Colon Cleansers

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They're 100% hype. You don't retain any residual mass in your colon like many of they claim. It's ridiculous. No, everything they say is a bunch of lies.
 

skace

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Originally posted by: SociallyChallenged
They're 100% hype. You don't retain any residual mass in your colon like many of they claim. It's ridiculous. No, everything they say is a bunch of lies.

Err what are you saying you don't retain any feces at all? Because that isn't true.

The "lie" in regards to colon cleansers is whether or not they actually help you. There is a benefit to having some bacteria and feces in your colon as it helps things flow, you clean it up too much and you are left with something that won't function as optimally as it once did.

If you are seriously constipated, see a doctor, otherwise look to 'healthier' ways of cleansing the body. Like fasting, liquid diets and the such.
 

IGBT

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Originally posted by: SociallyChallenged
They're 100% hype. You don't retain any residual mass in your colon like many of they claim. It's ridiculous. No, everything they say is a bunch of lies.


..I hear the adds on radio all the time, "you might be walking aroud wit 20lbs of undigested spackle in your gut". And it's an old con going back to the mid 1800's. How/why do the FDA/FTC/FuCC let em get away with it??
 
Mar 22, 2002
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Originally posted by: skace
Originally posted by: SociallyChallenged
They're 100% hype. You don't retain any residual mass in your colon like many of they claim. It's ridiculous. No, everything they say is a bunch of lies.

Err what are you saying you don't retain any feces at all? Because that isn't true.

The "lie" in regards to colon cleansers is whether or not they actually help you. There is a benefit to having some bacteria and feces in your colon as it helps things flow, you clean it up too much and you are left with something that won't function as optimally as it once did.

If you are seriously constipated, see a doctor, otherwise look to 'healthier' ways of cleansing the body. Like fasting, liquid diets and the such.

Lmao, no, that's not what I'm saying. They say you retain gunk that you are unable to excrete like IGBT above mentions. That's what is physiologically impossible. Obviously you retain your wastes from digested food, but all of that is able to be mobilized by the small and large intestine.
 

irishScott

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If you really want to clean it out, drink lots of water and eat lots of fiber. That'll do more (naturally no less) than any "colon cleanser" on the market, and it has proven benefits (lessens chance of hemorrhoids, colon cancer, etc).
 

ericlp

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I heard that those colon cleansers (from a doctor) that they basically kill all the good bacteria in your stomach lining and that's a bad thing. It will cause more harm then good.


Like others, Lots of Fiber and coffee (for some) in the morning! Coffee actually makes your muscles in your colon tract pulse faster!

Good Luck!
 

irishScott

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Originally posted by: ericlp
I heard that those colon cleansers (from a doctor) that they basically kill all the good bacteria in your stomach lining and that's a bad thing. It will cause more harm then good.


Like others, Lots of Fiber and coffee (for some) in the morning! Coffee actually makes your muscles in your colon tract pulse faster!

Good Luck!

That's the caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant, it happens to stimulate the bowels. However, it's also a diuretic, and removes moisture from the body; so your shits will be harder, and actually harm the bowels more than help. Same story if you eat lots of fiber without water.

That said, caffeine isn't without it's benefits. It's been shown to decrease the risk of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's, among other things. Just make sure you drink enough water to counter-balance it.
 

Psynaut

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The absolute most important thing you can do for your health is be sure to have a least one Bowel Movement a day, two is better; feweress than one a day and you literally are poisoning your body, from the inside.

That said, There are a buttload (sorry, couldn't resist) of colon cleanses out there. Colonics are popular and expensive, and they remove alot of the healthy flora (bacteria) from your colon. This health baceria is what digests your food and leads to good overall health. probably the safest, cheapest, and most natural and effective colon cleanse is to mix a teaspoon of liquid Bentonite clay with a tablespoon of Psyllium Husk in a glass of water and drink that once or twice a day for a few weeks.

If you have not been eating your veggies for a few years, even an enema with a Fleet Enema from the drug store will clean an amazing amount of crap off the lining of your lower colon, (like the last foot and a half or so).

the best long-term solution is to eat sufficient raw or steamed vegetables. Done daily your colon will keep itself clean naturally, and keep everything moving along at a healthy pace.