Re: Results of 1st colonic....

[Guest guest]

Shefy,

I don't know what the test is you are talking about, and I'm all for non

invasive diagnotics, but it you don't want to go for the test, then do

what you need to cleanse out that colon and see how you feel.

If you are that clogged, the epsom salts should do a good job, getting

things moving. Other options are to drink Traditional Medicinals

Smoothe Move Tea. I really works in about 6-8 hours. You might feel

icky as things loosen up and start moving, but you can get through it.

Those rocks could be large gall stones, that couldn't get through your

colon.

Another option is something I have used for a long time, daily. It is

called Super Colon Cleanse by Nature's Secret. I just take one tablet

in the morning, daily. There are 'hot' herbs in this formula and it

does a great job of gently cleaning things out, layer by layer. After

taking this daily for several months, I started to pass mucoid plaque,

just a small amount, but I never thought I would see that come out of me.

Lastly, take a 500 mg magnesium capsule nightly. This ensures a bm

every morning, and a good one at that! You should have as many

movements as you have meals, 12-24 hours after the meal. The way I test

my timing is to eat 1/2 cup of corn kernals and see how soon I pass

them. If needed take some magnesium with every meal. Too much

magnesium will result in loose stools, so if you don't have the issue,

then your body needs the extra magnesium and you are doing a good

thing. You can get a large bottle of it from vitacost.com for about $10.

Eat an apple every day, the malic acid helps to soften gall stones, the

fiber helps create a good bm, and it is nourishing.

Psyllium Husk mixed in water or taken as a capsule once a day is another

way to add roughage to your diet and cleanse the colon. Drink lots and

lots of pure water so that it will gel and create a smoothe bowel

movement. Add a second capsule later in the day after things are moving

along nicely, and then add a third towards the end of the day if you are

not having problems with bms.

As time goes by, you will have regular movements if you take the steps

to clean out your colon and keep it that way.

I recall you saying money was an issue and the things I mentioned above

are all inexpensive from several sources on the web, so check out

vitacost.com, iherb.com, greatvitaminprices.com, and vitaminshoppe.com

for the best deals.

Stay away from Zelnorm!! Only use natural products that benefit your

body and use the one's that work, such as all the things I have

mentioned. At this point I would stay away from clay based bowel

cleanses to avoid the clay possibley getting trapped by a clogged colon,

but if things are working for you, then go for it because the clay can

absorb toxins and chemicals in the colon and remove them. Start very

slowly if you decide to use clays.

Good luck to you!

Diane

shefy7 wrote:

>I had my first colonic today and it went pretty well. I was planning

>on getting a sigmoidoscopy done, but now I'm not sure. Why ? Because I

>do have a bm everyday, but it's usually small and flat. I thought

>maybe there is a polyp or tumor squeezing it....BUT...(don't read if

>you don't want to it's kind of gross....)

>

>During the colonic HUGE rock like balls came out in the tube...Gross I

>know...They were almost the size of golf balls. The therapist also

>said there was a lot of sediment bc it was sitting at the bottom of

>the tube...I started feeling flushed so I couldn't prop up to see...I

>only was able to do about 4 releases, she said I am really clogged up.

>

>

>So...I'm thinking that since these balls came out round and not flat

>like 50% of my bm's do...it couldn't be anything wrong with my

>colon... I'm just thinking after doing tons of research and a lot of

>tests that there is nothing wrong...I really don't want to have to go

>through this procedure...It's just that there of course is a risk

>involved, I know it's very rare and small, but still there is a

>risk...I value all your opinions so much, what do you all think? Any

>opinions on Zelnorm?

>

>Thanks and hope all of you are getting better!

>Shefy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Diane:

Good advice. What do you think of colonics? Maybe more are needed if

Shefy's colon is that backed up. I think Dr. warned that there

is a risk of bacteria when doing colonics, however.

Shefy: I totally agree with what Diane said. I take even more

Magnesium citrate than she recommended. My naturopath said to take 3-

5 at night (that's a ton). Another product recommended by my

naturopath is Colon Hx (I think it's by Invite Health). I would

strongly urge you to stay away from drugs--it's just one more thing

your liver has to break down/process. There are easier & more

inexpensive ways of succeeding.

Best of luck,

Lorna

>

> >I had my first colonic today and it went pretty well. I was

planning

> >on getting a sigmoidoscopy done, but now I'm not sure. Why ?

Because I

> >do have a bm everyday, but it's usually small and flat. I thought

> >maybe there is a polyp or tumor squeezing it....BUT...(don't read

if

> >you don't want to it's kind of gross....)

> >

> >During the colonic HUGE rock like balls came out in the

tube...Gross I

> >know...They were almost the size of golf balls. The therapist also

> >said there was a lot of sediment bc it was sitting at the bottom

of

> >the tube...I started feeling flushed so I couldn't prop up to

see...I

> >only was able to do about 4 releases, she said I am really

clogged up.

> >

> >

> >So...I'm thinking that since these balls came out round and not

flat

> >like 50% of my bm's do...it couldn't be anything wrong with my

> >colon... I'm just thinking after doing tons of research and a lot

of

> >tests that there is nothing wrong...I really don't want to have

to go

> >through this procedure...It's just that there of course is a risk

> >involved, I know it's very rare and small, but still there is a

> >risk...I value all your opinions so much, what do you all think?

Any

> >opinions on Zelnorm?

> >

> >Thanks and hope all of you are getting better!

> >Shefy

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Shefy, I can only relate the experience of 2 of my sons, who were kids then.

They had encopresis, which sorta describes what you have. My youngest, now 11,

still struggles with it since he rides the school bus 2 hours in the morning and

1.5 hrs home. Then he sits in school. He has a fear of public toilets (he's

high-functioning autistic). Encopresis is simply constipation piled upon

constipation, to the point that the elastic colon stretches to accomodate the

ever increasing growing mass of compacted waste. Softer material coming down

the colon gets around the clog, hence the softer flat stool.

The doctor's course of treatment.. mineral oil and laxatives such as

Miralax.

For better suggestions, I'd start with epsom salt baths, drink lots and lots

of water, exercise more especially walking, and eat plenty of fresh organic

fruits and vegatables. Take Vitamin C, calcium and MSM supplements and

essential fatty acids. Eat fresh wild salmon. Mineral oil is not a naturalist

way of getting unplugged, although it lubricates the colon it also blocks

absorbtion of nutrients from your food in the small intestine.

Cows milk and dairy is often the culprit. So avoid milk and pizza (cheeses in

other words) until you get this under control.

MSM is a cousin to Epsom salts (sulfur family) and these help with adding

mucous to the lining of the colon. This will also help lubricate your joints,

which after age 35 or so you will appreciate that.

As for the sigmoidoscopy, unless you are around 45 or so, I'd put it off

until you are cleaned out, your colon repaired (stretch gone down to normal) and

then see if you think it is still necessary. Good luck.

shefy7 <shefy7@...> wrote:

I had my first colonic today and it went pretty well. I was planning

on getting a sigmoidoscopy done, but now I'm not sure. Why ? Because I

do have a bm everyday, but it's usually small and flat. I thought

maybe there is a polyp or tumor squeezing it....BUT...(don't read if

you don't want to it's kind of gross....)

During the colonic HUGE rock like balls came out in the tube...Gross I

know...They were almost the size of golf balls. The therapist also

said there was a lot of sediment bc it was sitting at the bottom of

the tube...I started feeling flushed so I couldn't prop up to see...I

only was able to do about 4 releases, she said I am really clogged up.

So...I'm thinking that since these balls came out round and not flat

like 50% of my bm's do...it couldn't be anything wrong with my

colon... I'm just thinking after doing tons of research and a lot of

tests that there is nothing wrong...I really don't want to have to go

through this procedure...It's just that there of course is a risk

involved, I know it's very rare and small, but still there is a

risk...I value all your opinions so much, what do you all think? Any

opinions on Zelnorm?

Thanks and hope all of you are getting better!

Shefy