Colonic irrigation?

Don't know about MS, but medical community consensus is that if anything, it only does more harm than good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonic

Your body should clean itself.

Wondering would a colonic help me begin my weight loss journey?

Yes, but it's not going to be much weight loss, and the weight won't stay off. (Just like taking a laxative.)
As soon as you eat, your intestines will fill up again. That's what they're designed to do.
Unless you have a serious impaction, don't fiddle with introducing irrigation to your large intestine from the wrong end. (And if you do, let your doctor or her/his designee handle it, so it's done safely.)

If you're feeling stuck, so to speak, drink more water and eat more fiber.
Maybe try a glass of metamucil before bed for a week, see if it makes a difference. Can't hurt. (Or eat an apple, prunes, plums, figs, etc. for a bedtime snack.)
Exercise helps too, so keep doing that.

If your bowel movement is slow, a colonic won't make any difference. Eat stuff like linseeds. Eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. Do more exercise. Eat less junk food (I understand that can block you up a bit).

It won't affect your body fat.

Considering a colonic. I have MS which means I don't...er...'move' well. Though that is one of my symptoms, it may not be for every MS sufferer. Anyway. Wondering would a colonic help me begin my weight loss journey?

Speak to your doctor about your movement issues. All colonic irrigation does is embarrass you and give someone some money

http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/gastro.html

And that's if you're not unlucky. You can die as a result of a bowel perforation. The only person allowed to insert an object up my bottom is a qualified medic in a hospital.

It is actually worse than you think. Not only is it useless for weight loss, but also unless you have a serious impaction and need it done by a medical professional, frequent use of irrigation will make your constipation problem worse. In time you will not be able to move your bowels without them, not to mention what they would do to your bacterial flora. I will make it easier for you and quote this from Quackwatch for some more immediate health risks.

"colonic irrigation, which also can be expensive, has considerable potential for harm. The process can be very uncomfortable, since the presence of the tube can induce severe cramps and pain. If the equipment is not adequately sterilized between treatments, disease germs from one person's large intestine can be transmitted to others. Several outbreaks of serious infections have been reported, including one in which contaminated equipment caused amebiasis in 36 people, 6 of whom died following bowel perforation [7-9]. Cases of heart failure (from excessive fluid absorption into the bloodstream) and electrolyte imbalance have also been reported [10]. Direct rectal perforation has also been reported [11]. Yet no license or training is required to operate a colonic-irrigation device. In 1985, a California judge ruled that colonic irrigation is an invasive medical procedure that may not be performed by chiropractors and the California Health Department's Infectious Disease Branch stated: "The practice of colonic irrigation by chiropractors, physical therapists, or physicians should cease. Colonic irrigation can do no good, only harm." The National Council Against Health Fraud agrees [12]."

Can you give us the link for that? Would like to send the link to someone.

It is actually worse than you think. Not only is it useless for weight loss, but also unless you have a serious impaction and need it done by a medical professional, frequent use of irrigation will make your constipation problem worse. In time you will not be able to move your bowels without them, not to mention what they would do to your bacterial flora. I will make it easier for you and quote this from Quackwatch for some more immediate health risks.

"colonic irrigation, which also can be expensive, has considerable potential for harm. The process can be very uncomfortable, since the presence of the tube can induce severe cramps and pain. If the equipment is not adequately sterilized between treatments, disease germs from one person's large intestine can be transmitted to others. Several outbreaks of serious infections have been reported, including one in which contaminated equipment caused amebiasis in 36 people, 6 of whom died following bowel perforation [7-9]. Cases of heart failure (from excessive fluid absorption into the bloodstream) and electrolyte imbalance have also been reported [10]. Direct rectal perforation has also been reported [11]. Yet no license or training is required to operate a colonic-irrigation device. In 1985, a California judge ruled that colonic irrigation is an invasive medical procedure that may not be performed by chiropractors and the California Health Department's Infectious Disease Branch stated: "The practice of colonic irrigation by chiropractors, physical therapists, or physicians should cease. Colonic irrigation can do no good, only harm." The National Council Against Health Fraud agrees [12]."

Can you give us the link for that? Would like to send the link to someone.

The link was provided earlier by other members. Here it is again http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/gastro.html

The link was provided earlier by other members. Here it is again http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/gastro.html

Oh yeah. I am a silly hippo!

colonics are awesome for weight loss and they help your skin rejuvenate so definitely a good option. i use this one often http://www.mb104.com/lnk.asp?o=6675&c=918273&a=131147