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Posted by FrequentFryer on June 23, 2006, at 0:49:14
Hi all.
I have taken a fairly high amount of drugs over the past 4 - 5 years including Anti Depressants which put me through a few phases of chronic constipation.
I don't eat much fruit or veg & do eat allot of red meat.
Recently I decided to take a break from the drugs for a while and was wondering if anyone out there has gotten any benefits from doing a Liver / kidney / Colon Cleanse kind of thing?
I did a bit of research and havn't found many positive experiences.Maybe I would be better off just eating lots of fibre and drinking lots of water.
What do you think?
Posted by Klavot on June 23, 2006, at 0:49:14
In reply to Anyone benefited from a Kidney / Colon detox?, posted by FrequentFryer on June 16, 2006, at 23:43:30
> Hi all.
> I have taken a fairly high amount of drugs over the past 4 - 5 years including Anti Depressants which put me through a few phases of chronic constipation.
> I don't eat much fruit or veg & do eat allot of red meat.
> Recently I decided to take a break from the drugs for a while and was wondering if anyone out there has gotten any benefits from doing a Liver / kidney / Colon Cleanse kind of thing?
> I did a bit of research and havn't found many positive experiences.
>
> Maybe I would be better off just eating lots of fibre and drinking lots of water.
>
> What do you think?
>The "detox" industry is largely pseudoscientific with lots of quackery. It is doubtful whether most of these procedures hold any super-placebo benefit, and some of these procedures (like colon-enemas) are not even safe. The human body is expert at "detoxifying" itself.
I hope that helps you some.
Posted by Phillipa on June 23, 2006, at 0:49:51
In reply to Re: Anyone benefited from a Kidney / Colon detox?, posted by Klavot on June 17, 2006, at 3:24:51
Better off drinking lots of water and eating fiber rich foods. A lot of fruit and vegtables. Love Phillipa
Posted by FrequentFryer on June 23, 2006, at 0:49:51
In reply to Re: Anyone benefited from a Kidney / Colon detox?, posted by Phillipa on June 17, 2006, at 14:01:54
Yep, just what I wanted to hear thanks guys.
Posted by yxibow on June 23, 2006, at 0:49:51
In reply to Re: Anyone benefited from a Kidney / Colon detox?, posted by FrequentFryer on June 17, 2006, at 21:24:02
> Yep, just what I wanted to hear thanks guys.
Yes, I would put it in the quackery department -- and it can even damage your colon if its high pressure enough. Just eat your veggies, or take some wheat or wheat and oat bran (some people get bloated -- there are non soluble alternatives like Citrucel, which is currently on recall for heavy metals in some batches but will be back on the market soon.)
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