"Stomach Cleanse..."

Are you saying you're constipated?

Just start eating better. It'll work itself out. Literally.

I know most people recommend adding more fruits and vegetables which is true. I get about 20 g of fiber a day. I take vitafusion gummy bites in the morning and also the occasional laxative, mostly because I need to eat a lot of protein which can cause constipation. The gummy bites are sugar free and have 5 grams of fiber.

Try the 10 vegetables/fruit challenge, it cleared up my lifelong struggle with constipation. Oh yea, yoga was helpful too with all its twisting and turning of the gut area.

I think shifting your diet to focus more on gut-healthy foods would work much better than trying to "cleanse" your stomach. Boost up your veggie intake, incorporate some fermented foods (pickles, sauerkraut, kimchi) and perhaps some pre- and probiotics. Greek yogurt or kefir can be great too.

RecognitionT wrote: »

Know what you need?

Apple cider vinegar, green tea, and a juice cleanse.

The most effective tools currently available on the MFP boards.

All at once.

You know what's funny, I just read they found the oldest known medical book and sadly my very first sarcastic thought was I bet it talks about ACV in there.

While I do believe that changing the diet for the better with simply focusing on good fiber and water intake will work it out, there are some items that can help in the interim. I use a vitamin supplement that helps clear out build up from the intestines; it helped me a lot after having my hysterectomy. There are certain vitamins that can help with stool softening and such but for them to work, you still need to drink around 100oz of water a day and get ample fiber. I can give my personal top recommendation privately if you wish, just PM. NO, it is not ACV or any of the other woo that gets passed around on here.
The problem here is asking for a stomach cleanse. The stomach doesn't hold onto anything unless you have an illness. The build up is in the intestines and the only way to move it out is to let fiber-rich foods scrape it out. Oats are good for cholesterol but they are not actually a very high fiber food. If you want something that is super high fiber in one serving for breakfast, you're better off using a serving of Fiber One cereal, adding Benefiber to your milk, or using one of the almond milk varieties that has extra fiber added.

Personally, I have at least 1 20oz water beverage a day that has 6 tsp of Benefiber in it. This gets you a third of the way to your fiber goal for the day and 1/5 of the way to the water intake. For me, it's super important because I had a gastric bypass and my hysterectomy so bowel peristalsis can be difficult at times. As weird as it sounds, if you need assistance with pooping, WLS patients are going to have some of the best tips. I have several options at the ready... Just hesitant to provide them here for the possibility of getting trampled. ha!

I do the whiskey cleanse.

janejellyroll wrote: »

Quasita wrote: »

While I do believe that changing the diet for the better with simply focusing on good fiber and water intake will work it out, there are some items that can help in the interim. I use a vitamin supplement that helps clear out build up from the intestines; it helped me a lot after having my hysterectomy. There are certain vitamins that can help with stool softening and such but for them to work, you still need to drink around 100oz of water a day and get ample fiber. I can give my personal top recommendation privately if you wish, just PM. NO, it is not ACV or any of the other woo that gets passed around on here.
The problem here is asking for a stomach cleanse. The stomach doesn't hold onto anything unless you have an illness. The build up is in the intestines and the only way to move it out is to let fiber-rich foods scrape it out. Oats are good for cholesterol but they are not actually a very high fiber food. If you want something that is super high fiber in one serving for breakfast, you're better off using a serving of Fiber One cereal, adding Benefiber to your milk, or using one of the almond milk varieties that has extra fiber added.

Personally, I have at least 1 20oz water beverage a day that has 6 tsp of Benefiber in it. This gets you a third of the way to your fiber goal for the day and 1/5 of the way to the water intake. For me, it's super important because I had a gastric bypass and my hysterectomy so bowel peristalsis can be difficult at times. As weird as it sounds, if you need assistance with pooping, WLS patients are going to have some of the best tips. I have several options at the ready... Just hesitant to provide them here for the possibility of getting trampled. ha!

What vitamins will clear build up from your intestines and why does this information need to be shared privately? If you're worried about people potentially being critical of your claims, sharing exactly what you're talking about would be the best bet because right now it just looks like you're trying to connect privately to sell something.

The reason why I said connect privately is because I cannot post links to Amazon in the forums and I was going to provide a direct link to the product I use. This response is exactly the kind of criticism I'm talking about, however.

It's not exactly a secret. Incorporating oxygenated magnesium into the diet works as a rather potent stool softener without having the same effects as magnesium citrate or other osmotic laxatives. One can essentially obtain the same effect through taking high dose magnesium oxide or magnesium citrate caplets. Using an oxygenated formula is more effective for a stool softener however, and has been incredibly effective for me.

Another reason why I try not to post this sort of thing publicly is because *gasp* I realize that these posts are mined by people with purging issues and I don't like providing OTC remedies that provide easy options for purging... This is exactly the kind of information I looked for at the height of my eating disorder.

Not everyone is out here trying to be a scam artist.

Quasita wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

Quasita wrote: »

While I do believe that changing the diet for the better with simply focusing on good fiber and water intake will work it out, there are some items that can help in the interim. I use a vitamin supplement that helps clear out build up from the intestines; it helped me a lot after having my hysterectomy. There are certain vitamins that can help with stool softening and such but for them to work, you still need to drink around 100oz of water a day and get ample fiber. I can give my personal top recommendation privately if you wish, just PM. NO, it is not ACV or any of the other woo that gets passed around on here.
The problem here is asking for a stomach cleanse. The stomach doesn't hold onto anything unless you have an illness. The build up is in the intestines and the only way to move it out is to let fiber-rich foods scrape it out. Oats are good for cholesterol but they are not actually a very high fiber food. If you want something that is super high fiber in one serving for breakfast, you're better off using a serving of Fiber One cereal, adding Benefiber to your milk, or using one of the almond milk varieties that has extra fiber added.

Personally, I have at least 1 20oz water beverage a day that has 6 tsp of Benefiber in it. This gets you a third of the way to your fiber goal for the day and 1/5 of the way to the water intake. For me, it's super important because I had a gastric bypass and my hysterectomy so bowel peristalsis can be difficult at times. As weird as it sounds, if you need assistance with pooping, WLS patients are going to have some of the best tips. I have several options at the ready... Just hesitant to provide them here for the possibility of getting trampled. ha!

What vitamins will clear build up from your intestines and why does this information need to be shared privately? If you're worried about people potentially being critical of your claims, sharing exactly what you're talking about would be the best bet because right now it just looks like you're trying to connect privately to sell something.

The reason why I said connect privately is because I cannot post links to Amazon in the forums and I was going to provide a direct link to the product I use. This response is exactly the kind of criticism I'm talking about, however.

It's not exactly a secret. Incorporating oxygenated magnesium into the diet works as a rather potent stool softener without having the same effects as magnesium citrate or other osmotic laxatives. One can essentially obtain the same effect through taking high dose magnesium oxide or magnesium citrate caplets. Using an oxygenated formula is more effective for a stool softener however, and has been incredibly effective for me.

Another reason why I try not to post this sort of thing publicly is because *gasp* I realize that these posts are mined by people with purging issues and I don't like providing OTC remedies that provide easy options for purging... This is exactly the kind of information I looked for at the height of my eating disorder.

Not everyone is out here trying to be a scam artist.

I apologize if that felt personal, it's just really common to see people respond to posts like these with requests to connect privately because they want to sell things. Thanks for clarifying what you were talking about.

Quasita wrote: »

Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »

Quasita wrote: »

While I do believe that changing the diet for the better with simply focusing on good fiber and water intake will work it out, there are some items that can help in the interim. I use a vitamin supplement that helps clear out build up from the intestines; it helped me a lot after having my hysterectomy. There are certain vitamins that can help with stool softening and such but for them to work, you still need to drink around 100oz of water a day and get ample fiber. I can give my personal top recommendation privately if you wish, just PM. NO, it is not ACV or any of the other woo that gets passed around on here.
The problem here is asking for a stomach cleanse. The stomach doesn't hold onto anything unless you have an illness. The build up is in the intestines and the only way to move it out is to let fiber-rich foods scrape it out. Oats are good for cholesterol but they are not actually a very high fiber food. If you want something that is super high fiber in one serving for breakfast, you're better off using a serving of Fiber One cereal, adding Benefiber to your milk, or using one of the almond milk varieties that has extra fiber added.

Personally, I have at least 1 20oz water beverage a day that has 6 tsp of Benefiber in it. This gets you a third of the way to your fiber goal for the day and 1/5 of the way to the water intake. For me, it's super important because I had a gastric bypass and my hysterectomy so bowel peristalsis can be difficult at times. As weird as it sounds, if you need assistance with pooping, WLS patients are going to have some of the best tips. I have several options at the ready... Just hesitant to provide them here for the possibility of getting trampled. ha!

Fishy

How is giving recommendations about high fiber diets a fishy post?

You could have said to focus on higher fiber foods and up your water intake and left it at that.

Suggesting vitamins (which there are none)to help with stool softening and privately pm me, sounded like you have things you want to sell to the OP.

Magnesium is a mineral, BTW.

Forgive me my laymen's discussion of the experience. Like I said, this is why I tend to not bother publicly sharing my thoughts and experiences about/with this stuff; people are never nearly as forgiving to others as they expect others to be to them when it comes to casual discussion.

I am fully aware that magnesium is a mineral. I stated that I use a vitamin supplement because the product I'm using is categorized as such.

I am fully aware of the mechanism of fiber and how it works in the intestines. I refer to the "scraping out" because that's exactly how it feels when you get the right amount after having a cruddy diet, especially a diet that causes you to have viscous and sticky fecal matter.

I've been around on MFP for forever and a day and my advice is generally well-accepted. I'm not stupid nor am I under-educated about dietary topics or supplementation. Part of why I said feel free to contact me directly is because I *always* do, as it is much easier to get a conversation going and answers to your questions that way than to thumb through a bunch of forum comments. People are often far more comfortable discussing details when they aren't subjected to overt, mass criticism.

There's always sugar-free gummy bears. Or Alli.