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Apricot Cleanse

NCchar130
NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
edited January 6 in Food and Nutrition
I see threads every day about the latest "cleanse" or "detox diet" so consider this a friendly PSA about the APRICOT CLEANSE!!

I've been eating a lot of sodium the last few weeks and thought, hey! I'll try incorporating more potassium-rich foods into my diet to balance that out some and hopefully reduce the bloating/water retention.

I found a helpful list of such foods via google search. Dried apricots were on the list! Yay! I love those, they remind me of gummy candy. So I ate two servings today (about 12 of them).

Turns out, they have a shocking "cleansing" effect similar to what prunes are known for.

I have not been able to stay out of the bathroom and I feel certain that my colon has been thoroughly and completely cleansed multiple times today. If I had any 'toxins' in my system anywhere, they couldn't have lived through all that. Good lord, who knew? Not me! :drinker:

You're welcome.

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  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    A new improved google search has revealed that apricots are classified as a plum. Prunes are dried plums. Good to know. If only I'd known BEFORE :sad:
  • 10manda86
    10manda86 Posts: 229 Member
    BAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (oops were you seeking sympathy? lol :P)

    hope you can leave the bathroom and your home soon!
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    Dried apricots are great for "flushing" out...ahem, well you know. :) I would watch out for the sugar content, though, if that's something you usually keep an eye on. It can be pretty high. They are delicious, though!
  • vegannlg
    vegannlg Posts: 170 Member
    Ooh. This was an ACCIDENTAL cleanse. Totally "blows" any plans for the day, doesn't it? :b
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    Seems like I should have known this. Further research reveals that dried apricots are best-known for their laxative effect and eating as few as 3 of them will relieve constipation . I ate 12. TWELVE!! Why did I not know this?
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    I bet I have a super-awesome weigh-in in the morning though LOL.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    26750457_7594.jpg...A LOT
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    26750457_7594.jpg...A LOT

    POOP
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    26750457_7594.jpg...A LOT

    POOP

    Uh, this^??

    =\
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I did an accidental pickle cleanse last week. It was hateful.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Have you ever had a pluot?

    It's the most delicious genetically manufactured juicy deliciousness I have ever eaten! Om nom nom!
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    Are pluots anything like plumcots? Cause plumcots are delicious.
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    26750457_7594.jpg...A LOT

    POOP

    Uh, this^??

    =\

    Yes. This. This is the cliff notes version. :wink:
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Are pluots anything like plumcots? Cause plumcots are delicious.

    Yep... same difference.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    Hmmm...I eat 7 most days for the potassium content without issue. Maybe I'd be bound up without them.
  • vegannlg
    vegannlg Posts: 170 Member
    I guess everybody is different. I avoid them - though I love them - because they give me hellacious gas. Makes me hard to be around. Again :b Potassium = good though.
  • EMDpulse
    EMDpulse Posts: 1
    There is Dr. bob Marshall who talks also about apricots for cleanses. See his website very interesting!
  • OrganicNotes
    OrganicNotes Posts: 29
    I love them! The natural ones without any added Sugar, of course. I had no idea, however, that they provide a laxative effect? Crazy! But they sound like the perfect option, when in need for a good cleanse ! Just be sure and schedule AROUND such a day, haha.
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