Has anyone heard of . . .

Shawn_Marie
Shawn_Marie Posts: 307 Member
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
a high enema? Kind of a gross topic but I was reading online about digestive issues and came across an article that talks about people having a huge amount of "old" feces in the intestines and colon. OK, that would make sense, but is a "high enama" safe? Is it something that people with intestinal/digestive issues should do??? It sounds a little over the top for me, but wonder if there is any validity to be doing something like that.
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  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    Nope, but I know someone that has: http://tinyurl.com/3knpgrd
  • Tonnina
    Tonnina Posts: 979 Member
    Have a doctor do it, it would be safe. You could also just eat some high probiotic yogurt... It's not a good thing to have old waste in your colon.
  • tigertchr23
    tigertchr23 Posts: 418 Member
    I don't know if it is the same thing as colon hydrotherapy but I did that once and lost 8 pounds of gunk. You are supposed to do it a minimum of 3 times to get fully through the intestines, at least that is what I remember them telling me. It is not the cheapest nor most pleasant experiences but I do believe it is a good thing to do now and again to cleanse your system.

    Best wishes :flowerforyou:
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
    Not sure, maybe you chould check with the guy on the Toilet Thread.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I don't know but it sounds like an absolutely delightful experience! :flowerforyou:
  • Krull_the_WarriorKing
    Krull_the_WarriorKing Posts: 650 Member
    You're doing it wrong
  • lawtechie
    lawtechie Posts: 708 Member
    I always thought your intestines were smooth -- unless you're having medical issues. So any poop that is in there will come out eventually. I don't get the whole enema thing honestly.
  • Christinne8
    Christinne8 Posts: 5
    A friend of mine had went to the hospital to have her colin cleaned out. She did it just before she started working out again. Her member name is Trish1800. You should look her up as she knows more about this than I do.
  • RMinVA
    RMinVA Posts: 1,085 Member
    If you want to "cleanse" save the money and what will be a disgusting experience and just eat fruit and veggies for a few days. That will do the trick!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Normally I'd recommend doing it drunk, but high is probably ok too.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    I don't know if it is the same thing as colon hydrotherapy but I did that once and lost 8 pounds of gunk.
    That's hot.
  • daves160
    daves160 Posts: 600
    OK, If you are going regularly, How can you possibly have "old" waste in there?
    If you have some other issues like folds in your intestinal tract that are catching stuff you may want to get checked and if hat is the case then you have bigger issues.

    In other words, sounds like a load of crap to me....snake oil medicine.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    The barium kind are not fun...
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    The barium kind are not fun...
    Is there a fun kind?
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Do you really think that cleaning poo from your colon is going to make you thinner? Even if you lose weight you are not going to lose fat or anything else that is noticable.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    OK, If you are going regularly, How can you possibly have "old" waste in there?
    If you have some other issues like folds in your intestinal tract that are catching stuff you may want to get checked and if hat is the case then you have bigger issues.

    In other words, sounds like a load of crap to me....snake oil medicine.
    Maybe she's a poo hoarder.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    it all sounds like BS. If you had OLD organic waste in your guts, wouldn't your insides be rotting by now? Wouldn't you be dying of septic shock?
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    I keep trying to tell everyone that KFC works wonders for cleaning you out, and it's a much more enjoyable experience!!! Zero calorie food when it takes out more than it put in, and in half the time!
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    I swallowed 3.78$ one time.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    (waiting for the John Wayne reference)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    If you want to "cleanse" save the money and what will be a disgusting experience and just eat fruit and veggies for a few days. That will do the trick!

    Or drink prune juice every day. I decided to drink a small glass of prune juice everyday after the blood bank turned me away due to low iron count. On day 3 I had to call in late to work because I was "cleansing" so much.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    I keep trying to tell everyone that KFC works wonders for cleaning you out, and it's a much more enjoyable experience!!! Zero calorie food when it takes out more than it put in, and in half the time!
    Even better: Taco Bell
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    I keep trying to tell everyone that KFC works wonders for cleaning you out, and it's a much more enjoyable experience!!! Zero calorie food when it takes out more than it put in, and in half the time!
    Even better: Taco Bell

    Much better: Indian buffet
  • NicLiving
    NicLiving Posts: 261 Member
    If you want to "cleanse" save the money and what will be a disgusting experience and just eat fruit and veggies for a few days. That will do the trick!

    Agreed! I personally don't believe that there's any "build up" in your colon. Dr. Oz says first in, first out.
  • azQmaster
    azQmaster Posts: 448 Member
    Talk with this lady



    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/384980-clogged-toilet-please-help-if-you-can
  • kaitimae
    kaitimae Posts: 727 Member
    Sometimes you just get too backed up, and nothing you eat or drink will help. Not even OTC meds helped. Trust me - I had to go to Urgent Care a few weeks ago. 2nd most painful and uncomfortable experience ever, 2nd only to having an infected tooth and needing a root canal.

    ANYWAY there are some great medicines that don't require resorting to enemas. I forget what they gave me, but it was a syrup I had a couple times a day and within 12 hours was feeling so much better. Hopefully you are not just doing this to lose weight, though.

    Sorry for the TMI...
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I think I saw Steve-O do one on *kitten* once . . . didn't seem pleasant then, doesn't seem pleasant now. Eat some beans.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Sometimes you just get too backed up, and nothing you eat or drink will help. Not even OTC meds helped. Trust me - I had to go to Urgent Care a few weeks ago. 2nd most painful and uncomfortable experience ever, 2nd only to having an infected tooth and needing a root canal.

    ANYWAY there are some great medicines that don't require resorting to enemas. I forget what they gave me, but it was a syrup I had a couple times a day and within 12 hours was feeling so much better. Hopefully you are not just doing this to lose weight, though.

    Sorry for the TMI...

    Kind of proves my point. If someone really has an issue like this, they KNOW about it. There's no reason for a perfectly healthy person to go and get an enema. If you have medical issues that's a different story.

    To OP, you don't have to have an enema, there is some kind of liquid med that will basically do the same thing.
  • suzancarroll
    suzancarroll Posts: 22
    Seriously, you can have old waste in you bowels. Not normal but is very painful if not taken care of. If you are have a problem, go to your local walmart and get acidophilus. It is recommended by doctors. Normally you take one or two a day, but can take four til the problem is gone. Don't recommend old home remides, they don't sound safe and I'm sure they won't work
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    it all sounds like BS. If you had OLD organic waste in your guts, wouldn't your insides be rotting by now? Wouldn't you be dying of septic shock?
    Stop using logic!:laugh:
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