anyone done a colon cleanse routine???

**jbenev5338** · May 2nd, 2008, 11:05 AM

I have heard and read that a colon cleanse can help boost weight loss too???
Was just wondering if anyone has done it???
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**scatanafas** · May 2nd, 2008, 11:21 AM

I'm doing it now...let you know how it goes. today is my first day.

I don't think yoiu lose "weight" per se but you do lose bloat. I know someone that lost 8 lbs from it.

I'm doing Colonix.

**Loving Me** · May 2nd, 2008, 11:24 AM

I have done it in the past and lost 10 pounds and my tummy was flatter! I know some people that lost 15-20 pounds from all that "stuff" that has been backed up in them since BIRTH! You are technically suppose to cleanse your colon once a year. However, I think I will wait until I am done with the PHEN and do one BIG over all cleansing. I heard Dual Action Cleanse is good. They just started selling it at Walmart...I think it's $38, but it's a whole body cleanse. I use to buy mine from GNC or the health food store. The health food store is a good place to purchase them because they are usually natural and organic. Well good luck!

**twilson** · May 2nd, 2008, 01:51 PM

Ok, here is what I would like to know. Can you leave the house?

**stilltryin08** · May 2nd, 2008, 02:07 PM

Welcome Twilson! And yes you can leave the house. It is basically bulking up on fiber so you clean out anything stuck in your colon. It isnt like a colonic where they hose you. They are very gentle and with the exception of possibly haveing to "go" more than normal you wouldnt know your on it.

**scatanafas** · May 2nd, 2008, 03:40 PM

the last colon cleanser i bought was the one on t.v. and i got it at bj's ..forgot the name of it but it was a rip off...didn't do jack. I hope this one works. I started this morning....

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

**Loving Me** · May 2nd, 2008, 03:48 PM

Yep you can leave the house with no problems!

**scatanafas** · May 2nd, 2008, 05:44 PM

I'd be so happy to drop ten lbs, that i woudln't care if I had to stay home...hell , I'll wear a Depends to work!

**pennyclay** · May 2nd, 2008, 05:50 PM

are u talkin bout a pill u take or a medical procedure u have to go through

**scatanafas** · May 2nd, 2008, 06:06 PM

procedure? HELL NAW! Just taking a cleanse ....which are usually just massive amounts of fiber. the one I am doing is by dr. natura, colonix...but there are different kinds. They sell them at walmart and target .....the one I got you can only get online...

i take two capsules in the morning and then drink fiber mixed with juice, at night i have to drink this tea....you poop alot and gets rid of stuff that has been sitting in your colon...gets rid of bloat..

A COLONIC is when they stick a tube up your ***** and clean you out...I woudnt' mind haveing that done too but the thought of a tube up my rump makes me nervous....

**GordonPears** · November 11th, 2008, 03:12 AM

Hello members,Some colon cleansers contain dangerous ingredients. Make sure you do your research first before you use a colon cleanser to fight constipation and parasites etc.

**justus4grls** · November 11th, 2008, 09:43 AM

I want to lose weight just as much as the next gal, but I absoluetly draw the line at havin a hose stuck in my behind......I dont need to lose it that bad. LOL hahaha

**GordonPears** · November 25th, 2008, 12:32 AM

Hi to all,Thanks for the suggestions.Increased weight loss Because you are used to carrying about the waste in your bowels, using a colon cleansing agent will get rid of the feces impacted in the bowel hence, also getting rid of the excess weight that comes with the feces.But don't forgot to take advice of doc before doing any thing.
Thanks

**GordonPears** · December 15th, 2008, 01:24 AM

It is true that a colon cleanser can help you to lose the weight, because it removes excess waste from the body which involves in controlling the fat.

**GordonPears** · December 19th, 2008, 12:22 AM

Exactly, colon cleanse definitely loses your weight as it removes all the waste from the intestine. This results in proper functioning of the digestive system that helps to look slimmer.

**scatanafas** · December 19th, 2008, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by justus4grls

I want to lose weight just as much as the next gal, but I absoluetly draw the line at havin a hose stuck in my behind......I dont need to lose it that bad. LOL hahaha

LOL! Gee, I don't know. There are days that i'm so desperate to see a change in the scale what's a little hose up the rump? Seriously though I know someone who had a colonic and she said she felt great afterwards, but it is not a method of weight loss...you gain it back once you start eating again.

**slimmersuzi** · December 19th, 2008, 08:57 AM

I've done the nasty colonics. Yeah, it's good to get the gunk out. It's actually fairly healthy. But it's embarrasing, gross, and it didn't do anything for my weight loss efforts.

I am trying to do something similar now. I am chronically constipated and I do believe it builds up dangerous toxins and is part of the reason I have so many ailments. But what I'm looking for is a long term solution, not a quick fix. I've tried all kinds of herbal concoctions and they don't even make me go at all usually, let alone get cleaned out.

So right now I'm eating a hand full of prunes every day, taking one dose of mirilax, eating a total of 9 fruits and veggies per day and increasing my fluids. I've done that sort of thing often, but not maintained it as a way of life. So that's my goal. I'm going to bulk up and stay bulked up and see if something happens. 5 days on mirilax and still NOTHING!

Suzi

**MstVivian** · December 19th, 2008, 11:42 AM

I've never done a cleanse except when I had a colonoscopi- i spelled it wrong but you get the jist- and I had to drink this jug of stuff over 24 hours. It was horrible. The whole experciance was bad. I didnt really feel any differant after it. I drink 1 cup of detox tea a day that I get from the local health food store. It's not real tasty, but it helps with the bloat. I add a little honey to it. It has ginger and some othe natural ingreidents to help out your colon, kidneys, and liver. I have thought of doing a full cleanse but since I work at a call center I have to be on the phone X amount of time and it would not be easy to get up and go potty every 5 mins! I might do one when i have 4 day weekend in january

**Mary-Mary** · December 19th, 2008, 07:52 PM

i never done that before but i would like to be interested in that i am having alot of constapation and it ****s and not to forget bloating too so is that really safe for anyone to take it?
can u guys tell me so names of the product?

**GordonPears** · December 30th, 2008, 12:53 AM

Colon Cleansing solutions are considered to be effective methods to get rid of that extra flab in your body. They work extremely well, and taken after consultation with your physician, they can only be helpful.

**miswoo** · December 30th, 2008, 01:15 AM

I picked up a psylliam husk powder from the Vitamin Shop, but it was soooooo hard to take. Doesn't dissolve at all and you have to use so much water to even get it down. It wasn't working fast enough so I got really really bloated (psylliam swells). I just couldn't do it for more than one day at a time.

My friend told me about ColonClenz (got it at walmart). It's a pill that you can take once or twice a day. I'm taking it twice a day, and it took about 2 days to kick in. Now I am going once or twice a day, which before it was about every 5 or 6 days. I'm feeling better, way less bloated.

**scatanafas** · December 30th, 2008, 10:20 AM

As soon as I am over this cold I am going to start Colonix again. I did it for a few weeks last May and was feeling really good, less bloated. Whenver you start to take alot of fiber that your body isn'[t used to you are going to feel alot more bloated and gassy than normal, so remember that the first few days you do a high fiber cleanse.

**alykat06** · December 30th, 2008, 10:26 AM

Scat are those pictures for real on the colonix website? Seems a bit kreepy to me lol.

**scatanafas** · December 30th, 2008, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by alykat06

Scat are those pictures for real on the colonix website? Seems a bit kreepy to me lol.

LOL..those pictures are GROSS! Nothing like that came out of me, and I don't believe the whole parasite stuff......There was someone here that said she passed something like that, looked like a red string of beads...and she passed it right away too...like the second day of doing the colonix.....not sure if I believe it....hard to believe we're walking around with mardi gras beads stuck up our bums.....

What it did do was make me go ALOT, more than I thought was humanly possible and I guess in the process cleaned out whatever gunk hangs out in the intestines.....and that can't be a bad thing, right?

**alykat06** · December 30th, 2008, 10:37 AM

Yeah I have wanted to try it, I just wouldnt be able to believe a 20 year old having abything like that up there lol. It was funny because I was told a story from the herbal life ppl when they were talking about their 25 day cleanse. They said a woman in her 20's was taking the cleanse and she got scared about her stool being different colors, they called the manufacturers and everything and they couldnt figure it out. She called her mom telling her about the problem and her mom started laughing. I guess the woman as a kid ate a box of crayons and that was what was coming out of her.lol

**scatanafas** · December 30th, 2008, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by alykat06

Yeah I have wanted to try it, I just wouldnt be able to believe a 20 year old having abything like that up there lol. It was funny because I was told a story from the herbal life ppl when they were talking about their 25 day cleanse. They said a woman in her 20's was taking the cleanse and she got scared about her stool being different colors, they called the manufacturers and everything and they couldnt figure it out. She called her mom telling her about the problem and her mom started laughing. I guess the woman as a kid ate a box of crayons and that was what was coming out of her.lol

Yeah I heard stories like that, people passing stuff that they ate in their childhood. I don't know if I believe it. The body has a good way of passing stuff that doesn't belong in us.....we all know some kid that pooped quarters, right? You would think crayons would dissolve eventually....scary stuff....

I don't think you should worry so much about WHAT is coming out, just as long as stuff IS...you know what I mean? Thse people who get chopsticks and study their poop need lives.

**luvinmybabies** · December 30th, 2008, 12:41 PM

I am so glad someone mentioned about the fiber making you bloated for the first couple of days!! I just started eating the fiber one bars, and I swear for the past 2 days, I look like I am 5 mos preggers!

Does this eventually go away??
I swear... if I could just let out one good toot (tmi??), I would lose 5 lbs, but I may cause the building to vacate at the same time, so maybe I'll try to keep it discreet.

**alykat06** · December 30th, 2008, 01:12 PM

I hear you on that, once you get used to them it is not bad, but dont be afraid to let it out when your at home lol, I would have been a big balloon haha. Plus I always need a bathroom about an hour later. oh n btw for me they are loud but they dont really smell. I know it might be TMI.

**luvinmybabies** · December 30th, 2008, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by alykat06

I hear you on that, once you get used to them it is not bad, but dont be afraid to let it out when your at home lol, I would have been a big balloon haha. Plus I always need a bathroom about an hour later. oh n btw for me they are loud but they dont really smell. I know it might be TMI.

I am laughing my arse off right now!!! That is so true! I feel like we are two men talking right now about our fabulous flatulence (?sp)! Whatever the case...nothing can be as bad as it was when I was pregnant! BTW...my husband is completely disgusted with anything that has to do with that subject! He's a preacher's son, and they grew up not talking about it...but on the other hand, you know what they say about those preacher's boys!! Our friends think it is hilarious.

**alykat06** · December 30th, 2008, 01:30 PM

hahaha, gotta love it..my bf dont care..he loves to **** in the worst places/times//right next to me..he will come in the room to say something but **** first..hello..you could have done that in the other room. Its even worse when he cant stand his own farts. I would be in the bedroom while he is sleeping, he would **** while I am looking for clothes and I couldn't stay in the bedroom..i can usually get through it..but it was horrible..the good thing is that since I eat better I dont have gas half as much, I rarely ever do...I thought it was normal but extreme flatulence isnt. Gotta love this thread hehe

**alykat06** · December 30th, 2008, 01:30 PM

haha they bleeped the word F*A*R*T hahaha

**elemteach5** · December 30th, 2008, 01:43 PM

Will a laxative work like the colon cleanse?

**scatanafas** · December 30th, 2008, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by luvinmybabies

I am so glad someone mentioned about the fiber making you bloated for the first couple of days!! I just started eating the fiber one bars, and I swear for the past 2 days, I look like I am 5 mos preggers!

Does this eventually go away??
I swear... if I could just let out one good toot (tmi??), I would lose 5 lbs, but I may cause the building to vacate at the same time, so maybe I'll try to keep it discreet.

LOLOLOL........hey if it were that easy to lose 5 lbs I'd be trying my darndest to toot.....just would warn others not to light a match in the vicinity.

Yes, your body will get used to the fiber. I thought I was going to die the first couple of days of hte cleanse...I almost quit but someone that did it told me to trust that it would start working and it did. So give it time and remember to drink water!! That helps your body dissolve that fiber and get it out of your body

**scatanafas** · December 30th, 2008, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by elemteach5

Will a laxative work like the colon cleanse?

NO! Do not confuse a laxative with a colon cleanse. For one thing, a colon cleanse does not give you the runs or make you run to the bathroom. You go like you normally would, you just go alot MORE because of the fiber....a good colon cleanse will not cause cramping or spasms like a laxative does. usually colon cleanses are done long term, colonix for example is supposed to be done for a month.

**Band Mamma** · December 30th, 2008, 11:31 PM

I just have to know: did suzi explode on Christmas day? I read the date she posted and that nothing had happened after five days and my first thought was, "Oh no! Christmas!" LOL
So, suzi: what happened?

Originally Posted by slimmersuzi

I've done the nasty colonics. Yeah, it's good to get the gunk out. It's actually fairly healthy. But it's embarrasing, gross, and it didn't do anything for my weight loss efforts.

I am trying to do something similar now. I am chronically constipated and I do believe it builds up dangerous toxins and is part of the reason I have so many ailments. But what I'm looking for is a long term solution, not a quick fix. I've tried all kinds of herbal concoctions and they don't even make me go at all usually, let alone get cleaned out.

So right now I'm eating a hand full of prunes every day, taking one dose of mirilax, eating a total of 9 fruits and veggies per day and increasing my fluids. I've done that sort of thing often, but not maintained it as a way of life. So that's my goal. I'm going to bulk up and stay bulked up and see if something happens. 5 days on mirilax and still NOTHING!

Suzi