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    Has anyone done this?
    Is there health benefits as claimed or is it just bullshit?

    I got this info on it from a google search:
    Will one cleansing completely empty the colon?
    Almost never. Many of us may have up to 12 kilos or more of impacted feces in our colon. This feces is hardened, rubbery material and substantial work must be dome to remove it. One cleansing removes some, the second, more. Your personal objectives will determine how many colonics you wish to have.

    Now how can their be up to 12 kilos there? that would greatly affect one's weight wouldn't it so I dont understand how you could be carrying around that much waste in your colon.

    These are the claimed health benefits:

    Common effects are sinus drainage, a loosening of mucous in the lungs, improved range of motion, skin tightening, feeling younger, clearing up of acne and skin conditions, improved posture, abdomen softening and shrinking, relief from headaches, less fatigue, body weight correction, relief from bloating and improved bowel function. Colon hydrotherapy works to soothe and tone the colon, helping it to eliminate more efficiently. The function as a whole reduces the burden on other organs and the lymphatic system. The main benefit received from releasing the old toxic waste is that we remove the number one source of disease in the body. The bowel then works more efficiently in eliminating the waste, and nutrient absorption is improved.

    If any of you have done it could you please tell me:

    - did u feel any different, better afterwards
    - was it worth it
    - did the effects last for long
    - is it dangerous to put water up there
    - would u recommend doing it
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    An alternative view:

    Colon Cleansing: Don't Be Misled By the Claims
    by Larry Lindner

    En Español (Spanish Version)
    "Colon cleansers effectively eliminate large quantities of toxic waste, affecting the condition and vitality of the entire body."

    "Colonics...increase the release of old, encrusted colon waste, encourage discharge of toxins and parasites, freshen the gastrointestinal tract and make the whole cleansing process easier and more thorough."

    "Cleansing is the first step in a good weight control program."

    So read ads and promotional materials for so-called internal cleansers—enemas, laxatives, strong herbal teas, powders, and pills meant to clean out the large intestine, also known as the colon or bowel. You can find these products all over the Internet, at health food stores, and even in some supermarkets and pharmacies.

    Growing Popularity
    And their popularity is only expanding. "Digestive aids," which include internal cleansers, saw almost 13% sales growth between 1999 and 2000, amounting to almost $83 million in mainstream market and health food store sales, according to SPINS, a San Francisco-based research firm for the natural products industry. Elimination, in other words, is a growth industry.

    The Sales Pitch
    The sellers of all these colon scrubbers say periodic cleansing is crucial for the body's well-being. The general pitch goes as follows. We live in an age in which toxins easily accumulate in the body—the air we breathe is polluted and the food we eat is laden with pesticides and other harmful chemicals. Our bodies, unequipped to deal with all these poisons, fall behind in eliminating them, and we end up sick.

    Furthermore, as one company puts it, certain foods "tend to stick and putrefy in the folds and pockets of the intestines. When your colon isn't eliminating wastes properly, toxins are reabsorbed into the blood, poisoning the entire system and weakening your other eliminative organs." More succinctly stated, "the colon walls are encrusted with stagnant waste."

    Misleading Information
    Don't believe it, say the experts.

    "Things don't crust over" in your colon, says Robert Russell, MD, a gastroenterologist at the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. "The business about putrefaction is all baloney. There are not pieces of food hanging around in there getting old."

    In other words, you don't need a $20-to-$30 product to help nature do its job. The body is perfectly capable of eliminating toxins in a timely, efficient manner. Consider that the cells of your gastrointestinal tract turn over every three days—fast enough so that there's no "crust," or "putrefying" food in your colon. Also, bacteria in the colon naturally metabolize and thereby detoxify food wastes. And mucous membranes lining the intestinal wall block unwanted substances from entering the body's other tissues. The liver works to neutralize toxins as well.

    Granted, Dr. Russell says, people do get constipated. "And that makes you uncomfortable," he points out. "But there has never been any indication that there's a higher incidence of colon cancer or any other dreaded disease in constipated people."

    "Normal" Bowel Movements are Variable
    No matter. In typical quack-like fashion, sellers of intestinal cleansers make consumers their own diagnosticians and tell them signs to look for to determine that their bodies are not up to snuff and need outside agents to, er, get things going. One of these signs is having fewer than two to three bowel movements a day. But that has nothing to do with whether you require a laxative or other cathartic agent. The number of bowel movements considered healthy over a given period of time differs from person to person. It can be anywhere from a few times a day to a few times a week, Dr. Russell notes. Only when your typical pattern changes might something be wrong, and even then it's often just a passing virus or other bug.

    Not Useful for Weight Loss
    Some companies imply that increasing the number of bowel movements will prevent absorption of enough calories to allow you to shed excess pounds, but that, too, is not true. Just about all calories are absorbed well before food makes its way to the colon, rendering any weight-loss claims for cleansers bogus.

    Don't be Tricked by Vague-Sounding Symptoms
    Most symptoms of an "inefficient" colon listed by purveyors of internal cleansers are actually much more vague than the one that requires bowel movement counts. In fact, they're vague enough and broad enough to cover virtually every single human being, at least at one time or another.

    One company, for instance, says the signals that toxins are building up in your system are that "you may feel sluggish or bloated or you may experience 'brain fog.' You may wake up feeling tired and 'blue.' You may have a case of the 'blahs' that's hard to shake." Among the "13 common symptoms of toxicity" listed by another company: headaches, depression, poor memory, low energy, weight gain, and—I kid you not—"illnesses."

    Just as the symptoms of a supposedly poisoned digestive system are, on the whole, vague, so, too are the signs of renewed well-being once a cleanser is taken. "With your body free of harmful toxins, you will feel younger, better, healthier, and happier!" one company says. Another promises that "when the colon is kept clean, disease in the body is very rare." Still other companies make claims of improved mental alertness and increased energy.

    Potentially Harmful Side Effects
    And they tell you not to worry if taking the cleanser makes you feel sick because that's a sign that the product is working. According to one pamphlet, gas and other gastrointestinal discomfort along with flu-like symptoms such as sneezing and a runny nose are "temporary, positive signs that you body is working to rid itself of the toxin build-up." Literature for another product says, "Do not be alarmed if you pass strings of mucus...for a couple of weeks as this is a good sign that you are detoxifying." Promotional material for yet another tells patrons to "just relax and appreciate your body's cleansing process if you develop any of the following; headaches, bad breath or body odor, dizziness, irritability, skin eruptions...or low energy."

    But do not relax. Dizziness could be a sign that you're becoming dehydrated. And strings of mucus—the intestine's response to stimulation—mean the body views the cleanser as a toxin and is trying to get rid of it.

    The idea of having to feel worse before you feel better is particularly dangerous in light of the fact that feeling bad is very possibly a sign that a cleanser is disagreeing with you in a serious way. Consider a U.S. Food and Drug Administration report that linked kidney problems and progressive muscle weakness to a cleansing formula that contained herbs and fiber. In another FDA report, a body cleanser that contained clay, cascara, and comfrey was associated with diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting up blood. A woman even ended up in the emergency room with life-threatening heart problems after ingesting an herbal cleansing regimen with tainted ingredients. (Unlike drugs, cleansers do not have to meet standards for quality and purity.)

    Traditional Advice Still the Best
    Here's a better bet than going through extraordinary means to "flush" your colon:


    Drink plenty of fluids.
    Eat plenty of high-fiber fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains.
    Get plenty of exercise.
    Let nature take its course. Your colon knows how to do its business.

    RESOURCES:
    Family Doctor
    http://familydoctor.org/

    National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
    http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/

    CANADIAN RESOURCES:
    Canadian Digestive Health Foundation
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    Drink plenty of fluids.
    Eat plenty of high-fiber fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains.
    Get plenty of exercise.
    Let nature take its course. Your colon knows how to do its business.

    I like this part at the end of your post, but I'm glad you started this thread as I've had questions about this too. I'm confused by the conflicting claims and want more information, anecdotal or scientific study.
    Thanks for starting this.
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    You want a colon cleanse? You have no need for snake oil internet salesmen. Ask your doc for Golytely. It comes in a one gallon jug. You drink 8 oz every 20 minutes until all gone. You will be crapping pure, clear water by the time you are done. If you get a colonoscopy afterwards, your colon will be pink and clean as a whistle. Everything else you see online is a load of crap (so to speak) and are just dressed up versions of the Golytely with the feel good labels of "herbal" and "all natural" slapped on them.

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    ^^^
    thank-you i was hoping u would see this post hehe.
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    Some of the most effortlessly beautiful, kind, intelligent, successful, motivated, driven and ridiculously hilarious women that I have ever met have been dancers. I've met the best friends that I've ever had in this industry.

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    huh, that seems logical boxingdoc, thanks!

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    I had a colonic done one week ago. It definetly removed alot of waste and toxins out of my intestines. The procedure entailed having only water pumped through my rectum up into my large and small intestines. When i filled up the doctor massaged my stomach and it came out another tube. He said that the pressuredized ones are not as good as the ones that just work with gravity or your natural response to being filled up.
    I was getting constipated alot and that definetly ended that.

    I am going back to get a enema which is less water and will have coffee and a couple other fusions of herbs to cleanse my liver. works similar to the colonic.

    hope this helps

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    I wish I knew... Now, how do you find one in your area? I know I am internet savvy but do I type "colon hydrotherapist" or what? lol

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    What the fuck do you colonics people think an asshole is FOR?!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    What the fuck do you colonics people think an asshole is FOR?!
    Right on! But sometimes its for fucking too.

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    I've always believe colonics were popularized snake oil, shelved up there with those pads you stick on your feet to draw out toxins. The body is pretty damn efficient and rarely need help doing it's own job. As a matter of fact, screwing with it is only going to make your body freak. The risks highly outweigh the supposed benefits.

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    boxingdoc....I looked up Golytely and it sayd not to use it with colitis....would it interfere with my pancreatitis as well?

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    I've had a colonic and I would certainly do it again.
    Now-- having said that, I've also done several types of flushes that I thought were very effective as well: vit C flushes, epsom salt flushes, and the salt water flush from the master cleanse.

    What is so fascinating is the same thing that very few people have-- black ropes. Everyone thinks they have these black ropes in their system but the colon hydrotherapist that I'd gone to had only seen one in her career-- and that was after intensive appointments up to that time.


    And as far as pooping water ("shwater" is one funny term but I like "butt pee" better) you're really not as clean as a whistle as you think you are, even if you are having butt pee. Having done the master cleanse for a little over two weeks, I was still passing little chunks of poo towards the end. Not a lot, probably just one chunck everyday or every other day, but up until that point there had been TONS of times I'd had clear butt pee. It takes a process, no matter what you're doing, to clear out old bad stuff-- and yes you can do that by changing your diet and letting the new carry out the old over time-- but sometimes that's not enough or we're not as committed to our new diet as we should be.

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    Right on! But sometimes its for fucking too.
    Kat, I haven't laughed this hard all day. Thank you.

    <S> Kat


    Oh, and colonics seems wholly unnecessary given exercise and diet that wouldn't put you on an episode of Big Medicine.
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    despite what people say i went and tried it and actually saw very positive results and i am a vegetarian and i do excersize. but the cheese does bind me up from time to time. Anyhow my thumbs up to cleansing because if i remember correctly colon cancer is very high in this country so guess everyone's "assholes" are'nt doing their jobs. I guessing their other oraphice is spewing more shit

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    i heard that a flush is ok once in a while, but not on a regular basis as it can disrupt what your body does naturally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boxingdoc View Post
    You want a colon cleanse? You have no need for snake oil internet salesmen. Ask your doc for Golytely. It comes in a one gallon jug. You drink 8 oz every 20 minutes until all gone. You will be crapping pure, clear water by the time you are done. If you get a colonoscopy afterwards, your colon will be pink and clean as a whistle. Everything else you see online is a load of crap (so to speak) and are just dressed up versions of the Golytely with the feel good labels of "herbal" and "all natural" slapped on them.
    I think this is the stuff I had to have before an operation once.

    Let me just say, it is absolutely fucking vile and disgusting process! My goodness I couldn't even get through it all the taste of it was horrid and then it was just sitting on the toilet for five or six hours shitting, if I left the toilet there would have been accidents.

    It may be good for you, but be warned it isn't fun!
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    Quote Originally Posted by cameron_keys View Post
    boxingdoc....I looked up Golytely and it sayd not to use it with colitis....would it interfere with my pancreatitis as well?
    Cameron,

    I looked through all the lists of contraindications and complications and could not find mention of pancreatitis. It is always best to run these things past the doctor who knows you best, however.

    My post was not really to extoll the virtues of Golytely, but more to point out the silliness of colon cleanses in general. Most of the stuff you see advertised requires several days of "treatment". Why, I wonder, when in fact, you can get the same effect in a few hours with Golytely. I have had the opportunity to sit in on a few colonoscopies. No pounds of caked on fecal matter in a single one and every individual was your typical junk eating middle aged American. The only prep they had was Golytely. The prep protocol has even changed since those training days. Now it is 24 hours of clear liquids (jello, sprite, and clear broth) and a few bottles of magnesium citrate (not nearly as nasty as the Golytely). Does anybody really think that gastroenterologists want to wade through pounds of "caked on fecal matter" whilst performing colonoscopies? If one ever has to have one, photographs are always taken of the colon. Ask to see them.

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    I really think the only time this is necessary is if you are really really constipated and need some help to get things moving again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StrawberrySwitchblade View Post
    I've always believe colonics were popularized snake oil, shelved up there with those pads you stick on your feet to draw out toxins. The body is pretty damn efficient and rarely need help doing it's own job. As a matter of fact, screwing with it is only going to make your body freak. The risks highly outweigh the supposed benefits.
    Hey I've tried those foot pads. They do end up all black and greasy in the morning but I wasn't convinced that this meant anything. Anyone know the story behind these?
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    They're filled with a substance that reacts to sweat. That's it.


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    hahahhahaahaha im literally LMAO right now. I still have some left in my draw, now any suggestions as to what to do with them? Maybe I could stick one to a custies head who annoys me.
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    DUDE TOTALLY! Tell customers that it sucks the asshole out of them! Stick it to their head, make hocus pocus noises and tell him it'll have asshole juice on it in the morning.


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    LOL @ hocus pocus noises.
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    Some of the most effortlessly beautiful, kind, intelligent, successful, motivated, driven and ridiculously hilarious women that I have ever met have been dancers. I've met the best friends that I've ever had in this industry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    DUDE TOTALLY! Tell customers that it sucks the asshole out of them! Stick it to their head, make hocus pocus noises and tell him it'll have asshole juice on it in the morning.
    Bump..I was reading this because i was interested in seeing if I need a colon cleanse..I don't really think I do after reading materials. However, this post made me LMAO!

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