Salt water cleanse?

dumb_blondes_rock

Has anyone tried this.....I'm going to start doing a diet, but i feel like i have all this crap, literally, in my intestines that i want to get out....has anyone tried the salt water cleanse.....basically its 1 liter water to 2 tablespoons salt water and some lemon juice.

trud72

if you eat properly and exersice a few times a week and drink water your body will sort itself out the right way!

Gabbylou22

The salt water cleanse can be very dangerous, and you need a specific type of salt otherwise you'll quite literally rip your intestines apart.

hellhammer

what trud said is right, lemon water is good for one thing is activating bile secretion , which makes you digest better and faster if i was you i wouldnt add salt but olive oil thats my own 5 cents you can take than in the morning its the NATURAL flush!!

have fun!

McKayMachina

I tried it once while doing master cleanse a few years ago. It made me feel like absolute garbage and I had to call in sick to work that morning. I do NOT recommend it. It's a top-down enema.

DulceDollie

I also did this while on the master cleanse. It was one of the worst physical experiences I have ever been through. And no one could pay me to do it again!!! Ugh. I don't think it's worth it. Use some good old psyllium husk. Anything, anything (!) but the salt water cleanse. I feel like vomiting just thinking about it. Which a lot of people do when doing the salt water cleanse. My body hurt, I was struggling not to hurl, I felt like I needed to go to the bathroom. All at once. I could go on, but I don't want to relive the horror.

trud72

what trud said is right, lemon water is good for one thing is activating bile secretion , which makes you digest better and faster if i was you i wouldnt add salt but olive oil thats my own 5 cents you can take than in the morning its the NATURAL flush!!

have fun!

WELL THANX dude!

TenderBranson

These fad cleanses are unnecessary. sure you'll shed some weight because you'll be consuming only liquids & very little calories.Salt water/Lemon cleanse, whatever. Just eat correctly & drink water with a steady workout routine & you'll be golden.

gaeljo

Trudy is right but ill add one thing. If you fast for a day or so your body will cleanse itself and take care of free radicals at the same time. I try and fast every couple of months. Nothing is better though than fasting and lots of veggies for cleansing the body and drinking water and eating fresh fruit.

vlr59

If you really want to clean out, try what they give you before a colonoscopy. It is a combination of dulcolax and miralax. I would honestly check with a doctor, first, though. I had my second colonoscopy last December, and ever since then, my "habits" have changed, and I needed to use colace to be able to go. So be very careful what you do.
Remember, it is normal to have "stuff" built up inside of you, so even if you cleanse now, it will build back up, so that is not a normal way to lose weight.

dumb_blondes_rock

well i don't want to do it to drop weight, i want to remove the "old fecal matter" built up on the sides.....because i have never in my life done a cleanse or anything similar to it. I just wanted a fresh start in my bowels

paulielb39

TRUD72: oh my you have lost alot of weight!!! congrats girl!!!

chatnel

I heard it is alot better to do a salt water flush than a colonic. I was keen to try the flush but not seeing many positive responses here. Anyone feedback on this?

Pebble321

well i don't want to do it to drop weight, i want to remove the "old fecal matter" built up on the sides.....because i have never in my life done a cleanse or anything similar to it. I just wanted a fresh start in my bowels

Why not bump up your intake of fruit and veggies and drink lots of water? That will get everything moving well through your system and will be much healthier and more enjoyable than punishing yourself (and risking your health) by drinking salt water.

velloxal

Himalayan salt can clean your system, but I didn't try it. Can't remember how to use it, but I am sure you can find it on the net.

My GP recommended THE BEST possible way.
In the morning drink one tablespoon Olive oil with one cup orange juice and follow by two glasses of water.
To be honest on third day I almost vomit (can't stand heavy texture and smell of olive oil brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) so I did moderation
I add olive oil to orange juice (best freshly squeezed) quickly stir and drink.
At the beginning it was way too much to drink 3 cups of liquid by one go, so I drank orange juice and one cup of water and slowly I was able to drink a bit more every day.

Orange juice cleanses all intestines and is friendly to your body. If you want to clean it better you can replace orange juice with grapefruit juice.

velloxal

There are some search results from Google about Himalayan salt to drink

http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=18&gs_id=1y&xhr=t&q=himalayan+salt+to+drink&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&oq=himalayan+salt+to+&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=c72d84806ae8a6&biw=1366&bih=643

Pspetal

There is no "old fecal matter built up on the sides" in your body. The body eliminates waste quite efficiently. Try substituting a whole lot of fruits for one meal. It'll cleanse you enough.

myfitnessnmhoy

If the question involves the words "cleanse" or "purge", then the answer is NO!

Particularly when you are talking about ingesting large amounts of sodium or other substances that are useful to the body only in very small amounts.

Drink plenty of water, eat healthy food, keep it up for a week and let the body's organs do the job they were intended to do. After a week, you'll be as "clean" as you're ever going to be. Save your money to spend on better food, not gimmicky and possibly dangerous pseudoscience.

tigersword

well i don't want to do it to drop weight, i want to remove the "old fecal matter" built up on the sides.....because i have never in my life done a cleanse or anything similar to it. I just wanted a fresh start in my bowels

There's no such thing as "old fecal matter" building up on the sides of your intestines. That's not how the human body functions.

myfitnessnmhoy

well i don't want to do it to drop weight, i want to remove the "old fecal matter" built up on the sides.....because i have never in my life done a cleanse or anything similar to it. I just wanted a fresh start in my bowels

If you somehow have "old fecal matter" attached to your colon, eat a normal amount of fiber every day, drink your 8 glasses of water, and I assure you that it will be replaced with "new fecal matter" in short order. The colon should have a certain amount of fecal matter in it - that's what the colon is FOR.

Removing ALL fecal matter from the colon means you are also purging out beneficial bacteria and other stuff that SHOULD be there for your body to operate efficiently. You feel so bad, that when you start recovering you start feeling normal - and you think the "cleanse" somehow improved you.

In a similar manner, you can stop headaches by tapping your head gently with a hammer. Once the extreme pain of the hammer-tapping-induced headache subsides, you won't even notice the original headache and you'll be able to convince yourself that you've made an improvement.

lizziebeth1028

CLeanses are a fad, a gimmick and some of them are downright dangerous. Don't waste your money or your time. Your liver and kidneys are natures own detox and they do their job very well. Eat healthy, eat clean, drink lot's of water and exercise!

ocukor1

Ridiculous. If you eat good, your body will clean itself. Why do you think you're full of some nasty stuff that needs cleansing?

mnowens

well i don't want to do it to drop weight, i want to remove the "old fecal matter" built up on the sides.....because i have never in my life done a cleanse or anything similar to it. I just wanted a fresh start in my bowels

That doesn't happen. Poo doesn't stay in there unless you have an impaction. People who do flushes and colonics might just be mildly constipated. The answer to that is to simply add more fiber to your diet and drink plenty of water. If it's actually hard to go, try some senna tea or Colase.

tsh0ck

well i don't want to do it to drop weight, i want to remove the "old fecal matter" built up on the sides.....because i have never in my life done a cleanse or anything similar to it. I just wanted a fresh start in my bowels

There's no such thing as "old fecal matter" building up on the sides of your intestines. That's not how the human body functions.

Yeah. That's ... uh ... weird.

myfitnessnmhoy

what trud said is right, lemon water is good for one thing is activating bile secretion , which makes you digest better and faster if i was you i wouldnt add salt but olive oil thats my own 5 cents you can take than in the morning its the NATURAL flush!!

have fun!

^^^ The keys to something like this are:

1. Lemon water is basically increasing your Vitamin C. It can't hurt you unless you're drinking a whole crapload of it.
2. Olive oil is full of good quality fats. If you fit them in your diet, they are beneficial and not harmful.
3. Even if something like this does no good in terms of actual colorectal health, you're increasing your intake of beneficial nutrients and healthy fats.
4. Lemon water and olive oil are readily available and inexpensive.

So if you are fixated on doing a cleanse, MAKE IT THIS ONE.

And maybe eat a little extra fiber to keep the alimentary train running.

akagudelo

I also have done the Salt Water Cleanse a few times while on the Master Cleanse, and i DO NOT RECOMMEND IT!

If done correctly it does completely flush you out, but the experience is just awful and very extreme.

Try not to eat processed food, have alot of veggis, fruit, and whole grains, and most importantly drink ALOT OF WATER.
Soon enough you'll rid yourself of all that "waste" you're looking to get rid of. Much better alternative and less harsh than the SWC.

bethfartman

This is basically what they do for a colonoscopy. When I was in the hospital with a perforated appendix which ended up resulting in a bowel resection, they handed me the jug of liquid you’re supposed to drink (PEG, which is basically salt water) and moved a bedpan close to the bed. When I remarked that the bathroom was only a couple steps away and the bed pan would not be necessary the nurse smiled and said, “Oh no, you’ll need it.” And she was right. It is miserable, I would not electively do that kind of ‘cleanse.’ Plus it’s incredibly hard on your kidneys; they suggest you not do that cleanse for colonoscopies more than once a year, if that. Not to mention, it’s not going to help with your digestive issues- anyone that tells you there is years of ‘build-up’ in your intestines is not well informed on the science of one’s digestive system (they're full of sh-t, only not real ****, just the figurative kind.) Changing your eating habits is the only thing that will help.
Here’s some concise information on the subject-
http://www.webmd.com/balance/features/colon-cleansers-are-they-safe

kateminx

well i don't want to do it to drop weight, i want to remove the "old fecal matter" built up on the sides.....because i have never in my life done a cleanse or anything similar to it. I just wanted a fresh start in my bowels

If you somehow have "old fecal matter" attached to your colon, eat a normal amount of fiber every day, drink your 8 glasses of water, and I assure you that it will be replaced with "new fecal matter" in short order. The colon should have a certain amount of fecal matter in it - that's what the colon is FOR.

Removing ALL fecal matter from the colon means you are also purging out beneficial bacteria and other stuff that SHOULD be there for your body to operate efficiently. You feel so bad, that when you start recovering you start feeling normal - and you think the "cleanse" somehow improved you.

In a similar manner, you can stop headaches by tapping your head gently with a hammer. Once the extreme pain of the hammer-tapping-induced headache subsides, you won't even notice the original headache and you'll be able to convince yourself that you've made an improvement.

Thanks for that advice - I wasn't sure if it would work as my problem was not quite the same, but now having ceased banging my head against a brick wall all my headaches have stopped!

MrsWilsoncroft

Lol

I'm giving it a try as think I could do with clearing the pipes lol xxx

AmberJo1984

I haven't heard of this cleanse before; but, I would think if you eat like you should, and exercise, your system will cleanse itself.

MsNewBooty83

you might as well buy a tube of preparation H when u pick up ur salt. lol. when ur butt hole starts dry heaving youll need it. you could be setting urself up for a pretty rough aftermath. i wouldnt do it myself. remember there is good and bad bacteria living in your intestines, when u wipe everything out of there youre stripping urself of the natural good bacterias too, you can wind up with some serious issues there. i dont know if you eat while ur doing this cleanse, but def pro biotic yogurts and any cultured dairy would probly help. eeek. im advising against it tho! but who takes medical advice from a zombie anyhow? good luck whatever way u decide to go!