herbiehancock
Senior member
I have to say a lot of what's been written here made me laugh....especially since people believe routine enemas are good for you.
First, an enema only "cleanses" the large intestine....cannot reach the small intestine due to the length, curvature (it has three distinct runs or sections....the ascending colon, or right side moving up from the small intestine towards your liver, then the hepatic flexure where it bends, then the transverse colon that runs across laterally, the splenic flexure, then the descending colon to the sigmoid and then out.)
A purging agent, on the other hand, can empty the small intestine as well as the large. But, in either case, you lose huge amounts of electrolytes and water. The small and esp. the large intestine are responsible for absorption of 'lytes and water. So, in actuallity, a good purging can leave you with horrible electrolyte deficiencies temporarily and somewhat dehydrated.
As far as impacted food in your gut.......the intestinal wall is coated in mucus, a lot like the inside of your mouth. How much food is stuck to the inside of your mouth? Guess none, hmmm? Same concept applies......the intestinal tract is slippery......lots of mucus and the villi, the little finger-like protusions in the wall of the intestine responsible for absorption and motility, keep food impaction from happening.
If you truly had 6 pounds of meat always in your gut, as some natural health nuts claim, you'd have a blockage of your gut and surgery would surely follow. Nothing would pass by......no food and very little gas. You'd be in pain......from swelling, bloating, and the putrification going on inside.
And as far as daily BM's.....old wife's tale. Not necessary for every single person to move their bowels every single day. Yet, we Americans seem fascinated and obcessed with having daily BM's....so much, in fact, that laxatives are huge sellers because of the mistaken belief that you have to crap every day. Not to mention that routine enemas will cause you to eventually lose the muscle tone in your gut, making you become eventually dependent upon either chemical stimulants or hydraulics for complete evacuation of your large intestine. The muscles become lazy when you "assist" them with the enemas....why should they work when you're doing it for the intestinal muscles?
Your body sets its own natural rhythm...exercise, drink more water and eat more roughage if you want more BM's.
First, an enema only "cleanses" the large intestine....cannot reach the small intestine due to the length, curvature (it has three distinct runs or sections....the ascending colon, or right side moving up from the small intestine towards your liver, then the hepatic flexure where it bends, then the transverse colon that runs across laterally, the splenic flexure, then the descending colon to the sigmoid and then out.)
A purging agent, on the other hand, can empty the small intestine as well as the large. But, in either case, you lose huge amounts of electrolytes and water. The small and esp. the large intestine are responsible for absorption of 'lytes and water. So, in actuallity, a good purging can leave you with horrible electrolyte deficiencies temporarily and somewhat dehydrated.
As far as impacted food in your gut.......the intestinal wall is coated in mucus, a lot like the inside of your mouth. How much food is stuck to the inside of your mouth? Guess none, hmmm? Same concept applies......the intestinal tract is slippery......lots of mucus and the villi, the little finger-like protusions in the wall of the intestine responsible for absorption and motility, keep food impaction from happening.
If you truly had 6 pounds of meat always in your gut, as some natural health nuts claim, you'd have a blockage of your gut and surgery would surely follow. Nothing would pass by......no food and very little gas. You'd be in pain......from swelling, bloating, and the putrification going on inside.
And as far as daily BM's.....old wife's tale. Not necessary for every single person to move their bowels every single day. Yet, we Americans seem fascinated and obcessed with having daily BM's....so much, in fact, that laxatives are huge sellers because of the mistaken belief that you have to crap every day. Not to mention that routine enemas will cause you to eventually lose the muscle tone in your gut, making you become eventually dependent upon either chemical stimulants or hydraulics for complete evacuation of your large intestine. The muscles become lazy when you "assist" them with the enemas....why should they work when you're doing it for the intestinal muscles?
Your body sets its own natural rhythm...exercise, drink more water and eat more roughage if you want more BM's.
