Anyone do a cleanse?!

I wake up, drink water, go to work as normal, survive the day on water, black coffee and black or green tea, sometimes with a stevia sweetener, sometimes with a little milk and then sometimes not. I usually get hungry at lunchtime and again at 2 and again at 7, but it goes away each time, and energy levels are great and I feel generally good. I usually have broth from 1 stock cube in the evening. I go to bed early. I wake up fresh the next morning and sometimes not even hungry!

The medical research does not support the cleanse trend. Eat right (which clearly you appear to be doing) and save your money.

I do not care what has been proven and so on and so forth. I just go by how I feel when I do things. I do a colon cleanse once a month (NOT LAXATIVES), and I have done other cleanses. I do feel better and more energetic. The average person can carry up to 8-10 pounds of waste in their colon! Nasty!!! Maybe it is in my head, but once a month is not going to hurt anything.

The average person DOES NOT carry 8-10 pounds of waste in their colon. Who says that? The people selling colon cleanses, that's who.

And your colon is supposed to have waste in it all the time--that means that it's continually functioning as you continue to eat throughout the day. If your colon is empty, either you're not eating or you have some sort of GI blockage.

I do not care what has been proven and so on and so forth. I just go by how I feel when I do things. I do a colon cleanse once a month (NOT LAXATIVES), and I have done other cleanses. I do feel better and more energetic. The average person can carry up to 8-10 pounds of waste in their colon! Nasty!!! Maybe it is in my head, but once a month is not going to hurt anything.

The average person DOES NOT carry 8-10 pounds of waste in their colon. Who says that? The people selling colon cleanses, that's who.

And your colon is supposed to have waste in it all the time--that means that it's continually functioning as you continue to eat throughout the day. If your colon is empty, either you're not eating or you have some sort of GI blockage.

I work in the healthcare business and I do know that is a FACT. An average colon is 32 feet long. Please do some research on it.

Sorry, 25-32 feet

Hello everyone! I know this seems to be a touchy question but I was wondering if anyone ever does a 24 hour body cleanse? or any type of cleanse? If so what do you do? How does it work? How often do you do it? I am thinking of it more as a once in awhile to clean my body out one day. I do not want or am not looking for long extensive ones because I know those are definetely not good for you. Thanks so much ahead of time!

I cleanse everyday by eating whole foods, lean proteins, fruits, vegetables at every meal then drinking plenty of water and going to the bathroom. Works great. Also, if I do the above program with exercise and a caloric deficit I also lose weight. Its really a miracle how well it works.

I do not care what has been proven and so on and so forth. I just go by how I feel when I do things. I do a colon cleanse once a month (NOT LAXATIVES), and I have done other cleanses. I do feel better and more energetic. The average person can carry up to 8-10 pounds of waste in their colon! Nasty!!! Maybe it is in my head, but once a month is not going to hurt anything.

The average person DOES NOT carry 8-10 pounds of waste in their colon. Who says that? The people selling colon cleanses, that's who.

And your colon is supposed to have waste in it all the time--that means that it's continually functioning as you continue to eat throughout the day. If your colon is empty, either you're not eating or you have some sort of GI blockage.

I work in the healthcare business and I do know that is a FACT. An average colon is 32 feet long. Please do some research on it.

Sorry, 25-32 feet

So, when you do a fast, are you losing 8-10lbs of waste? How much time do you spend in the bathroom to get rid of all that?

I do not care what has been proven and so on and so forth. I just go by how I feel when I do things. I do a colon cleanse once a month (NOT LAXATIVES), and I have done other cleanses. I do feel better and more energetic. The average person can carry up to 8-10 pounds of waste in their colon! Nasty!!! Maybe it is in my head, but once a month is not going to hurt anything.

The average person DOES NOT carry 8-10 pounds of waste in their colon. Who says that? The people selling colon cleanses, that's who.

And your colon is supposed to have waste in it all the time--that means that it's continually functioning as you continue to eat throughout the day. If your colon is empty, either you're not eating or you have some sort of GI blockage.

I work in the healthcare business and I do know that is a FACT. An average colon is 32 feet long. Please do some research on it.

Sorry, 25-32 feet

So, when you do a fast, are you losing 8-10lbs of waste? How much time do you spend in the bathroom to get rid of all that?

I am not here to argue. I do not need to research anything (I have already done that) and a colon cleanse goes on for several days. I have never have never had diarrhea with one, just go more often. The most I have lost with one is 5lbs. It is impossible to lose the 8-10 pounds unless you are not eating.

Just wanted to add that it is not a permenant weight loss.

Who cares how long your intestines are. All of these cleanses are a scam!

I agree that noone should care how long the intestines are. lol

I do not take the pills which I agree are silly and basically laxatives. What I do is all natural and are recipes. I copied and pasted the ones I use and can be found on WebMD.


If you suffer from chronic constipation or other intestinal disturbances, you may want to try a homemade colon cleanse to flush out some of the toxins in your body that are contributing to your ill health. You don't have to spend a lot of money to cleanse your colon; you can often use ingredients you already have to make a colon cleanse. However, you should schedule your colon cleanse to begin on a day when you do not have to leave the house to give your body time to adjust to the internal cleansing process.

Apple Cleanse
Step 1
Eat your favorite type of apple all day long, from morning to dinner time, to lose weight and cleanse your colon, states Dr. Ben Kim, a chiropractor and acupuncturist who runs a fasting and chiropractic clinic in Ontario, Canada. Apples contain fiber, which adds bulk to the waste material that travels through your colon. This bulk helps your body turn waste materials into well-formed stools, says Kim.

Step 2
Eat a dinner that is at least 50 percent green vegetables while you are on the apple cleanse. Eating in this manner will supply your body with good calories and prevent you from experiencing unpleasant side effects such as fatigue while you do the apple cleanse, states Dr. Kim. He suggests dinner items such as steamed broccoli, kale, spinach, green peas and asparagus served with wild salmon, quinoa or steamed brown rice.

Step 3
Snack on apples again if you get hungry late at night, says Dr. Kim.

Sea Salt Cleanse
Step 1
Stir about ½ tsp. of sea salt into an 8-ounce glass of warm water and drink the mixture in the morning on an empty stomach. Sea salt removes fecal matter from your intestines and restores optimal intestinal movement that carries food through your digestive tract, according to ColonNews.com.

Step 2
Mix about ½ tsp. of lemon juice into the sea salt-water mixture if you can't drink the mixture straight.

Step 3
If you still can't drink the mixture with the added lemon juice, add enough maple syrup or agave nectar to the mixture to make it tolerable for you to drink.

Cayenne Pepper-Lemon Cleanse
Step 1
Pour ½ tsp. of cayenne pepper into a 10-ounce glass. Add 4 Tbsp. of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Fill the glass with warm water and stir thoroughly. Add ½ tsp. of organic maple syrup to sweeten the mixture, if desired. Drink on an empty stomach up to five times per month to cleanse your colon. Cayenne pepper breaks down mucus in your colon, while lemon juice eliminates toxins, states ColonNews.com.

Step 2
If you don't like the taste of the warm mixture, let the cayenne pepper-lemon cleanse cool for approximately 10 minutes, re-stir and drink.

Step 3
If the cayenne pepper burns your stomach, eat 1 Tbsp. of honey to coat your stomach every 15 minutes or so until it stops burning.

Ginger-Psyllium Cleanse
Step 1
Juice enough apples to fill an 8 oz. glass. If you do not have a juicer, fill the glass with organic apple juice. Add 1 tsp. each ground ginger and ground psyllium husk. Mix thoroughly or blend on low until smooth. Psyllium binds waste materials together, while ginger flushes toxins from the colon, states ColonNews.com, and the nutrients in the apple juice will support your colon during the cleanse.

Step 2
Drink eight to 10 glasses of water after drinking this cleanse to move the psyllium through your colon.

Step 3
Eat a light lunch and dinner following the cleanse because the psyllium will expand in your stomach and heavy foods might give you a stomachache.

Things You'll Need
Apples
Green vegetables
Quinoa
Brown rice
Wild salmon
Sea salt
Cayenne pepper
Lemon juice
Ginger
Psyllium

Apple Cleanse
Step 1
Eat your favorite type of apple all day long, from morning to dinner time, to lose weight and cleanse your colon, ... Apples contain fiber, which adds bulk to the waste material that travels through your colon. This bulk helps your body turn waste materials into well-formed stools,...

I eat an apple a day, sometimes two or three, sometimes nothing else, sometimes a dinner of only vegetables afterwards. It certainly does not result in increased defecation, if that's what 'colon cleansing' is.

states Dr. Ben Kim, a chiropractor and acupuncturist who runs a fasting and chiropractic clinic in Ontario, Canada.

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Cayenne Pepper-Lemon Cleanse
Step 1
Pour ½ tsp. of cayenne pepper into a 10-ounce glass. Add 4 Tbsp. of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Fill the glass with warm water and stir thoroughly. Add ½ tsp. of organic maple syrup to sweeten the mixture, if desired. Drink on an empty stomach up to five times per month to cleanse your colon.

Sounds a lot like the 'lemon detox master cleanse' originally designed by Stanley Burroughs and recently voted as one of the greatest lemons of 2012 (http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/worst-diets-of-2012-20130110-2cidk.html), but if you are mixing it yourself instead of paying someone too much for the privilege, I don't see why you shouldn't do it if it helps you feel better.

try Advocare 24 day Challenge. It is a cleanse, but is really more about learning proper food combinations and portions. I have lost almost 10lbs in 11 days, and 5" off my waist. Husband has lost 15lbs in 11 days. And we feel great.

no

Try the lemon, cucumber, mint water detox. It's very tasty and actually worked for me!

Everything I want to say about this topic has already been said so much better in this thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/821828-detoxes-and-cleanses


TL;DR: No, there is no reason/real benefit.

QFT