colon cleanse

lindata · 02-29-2008, 02:07 AM

Anyone done a colon cleanse? I don't mean like an enema - I mean like to get rid of build up in your colon. Anybody? Feedback?

WASaBubbleButt · 02-29-2008, 02:12 AM

Build up in your colon as in what TV commercials say? It's a load, there is no such thing. Ask ANY GI surgeon about colon build up and he'll laugh at the very concept.

It's a money making scheme, nothing more. They target obese people with promises that you'll lose 10-50lbs of sludge from your colon.

They fib. No such thing.

Jaymie72 · 02-29-2008, 06:47 AM

You know I was wondering the same then I found this web site and found it to be interesting. Maybe it is more of a scam then anything????

"Colon Cleanse" Product Scam | RawVeg.info

Let me know what you think!

green · 02-29-2008, 09:46 AM

Hah! All you need to do is to use one of those products that clean you out prior to a colonoscopy and you Will Be Very Clean!! You will also likely have a chapped anus. Please note that when performing this stunt it is necessary to be at home and to have a toilet available for your own personal use at all times.
Welcome back, Wasa.

lindata · 02-29-2008, 09:19 PM

[quote=green;740623] You will also likely have a chapped anus. quote]

ha!

**Jack** · 02-29-2008, 09:35 PM

This is a more complex issue. It is not as simple as the commercials would have you believe. That is far more to a healthy colon than the public suspects, or even wants to know.

Typically, if it's on TV and there's a phone number involving ordering some kind of product....I advise my patients to save their time and money. Is there is a clinical reason that 'colon cleansing therapy' is advisable, you should be talking FTF with a licensed provider.

I have posted in the past on this subject, perhaps it is in the archives.

Sue Magoo · 02-29-2008, 10:06 PM

lindata:

I just had to have a colonoscopy last week. Cleansing products are sold over the counter. Be warned though, you will have explosive bowels that are completely uncontrollable! The doctor said that I have diverticulitis (sp?) so he wants me to take miralax twice per day. That stuff's horrible too. I'll live with the pain instead of embarassment as that stuff has the same effects as the pre-colonoscopy cleansing.

Good luck.

Sue

snowbird · 02-29-2008, 10:15 PM

I remember reading an article about 10 years ago about how every so often in our society, we are sold the idea that our lower GI needs cleansing. It was really big in the 19th century, when "doctors" would give people nicotine enemas which would, for some reason, give people just the most incredible energy. I think cocaine enemas were big at one time too. It's funny to see this idea resurface again lately.

lachica39 · 03-01-2008, 12:21 AM

I believe in colon cleansing, my last one was about 6 months ago
I use a product from the local health store.
I believe we have built up of toxins that can make you feel sluggish
Its time for another one, but I need to get OK from Doc.

Michee · 03-02-2008, 06:23 PM

I was really interested in the "colon cleanse" I was attracted by the idea of evacuating large amounts of sludge!! And losing 15 pounds doing it.

I went to a Doctor of Naturopathy and she told me that it was all a bunch of bunk. She suggested a 21 day liver detox, as a way to give my metabolism a kick in the butt. It is an elimination diet, no dairy, eggs, sugar, artifical sweeteners, gluten, tomatoes, corn, shellfish, peanute, chicken, beef pork or soy. Today is day 13.

So much for looking for a quick fix !!

Sunwyse · 03-03-2008, 05:11 AM

I've heard from people who do this that they have felt 'lighter' and 'cleansed'. I don't believe there is any physical benefit to doing this, but the psychological one could well be worth it - hey, if it makes you feel better, no harm done.

Just make sure you go to someone who knows what they are doing. The water flow into the anus needs to be REALLY slow or else damage can happen.

You don't need this to be healthy and the anus wasn't actually designed to have material going 'up'.

lindata · 03-03-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunwyse

I've heard from people who do this that they have felt 'lighter' and 'cleansed'. I don't believe there is any physical benefit to doing this, but the psychological one could well be worth it - hey, if it makes you feel better, no harm done.

Just make sure you go to someone who knows what they are doing. The water flow into the anus needs to be REALLY slow or else damage can happen.

You don't need this to be healthy and the anus wasn't actually designed to have material going 'up'.

No, I meant the stuff they sell in places like health food stores that you ingest. It's a powder which has all kinds of stuff in it that will supposedly help clean out gunk in your colon.

WASaBubbleButt · 03-03-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by lindata

No, I meant the stuff they sell in places like health food stores that you ingest. It's a powder which has all kinds of stuff in it that will supposedly help clean out gunk in your colon.

Gunk? You mean poop? ;o)

Vegetables will do the same thing without messing up your electrolytes. They are healthier and cheaper too.

lindata · 03-04-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WASaBubbleButt

Gunk? You mean poop? ;o)

Vegetables will do the same thing without messing up your electrolytes. They are healthier and cheaper too.

Well, gee, wasa, I was trying to be delicate! Okay, Poop, you heard me say it, poop poop poop.

Well, no, that's not accurate either. Apparently (according to the colon cleanse people) you get build up over the years that is like a plaque.

WASaBubbleButt · 03-04-2008, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lindata

Well, gee, wasa, I was trying to be delicate! Okay, Poop, you heard me say it, poop poop poop.

Well, no, that's not accurate either. Apparently (according to the colon cleanse people) you get build up over the years that is like a plaque.

HA!

The colon cleanse people are trying to sell a product and they fib. There is no such thing. If you talk to a GI surgeon they will tell you that they are working in colons all day long and they've never seen such a thing.

It's another gimmick to get you to part ways with your money.

I would worry about electrolyte imbalances and washing away good bacteria with such products.