Pounds of rotting food and toxic sludge
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singingflutelady wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Laxative abuse is the in thing these daysMeh, just go and do a colonoscopy prep, it's cheaper and it'll have the same effect that'll last 2 days until you get your appetite back and rehydrate. I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THAT FOR REAL. Just pointing out the obvious; )
And it's crazy we have to put in these kinds of disclaimers, right? In case someone might actually think it's a good idea!
Yeah, I've seen a lot of threads lately. All tied up in the mindset that you can eat it all, and the laxative will pass it on through before it turns to fat. So dangerous, and people think because it's OTC it can't hurt you.
I used to abuse laxatives back in the day when anorexic and I am still suffering the consequences. I have no firm link but I really think it at least triggered my severe crohn's disease.
You've been very open in sharing your story, and I have to think that there are people out there who might have been sucked into the scam of the quick fix who gave it a pass after reading about your experience.6 -
Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
If I have fecal matter in my stomach, I'm going to the ER for medical treatment, not taking a capsule.14 -
If you had that much fecal matter in your stomach you would be very ill.Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
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If you had that much fecal matter in your stomach you would be very ill.Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
Or any actually8 -
singingflutelady wrote: »
If you had that much fecal matter in your stomach you would be very ill.Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
Or any actually
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Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
Ironically, even though you hate these commercials for promoting an easy fix, your post is basically doing the same thing - incorrectly suggesting that people have a build up of undesired, unprocessed "stuff" inside them that needs to be expelled. If a person is constipated, then they may want to pursue some OTC remedies, but fecal matter in the stomach that you want to get rid of for a flat tummy? That's basically the premise of the commercials!7 -
singingflutelady wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Laxative abuse is the in thing these daysMeh, just go and do a colonoscopy prep, it's cheaper and it'll have the same effect that'll last 2 days until you get your appetite back and rehydrate. I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THAT FOR REAL. Just pointing out the obvious; )
And it's crazy we have to put in these kinds of disclaimers, right? In case someone might actually think it's a good idea!
Yeah, I've seen a lot of threads lately. All tied up in the mindset that you can eat it all, and the laxative will pass it on through before it turns to fat. So dangerous, and people think because it's OTC it can't hurt you.
I used to abuse laxatives back in the day when anorexic and I am still suffering the consequences. I have no firm link but I really think it at least triggered my severe crohn's disease.
I wish I had read stories like yours before I did... Thankfully except for a sometimes iffy digestion, I came out of it mostly unscathed.
Why anyone would willingly put themselves through that I'll never understand. (Still don't understand what I was thinking...)0 -
The "if your belly is getting too flat" one is amusing, too. At least it would be if people didn't seriously fall for this nonsense and send them money. I'm in the wrong racket.
But it's a FREE trial...so you've got nothing to lose except pounds of rotting food and toxic sludge!!
(Fine print: First month supply is free. Just pay $39.95 for shipping and handling. After your free month we'll mail you a refill every 30 days for the low rate of just $89.99 plus s&h. For your convenience we will discreetly charge your credit card. You can cancel your subscription any time after 24 months by calling 1-900-SCAMMER. Average hold time is 182 minutes. Calls are $2.99 per minute. What are you waiting for? Free trials are limited and there is a strict limit of ONE per household.)
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red99ryder wrote: »3rdof7sisters wrote: »Yeah, Marie Osmond does it too with Nutri System. She claims one of the products gets rid of "belly bulge"
I noticed Lady Gaga had a little bulge in the SuperBowl half time show , she should talk to Marie lol
Good luck everyone
I wish my stomach bulge looked like Lady Gaga's.9 -
singingflutelady wrote: »
If you had that much fecal matter in your stomach you would be very ill.Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
Or any actually
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E-coli comes to mind......
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tc/e-coli-infection-topic-overview#12 -
singingflutelady wrote: »
If you had that much fecal matter in your stomach you would be very ill.Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
Or any actually
Yes
E-coli comes to mind......
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tc/e-coli-infection-topic-overview#1
Salmonella worked for me.0 -
markrgeary1 wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
If you had that much fecal matter in your stomach you would be very ill.Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
Or any actually
Yes
E-coli comes to mind......
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tc/e-coli-infection-topic-overview#1
Salmonella worked for me.
Fistula, some kind of back up.....1 -
htimpaired wrote: »I hear that part of the commercial where the results are TOO dramatic and I wonder-are they caving in?
WORSE than just cave in:
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Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
As long as your doctor is Dr. Oz. Because he's about the only "doctor" who would recommend this kind of unsubstantiated woo.2 -
Those ads have always annoyed me. Praying on the desperate and uneducated.
The "if your belly is getting too flat" one is amusing, too. At least it would be if people didn't seriously fall for this nonsense and send them money. I'm in the wrong racket.
But it's a FREE trial...so you've got nothing to lose except pounds of rotting food and toxic sludge!!
(Fine print: First month supply is free. Just pay $39.95 for shipping and handling. After your free month we'll mail you a refill every 30 days for the low rate of just $89.99 plus s&h. For your convenience we will discreetly charge your credit card. You can cancel your subscription any time after 24 months by calling 1-900-SCAMMER. Average hold time is 182 minutes. Calls are $2.99 per minute. What are you waiting for? Free trials are limited and there is a strict limit of ONE per household.)
Only 182 minutes? That's even faster than a certain phone company I won't mention. I'm IN!2 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »I did a 2-day prep for colonoscopy recently and am here to report that I discharged 3.0 lb of said rotting food and toxic sludge, and still had love handles, loose skin, and the dashing and charming shar pei look.
And you probably regained about 2.5 lb of that over the next couple of days when you put food and liquid back into your body.
I am in day 3 of my prep (the clear liquid day). I get to do the drink tonight because my procedure is tomorrow. Good times ahead.3 -
singingflutelady wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Laxative abuse is the in thing these daysMeh, just go and do a colonoscopy prep, it's cheaper and it'll have the same effect that'll last 2 days until you get your appetite back and rehydrate. I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THAT FOR REAL. Just pointing out the obvious; )
And it's crazy we have to put in these kinds of disclaimers, right? In case someone might actually think it's a good idea!
Yeah, I've seen a lot of threads lately. All tied up in the mindset that you can eat it all, and the laxative will pass it on through before it turns to fat. So dangerous, and people think because it's OTC it can't hurt you.
I used to abuse laxatives back in the day when anorexic and I am still suffering the consequences. I have no firm link but I really think it at least triggered my severe crohn's disease.
I do know it can cause your intestines to no longer function properly because the laxatives used to trigger the contractions and your body forgot how to do it by itself. Most people recover function in time but whether this would trigger a permanent condition like Crohn's would be something maybe a GI doctor would know.0 -
@red99ryderred99ryder wrote: »3rdof7sisters wrote: »Yeah, Marie Osmond does it too with Nutri System. She claims one of the products gets rid of "belly bulge"
I noticed Lady Gaga had a little bulge in the SuperBowl half time show , she should talk to Marie lol
Good luck everyone
.. a link to her comment from her Twitter page. click the photo..
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