How to cleanse

amyers2891
amyers2891 Posts: 30 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys! I've been feeling extremely bloated the past week and it seems to keep coming back. I feel like I need to do a cleanse to kinda refresh my system. I just got a gallon of aloe juice because I heard that it's really good for your body to drink a tablespoon or two in the morning. What are some other ways to cleanse?

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1159755/looking-for-a-detox-cleanse
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    https://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-detox-delusion/
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited February 2016
    The liver and kidneys in good working order is all you need.
  • QueenofHearts023
    QueenofHearts023 Posts: 421 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    With a sponge

    And soap
  • Panda_brat
    Panda_brat Posts: 291 Member
    Money in your wallet is a great cleanse. Otherwise for me it's plenty of water and fiber.
  • richln
    richln Posts: 809 Member
    Nutritious diet and exercise with sensible sodium intake while keeping well hydrated to help reduce bloating?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    QueenofHearts023 wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    With a sponge

    And soap

    You caught me B)
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    Drink water. That's about it, but the water's not cleansing you. It's just good for you and helps your organs out, because that's why you have organs. They do all the cleansing for you.
  • amyers2891
    amyers2891 Posts: 30 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1159755/looking-for-a-detox-cleanse
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    https://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-detox-delusion/

    A detox cleanse or some fad diet is not what I'm looking for. I'm well aware that they don't work. I don't want to starve myself, I'm just looking for suggestions in food that help alleviate bloat, and what I should avoid.
  • Azercord
    Azercord Posts: 573 Member
    Water and fiber. The water to keep you hydrated and maintain healthy sodium levels and the fiber to well...make you poop regularly. Best ways to keep bloating away. Check your daily fiber intake and make sure you are getting enough especially since you said this is a reoccurring thing.
  • QueenofHearts023
    QueenofHearts023 Posts: 421 Member
    I second drinking more water. For me, exercise also help a little since I sweat.

    Foods to avoid - for me personally that's gluten and lactose. But they make me bloat because I have an ibs reaction to them, most normal people I know don't get bloated from them.
  • JodehFoster
    JodehFoster Posts: 419 Member
    asparagus is an amazing veggie...
  • Expatmommy79
    Expatmommy79 Posts: 940 Member
    Raw veggies, brags apple cider vinegar, lemon in your lots of water.... Herbal tea, probiotic.

    Lay off the deli meats and added sodium stuff

    Should be feeling good in no time.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Too much sodium can make one bloat, TOM is another one.
  • heatherwartanyan
    heatherwartanyan Posts: 66 Member
    Through food
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Somewhere on Greatist - I just read about a 3 day soup smoothie cleanse that supposedly is very good to get rid of the bloat. Since it is soup and smoothies you are getting the whole vegetables with fiber unlike juice cleanses.
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
    amyers2891 wrote: »
    Hey guys! I've been feeling extremely bloated the past week and it seems to keep coming back. I feel like I need to do a cleanse to kinda refresh my system. I just got a gallon of aloe juice because I heard that it's really good for your body to drink a tablespoon or two in the morning. What are some other ways to cleanse?

    While I wouldn't use the term "cleanse", I sometimes feel bloated and crampy due to not going to the bathroom enough. Every once in a while I will use Senokot. Take 2 tablets before bedtime. I eat as much fiber and greens as I can, and drink lots of water. Sometimes it's just not enough. However, I don't know anything about aloe juice... don't know if I'd try that or not.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    When I show up after three people have already said water and fiber, I feel like I lost an opportunity to say:
    water and fiber
  • finneyjason218
    finneyjason218 Posts: 166 Member
    Cleanse the word "cleanse" from your nutrition vocabulary. Then go for a jog, or just don't eat for a couple hours, or both. That's what I do when I feel bloated, and it happens more times than I'd care to admit. Food can take up to 72 hours to digest, you probably have just have build up from food that hasn't had enough time yet. Give it a few hours and you should be fine.
    Don't know much about 'aloe juice' but a google search had all of my scam alarms going off. Since you already paid for it, go ahead with it, can't hurt you too much
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,225 Member
    amyers2891 wrote: »
    What are some other ways to cleanse?

    Have a functioning liver and kidneys. End of story.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    When I show up after three people have already said water and fiber, I feel like I lost an opportunity to say:
    water and fiber

    Wanted to add some more specifics, I would aim for 30g+ of fiber, and make sure you get a lot of foods that contains potassium and magnesium, and they will help alleviate some effects of sodium.

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