colon cleanse?
#330527 - 06/03/08 06:13 AM
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dragonfly
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Ok so...has anyone done a colon cleanse?
They say we have all this gunk up there and need to get it out. My question for that is...if I have d off and on for ten years, eat less than a baby ,how much gunk could I really have?
I've seen the web site tht shows graphic pics of the crap(no pun intended) that comes out after a cleanse and wonder..is that in me? or is that what the cleanse turns my waste into. How do you know that stuff is really in there?
My hubby thinks I should try it but I'm very skeptical about it.
Besides I don't want to see that either!!
So if you have a coloscopy doesn't that clean you out completely? How far in does the camera go?
Has anyone tried a cleanse? did it work?
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IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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Search the board and you will find many negative comments about colon cleansing and IBS. For example see the article message and this Colon Cleansing: Don't Be Misled By the Claims .
A colonoscopy examines the whole colon (large intestine) & terminal ileum - the lower end of the small intestine.
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Colon cleansing is just a big scam. We do not have "gunk" in our intestines. The intestinal wall is made out of smooth mucous tissue, just like what's in our mouth and throat. Do you see any gunk when you open your mouth? No. The prep for a colonoscopy rids you of any fecal matter in your colon. Once that's out all that's left is smooth, pink tissue. No nasty gunk or buildup.
Now about all that nasty stuff that comes out of you while doing that cleanse: it's nothing else but clay. One of the common ingredients in these cleanses is bentonite which is impure clay. Once that gets mixed up with water and sits in your system for a while it forms all that "buildup" that comes out of you. It is very similar to the clay that potters use. So this stuff has never been in your intestine but you took it in while drinking the cleanse cocktail, and then laxatives (also part of the cocktail) make you push it out.
All of this sound very harsh on anyone's gut and I would strongly advise anyone with IBS to stay away from these cleanses.
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I was very skeptical too. Thanks for the info I won't be wasting my money!!
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