Colon Cleansing

[cougarjake13]

in the mail the other day i got a pamphlet about colon cleansing and that in your colon and intestines is old food just hanging around


is it wise to do this and is it true that undigested and digested food just hang out inside of you for months ??

[Dr Steve]

in the mail the other day i got a pamphlet about colon cleansing and that in your colon and intestines is old food just hanging around


is it wise to do this and is it true that undigested and digested food just hang out inside of you for months ??

The idea that undigested food hangs out inside of you for months isn't wrong, it's complete and utter balderdash. If you're horribly constipated, a good colon cleansing can make you feel better, and clean things out so you can start fresh; you need to use that as an opportunity to change your diet, add fiber (in the form of Citrucel or dietary fiber), etc. Otherwise as a routine thing, it's not only not useful, but can be bad for you. These websites even say colon cleansing is good for all these crazy parasites they claim we have inside us. For one thing, you probably don't have any "parasites", and if you did, a laxative won't rid you of them, only anti-parasitic medications can do that. There aren't any "accretions" either. Just nice pink tissue and some feces, and that's supposed to be there.

I think I answered a similar question here:

http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=72483&highlight=colon

if that doesn't answer all your questions about it, let me know and we can expand.

your pal,


steve

[cougarjake13]

nah that answers it

i didnt think it was true, figured i ask



ive been using citrucel as part of my diet




but let me ask you this

i started drinking a soy based meal repalcement shake for breakfast

recently i read that too much soy in your diet can cause impotence in men


true ??

[fezident]

I don't truly believe that colon cleansing is the panacea that some people say it is but....

What are the actuarials about chemicals and preservatives and undigested food in our system.
Meaning... when our bodies were designed, our diets were much much simpler and, as disposing of human waste was therefore easier.
Now, we definitely DO have diets full of processed food.... packed with preservatives that (most likely) keep food from breaking down entirely.


Question 1)
Do our bodies fully dispose of this stuff?

Question 2)
Does all this manufactured/processed/gas ripened food prevent us from absorbing nutrients. (the colon cleansing manufacturers state "no" emphatically.)

[Jujubees2]

nah that answers it

i didnt think it was true, figured i ask



ive been using citrucel as part of my diet




but let me ask you this

i started drinking a soy based meal repalcement shake for breakfast

recently i read that too much soy in your diet can cause impotence in men


true ??


Jake,

I've been drinking soy milk and eating soy products for almost ten years and I've had no complaints from Mrs. Jujubees

[PapaBear]

I've been using Citrucel for a while now, and I like it a lot. I just hate the cost. And everywhere I go to look for store brands (such as Equate) they only copy Metamucil and not Citrucel. This perturbs me!

[Dr Steve]

nah that answers it

i didnt think it was true, figured i ask



ive been using citrucel as part of my diet




but let me ask you this

i started drinking a soy based meal repalcement shake for breakfast

recently i read that too much soy in your diet can cause impotence in men


true ??


this started because soy products have natural estrogen-like substances in them. I believe the amounts are insanely low at the doses you're taking, and i'd be surprized if it could even be measured.

Let me look into it further; in the meantime, there are whole countries who eat tons of soy every day and they're multiplying just fine so I think you're ok.

your pal,


steve

[bobrobot]

The brush REALLY HURTS, don't do it!!!

http://www.racingsmarter.com/health/images/skin_brushing/SkinBrush1.jpg

[boobieman]

I say don't do it. When you do a colon cleansing, especially if you do it too often, you can kill the good stuff that is in your colon. Also the body will get rid of the bad stuff naturally. Just eat a bunch of high fiber, drink lots of water.

If that don't work, shove a living snake up your ass...oops sorry History of the world is on.

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[cougarjake13]

I say don't do it. When you do a colon cleansing, especially if you do it too often, you can kill the good stuff that is in your colon. Also the body will get rid of the bad stuff naturally. Just eat a bunch of high fiber, drink lots of water.

If that don't work, shove a living snake up your ass...oops sorry History of the world is on.

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEYEYYAAAA

i got the fiber and water


the snake i hate snakes

[jlehane]

metamucil type fiber.I'm not complaining,as long as I know what to avoid.I'm not losing weight from this stuff but a more fiber snack I can stand is trail mix with best luck using a mix of (raisins & nuts).It really does work well next morning.Then I can make my own trail mix HAPPY TRAILS :) :clap: SCORE !!!!:flush:

[PatFromMoonachie]

i got the fiber and water


the snake i hate snakes

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/vollisgood/Andre.jpg

[KnoxHarrington]

I actually went to a site once for some colon cleanser, sort of investigating this, and I found a page of testimonials on the stuff. And it was all these people sending in descriptions of the massive shits that they'd taken after taking this drug -- complete with pictures.

I decided I do not want to be that proud of my deuces, so I decided this was not for me.

[barjockey]

my bad posted on wrong thread sorry