Colonic Hydrotherapy

I missed the post where someone said they were told that red meat doesn't get digested and can stay in your colon for years--yeah, that's a sign of true quackery.

Do a little critical thinking--how much red meat have you eaten in your life? If it doesn't digest and stays in your colon, you'd be plugged up from now until next month. Ever poop out chunks of red meat? I thought not. You digest red meat just as well as everything else you eat.

Seriously, people, how can you believe something as obviously crazy as that?

I also had to buy some probiotics after, to put all the good bacteria in you, you keep them in the fridge... She will tell you all this anyway. Alot of food like steak or red meat can be stored in your gut for years and years, as doesnt full digest properly. She will tell you all about the colon, etc....Well I dont have that horrible bloated feeling anymore.... Worked for me and worth every penny, wasnt cheap either!!

I also had to buy some probiotics after, to put all the good bacteria in you, you keep them in the fridge... She will tell you all this anyway. Alot of food like steak or red meat can be stored in your gut for years and years, as doesnt full digest properly.

You have other medical issues you need to have checked out if you have food staying in your systems for years and years. If your food isn't being digested properly you have an issue.

To the OP, it's not worth to cost or the experience. There is no need to do so unless it's for a medical purpose. To the poster who said her doctor suggested them because she has a "slow colon" ... drink more water and consume more fiber.

I don't know why people do these things. Sure, it may clean you out but once you eat and you have food in your system again all that stuff in your colon is right back where it was.

These things can be harmful. This will remove the good bacteria from your system.

There is no "colonics" school.. meaning you are letting people do this on you that have no school, and no real knowledge. If they are telling you that steak stays in your system for years and years you need to run far away. They will tell you all sorts of false information to get you coming back.

I will trust my Dr over you, thanks. I drink a TON of water and eat fiber and take probiotics. I am sure your online degree at Google University is worth trusting you over my Dr that I have seen over 10 years.

I will trust my Dr over you, thanks. I drink a TON of water and eat fiber and take probiotics. I am sure your online degree at Google University is worth trusting you over my Dr that I have seen over 10 years.

I'd love to know who Doctor Buttbath is. I'd like to make sure I avoid him/her at all costs.

Go harass other people troll. We have better things to do, like poop.

I think only you caught that! haha

If you want to clean out your bowels, just eat a ton of garlic. It'll help shed all of the junk attached to your intestinal lining (and give you really stinky BMs to be prepared to crack a window lol)

I've heard using enemas regularly ends up making your body dependent on them and you have a harder time using the restroom naturally.

In order to make the body dependent on them a person would need to do it a few times a month. Not once in a great while. Plus an at home enema is waaaaaay different than seeing a professional.

Here is the thing, some of you clearly just know EVERYTHING. Some of you CLEARLY hide behind the computer and bully others who have different beliefs than you or feel different way towards different procedures..

I had it suggested by my Dr because I have a hard time going poo. Get over it. It was the BEST thing to happen to me because with the help of it I can actually poop. Why don't you try being as backed up as I have been, try dealing with the pain and discomfort, the constant bloating feeling, crying when you TRY to go to the bathroom and when you do you bleed out of your bum. There is your TMI for the day. Some of you should think about getting a hobby instead of harassing people on the internet to make your lives seem so much better.

I will take the advice of my Dr over any advice from a know-it-all on the MFP forums who believe they know everything because they used google to look up the negatives. If we all thought the way some of you did, we wouldn't leave our house or we would live in a bubble.

And yes, there are people who are qualified to do it. Maybe you live in a backwoods state or country.

People stick things in their bums all the time, its called being kinky, at least this way I am actually benefiting from it and not just being nice to my bf.

The only thing I can say here is that I had an operation recently in an UK hospital. I needed an empty colon and small intestine before the procedure. Was I given an enema? Nope. I had to drink some stuff called Picolax and they put me on a drip after the inevitable happened (Stay Close to the WC!) As for drinking probiotics... I think your stomach acid pretty much wipes out any bacteria you eat....

A healthy body will is able to detox without expensive cleanses or procedures. It detoxes you on a daily basis. I could see doing hydrotherapy if your digestive system is backed up. But, first you should go to a doctor and figure out whats going on and how to prevent it from happening again.

If you want the same effect without going to see someone then do the colonoscopy prep with miralax. It will clean out your entire digestive system.