Yet another "alternative" treatment is debunked

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ichy

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http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/01/colon-cleansing-not-so-healthy-analysis-says/

This shouldn't count as news, but all those "colon cleansing" treatments that are being marketed out there are a load of crap. I loved what one guy in the comments section had to say in response to the alternative medicine nutcases:

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. Medical students spend the first two years in intensive study of anatomy. Also, in medical school, people are told to prescribe the most appropriate treatments, and frequently get grief from patients, when they don't prescribe a medicine. People are generally lazy, and don't want to make the lifestyle changes needed for better health. There is no big conspiracy between MDs, the FDA, and large drug companies. Take off your tinfoil hats, pull the hose out of your ass, and don't overreact when the medical establishment cannot determine a benefit for your pet therapy.
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"Although colon cleansing has been around for centuries as a way to rid the body of unwanted toxins, the American Medical Association determined in the early 1900s that the procedure was invalid; there was no evidence to show the methods worked. And even though there still remains no solid evidence these products do what they claim, colon cleansing has been making a comeback, mainly because manufacturers claim it also helps people lose weight."

Bolded for the unintended LOL's.
 
kranky

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They probably aren't referring to doing it the natural way, such as by eating Colon Blow (or Super Colon Blow) cereal.

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Jeff7

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article said:
It has been touted as a natural way to improve your heath and cleanse the soul
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So they're saying that the soul is stored somewhere in your lower intestine? Excellent.


article said:
"When you flush your colon out with a hose, it's like giving yourself an enema on steroids. You shouldn't put things up there that really don't belong there," stressed Mishori. "Imagine 60 liters of water going through your colon. The stress it puts on the system, and the hose, if not used correctly, could puncture the organ."
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D:
 
Cogman

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Great, I'm sure next you'll tell me Hawaii Chair doesn't work. You non-believers are so dense. Your "science" can't begin the explain the power of a power cleaning!
 
Jeff7

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Squisher said:
Your soul is full of shit.
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I was going to say that the concept of a soul is full of shit, but I guess that works too. :D



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"Eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly," she stressed, "Get six to eight hours of sleep and see a doctor regularly. But no one wants to do that," she said with exasperation. "But they'll use a hose to flush themselves out! The use of these methods are unhealthy. And what's scary is we only examined the cases that were reported to hospitals and doctors. Imagine all the people who are using these products and methods and have side effects and never go to the hospital. We don't know about them. The numbers could be staggering."
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"Good diet and exercise? Screw that, I'm shoving a hose up my ass instead!"
 
CallMeJoe

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You mean that sticking a high-pressure hose up your bum could have undesirable side effects?

Who knew?
 
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