clean colon

robsonaraujo
robsonaraujo Posts: 47 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
does anybody knows if the add i watched yesterday saying that i should clean my colon, and i will lose lots of pounds.is true???

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  • robsonaraujo
    robsonaraujo Posts: 47 Member
    does anybody knows if the add i watched yesterday saying that i should clean my colon, and i will lose lots of pounds.is true???
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    does anybody knows if the add i watched yesterday saying that i should clean my colon, and i will lose lots of pounds.is true???

    nope they are all there to make money, you don't need to clean your colon to lose weight... simply eat healthy .....excercise .....drink your water... then the weight will stay off and you'll have a clean colon at no cost as well:wink::laugh:

    Hey good deal...you've already lost 16 lbs!:drinker: :flowerforyou:
    all that WITHOUT a colon cleanse scam!:tongue:
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    does anybody knows if the add i watched yesterday saying that i should clean my colon, and i will lose lots of pounds.is true???

    There is no such thing as a quick fix-- If you can't go to the bathroom then you need to see a dr but if your pipes are working correctly then like the saying goes "if it isn't broke don't fix it"

    You can easily cleanse your system by having the reccomended amount of fiber daily which is 25 grams per day- If you aren't taking that in then you should slowly increase your fiber- If you try to overload on your fiber in 1 day it will backfire and you won't be able to go but you will have horrible gas:sick: --
  • jeffwyeg
    jeffwyeg Posts: 105
    does anybody knows if the add i watched yesterday saying that i should clean my colon, and i will lose lots of pounds.is true???

    nope they are all there to make money, you don't need to clean your colon to lose weight... simply eat healthy .....excercise .....drink your water... then the weight will stay off and you'll have a clean colon at no cost as well:wink::laugh:

    Hey good deal...you've already lost 16 lbs!:drinker: :flowerforyou:
    all that WITHOUT a colon cleanse scam!:tongue:

    +1

    I actually just watched a piece on CBC about this about a week ago. They actually did a "blind test" with 3 people...they gave 2 of them a colon cleanser and 1 regular fibre powder for 30 days.

    The 2 people on the alleged colon cleanser lost nothing. The person on fibre lost 2 pounds - which they attributed to normal weight fluctuations.

    In other words, the colon cleanse is crap...no pun intended (or perhaps it was? Ha ha!) :laugh:

    JW
  • KaitieBug
    KaitieBug Posts: 559 Member
    Well they do make a good point, your body really is full of toxins from years of eating processed stuff, drinking from cans, all the stuff we do now that people didn't way back when...and I've heard that at any point in time there's about 10 lbs of poo in your system (didn't hear that from the commercials tho) And all that crap will back up your system and definitely bloat you :tongue: I personally think it's a great idea to cleanse your system, though you don't need to blow 40 dollars on it. Apple cider vinegar and garlic are great for cleansing your body, they both come in tablets and are cheap. Yes, you can lose weight with the colon cleanser, though it's not meant for that. Weight loss still is best with good eating and excercise. I am using the one that they are raging about on tv and I really have noticed in a difference in how I feel-much more energized and better as a whole! If you are going to try it make sure to check the ingredients to make sure they didn't put anything crazy in it-look up any ingredient you're unsure of. :smile:
  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
    By eating the recommended daily amount of fiber (25g+ for women) from various fruits, veggies, and whole grains you are cleansing your colon. Your body has natural ways of cleansing its colon itself and it does not need any money making gimmicks to do so. Your liver and kidney work together to cleanse your body of toxins and excrete unnecessary waste from your body. By eating nutritiously, your body is self cleansing the colon itself.
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Well they do make a good point, your body really is full of toxins from years of eating processed stuff, drinking from cans, all the stuff we do now that people didn't way back when...and I've heard that at any point in time there's about 10 lbs of poo in your system

    This is untrue.
    Any time there is food in your intestines, they are contracting, mixing the food and pushing it toward your rectum. If you eat 10 lbs of food, there will be 10 lbs of food in your intestines, but it'll be on its way out. There's no reason to expedite the transit--all you do is lose out on nutrient absorption.

    Toxins are filtered in the liver and kidneys, not the intestines. Your body produces its own toxins through all biological processes--if it couldn't remove them, humans wouldn't have lasted very long.
  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
    By eating the recommended daily amount of fiber (25g+ for women) from various fruits, veggies, and whole grains you are cleansing your colon. Your body has natural ways of cleansing its colon itself and it does not need any money making gimmicks to do so. Your liver and kidney work together to cleanse your body of toxins and excrete unnecessary waste from your body. By eating nutritiously, your body is self cleansing the colon itself.
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    Well they do make a good point, your body really is full of toxins from years of eating processed stuff, drinking from cans, all the stuff we do now that people didn't way back when...and I've heard that at any point in time there's about 10 lbs of poo in your system

    This is untrue.
    Any time there is food in your intestines, they are contracting, mixing the food and pushing it toward your rectum. If you eat 10 lbs of food, there will be 10 lbs of food in your intestines, but it'll be on its way out. There's no reason to expedite the transit--all you do is lose out on nutrient absorption.

    Toxins are filtered in the liver and kidneys, not the intestines. Your body produces its own toxins through all biological processes--if it couldn't remove them, humans wouldn't have lasted very long.
    LOL I was just thinking of you when reading that response SBS hoping you'd pop in and clear this up....we need some type of recording for this one and the diet pill threads...maybe push a button on the home page to hear a recording?:huh: :wink:
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Well they do make a good point, your body really is full of toxins from years of eating processed stuff, drinking from cans, all the stuff we do now that people didn't way back when...and I've heard that at any point in time there's about 10 lbs of poo in your system

    This is untrue.
    Any time there is food in your intestines, they are contracting, mixing the food and pushing it toward your rectum. If you eat 10 lbs of food, there will be 10 lbs of food in your intestines, but it'll be on its way out. There's no reason to expedite the transit--all you do is lose out on nutrient absorption.

    Toxins are filtered in the liver and kidneys, not the intestines. Your body produces its own toxins through all biological processes--if it couldn't remove them, humans wouldn't have lasted very long.
    LOL I was just thinking of you when reading that response SBS hoping you'd pop in and clear this up....we need some type of recording for this one and the diet pill threads...maybe push a button on the home page to hear a recording?:huh: :wink:

    Yea, I'm thinking I should write a big thread about this. Then it'd just be bumpable and available. But I feel like I've written a lot about this pretty frequently. Maybe I should just look for that so I don't have to re-write everything LOL
  • KaitieBug
    KaitieBug Posts: 559 Member
    *shrugs* sorry. just telling what i know. didn't mean to offend anyone!!
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    Well they do make a good point, your body really is full of toxins from years of eating processed stuff, drinking from cans, all the stuff we do now that people didn't way back when...and I've heard that at any point in time there's about 10 lbs of poo in your system

    This is untrue.
    Any time there is food in your intestines, they are contracting, mixing the food and pushing it toward your rectum. If you eat 10 lbs of food, there will be 10 lbs of food in your intestines, but it'll be on its way out. There's no reason to expedite the transit--all you do is lose out on nutrient absorption.

    Toxins are filtered in the liver and kidneys, not the intestines. Your body produces its own toxins through all biological processes--if it couldn't remove them, humans wouldn't have lasted very long.
    LOL I was just thinking of you when reading that response SBS hoping you'd pop in and clear this up....we need some type of recording for this one and the diet pill threads...maybe push a button on the home page to hear a recording?:huh: :wink:

    Yea, I'm thinking I should write a big thread about this. Then it'd just be bumpable and available. But I feel like I've written a lot about this pretty frequently. Maybe I should just look for that so I don't have to re-write everything LOL

    Yea I know...this and the pill questions are asked now as much as eating the excer cals...it has a thread all it's own that gets bumped...:tongue: Pills and cleanses probably does need one to be bumped for convenience while you're sleeping or studying or out living life offa MFP:laugh: :bigsmile:
  • aprilvet
    aprilvet Posts: 724 Member
    Well they do make a good point, your body really is full of toxins from years of eating processed stuff, drinking from cans, all the stuff we do now that people didn't way back when...and I've heard that at any point in time there's about 10 lbs of poo in your system

    This is untrue.
    Any time there is food in your intestines, they are contracting, mixing the food and pushing it toward your rectum. If you eat 10 lbs of food, there will be 10 lbs of food in your intestines, but it'll be on its way out. There's no reason to expedite the transit--all you do is lose out on nutrient absorption.

    Toxins are filtered in the liver and kidneys, not the intestines. Your body produces its own toxins through all biological processes--if it couldn't remove them, humans wouldn't have lasted very long.

    So right, so right! You're one smart chick, SBS! Food in, poop out. If it built up, our colons would be like our arteries and need stents!:laugh:
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Well they do make a good point, your body really is full of toxins from years of eating processed stuff, drinking from cans, all the stuff we do now that people didn't way back when...and I've heard that at any point in time there's about 10 lbs of poo in your system

    This is untrue.
    Any time there is food in your intestines, they are contracting, mixing the food and pushing it toward your rectum. If you eat 10 lbs of food, there will be 10 lbs of food in your intestines, but it'll be on its way out. There's no reason to expedite the transit--all you do is lose out on nutrient absorption.

    Toxins are filtered in the liver and kidneys, not the intestines. Your body produces its own toxins through all biological processes--if it couldn't remove them, humans wouldn't have lasted very long.

    So right, so right! You're one smart chick, SBS! Food in, poop out. If it built up, our colons would be like our arteries and need stents!:laugh:

    LOL and THAT would be awkward and uncomfortable!! :laugh:

    Okay, I wrote a post on it, so it's bumpable for later use!
  • sassiebritches
    sassiebritches Posts: 1,861 Member
    Well they do make a good point, your body really is full of toxins from years of eating processed stuff, drinking from cans, all the stuff we do now that people didn't way back when...and I've heard that at any point in time there's about 10 lbs of poo in your system

    This is untrue.
    Any time there is food in your intestines, they are contracting, mixing the food and pushing it toward your rectum. If you eat 10 lbs of food, there will be 10 lbs of food in your intestines, but it'll be on its way out. There's no reason to expedite the transit--all you do is lose out on nutrient absorption.

    Toxins are filtered in the liver and kidneys, not the intestines. Your body produces its own toxins through all biological processes--if it couldn't remove them, humans wouldn't have lasted very long.

    So right, so right! You're one smart chick, SBS! Food in, poop out. If it built up, our colons would be like our arteries and need stents!:laugh:

    I vote for no stents in my butt please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I promise I will keep my Fiber up :bigsmile:
  • wilted6orchid
    wilted6orchid Posts: 423 Member
    I also was curious about this once and since I was prego, my husband took the plunge for me. The stuff he ordered was high quality and very pricey. After three months of it, two or three times a day, he didn't seem to lose any weight. He also is a Surgery Tech and assured me that most people's colons are pretty clean...he's seen a lot of them!!:wink:
  • wilted6orchid
    wilted6orchid Posts: 423 Member
    Also as a side note, as far as toxins go... Our bodies are designed to release toxins on their own in various ways. That's what drinking lots of water is good for. Also why you don't want to lose weight to fast. The toxins are released into the body from the fat and it can be overwhelming for your for the kidneys and liver (and as a nursing mom into our milk, too) not good. That's why we up the water and try not to eat much processed stuff. Tell you what, broccolli and cauliflower are supposed to be great at cleaning out your insides, try that it's much cheaper.
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    I also was curious about this once and since I was prego, my husband took the plunge for me. The stuff he ordered was high quality and very pricey. After three months of it, two or three times a day, he didn't seem to lose any weight. He also is a Surgery Tech and assured me that most people's colons are pretty clean...he's seen a lot of them!!:wink:

    Hm, I wonder what it's like to be on the other end of the laproscope lol...I mean, the person getting scoped is usually asleep. But the people on the other end are on the business end. :laugh:
  • wilted6orchid
    wilted6orchid Posts: 423 Member
    I also was curious about this once and since I was prego, my husband took the plunge for me. The stuff he ordered was high quality and very pricey. After three months of it, two or three times a day, he didn't seem to lose any weight. He also is a Surgery Tech and assured me that most people's colons are pretty clean...he's seen a lot of them!!:wink:

    Hm, I wonder what it's like to be on the other end of the laproscope lol...I mean, the person getting scoped is usually asleep. But the people on the other end are on the business end. :laugh:

    Oh, I didn't need that mental image just now, LOL!!:blushing:
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