Any good detox or cleanses that actually work???

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  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet
  • PharmGirl522
    PharmGirl522 Posts: 51 Member
    ....You must be new here.
  • judiness101
    judiness101 Posts: 119 Member
    A lot of so called detoxes are very low in sodium and in calories. They make you lose a lot of water in a few days. But like it has been said, the liver and the kidney do not need help. They can do their job.
  • PharmGirl522
    PharmGirl522 Posts: 51 Member
    edited March 2015
    mrspauleon wrote: »
    So much negativity! Well I am currently a nursing student in microbiology and heavy folks do tend to have more unneeded microorganisms in their gut, so it is recommended to get the good microbiota in check and up to proper levels while lessening the bad. The basic one used before colonoscopies is good. Mixing something like miralax with gatorade and clearing yourself out for a day. You must watch your diet and up your intake of probiotics for a few weeks post. Limit (or abstain from) red meat as well.

    Well, I'm currently a pharmacy technician student, and one of the very first things we learned is that cleanses (*including* the one used before colonoscopies!) are not things that should *ever* be recommended to patients. If they are about to undergo a colonoscopy, they will have specific written instructions from their physicians. Otherwise, if they're just looking for a way to "cleanse" themselves, well, you tell them to go back to their doctor and ask about it (and dollars to donuts their doctor is going to tell them that cleanses are, in fact, garbage.)

    I'm no nursing student, but hopefully at some point in your education you will learn that the cleanse performed before a colonoscopy is not something that someone should do if they are, not...y'know...having a colonoscopy. My mother has a colonoscopy done every year (history of colon cancer in the family) and let me tell you -- if you have not done that particular cleanse yourself or even witnessed someone going through one, that is NOT something that you should be recommending to someone who's just looking for a "jump start" to weight loss or whatever foolishness people are usually getting on with when they're on weight loss forums asking about cleanses.

    I certainly hope you're at least a new nursing student, because if you are close to graduating, you still have a hell of a lot to learn in this particular arena.

  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    edited March 2015
    mrspauleon wrote: »
    So much negativity! Well I am currently a nursing student in microbiology and heavy folks do tend to have more unneeded microorganisms in their gut, so it is recommended to get the good microbiota in check and up to proper levels while lessening the bad. The basic one used before colonoscopies is good. Mixing something like miralax with gatorade and clearing yourself out for a day. You must watch your diet and up your intake of probiotics for a few weeks post. Limit (or abstain from) red meat as well.

    So in other words...see your doctor. because if you need a cleanse, you have bigger problems.

    ETA" I see PharmGirl above her has it handled, and quite well at that.

  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    mrspauleon wrote: »
    So much negativity! Well I am currently a nursing student in microbiology and heavy folks do tend to have more unneeded microorganisms in their gut, so it is recommended to get the good microbiota in check and up to proper levels while lessening the bad. The basic one used before colonoscopies is good. Mixing something like miralax with gatorade and clearing yourself out for a day. You must watch your diet and up your intake of probiotics for a few weeks post. Limit (or abstain from) red meat as well.

    You have quite obviously never had a colonoscopy.

    I even doubt your claims of being a nursing student based on this level of ridiculously bad advice.

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    mrspauleon wrote: »
    So much negativity! Well I am currently a nursing student in microbiology and heavy folks do tend to have more unneeded microorganisms in their gut, so it is recommended to get the good microbiota in check and up to proper levels while lessening the bad. The basic one used before colonoscopies is good. Mixing something like miralax with gatorade and clearing yourself out for a day. You must watch your diet and up your intake of probiotics for a few weeks post. Limit (or abstain from) red meat as well.

    did you fail out of nursing school?
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    mrspauleon wrote: »
    So much negativity! Well I am currently a nursing student in microbiology and heavy folks do tend to have more unneeded microorganisms in their gut, so it is recommended to get the good microbiota in check and up to proper levels while lessening the bad. The basic one used before colonoscopies is good. Mixing something like miralax with gatorade and clearing yourself out for a day. You must watch your diet and up your intake of probiotics for a few weeks post. Limit (or abstain from) red meat as well.

    did you fail out of nursing school?

    If not yet, I feel she will, If she does graduate I fear for the people she nurses
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    mrspauleon wrote: »
    So much negativity! Well I am currently a nursing student in microbiology and heavy folks do tend to have more unneeded microorganisms in their gut, so it is recommended to get the good microbiota in check and up to proper levels while lessening the bad. The basic one used before colonoscopies is good. Mixing something like miralax with gatorade and clearing yourself out for a day. You must watch your diet and up your intake of probiotics for a few weeks post. Limit (or abstain from) red meat as well.

    You have quite obviously never had a colonoscopy.

    I even doubt your claims of being a nursing student based on this level of ridiculously bad advice.

    Sadly I dont. Some of the things I have heard nurses say is sometime very very scary.
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    Eat an entire can of pumpkin. That'll clean you out quite nicely. :wink:
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1159755/looking-for-a-detox-cleanse
  • blktngldhrt
    blktngldhrt Posts: 1,053 Member
    maidentl wrote: »
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    This made my day
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  • sdado1013
    sdado1013 Posts: 209 Member
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  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
    GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet

    I, too, am a success story of the gelato cleanse. Worked wonders.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Phoenix_Down wrote: »
    GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet

    I, too, am a success story of the gelato cleanse. Worked wonders.

    For anyone interested, we are going to be starting a new "Spring Cleanse" in the Gelato/Ice Cream lovers group in the next few days. For 30 days, try to fit in a sweet treat of your choosing, it can be frozen (as long as not Arctic Zero or Frozen Mashed Bananas), store bought (hello Girl Scout Cookie season!), homemade, etc. Post what you are eating, especially if you have food porn pics, and your results at the end of the 30 days! It will beat any lemonade/cayenne cleanse results any day or your money back!

    -disclaimer - I am not actually selling any products as part of this Spring Cleanse. It was a joke. :wink:

  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    Phoenix_Down wrote: »
    GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet

    I, too, am a success story of the gelato cleanse. Worked wonders.

    For anyone interested, we are going to be starting a new "Spring Cleanse" in the Gelato/Ice Cream lovers group in the next few days. For 30 days, try to fit in a sweet treat of your choosing, it can be frozen (as long as not Arctic Zero or Frozen Mashed Bananas), store bought (hello Girl Scout Cookie season!), homemade, etc. Post what you are eating, especially if you have food porn pics, and your results at the end of the 30 days! It will beat any lemonade/cayenne cleanse results any day or your money back!

    -disclaimer - I am not actually selling any products as part of this Spring Cleanse. It was a joke. :wink:

    In!!!
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    Phoenix_Down wrote: »
    GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet

    I, too, am a success story of the gelato cleanse. Worked wonders.

    For anyone interested, we are going to be starting a new "Spring Cleanse" in the Gelato/Ice Cream lovers group in the next few days. For 30 days, try to fit in a sweet treat of your choosing, it can be frozen (as long as not Arctic Zero or Frozen Mashed Bananas), store bought (hello Girl Scout Cookie season!), homemade, etc. Post what you are eating, especially if you have food porn pics, and your results at the end of the 30 days! It will beat any lemonade/cayenne cleanse results any day or your money back!

    -disclaimer - I am not actually selling any products as part of this Spring Cleanse. It was a joke. :wink:

    Boom I loved the last "cleanse"
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    You really should use the yellow variety if you try this, but this is a decent cleanse recipe...

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  • PharmGirl522
    PharmGirl522 Posts: 51 Member
    maidentl wrote: »
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    BraveNewdGirl wrote: »
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    As usual, Grumpy Cat provides the hands-down best response to this question.

  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    Phoenix_Down wrote: »
    GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet

    I, too, am a success story of the gelato cleanse. Worked wonders.

    For anyone interested, we are going to be starting a new "Spring Cleanse" in the Gelato/Ice Cream lovers group in the next few days. For 30 days, try to fit in a sweet treat of your choosing, it can be frozen (as long as not Arctic Zero or Frozen Mashed Bananas), store bought (hello Girl Scout Cookie season!), homemade, etc. Post what you are eating, especially if you have food porn pics, and your results at the end of the 30 days! It will beat any lemonade/cayenne cleanse results any day or your money back!

    -disclaimer - I am not actually selling any products as part of this Spring Cleanse. It was a joke. :wink:

    Does trying count? I can only push eating sugar so far, but I have gelato and am willing.

  • PharmGirl522
    PharmGirl522 Posts: 51 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    Phoenix_Down wrote: »
    GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet

    I, too, am a success story of the gelato cleanse. Worked wonders.

    For anyone interested, we are going to be starting a new "Spring Cleanse" in the Gelato/Ice Cream lovers group in the next few days. For 30 days, try to fit in a sweet treat of your choosing, it can be frozen (as long as not Arctic Zero or Frozen Mashed Bananas), store bought (hello Girl Scout Cookie season!), homemade, etc. Post what you are eating, especially if you have food porn pics, and your results at the end of the 30 days! It will beat any lemonade/cayenne cleanse results any day or your money back!

    -disclaimer - I am not actually selling any products as part of this Spring Cleanse. It was a joke. :wink:

    Wait. Is this for real? Are you serious? Because I gotta say, this is the kind of cleanse I could get behind. *L*

  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
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    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    Haribo SF Gummy Bears?! :|
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Haribo SF Gummy Bears?! :|

    How about a trigger warning next time?

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Haribo SF Gummy Bears?! :|

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  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    PharmGirl522 wrote: »
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    Phoenix_Down wrote: »
    GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet

    I, too, am a success story of the gelato cleanse. Worked wonders.

    For anyone interested, we are going to be starting a new "Spring Cleanse" in the Gelato/Ice Cream lovers group in the next few days. For 30 days, try to fit in a sweet treat of your choosing, it can be frozen (as long as not Arctic Zero or Frozen Mashed Bananas), store bought (hello Girl Scout Cookie season!), homemade, etc. Post what you are eating, especially if you have food porn pics, and your results at the end of the 30 days! It will beat any lemonade/cayenne cleanse results any day or your money back!

    -disclaimer - I am not actually selling any products as part of this Spring Cleanse. It was a joke. :wink:

    Wait. Is this for real? Are you serious? Because I gotta say, this is the kind of cleanse I could get behind. *L*

    Oh we take our gelato cleanses very seriously...

    I will create a thread so everyone can have a place to track what they eat every day, but I started with this for anyone interested.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/event/990-spring-cleanse-ing-kickoff
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  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    PharmGirl522 wrote: »
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    Phoenix_Down wrote: »
    GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
    Only cleanse that was beneficial to me was this one:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1258212/30-day-gelato-ice-cream-cleanse-diet

    I, too, am a success story of the gelato cleanse. Worked wonders.

    For anyone interested, we are going to be starting a new "Spring Cleanse" in the Gelato/Ice Cream lovers group in the next few days. For 30 days, try to fit in a sweet treat of your choosing, it can be frozen (as long as not Arctic Zero or Frozen Mashed Bananas), store bought (hello Girl Scout Cookie season!), homemade, etc. Post what you are eating, especially if you have food porn pics, and your results at the end of the 30 days! It will beat any lemonade/cayenne cleanse results any day or your money back!

    -disclaimer - I am not actually selling any products as part of this Spring Cleanse. It was a joke. :wink:

    Wait. Is this for real? Are you serious? Because I gotta say, this is the kind of cleanse I could get behind. *L*

    Oh we take our gelato cleanses very seriously...

    I will create a thread so everyone can have a place to track what they eat every day, but I started with this for anyone interested.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/event/990-spring-cleanse-ing-kickoff

    I'm not allowed to view this event :sad:
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