Colon cleanses
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Colon cleanses
Has anyone ever done a colon cleanse?
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Those? Don't waste your money.
Have a bowl of oatmeal and drink plenty of water!
Have a bowl of oatmeal and drink plenty of water!
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Colon cleanses are a waste of time and money. I've seen pictures of colons during colonoscopies and even those that aren't completely cleaned out are pretty clean. I mean -- sorry, this is gross -- nothing sticking to the sides or anything.
Eating plenty of dietary fiber and drinking enough water is all you need to clean your colon.
Eating plenty of dietary fiber and drinking enough water is all you need to clean your colon.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
ugh...
+1 to what everyone has said.
Deb, years ago I decided to try the saltwater thing. Revolting, painful, nasty. I tried it as an experiment to see if it changed how I fealt. Long story short, it was a lot like having food poisoning sans vomit. Sorry to be gross, but it can't be healthy. I don't know what it is that draws people to "cleansing." I was just curious, and I assume many folks come to it by way of that.
Deb, years ago I decided to try the saltwater thing. Revolting, painful, nasty. I tried it as an experiment to see if it changed how I fealt. Long story short, it was a lot like having food poisoning sans vomit. Sorry to be gross, but it can't be healthy. I don't know what it is that draws people to "cleansing." I was just curious, and I assume many folks come to it by way of that.
I had a colonic once. I went through a period several years ago and couldn't go.
I went to some holistic place and it was humiliating (for me), painful at first, and I was mortified.
There was a clear tube to see what was coming out.
My best friend convinced me to go and I was traumatized for life.
Ugh.
I will never do it again.
But, if I feel like I have that problem, I eat a big bowl of oatmeal and have pure fruit smoothies. Just banana, frozen strawberries, blueberries, sometimes mango or frozen peaches blended with ice.
I'll also drink water and lemon trough a straw.
Same results as the colon cleanse....
I know, too much information.
Sorry!
Plus, the powdered colon cleanses usually contain senna. Very, very painful cramping. Oatmeal, fruit, water, beans...that is the natural equivalent, in my honest opinion.
I went to some holistic place and it was humiliating (for me), painful at first, and I was mortified.
There was a clear tube to see what was coming out.
My best friend convinced me to go and I was traumatized for life.
Ugh.
I will never do it again.
But, if I feel like I have that problem, I eat a big bowl of oatmeal and have pure fruit smoothies. Just banana, frozen strawberries, blueberries, sometimes mango or frozen peaches blended with ice.
I'll also drink water and lemon trough a straw.
Same results as the colon cleanse....
I know, too much information.
Sorry!
Plus, the powdered colon cleanses usually contain senna. Very, very painful cramping. Oatmeal, fruit, water, beans...that is the natural equivalent, in my honest opinion.