Salt Water Flush

kamber13

I started to try adding a salt water flush to my daily regiment. I've done them before and have had decent results. Has anyone else tried them?

I'm currently using 2TBS to 1QT warm water on an empty stomach.

arditarose

What kind of results?

NerdyNix

Never heard of that before. What is its purpose?

madz0007

That doesn't sound particularly healthy

Sabine_Stroehm

For cleaning the toilet? What are you trying to "flush"?

sarahgemini

Sounds dangerous

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MonkeyMel21

I've flushed my sinuses before with salt water and have gotten great results!

DaniCanadian

Really? I would think it would just add to bloating...you're body cleans itself, flushes and cleanses aren't going to help.

Lounmoun

So, I looked it up and you are drinking salt water to try to force a bowel movement? A cleanse.
That doesn't seem necessary or healthy.

UtterlyMzFit

What the heck is a salt water flush??

CharlieBeansmomTracey

yep,its another cleanse that says it produces 3-7 bowel movements a day.

Ninkyou

I had to google this. Literally, the third link was about the dangers and precautions of doing a salt water flush.

Specific Salt Water Flush Dangers:

altars critical pH and mineral levels in the body
kills all beneficial intestinal bacteria
can overwork the kidneys as they attempt to regulate the sodium level in the blood, which has just been dramatically thrown off balance.
excess sodium the kidneys can't eliminate quickly enough, accumulates in the blood, essentially "thickening" the blood, making the heart work harder and causing your blood pressure to rise.
causes electrolyte imbalances
can cause edema
some individuals have reported "bad reactions" to the salt water flush, ending up bedridden for several days.


Granted, the more serious of these effects occurs in individuals for whom the process doesn't work at all, for those whose systems absorb the salt water. But, the first time you do a salt water flush, you don't know if you'll be one of those people or not.

On top of that, people with the following SHOULD NOT do a salt water flush:

weak or diseased kidneys, or having only one kidney
high blood pressure
heart disease or weakness
edema
diabetes
stomach/intestinal disease

And, most people throw up when doing it. So.... yeah.... that's a big NO.

NerdyNix

Sounds lovely.......

Arliah

http://undergroundhealthreporter.com/detoxify-your-body-naturally/#axzz3aL9PRuzu

Why do people feel the need to detox when healthy bodies do that all by themselves?

amusedmonkey

Do you use that to induce vomiting or to accelerate your toilet habits? If it's the former, it's very dangerous. Some bulimics use that trick. If it's the latter, then yes, salt water can help things along if you're a bit pressed but not enough to warrant using harsher stuff. If you're doing it for weight loss, it's useless. That "weight" you lose will come right back as soon as you drink some water.

zoeysasha37

nope. There's no way I'd do that. Your body cleanses itself. There's no quick fixes, there's no easy way out. You have to put in hard work, there's no replacement for hard work.

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myheartsabattleground

nope.

elphie754

Lol read the topic and immediately thought of saline flushes (used in the medical field for IVs).

But this? Nope. Danger Will Robinson, danger! You cod get really ill from doing this. Also- taking in that much sodium is likely going to cause water retention not "flush" it out.

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errollmaclean

Why not just count calories?

x311Tifa

What happened to good ole fashioned drinking plain water?

FitForL1fe

this sounds hawt as *kitten*

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BWBTrish

i love these kinda posts.....OP drops a post wanders off and while everybody has something like huh???????? OP is gone, dont answer for some time, wanders in around in the forum or is doing the garden.....well isnt bothered at all about how silly the post is thats for sure.

angelexperiment

Yes I have as part of a cleanse. But it is not meant to be done for more than a week. I only do it when I have constipation bad. It will clean you out if that is the result you are looking for. Never made me throw up though, so that might mean you have other issues.

PeachyCarol

MonkeyMel21 wrote: »

I've flushed my sinuses before with salt water and have gotten great results!

With the pollen count off the charts this year? I've been doing that daily. It helps a lot.

PeachyCarol

2TBSP to 1 quart of water? That's... a lot of salt. And a lot of poop.

Please stop doing this, OP. Sounds dangerous.

Poop isn't fat. You're not losing anything your body won't rid itself of.

kommodevaran

You did what to your regiment? And they just let you?

girlwithcurls2

kommodevaran wrote: »

You did what to your regiment? And they just let you?

QFT

P.S. Who wants to be having 3-7 bowel movements a day???