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"Doctors warn that shapewear undergarments may have a negative health effect for those who wear them.Look slim -- it's the name of the game for millions of women around the world. When exercise and healthy eating aren't enough, some are turning to clothing that slims, smooths and squeezes called shapewear.\"I love them because they really help me. I recently had a child. I have a 1-year-old. It really makes me feel compressed and makes me feel how I did before pregnancy,\" said Krista Linder.There have been several claims in recent years that the compression from shapewear can be extremely unhealthy on the body.\"It squeezes mostly the small bowel and the stomach,\" said Dr. Arash Babei from the medical college of Wisconsin.Babei said shapewear can put too much pressure on the small bowel, forcing acid back up into the food pipe and causing acid reflux as a result. He said slimming garments also slow the movement of digested foods, cause bladder problems and can affect breathing.Action 7 News learned women are buying the items smaller and smaller to keep everything or they're simply mistaken on what size they actually need.Dr. Barry Ramo said he understands why women want to buy and wear shapewear, but he said the garment hides the problem instead of fixing it.\"When you wear these kinds of devices, you lose muscle tone,\" Ramo said. \"If you're trying to look healthy, what you ought to do is exercise.\"Never wear shapewear while exercising or sleeping because it can restrict breathing and make ligaments fall asleep. \u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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