condition called lipoatrophia semicircularis, in which horizontal lesions appear around the thighs.”
Spanx aren’t the only body-squeezing clothing item to have serious side effects. As The Wall Street Journal reported in 2012, skinny jeans can cause back pain and “a rare condition called lipoatrophia semicircularis, in which horizontal lesions appear around the thighs.”
