COLON CLEANSE CHALLENGE

[scatanafas]

Yes it sounds gross..but this thread is for people who are doing a colon cleanse. It doesn't have to be the same cleanse as I am doing (Colonix). Let's compare how the cleanse makes us feel and give one another support when we feel like giving it up.......and exchange info about cleanses.

[scatanafas]

DAY 1 COLONIX

Well I took my two parasil capsules in the morning..they went down okay...fifteen minutes later I had the fiber drink...kind of nasty but not unbearable..I chugged it down so I wouldnt' taste how nasty it was until the end....it smells a little bit like bananas.

Tonight I have the tea..

So far nothing. Had some stomach pain , not sure if its related but i'm okay now....

Can't wait for it to start working.....

[insearchofme]

If I knew where to get a GOOD system, I would be right there with you. I just don't know where to start there is so much out there... :confused:

[4mami_mia]

the gnc pills work great, its has 13 herbs and its not a whole system, you just take the pills. so far i have lost weight every day and i had a bm everyday sometimes 2x.

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2133802&cp&kw=natures+secret+super+cleanse&origkw=Nature%27s+Secret+Super+Cleanse&sr=1

[CDCreations]

Hey Scat, I'd like to join in; I have been taking the 3 Ballerina Diet Tea, supposed to make you have a movement every day, but for the last couple of days, it hasn't been working as well as it had before -- think I'll give 4mami's pills a try; there's a GNC down the street from my job, so I'll get them Monday at lunchtime - a very necessary challenge! :)
P.S. -- I think the bit of stomach cramping you experienced is due to "things moving along" because I had that too when the tea was working --

[NatalieJ]

Scat ~ I am in too! I had just purchased some kind of cleanse pills. I had not started it yet so now that I see other people use colon cleanse pills I am gonna try it!

Nat :D

[CDCreations]

Hello all!! Well, my 3 Ballerina tea kicked in this morning; there was a minor explosion over here in Maryland!! :) But even so, I still plan to get 4mami's pills from GNC on Monday -

Got a question 4mami, when you take them, how long before they kick in? Like if I take one at 9 am at work, will I be "done" before leaving work at 5:30?

[Vik28]

I was thinking about doing this, I will go pick up something today. So I am in, I will let you know what I find and how it works later....

[insearchofme]

the gnc pills work great, its has 13 herbs and its not a whole system, you just take the pills. so far i have lost weight every day and i had a bm everyday sometimes 2x.

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2133802&cp&kw=natures+secret+super+cleanse&origkw=Nature%27s+Secret+Super+Cleanse&sr=1

Thanks for the info, I will give it a try. I don't think I really want to try something I have to taste, so this works out even better. :)

[scatanafas]

I'm so happy that you guys joined this challenge. At first I was a little apprehensive about doing a challenge when the premise is about pooping..but that is such a big issue when people take phen....

DAY TWO Colonix

I didn't take the pills and fiber this morning because I had to get up early to get to the gym and I was in a rush. The pamphlet said to do that in the MORNING so now i'm wondering if I should do it now. All I had today to eat so far was a banana....I wonder if they want you to take this crap on an empty stomach???? OY , this is so confusing.

Anyway I had that bad headache and stomach pain last night so I dind't have the tea that comes with teh cleanse..I'll be doing that tonight for sure. So far nothing! I felt like I had to go a few times but it was a false alarm...I can't wait for this to kick in....I bought a HUGE pack of strawberries today so maybe that will help me bust a move, we'lll see..

In search of I will tell you which cleanses not to get:

the one from Natrol sold in health food stores (just pills that give you stinky toxic gas. I nearly brought down a whole airplane on a trip to Bermuda)...

The one on t.v. that they sell in BJ's..i think its called Dual Action Cleanse. Did not to SQUAT and then saw online others thought it was a waste of money.....

There is one for sale at Walmart that you can try.

I am doing the Dr Natura Colonix, only sold online..but it is really expensive. My friend lost 8 lbs with it though, so I was all over that like white on rice.

[4mami_mia]

Hello all!! Well, my 3 Ballerina tea kicked in this morning; there was a minor explosion over here in Maryland!! :) But even so, I still plan to get 4mami's pills from GNC on Monday -

Got a question 4mami, when you take them, how long before they kick in? Like if I take one at 9 am at work, will I be "done" before leaving work at 5:30?


hmmm im not sure, i have been taking them wrong by accident. I thought i had to take it in the am and in the evening. But its only evening. i know the first night taking them, by the next day i had to go, i went 3x that day. But regular bowel movements,no loose stuff. I do have to tell you, it must really be cleaning out your colon because it stannnnnnnnk:o

[4mami_mia]

I'm so happy that you guys joined this challenge. At first I was a little apprehensive about doing a challenge when the premise is about pooping..but that is such a big issue when people take phen....

DAY TWO Colonix

I didn't take the pills and fiber this morning because I had to get up early to get to the gym and I was in a rush. The pamphlet said to do that in the MORNING so now i'm wondering if I should do it now. All I had today to eat so far was a banana....I wonder if they want you to take this crap on an empty stomach???? OY , this is so confusing.

Anyway I had that bad headache and stomach pain last night so I dind't have the tea that comes with teh cleanse..I'll be doing that tonight for sure. So far nothing! I felt like I had to go a few times but it was a false alarm...I can't wait for this to kick in....I bought a HUGE pack of strawberries today so maybe that will help me bust a move, we'lll see..

In search of I will tell you which cleanses not to get:

the one from Natrol sold in health food stores (just pills that give you stinky toxic gas. I nearly brought down a whole airplane on a trip to Bermuda)...

The one on t.v. that they sell in BJ's..i think its called Dual Action Cleanse. Did not to SQUAT and then saw online others thought it was a waste of money.....

There is one for sale at Walmart that you can try.

I am doing the Dr Natura Colonix, only sold online..but it is really expensive. My friend lost 8 lbs with it though, so I was all over that like white on rice.


i looked at the dual action stuff. Thats why i ended up getting what i did. I didnt know want to get something expensive that didnt work

i dont know if you need to have an empty stomach, mine require taking it before bed

[dcindy68]

Ok Scat , I am with you I just have to wait on mine to come in it should be here by wed, I hope so until then I am gonna take this other I bought over the counter it is enzymatic whole body cleanse,
I ordered the same one as you....
Is it realy nasty and what have you experoenced so far????
What do I need to expect?

[scatanafas]

I only did one day, so far nothinig except maybe some gas but I don't know if that is related to the cleanse or not.....

The pamphlet said to be patient and it can take a week or two to start going alot.....but MOMTO8 said it kicked in prior to that for her.....

It works SLOWLY, not like a laxative.....so I think i have to be patient, something I definitely am NOT......but I paid so much for this junk I want to really stick it out and make it work.

We have to remember to drink ALOT of water...atleast two litres a day to help the cleanse clear us out. I haven't been drinking alot of water lately, so I need to force myself.....otherwise the fiber is just going to bulk us up and make us feel full and gross....grosser than I feel already!

I didn't do the cleanse today , like i said I woke up too early today ..but I'll be doing it every morning from here on out. Just remember to take your phen two hours before or after drinking the fiber stuff......I am going to take the fiber at 7am, take my phen at 9am and then eat breakfast at 10am........being on a schedule is a pain but I need to do it this way.

[scatanafas]

COLON CLEANSE DAY TWO

Okay well, today is day 2 since I skipped yesterday. Nothing is happening yet and I feel bloated and gross.....myweight is up in a big way and I think the bloat has something to do with that, or atleast I hope so! The fiber drink really isn't too bad, I just wish I could mix it with water but I think that would be too gross...i mix it with juiice..I really dont' want to drink juice because i want to eat low carb.....so this is a dilemma for me. soemone said to use V8 juice, maybe that is a better c hoice but I remember that V8 has alot of sodium....OY, this is confusing!

I am taking my adipex later in the day now to get me through the evening when I eat the most......

I hope everyone is doing well......more cleanse news later....

[4mami_mia]

hey scat i got some recipes and suggestions to help the process, if your interested.

[scatanafas]

sure, i'm alwayhs interested in anything healthy...except okra...LOL

Well, I took half an adipex around 12:30pm...I guess its okay to eat now.....I think I may start mixing the cleanse fiber with a protein s hake in the morning and that can be my breakfast. I just bought some at Target...I'll ahve to call the cleanse people and see if that's okay to do. Worse case scenario I'll just mix it with water and call it a day, although i"m sure it iwll be the nastiest stuff ever....

time ot make lunch for my little guy. The sun is out and it is warming up finally...HOORAY...

[4mami_mia]

here you go scat
here is 2 remedies for you that work, take it from someone that is very irregular.


1. applecider vinegar http://www.bragg.com/products/applecidervinegar.html i have this brand but you can use and apple cider vinegar

2. cinnamon and honey, when they say weight loss it helps get rid of toxins aka thru poop

WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

[scatanafas]

I saw that brand of vinegar at the health food store! How much of it do you drink a day? I"m all for doing that..i'ts just vinegar, can't harm me, right?

[4mami_mia]

ideal pick me up at home,work sports, or drink. perfect taken 3x daily upon arising, midmorning and mid afternoon. 1-2 tsps in a 8oz glass of water. for taste (optional) 1-2 tsps honey or 100% maple syrup, blackstrap molassas or 4 drops of stevia.

i just took it in water

[Momto8]

ok I have 3 darn boxes of that stuff sitting in my pantry!!!!!!!!!! So I'm a little late-- but I'm in........I'll start tomorrow...I do it the same way..Fiber at 7:00 and Phen at nine.......i eat anytime after that........And this stuff does require tons of water!!!! Once you up this dose to a whole scoop of fiber............thats when it really kicks in!!!!!!!!!!
seriously never take the phen in any less than 2-3 hours after the fiber.........or the phen gets lost in it and doesn't dissolve.Especially in the beginning when you haven't really gone alot yet..And nothing is moving along quickly.....

[scatanafas]

COLON CLEANSE - DAY THREE

Okay so far nothing as far as going. I drank the tea last night, it wasn't too nasty..I let it seep a long time too......now i'm just annoyed and will probably take some laxatives tonight to get things moving.

I am determined to drink ALOT of water today to try and help this fiber work correctly...if you take alot of fiber and don't drink water you actually get MORE constipated.....

I trust that this stuff is supposedly going to kick in in a week or so, but if it doens't I"m going to be really pissed that I drank all this nasty **** for nothing.

[scatanafas]

Yay, i finally went....woot woot..i think the cleanse is doing its thang

[Momto8]

Ok, drank my pond scum...................I know the paranil caps will give me a major headache later.ugh!!!
I was actually down 2 more lbs today.. even after my vacation eating rampage....And I am still bloated too ..Go figure! so maybe I will have lost another lb or two when the bloat is gone.........................I sure hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I could be up 5 lbs tomorrow after the calories catch up...........:( WHO KNOWS ANYMORE!

back on phen and watching.. every bite.:rolleyes:

[scatanafas]

calorie catch up? Girl you talking crazy talk..calm down before i give you the moonstruck slap.....LOL...be happy with your weight loss....and don't question the weight loss Gods on why it happened...LOL....I find that on vacation I dont eat alot between meals and I do more walking...so maybe that is what happened to you....whatever, just keep doing your thang girl. I hope I see a loss soon, becasue seeing a gain is really doing a head job on me.....

REMEMBER: Bikini pics in June...woot woot...

I'm getting my strength training in on :

TUESDAYS< WEDNESDAYS< FRIDAYS <maybe Sundays
Jazzercise MONDAY, THURSDAYS. SATURDAYS

[scatanafas]

COLON CLEANSE DAY THREE........

Okay, well I had another morning of successful elimination. Again, nothing really crazy except that there was alot of it and it was easy to eliminate...woot woot. I'm starting to like this except for the fiber drink. I really really think it is gross mixed with water,,,but taking juice in the morning will just screw with my glucose levels too much..also I am having a hard time getting it down by 7am.....at that time int he morning I just want my coffee....I can't stomach drinking that nasty crap that early...SO that means i can't take my phen until later and i can't EAT until AFTER that....not good but I have to do what I have to do. I was going to give up phen for a few days but after yesterday decided I want to just take my adipex , finish it and be done with phen FOREVER! I d'tw ant to take abreak and then start popping the phen again, you know what I mean?

Anyhow, I am really loving how I feel with this cleanse. Feels good to get rid of all that bunjunkyjunk early in the day..i feel "lighter". I'm not depending on this to help me lose weight but I definitely lost some bloat already. I swear, the month of April I was bloated for a good three weeks, it was the wierdest thing.....

have a great day y'all....

Keep on poopin'

[4mami_mia]

COLON CLEANSE DAY THREE........

Okay, well I had another morning of successful elimination. Again, nothing really crazy except that there was alot of it and it was easy to eliminate...woot woot. I'm starting to like this except for the fiber drink. I really really think it is gross mixed with water,,,but taking juice in the morning will just screw with my glucose levels too much..also I am having a hard time getting it down by 7am.....at that time int he morning I just want my coffee....I can't stomach drinking that nasty crap that early...SO that means i can't take my phen until later and i can't EAT until AFTER that....not good but I have to do what I have to do. I was going to give up phen for a few days but after yesterday decided I want to just take my adipex , finish it and be done with phen FOREVER! I d'tw ant to take abreak and then start popping the phen again, you know what I mean?

Anyhow, I am really loving how I feel with this cleanse. Feels good to get rid of all that bunjunkyjunk early in the day..i feel "lighter". I'm not depending on this to help me lose weight but I definitely lost some bloat already. I swear, the month of April I was bloated for a good three weeks, it was the wierdest thing.....

have a great day y'all....

Keep on poopin'


your too funny, it feels great dont it??i wish i could fine a juice or something to make me go everday because i know i cant take the pills all my life.
wow i admire your decison to quit phen, i cannot wait wait until i can do that, so i can use my phen money for shopping or a pedi!

[scatanafas]

I never got around to taking my phen today, and my stomach isn't empty long enough to take it during the day....I don't know how i"m going to take phen and do the cleanse at the same time. The cleanse clearly states to not take medication less than two hours within the time you drink the fiber crap. That fiber is the last thing I want to drink when I wake up...trust me! That ime of the morning all i want is my coffee and my children know better than to look at mama the wrong way until she had her Maxwell House.....know what I'm sayin'??

Oh well, I will find a way to work it out....on one hand i want to stop phen now, ont he other hand i want to take it, get to goal and get on with my life..you know? I don't want to take a "break" knowing that i"ll be starting up the stuff again......at this rate I could be on this junk forever, and we know how bad that is....

well on a happy note I am pooping..and some of that toxic gas is over with too..Lord I was ghetto stanking for real.

[CDCreations]

Hello all!! My co-worker friend and I both took the 3 Ballerina tea yesterday, and my goodness, that stuff was potent, must have been a strange alignment of the planets or something, because she and I almost ran each other down trying to get in the bathroom, and we just about tore those stalls apart from the explosions!!! It's like, when you have to go, you go, and you don't care who else is in there!!! :) I must have went about 4 or 5 times, whew!! So I had another cup this morning; only went once, just ate lunch, so I'll probably have another round in the afternoon --

Hey Scat, nothing wrong with letting your cleanse help you with losing weight; I sure am depending on it to help me do that!! It's a natural way to keep the body free of unnecessary calories, and when all is clear in that department, you naturally look better and definitely feel better!! Hubby has a friend who goes past one of those Korean stores every day, so he told the guy to get me one of the big boxes of the tea -- I'll wait until the first week of next month to get 4mami's pills, since the tea has made a major comeback in giving me the relief I need, and for only pennies a teabag. I like how you said "Keep on poopin'"!!!! :D

[scatanafas]

CD..that is why i like this cleanse..it happens gently....no running to the john.....I remember I exploded in Sears ..threw my stuff down on the counter and asked the cashier where the ladie's room was. I finally made it there , pulled down my pants and exploded..problem was I didn't get it all in the toilet...it was all over the damn place..stunk up the ladie's room something awful...people were running out of there in fear of their lives.....it was a humiliating experience and I feel so sorry for whoever had to clean up after me..(I tried to clean it myself but it was not possible....LOL)....

[scatanafas]

COLON CLEANSE Day Four..........

Well I have to admit, my elimination this morning wasn't that impressive. I had carbs overload last night (Pizza, whole wheat crust but still pizza) and so the scale is up again in a big way. I feel sad.

[4mami_mia]

aww dont feel bad scat, it will happen just dont stress about it to much, stay on plan the best you can there will be results.
My scale hasnt budged all week, but im losing inches like crazy. We really need a inch challenge going on. Because thats where the results are, scales are the devil

[scatanafas]

well i wish i could say that i lost inches..but heck no.....my pants aren't fitting well so I don't that isnt' the case...

so tired of this ..

[CDCreations]

Hey Scat, hear ya about that incident in the store, my goodness ... I could feel your embarassment, and can't even begin to say that I know how you felt, because that never happened to me, I'm so sorry that it happened to you ... And gurl, there are mini-snickers here in my house, and I've been dipping into the bag, so I'm guilty of eating bad too; gotta shake it off, and keep on keeping on!!! I took off today, went with hubby to talk with the family about my precious MIL who may need heart surgery -- they are gonna do the catherization first to find out the full extent of the damage, but he said that the EKG results were not good -- I remember you sharing that your dad was not doing well, how has he been?

4mami: I like the idea of an "inches" challenge -- and I think you'd be perfect to start one up too!!

Gotta go out in a few, but plan to drink my dieter's tea before going so I can get some relief tonight!!

[scatanafas]

well we are waiting on some results which we should have tomorrow..thanks for asking girl.

I had a donut today at dunkin donuts and I don't care.....

tonight i'm having grilled chicken and string beans.....so I"ll be all healthy tonight.

Took my phen later to see if that helps with the night time urge to binge...although i feel that that is all emotional eating, and phen doesn't work well with my emotional eating..becasue its not about hunger.......you know??????????????????

[CDCreations]

Yep, I know ... Didn't really eat much today; took my phen late morning, and took my diet tea too, but nothing has happened yet -- passed on lunch, and there is Papa Johns pizza that was bought in for dinner - I also made a bowl of tuna fish, and of course, that would be the healthier choice. But there's a lot of tension in the house this evening, grandson is acting up, daughter is stressed and fussing, so my plan is to eat the tuna, then turn in later. Nothing happened with taking the diet tea, disappointing me, so hoping for results when I wake in the morning -- life is so unfair ...

[scatanafas]

when i was drinking diet tea there were days it didn't work..not sure why.....it is unpredictable at times....hang int here.

[scatanafas]

COLON CLEANSE DAY FIVE

I am not taking the fiber today, I just can't bring myself to drink it this morning...I will be going into the office shortly and that will keep my mind off of food. The university cafeteria is a real haul from where I am at so I am not tempted to go in there.....

I had a GREAT elimination today and I"m happy about that....however the scale is still up. Some people told me that the fiber makes you weigh more, and then one day you lose five lbs all at once. Well I really hope that is true.

My challenge is to get the water down...I'll try and do that at work today.

ahve a good one.

[Momto8]

CLEANSE IS GOING FINE..I HAD A HEADACHE THE FIRST 2 DAYS BUT TODAY IT IS GONE.I'M DOWN 1 LB TODAY. EVERYTHING IS COMING OUT... JUST FINE..LOL

[scatanafas]

COLON CLEANSE DAY SIX

well I skipped my cleanse day yesterday, just couldnt' handle the fiber...had some stomach cramping too...didn't drinkt he tea last night..

No elimination this morning so I guess that is proof that I am going to have to do this every day otherwise it just won't happen........

Weight is still up and I am beyond frustrating...

ON a happier note, took my fiber mixed in a protein shake and it went down well....so glad. Hope it works just as well.......that is going to be my breakfast from here on out......until I get a grip on this weight thing.

ciao for now friends...hope your colon has a happy day!

[CDCreations]

Hello all! Well, I'm still doing the diet tea (thanks Scat for the info about the tea being a "sometimes" tea; it's so true ...) -- I decided to drink it last night, had a cup around 9:30 last night, and this morning, things were big-time fine!! Even went again this afternoon. So think I will drink the tea this way during the week, then drink 2 cups over the weekend (depending on what I've got planned) -- then in the first week of June, I'm going to GNC to get 4 mami's colon cleanse pills during GNC's first 7 days of the week discount for purchases -- I'm feeling fine and emptied!!

[scatanafas]

great job CD..................woot woot.....

Well I had no elimination today but its' okay..I drank my fiber today and MomTo8 and i figured out that if we mix it with a protein shake it isn't too bad...

I"m afraid to drink the tea tonight because tomorrow I have to be on stage and teaching aerobics at 8:30am...don't want to have the urge up there..single single double...OH NO!!!!!!

[CDCreations]

No gurl!! That wouldn't work at all, then you stop, tell the class to continue, and that you'll be right back!!! And you know, I found that my urge to go is higher when doing my bike, and sometimes, I have had to stop biking just to run to the john -- I guess as you're moving and sweating, the colon starts "moving" too -- oh well, a lot easier to get off my bike in the privacy of my home, than being out there teaching, and have to make a quick dash - no way!! Gonna go fix my tea now; here's to bathroom visits for us all today!! :)

[scatanafas]

Hey CD..

well I had the tea last night but i didn't let it seep for too long..nothing this morning and nothing special for the rest of the day either...makes me wonder sometimes if this colonix is going to work for me the way that it is supposed to...

I have to say though that I feel pretty good.....so it isn't hurting me.....

Didn't take my fiber this morning becasue I had to rush to teach class and didn't have time to make my shake..but I"ll be having my tea tonight and starting the fiber tomorrow with no breaks...

I lost a lb. so things are better on this end. Not pigging out last night was HARD but I have to kick that habit.

[CDCreations]

I know, me too, and it was hard!!!! Well, I drank my tea, and nothing yet, but I did go this morning when I woke -- plan on drinking another cup later on this evening; the tea says that for weight loss, drink 2 cups a day, so on weekends when I'm in the house for the night, I'll drink it like that. But definitely looking foward to getting 4mami's cleanse pills the first of June - I want to have something in my system that will work all the time, and not be "sometimey" like this tea ...

[jbenev5338]

I am doing the GNC Colon cleanse
The first week are fiber capsules and i will be finishing those tomorrow...
The only result i had was just one day this week i went but was in there a while.

Next week i begin the laxative stage and the women at GNC told me when i get the urge to bring some entertainment into the bathroom and make sure the oven is turned off since i will be in there a while....
But we will see.

[scatanafas]

bahahahahahahahahah!

okay tell me about the different stages and how has it been working for ya so far.

[PCDIVA]

Has anyone tried MIRALAX?

[4mami_mia]

okay so i decided to drink the 3 ballerinas tea the other night to take a break from the pills, and i cramped up so bad today and got the sore booty. I think ill stick to the pills.

tip for everyone- if your having a hard time passing your bowels or its taking to long try a stool softener with whatever your taking/ drinking. It helps turn everything to mush and softens everything so it can easliy be eliminated. I read they often give you a stool softener before a colonic

[scatanafas]

never tried miralax but know folks on here who use it and they say its grea.t I don't even know what it is....

Mamimia, stool softeners are good becasue they don't make you cramp and explode like laxatives.....my doctor told me to take them after I gave birth and had bad hemmorhoids and constipation, she said it was safe to take them every day for a while, unlike laxatives......if you have hemmies it is im portant to keep the stool soft, otherwise you re-do the damage every time you go...sorry if that is TMI but i dont' think people with hemmies always know that colace helps to heal you.

[scatanafas]

COLON CLEANSE>>>>

Well stupid me decided to take dulcolax last night to see how that would work with the cleanse. I wasn't feeling the cleanse doing its job yesterday. BIG MISTAKE..I woke up and was in pain, and I was sweating..I mean MAJOR COLD SWEAT< my pajama top was SOAKED> I was throwing up nothing and going at the same time.....my hands started going numb and I thought I was having a heart attack. What a way to go, on the freaking john! My sons and husband were wondering what was going on, they were waiting for me with mother's day cards and breakfast at the table...LOL...after a while i said "Mama needs to go lay down"...the sweat was dripping off of me...

now why the HELL would a laxative give me that kind of reaction? Ins't that bizarre?

I feel much much better now, I'm going to go outside to plant flowers with my son...just wanted to warn you all to either stick to the cleanse or stick to your other means of going poop..dont' mix....

My husband wants to take me out to eat today and the last thing I want to look at is food but I will go for the kids becasue they are excited. My mom said for me to have some plain white rice before I go, and I was like hell naw, I'm not going to eat rice so I can go out to eat ....I'll order rice there. It is an Indian place so I should be able to find some damn rice...LOL....

thanks fo rlistening to my stupid story...just needed to share. I really thought i was going to wind up in the ER on mother's day, leaking from both ends...

[CDCreations]

Oh Scat, my goodness ... So sorry you went through all that -- feel better today, and we're grateful that you shared that story, TMI and all -- the strong message is that we shouldn't mix stuff, and we all had no idea that you could get that kind of reaction, so thank you for your story, details and all ... And yeah, 4mami, I'm really not getting the results I want from the tea; would much rather take a pill. And the info about the stool softeners is true, I try to take one in the morning with my vitamin and other stuff during the week, just so I won't have a problem when the time comes to go potty -- I've been there with the pain trying to go, and the softener does help with that big-time --

[4mami_mia]

yes im not sure if you can get stool spftners in walgreens but i still have left overs from a script for docloace when i had my son.

Scat i hope you feel better, what an experience

[scatanafas]

colace is over the counter, you can get it anywhere...target makes their own brand of it too.....

they make two kinds the one with laxative and the one without. the one without is the one the doctor told me to take......

[PCDIVA]

I heard that MINERAL OIL does just as good, and now they have the CHERRY FLAVOR I'm not to fond of laxatives they really do you more harm then good it only solves the problem temporarily you want movment natually like anything with phylym husk, miralax, metamusul. good luck

[scatanafas]

Okay, well after yesterday's fiasco I'm ready to get back on track with the cleanse.....and my phen.....

[CDCreations]

Yeah, and that is what I take, the Colace (w/o laxative), sold over the counter - I just take one in the morning on most mornings; also took my tea this morning, and am waiting for results (usually comes after I eat lunch). And I wasn't taking my phen either for most of last week, and my diet showed it too! So I'm taking it this week, around 2:30-3 pm, so that it will still be in my system through the evening. Also eating small meals this week, no sweets, increasing my fiber, and getting my water in (not as easy to get down as it used to be ...)

[scatanafas]

i'm starting to take my phen later in the day too...i think that will work better for me, since I don't eat alot during the day....not unless i'm out for lunch or something.....

[scatanafas]

Okay took the cleanse this morning. This time I upped my paranile capsules to four instead of two. These are herbs that supposedly loosen stuff in the intestines so it can be passed. I won't get specific because I might make myself sick.

[CDCreations]

Hello all! Well I took the diet tea yesterday morning, expecting relief in the afternoon, and nothing!! So I drank another cup when I got home at 6:30, and went potty that night and again this morning -- the tea is getting so unpredictable, the only things great about it is that it does eventually give relief, and the price is wonderful, dirt-cheap! But I'm tired of going when the tea "feels like" making me go ... 4mami's pills are looking more and more better to me!!

[mommadeb]

Thanks for sharing the ins and outs of your Colonix experience, ladies. :) I ordered some last week and plan to start after my doc appt on the 20th. I've already read WAY too much on the website...just want to get it started and over with at this point!

[scatanafas]

welcome mommadeb....i think the website for colonix is gross and probably exaggerated..i'd just be happy to go every day. Today I did not.

[4mami_mia]

i went really good today, too bad i wasnt home loli i was at mil house. I have been taking the pills and the stool softener, its great

[scatanafas]

mami i was at GNC today but i forgot the name of hte pills you take. I did buy some vitamin b complex......i hope my cleanse works tomorrow before i hve to go to my meeting!!!

[shaynsethsmom]

hi girls i am in !! i am doing the tea for now , and mine says to drink it at night , lastnight was my first night ,
and i have gone four times today !! i sure hope it helps with the weight loss i seem to be at a stand still .. but this tooo shall pass... going to drink my tea .. Goodnight ..happy poopin..lol..

[jbenev5338]

Scat...
Sorry i took so long to respond.
But the colon cleanse i am using is the first week you take 3 capsules at lunch and dinner that are fiber capsules...
Then you begin the second week taking 3 capsules of the laxative portion which is made up of senna at dinner.
The third week is building back up the good bacteria in your intestines...

I started my second week last night at dinner. I did really good with water yesterday and i hadn't gone since last tuesday so i had two very large elimination... Which definetely brought down the scale!!!
Now let s see what this week will bring hopefully more weight loss since i was feeling like i was at a stand still a bit, but i really think it is because of the fiber building up in my intestines.

[scatanafas]

YES JENNIFER! I had a gain when i started the cleanse and was really upset about it, but someone explained to me that the fiber starts to bulk up and that adds weight.

i had major cramping this morning, bad stuff..and finally went after two days....so yes the cleanse IS working......not only am I going but the amount is more than I have ever seen before so stuff is clearing out of me. I felt so good afterwards...my abs are flatter but the scale is at the same high number..grrrr :(

But I"m just going to keep doing it along with everything else that i'm doing to lose.....hopefully i'll be at goal by the end of june....I don't think it is going to happen by memorial day.

[scatanafas]

Dual Action Cleanse:

Just wanted to recommend that you DON"T buy this product. I tried it months ago and it didn't do squat..come to find out alot of people online said it is junk that doens't work. I recommend colonix or the stuff that mami is using.....

[scatanafas]

This morning I was awakened by terrible cramps....felt like I was in labor.....Sure enough I went potty.....I think this is the stage when stuff is being taken off the lining of my intestines....so i'm relaly getting rid of the bajunkyjunk....

I went back to bed, woke up a few hours later and wouldnt you know? The scale said 136! that is down 3 lbs. from yesterday!

I'm still feeling crampy...I need to drink alot more water with this cleanse, I think that is what may be causing the cramps......

I was really skeptical but this cleanse is totally doing something...I feel lighter and my tummy is definitely less bloated and flatter.....

Hope I can keep going...this is alot of work, drinking that stuff every morning and taking the capsules definitely takes discipline.

Anyhow i hope everyone else is having luck iwth their cleanse....I'm so happy to finally be down a few lbs after being on a plateau for a while.

;)

[4mami_mia]

scat im soo happy for you sounds like you had a really successfull BM.

[CDCreations]

Hello all! Congrats to you Scat, for your successful elimination; sounds like it was truly worth the wait!! And also big-time congrats on the scale going down; you go gurl!!!! :)

I was getting tired of the diet tea; the results were irregular and I never knew when the "wave" would hit me, and I couldn't take that chance, especially riding home on the subway after work! So yesterday at lunchtime, I went to GNC and got 4mami's cleanse pills, and yes, excellent relief!!! I take one in the morning and one at night, and my potty visits are not like a laxative at all, I'm very satisfied with the results!! So I'll continue the morning and afternoon pills, and I also take the colonix stool softener in the morning - just want to get my system back to the way it once was ... So thanks 4mami for the cleanse info; I very much appreciate it!!!! About to do my stationary bike; later!!

[scatanafas]

hey CD...sounds like that stuff from GNC is good, I may buy it the next time i'm thre to have on hand for when I go off the colonix..which may be soon because even though I went today and lost weight i have had bad cramping ALL DAY...it is a wierd kind of pain....I"m not doubled over like I was this morning but it hurts. Momto8 said it is the junkyjunk removing itself from the intestinal walls and also toxicity of the parasites d ying...YUCK..I skeeve my own body. I hope i feel better tomorrow. I didn't take the fiber today, iwas too afraid given all the pain that i am in..

But you know I do want to keep doing this cleanse because I feel it is really effective..the kind of thing you only do once a year....because it is so intense......if the human body does have parasites then they have no business being up my butt.....thos mofos gotta get out before i start charging rent....

I didn't take phen today either, wasn't hungry most of the day....

[4mami_mia]

cd im glad you had a success with it

[scatanafas]

how's that didrex working for you Mami?

[4mami_mia]

its good so far, i missed it yesterday, but im back on track today. Hubby came home and told me im definetly getting smaller, he mentioned my breast are getting smaller too, but he's not to excited about that.

[scatanafas]

Tell homey there is still plenty o' breastesess to love....LOL.....and if you and the hooters get too small he can pay for you to get some nice big Dolly implants...

I was so happy when my boobs got smaller....i could finally wear some cute bras and not fall out of them...but now i'm big and flooby again...

oh well...

enough hooter talk..

[mommadeb]

scat, I'm happy to hear you're finally getting some results from the program. 3 pounds is a lotta poo!!

I got my Colonix delivery yesterday and started it this morning. Don't know if it was the fiber or something else, but I felt pretty bloated and blah today. Trying to drink my tea right now, but I made it too freeking hot! :mad:

[scatanafas]

Mommadeb, I was really bloated in the beginning and gassy too..if the body isn't used to high amounts of fiber that is how it reacts..No worries! You will debloat soon and you'll feel so much better after you pass a big log.....(for lack of a better word).....

I think this whole colonix thing is a long and tedious process, but well worth it at the end. It isn't like taking a laxative, youi aren't going to get that immediate relief. Some people have to wait two weeks before it starts working....It started with me after three days..but like today.? Nothing! I guess it really depends on what you have eaten and how much water you have taken in.

DRINK YOUR WATER! That is so important with ANY cleanse, esp. this one when we're taking in that fiber.....I am guilty of not drinking enough water but i'm going to step it up from here on out......

Also the cleanse made my urine dark yellow, what is up with that? the herbs maybe...

Mommadeb so glad that you are on board.

[scatanafas]

okay, i know alot of people bought the colonix, but where y'all at????

I had a great elimination today, some of the cramping is back but that is supposedly normal. The scale is super high but i'm not sweating it. Had a bit restaurant meal yesterday plus I"m PMS......Even with all that my jeans fit pretty comfortable.

have an awesome day everybody....time for me to take my paranil capsules and my fiber.

[mommadeb]

Well, today is day 3 on the Colonix. I had a normal bm yesterday morning, but nothing special. I think my boatedness the other day was partially due to TOM. Great timing. :rolleyes: I'm not feeling quite so gross today.

Scat, I feel what you mean by the stuff is removing gunk from my innards. There is a lot more movement and such inside...a very odd feeling. Just waiting for it to come out now.

I'm trying to drink enough water. It's never easy though! In the last 3 days, I've cut back drastically on the amount of diet soda I drink. Yesterday, I had less than 6oz..I.it was water and coffee (a half-caff blend) the rest of the day...around 100oz between the 2. I guess that's a step in the right direction. I should probably stop drinking coffee, too. But I don't wanna!!

Herbs do tend to turn urine more yellow, but it shouldn't be neon if you're drinking enough.

[mommadeb]

I had a great elimination today, some of the cramping is back but that is supposedly normal. The scale is super high but i'm not sweating it. Had a bit restaurant meal yesterday plus I"m PMS......Even with all that my jeans fit pretty comfortable.

Scat, sorry the scale is being rude, but at least you know why. Congrats on your successful elimination. :D Okay....that just sounds weird!!!

I forgot to mention that I've lost a little over 2 pounds since starting. Don't know if it's the diet/phen or actually pooping 2 days in a row. Whatever, I'm not complaining.

[scatanafas]

Mommadeb..losing two lbs is awesome....I think with this cleanse though you need to get used to not paying attnetion to the scale because fiber bloats up in your intestines..that is how it works!! It isn't something that the body can break down and digest, so it helps move all the stuff along in the intestines.....SO I am not going to be a slave to the scale for a while, s omething relally hard for me to do since I want to get to goal so badly and weigh myself every morning!!

Never thought i'd be obsessing so much over poop, but if i do this cleanse and drink this nasty crap i am going to make it count dangit....i am having a hard time getting the water dwon but also cut down on teh diet coke..YAY.....I'm still drinking it but not as much..for a while I was a diet coke junkie and couldn't get through the night without it.....if I didn't have any in the housd i'd get CRAZED!

[mommadeb]

I tried not getting on the scale every day once. I went mad after 5 days. I'm more sane when I see a number every day...or at least most days. Weird, I know, but I'm a total numbers geek in every aspect of my life. During the cleanse, I promise not to go off the deep end if it doesn't move or if it goes up. If I do, you can slap me around. Deal? :D

I've obsessed over poop for a long time. After my gall bladder was taken out 7 years ago, I wouldn't go for a week and then spend a day or two with horrible diarrhea. Come to think of it, I've not had so much of the latter since mid-March when I started the phen. Things haven't been moving smoothly though...and it ****s.

I drank all of my water (plain!) plus some today. Spent 2½ hours mowing the back yard. Yesterday I spent 2 on the front. It's actually only a 1½ hour job. I spent the rest of the time chasing my children around the neighborhood. :mad: But that's a story for another day.

[scatanafas]

mommadeb, what r u mixing your fiber with?

[4mami_mia]

not trying to be funny but have a bm everyday feels soo good. Ever since taking the colon pill with the stool softener life has been great

[scatanafas]

That's so true Mami....I am not going every day yet but hopefully I will be if I continue with this program. It is the body's way of getting rid of toxins and waste..we SHOULD go every day! That is what the body was designed to do but we made it difficult thanks to processed foods and things that are impossible to digest and break down.

[mommadeb]

mommadeb, what r u mixing your fiber with?

I've been doing 2oz of Mona Vie and about 4oz of water. Tried Diet V8 Splash Saturday morning, but the color completely grossed me out!! Think I'm going to invest in a new shaker container...the spoon just isn't cutting it and I'm too lazy to drag out the blender every day.

[scatanafas]

i have to get a shaker too..i've been using a spoon..too lady to dirty the blender and then have to clean it..lol....oh and if that fiber gets stuck on a glass the dishwasher doesn't get it off...that stuff is like CEMENT! Teh mob makes shoes out of colonix!

[dalako]

Hey Just saw this thread... thought I would join in...

I am on Day 5 of Colonix... and WOW!!! I am tired, bloaty, grabby, did I mention tired!!! But I read online that was normal because of your body concentrating on getting out the "crap"...(sorry no pun intended)... lol

I actually passed something that looked like one of the photographs on the website... EWE... looks like a string of annal beads made out of poop!! LOL YUK!!!

How is everyone else doing??

[mommadeb]

scat, if you rinse the glass really well as soon as you're done, it's not a problem. I have the crap stuck in one of my coffee mugs that I didn't even use for the colonix and it pissed me off. Now I'm in a fight against fiber sludge in my dishwasher!

dalako, I'm definitely bloated, grumpy & /crabby...especially today. Might be TOM, but the combination is not good for the people around me. I've not had the stomach to look at the photos. The stories are enough for me.

My cheif complaint is that I wake up feeling like I need to go, but can't and end up miserable most of the day. Then between 5 & 6 in the evening I'm finally able to get rid of it. Eh, at least I'm going every day now. Hoping that will change soon. I'm going to start steeping the tea longer to see if that does anything for me.

[scatanafas]

Dalako, Mazel Tov for getting rid of that string of beads....not the kind of thing you want to throw around at Mardi Gras...lololol

Deb, it takes time for this thing to work.....be happy you are getting rid of crap at 5pm...I have had two days of NOTHING...I think it is because I am being inconsistent. Last night I got home and was too tired to make the tea....I went to bed thinking I should have the tea but didn't...well now I regret it.....

I feel bloated and the scale says 140...I haven't seen that number in MONTHS......boooo hisssssss......Being PMS isn't helping...

BUT I shall carry on..and for the amount of money I spent on this stuff you KNOW I'll be doing it and hoping it works.

have a great day all....:)

[mommadeb]

Don't make me come over there and force you to do all the steps! Consistency is key in sooo many things...this is definitely one of them.

I steeped my tea for 5 minutes last night instead of the 2. Had elimination before 9:00 this morning! You really need to drink it every day. To me, it is worth the 15-20 minutes it takes to make and drink.

[scatanafas]

well i had an elimination but it was nothing special..i'm disappointed.....hopefully having the tea tonight will help.......

[mommadeb]

Yes, the tea will make all the difference in the world! I had some cramping around noon today, and I'm sure that it was degunking going on in there. Even though I went earlier today, 5:00 rolled around and I was there again. It has been months since I did that without being utterly miserable.

[scatanafas]

well i drank my tea....let the games begin!! :)

[mommadeb]

For your sanity, I hope it does you some good.

Think I'll do the same and go to bed before I cause any more damage. TOM kicked my a ss and shoved chocolate down my throat. Dove Dark w/ almonds and mini Oreos. The *******!! Weighing tomorrow? I don't even think so!

[scatanafas]

Whew! Went some more today, although not hinig spectacular or as exciting as Dalako's experience...LOL...I am going to be consistent from here on out...even at my mom's this weekend where I have to answer a million questions as to what i'm doing , taking and drinking...OY VEY!

Scale is still up but i'm hanging in there and blaming the fiber....I hope it really is the fiber and not fat!!

UPDATE 5:00pm...well I spoke too soon, colonix took effect....woot woot....feel so much better. This stuff is AMAZING

[mommadeb]

Do we need an official Colonix dance? Probably not. I had to ask though.

I'm still waiting for it to really kick in. Today is only my 6th day. I'm patient...kinda. I did go again this evening @ 5:30. But I didn't feel the need to go all day. You know, the feeling that you're carrying a rock in your gut...or that your hemorrhoids will explode before anything ever happens. That in itself is a huge improvement.

Tea time!!

[scatanafas]

YES! I know the feeling that you are talking about, that means the colonix is doing its job. Also it comes out easier, no straining or whatnot....so hemmorhoids are going to be better for sure...yipeeeeeeeeeeeee

MY TOM is coming any minute now.......SO I know how you feel...had some chocolate last night myself.

[scatanafas]

Okay, where all you crappers at? LOL...Well TOM finally came and it is kicking my butt..I am not losing weight like I usually do when TOM comes, and my boobs still hurt..and I feel bloated. The colonix did not do its job today for sure...so here I am drinking my tea and hoping things move along for me soon. ...

[scatanafas]

well it seems like a bunch of us bought cleanses but nobody wants to talk about their progress.....

I'm having trouble being consistent with it,,,,my focus the past few days has been my dad's illness so I haven't been taking my phen or doing my cleanse.....will try and focus tomorrow a little more on myself again.....

hope everyone else is fine.

[4mami_mia]

hey scat hang in there, im still having regular bm's with the pill im using combined with the stool softener

[scatanafas]

that is great mami....I think after I'm done with colonix I am going to keep things "soft" by buying taking stool softener so I don't risk becoming constipated again....I don['t think that i'll ever be truly regular again until I come off the phen.

[4mami_mia]

i was never regular even before phen, but i dont want to take pills all my life either. I will soon start taking them everyother day or so

[scatanafas]

well mami maybe if we adjust our diets somewhat after phen we won't have a problem....I am going to eat more beans (no fiber though) and alot more vegetables to help move things along..and maybe take fiber supplement every day.....we'll see....I didn't do the cleanse since my father got sick but i"m still going and the scale is down today so I'm happy for that.

[scatanafas]

No more phen, i'm waiting to see if I become more regular now of if phen has messed up my system for good.....

[scatanafas]

colonix worked this morning although i've had better eliminations. I think the secret to a colon cleanse is being consistent, and when you aren't it is like starting all over again........

[4mami_mia]

hey scat glad to see your doing well, i have been off my pills since the trip and have been having a bm everyday. I finally feel normal

[scatanafas]

I took a break from the cleanse too....but now i started it up again....it feels good to "GO"....although I"m still not going like I think I should but anything is better than before....I can't believe how much phen messed up my system.....i know that i am partly to blame for not eating the right things......

so glad that things are good for you.....

[scatanafas]

Okay are y'all crapping or what????!

[scatanafas]

just wanted to bump this up. Is anyone still doing a cleanse? I have to report that I don't need or will do anything since giving up phen. I got sick on that Slimquick cleanse so I am done with cleanses for a long time....hope everyone is crapping though. Colonix is still by far the best cleanse in my opinion although the most expensive and not user friendly. I shall return to that after I get healthy again.

[i82much]

I'm doing the enzymatic whole body cleanse.....I think I'm on day 5.