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I did one of colon cleanse routines. Nothing exciting came out, but I was very regular afterwords. I'm super skinny so I guess there's not much up in there.
 
Look, I have one thing to say-If you're right at the half-century mark, you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY need to have a Colonoscopy....It COULD save yr life...You're "out" when they do it, the worst part is taking the mil-spec laxative the day before & getting cleaned out like you never have before. My wife, who's an RN w/30 years experience, says that colorectal cancer typically gives no sign until it's too late to do much about-but that you have a fighting chance if they catch it early enuff. Yeah, the "Holly Golighty" laxative is foul stuff, & it ain't much fun spending a whole day on the throne, just make the best of it-Have plenty of TP available, & several new magazines to look at, you'll be alright. They might find a polyp or 2 in you-But "Polyps" are really nothing more than those little "skin tags" that a lot of us have on our necks or under our arms. They snip 'em off, you never even feel it 'cause you're under, & that's that. Git 'er done, guys, it COULD save yr life...
 
You eat red meat every day?????

Then you do not follow a healthy diet, on the other hand, I am sorry to tell you, but your diet is terrible........

Please go get informed on what a healthy diet is.............Start by searching for the Mediterranean, or Japanese diet, so that you can get an idea of what a healthy diet is.

There is not quick fix...........

Just because you eat salads that does not alone makes your diet healthy.

Good luck to you.....
 
Sandy G said:
Look, I have one thing to say-If you're right at the half-century mark, you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY need to have a Colonoscopy....It COULD save yr life...You're "out" when they do it, the worst part is taking the mil-spec laxative the day before & getting cleaned out like you never have before. My wife, who's an RN w/30 years experience, says that colorectal cancer typically gives no sign until it's too late to do much about-but that you have a fighting chance if they catch it early enuff. Yeah, the "Holly Golighty" laxative is foul stuff, & it ain't much fun spending a whole day on the throne, just make the best of it-Have plenty of TP available, & several new magazines to look at, you'll be alright. They might find a polyp or 2 in you-But "Polyps" are really nothing more than those little "skin tags" that a lot of us have on our necks or under our arms. They snip 'em off, you never even feel it 'cause you're under, & that's that. Git 'er done, guys, it COULD save yr life...
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Well said. Just back from my 50th birthday colonoscopy, no polyps so I should be good to go for another ten years. The procedure was painless, and even the prep yesterday wasn't that bad.
 
ADVHamburg said:
You eat red meat every day?????

Then you do not follow a healthy diet, on the other hand, I am sorry to tell you, but your diet is terrible........

Please go get informed on what a healthy diet is.............Start by searching for the Mediterranean, or Japanese diet, so that you can get an idea of what a healthy diet is.

There is not quick fix...........

Just because you eat salads that does not alone makes your diet healthy.

Good luck to you.....
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Wow.
 
Jack Lord said:
Try fasting. Opinions are all over the map, but the basic premise is you give your digestive system a break. Also the time to take some cleanser to flush out the toxins.

There are many variations so do some research.
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I second this. I do the Master Cleanse every early spring. Although it may sound like a product, it isn't. It's a commonly used recipe of fresh lemon juice, grade B maple syrup and cayenne that you live off of for a number of days. Do a search and you'll find plenty of info about it.

Even with a healthy diet (and what a healthy diet is could be a whole other thread), there can still be benefit to doing a cleanse like this (not to be confused with a "colon cleanse")

As Mr Lord said, it gives your GI system time to rest.

If you are not digesting anything, (BTW, you still get 800+ calories a day on the Master Cleanse) that energy actually gets freed up to make repairs. People regularly experience old scar tissue becoming sensitive as the body goes back to heal old wounds with these newly freed-up resources. It also brings weight back into balance and sharpens the mind (although the first few days can be pretty cloudy)

Anyway...
check it out or don't.
It's hard to do harm if you're smart and you take care. And the benefits are well reported.
 
What 'toxins' are those that get 'flushed out' during this procedure? Curious minds want to know. I see a lot of products and techniques that supposedly remove 'toxins' from your body but no one is ever able to explain which ones, where they come from, where they are stored, whether they are from body processes or they are introduced from the environment. Thus, to a person such as myself who deals in all these specifics, the whole idea of 'flushing your body of toxins' comes off sounding a bit hinky. I'm not saying none of these procedures are helpful, I just don't have clear evidence that they are. Until proven otherwise they end up in the same file as those pads you put on the bottoms of your feet overnight that supposedly remove heavy metals and other 'toxins' from your body. They tested them and found it was hooey.
 
And another thing. Eat enough cayenne or other capsaicin sources, and I bet your whole self including scar tissue will get sensitive from the inside out. :yes:

Maybe I had too much coffee today. Sorry if I'm sounding short here. I think I'm asking good questions though.
 
Whenever I want to cleanse my colon I go eat at one of the Chubby's Mexican resturaunts in Denver. :thmbsp:
 
As a general rule, any time someone starts talking about "toxins" to you grab your wallet because they're looking to get into it...
 
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