Laxatives when not needed can cause electrolyte imbalance and dehydration. You may have gotten away with it, but watch her closely - and please don't let her do that again. Compresses or small flat-bottomed buckets (where you can just get her feet in and hold her so she cannot get to the E.s. solution) are much safer.Is that bad? She was drinking the Epsom salt water I thought It wouldn't matter since all it does is just act as a laxative