Colon Cleansing
March 18, 2008 11:15 AM   Subscribe

Colon Cleansing - Are the solutions advertised on TV and on the web a good idea? Are they harmful? Do doctors approve this kind of thing?
posted by FLHunter3006 to Health & Fitness (12 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
Scams
posted by tiburon at 11:17 AM on March 18, 2008


There was a pretty good post on MeFi about this actually
posted by jessamyn at 11:19 AM on March 18, 2008


Jessamyn beat me there, but may I point to a particular comment in that thread?
Congratulations! You've just necrosed the mucosal layer of your intestinal lumen
posted by Wolfdog at 11:21 AM on March 18, 2008


If they have to advertise it with infomercials, it is a scam.
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 11:35 AM on March 18, 2008 [2 favorites]


Complete and total scam. And not a harmful only to your pocketbook scam like those footpad "detoxers" but a scam that is actually harmful to your body.
posted by Justinian at 11:43 AM on March 18, 2008


Jessamyn beat me there, but may I point to a particular comment in that thread?
Congratulations! You've just necrosed the mucosal layer of your intestinal lumen

posted by Wolfdog

Warning to the weak of stomach. Don't read that post. Seriously. Gross.
posted by Grither at 11:45 AM on March 18, 2008


This episode of Skeptoid addresses your question (audio and text version).
http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4083
posted by frankie_stubbs at 11:49 AM on March 18, 2008


From the same thread (thanks, I hadn't read it before!), the Mayo Clinic says it is not the best idea in the world.
posted by jmd82 at 12:14 PM on March 18, 2008


According to QuackWatch, the FDA's come down on some of the colonic peddlers in recent years.
posted by BundleOfHers at 12:41 PM on March 18, 2008


Hint: it's like waterboarding for your guts.
posted by matteo at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2008


Pen & Teller did an episode on Colon Cleanses on their TV program Bullshit. As you might anticipate, in their rather profane way they made it clear that de-toxing is, well, bullshit.
posted by arnicae at 3:34 PM on March 18, 2008


Complete horseshit. BUT - the occasional fast does feel quite pleasant, tough that has little to do with cleaning out your gut.
posted by docpops at 8:55 PM on March 18, 2008


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