Colon Cleansers

[who?]

Before the doctors could put the instruments up the scope you didn't have to be sterile inside. If he needed it cleaner the doc could send warm water up and suction it back out. They want you sterile and anesthatized now because they can put instruments up the scope and cut out anything they don't like the looks of immediately. Surgery is part of the colonoscopy.

 

[shortylickens]

Taco Bell is my pick.

I can handle it, but I'll be the first to admit its dangerous stuff.
In fact if you're one of those pussy millenials that was raised on soy and kale, Taco Bell would probably kill you.

 

[JEDIYoda]

If you want something long and hard to spray the inside of your rectum, I know this guy...

speaking from experience...

 

[Jeff7]

Eat some of this awesome stuff, and you'll be crappin' oat bran in no time. [1]








[1] Old thread link.

 

[RossMAN]

Eat some of this awesome stuff, and you'll be crappin' oat bran in no time. [1]








[1] Old thread link.

Kashi is another option, 400+ hilarious comments.

 

[bradley]

Psyllium husk. It works. Especially important for clearing the gallbladder and liver of cholesterol and sludge when dietary fiber is limited. Search pubmed. Soy lecithin is another good one, also search pubmed.

 

[Childs]

Plum juice.

 

[Ancalagon44]

Psyllium husk. It works. Especially important for clearing the gallbladder and liver of cholesterol and sludge when dietary fiber is limited. Search pubmed. Soy lecithin is another good one, also search pubmed.

I've been taking that twice a day for ages. I think my colon is just lazy, because even with a high fiber diet, things dont move as regularly as I would like. Far less problems while taking that stuff.

 

[jaedaliu]

If you have a colonoscopy they will Rx you meds and a regimen to completely clean out your colon. They need to do that to inspect it thoroughly. The regimen is to not eat food with any fiber to mention for a few days. The meds can vary. They make you crap out everything in less than 24 hours.

If you have to do a master cleanse, the Rx way is the way to go, goes for 1 day instead of a week, and your pooper is so clean they can take pictures of the wall.

But I don't think you should unless you need to for surgery/colonoscopy/other medical reason.

 

[Mai72]

Try sticking an enema up your black hole. Does the trick every time.

 

[Papagayo]

White Castle does it for me.

 

[Fritzo]

Taco Bell is my pick.

I can handle it, but I'll be the first to admit its dangerous stuff.
In fact if you're one of those pussy millenials that was raised on soy and kale, Taco Bell would probably kill you.

Why do people keep saying this? It's just ground beef or chicken, and it's weakly seasoned at that. If Taco Bell affects you that way, I'd hate to see what properly prepared Mexican food does to you.

Anyway, if you're going to colon cleanse, you might as well do it the right way:

• One 5-pound bag containing approximately 1080 pieces
• Fat-free and sugar-free; sweetened with Lycasin
• Five real fruit flavors
• Jewel-like sparkling clear colors
• An international favorite
• This product is a sugarless/sugarfree item with ingredients that can cause intestinal distress if eaten in excess

http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-C...pr_product_top

 

[Strk]

I've been taking that twice a day for ages. I think my colon is just lazy, because even with a high fiber diet, things dont move as regularly as I would like. Far less problems while taking that stuff.

I guess it depends what you consider regular. Taking a dump every day isn't necessarily regular, at least how some people think of it. It also depends on the person, but to put it bluntly, shit is food that never actually entered your body (technically speaking, that is)

 

[surfsatwerk]

Who in the hell doesn't crap everyday?

 

[Oyeve]

If you have a colonoscopy they will Rx you meds and a regimen to completely clean out your colon. They need to do that to inspect it thoroughly. The regimen is to not eat food with any fiber to mention for a few days. The meds can vary. They make you crap out everything in less than 24 hours.

Yep. I know people who have this done every year or two. My GF being one of them. When I hit 50 in a couple of years it will be my turn. NOT looking forward to it.

 

[Meghan54]

I've been taking that twice a day for ages. I think my colon is just lazy, because even with a high fiber diet, things dont move as regularly as I would like. Far less problems while taking that stuff.

Part of the problem with taking anything like has been mentioned, psylium husk, etc., routinely is that the bowel does get lazy and gets to depend upon the chemical action to make it work.

And it's also true that daily movements of the bowel are not necessarily needed for one to be considered "regular", more than a few people have BM's once every two days, or longer, and are still considered normal and regular. It's a myth that you have to dump every day....but the U.S. does seem rather anal about moving its collective bowels, hence all the commercials about regularity and colon cleansing and that crap.

Before the doctors could put the instruments up the scope you didn't have to be sterile inside. If he needed it cleaner the doc could send warm water up and suction it back out. They want you sterile and anesthatized now because they can put instruments up the scope and cut out anything they don't like the looks of immediately. Surgery is part of the colonoscopy.

They do not sterilize the gut. Too much bacteria they want to keep intact to want to sterilize the gut, and the preps they use for emptying the gut for a colonscopy don't sterilize it.

And the "surgery" you allude to is usually only biopsies and polyp removal, both of which are snip and cauterize blips. "Real" gut surgery still requires opening the gut....talking about bowel resections (for cutting out cancerous sections of the bowel) and the like, esp. for cancers or diverticulitis. But taking a biopsy or cutting out polyps isn't really considered surgical intervention, not in the "classic" sense, and the gut isn't required to be sterile for those procedures, just "clean". (Speaking from experience both as an RN and as someone who has had more than a few colonoscopies and biopsies done. And I assure you my gut was not sterilized.)

In fact, while sterilizing the gut does happen, it's usually secondary to a very aggressive antibiotic regimen, usually admin'd. IV, and it causes problems with horrible diarrhea. Sometimes the normal flora of the gut refuses to re-establish itself from the prolonged diarrhea and I've seen "shit" enemas administered in attempts to re-establish the gut's normal flora.

 

[mrrman]

Prune Juice

and espresso

 

[NetWareHead]

Who in the hell doesn't crap everyday?

I also wonder the same thing. I have a friend who swears he only goes every 3 days. This is incomprehensible to me. All I know is that I am a religious twice to three time a day shitter. I once didn't go for 4 days; had surgery and the after effects of the general anesthesia stopped up my colon. My stomach bloated to the size of a watermelon and I was in terrible pain. The doctor recommended I try an enema and that worked. Colon has been fine ever since.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Eat more roughage. Eat broccoli. Eat spinach. Eat roughage loaded with vitamins.

When your shit starts looking like a snake and you aren't struggling to push out last night's dinner; you are good.

There is no need to shove anything up your ass and flush it all out,.. unless you are into that sort of thing.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Eat more fiber = you are a gasbag until your body gets used to higher fiber intake.

Just a warning

 

[William Gaatjes]

Anyone ever take one of those colon cleanser products? Do they actually work?

In before potty humor!

I used to get a medical description for a Monosaccharide compound called Lactulose. The doctor warned me to stay close to the toilet for the upcoming 30 minutes after intake.

If u would consume to much, according to wiki the result would be explosive diarrhea. At least that was in the side effects text in the past. But the text has been edited.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactulose

Common side effects are abdominal cramping, gas, borborygmus and flatulence. Less common side effects are nausea and vomiting. Excessively high dosage can cause explosive and uncontrollable diarrhea and nausea. In normal individuals, overdose is considered uncomfortable, but not life threatening.

 

[smackababy]

One of my coworkers in the military swore by Magnesium Phosphate before a PT test. He would do it the weekend before and basically spend the entire day on the toilet. He also recommended hooking a hose of some sort up to your bathtub, because after an hour or two, wiping becomes a problem and you're better off just hosing down waiting for the next "episode" of poop explosion.

As far as I know, he never failed a PT test.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Eat a few pickled beets. Same results, less invasive, less messy, less expensive.

 

[smackababy]

I actually think a spoon full of Castor oil also does the trick. Be careful though, buying the beans might get you flagged as a terrorist.

 

[Childs]

I also wonder the same thing. I have a friend who swears he only goes every 3 days. This is incomprehensible to me. All I know is that I am a religious twice to three time a day shitter.

You must be full of shit...