My aunt keeps telling me to clean my colon and my intestines. What cleans them?
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Physician here:\nFirst of all, they do NOT need to be "cleaned"\nThe small intestine is the "upper" bowel. It is the "piping" that connects your stomach to your colon, or large intestine.  The small intestine's job is to absorb nutrients like protein, sugars, and fats.  The large intestine or colon re-absorbs water.  The excess is excreted.\nYour bowel does not need to be cleaned.  This in fact is quite dangerous no matter who tries to convince you "how great it is."  There are MULTIPLE reports of bowel perforation. This is a medical emergency.  You would need to be taken to surgery immediately.  Infection is always a HUGE risk.\nYour colon has natural bacteria in it, which keeps us from other infections, especially something "nasty" we ingested.  This colon cleansing gets rid of our "good" bacteria leaving us wide open for really bad infections.\nI would recomend NOT DOING THIS.  Any fiber increase (fruits, veggies, metamucil) will natually soften the stool for easier elimination.
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The best and most natural way to cleanse the toxins from your system is to stick to a healthy, well balanced diet that is high in fiber and exercise often. The healthy diet will flush out your digestive tract and the exercise will flush your circulatory system.
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Did your uncle have a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy? Doctors pump air into the the lower colon or colon to inflate it so they can see inside  better. Air can sometimes become trapped after that procedure and can be very uncomfortable, especially if the patient feels sick anyway.\n\nThe doctor may be worried that your uncle is still in so much pain and ill health. You should ask the doctor if he is worried that there is air in the colon because he suspects more cancer, or if he is concerned about your uncles discomfort. That is the only way you will know for sure.
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"Colon cleansing" is medical quackery that produces no benefit except a lighter wallet in gullible people.  Don't be one.
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Tea is something that will usually keep you from going.... \n\nchocolate, greens, fiber... even if in metamucil... helps
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First of all, it would take about 18-24 hours before the Mexican food is even near your lower intestine. Second, the rectum is almost always clean unless the need to use the bathroom is imminent. The exceptions being some sort of illness. A quick shower to clean the outside is all that is needed to prevent leaving anything behind.\n\nFor those who are really worried about it, there are enemas that can be bought in the store that are relatively small in volume that only take about a minute or two to use.
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Get to a health store and purchase some Flax seed.  Grind it up in the coffee grinder and use 1 tsp a day in your cereal.  You won't have any more problems and it will clean out your intestinal tract.  It's tasteless.  You'll feel great.
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Metamucil, Works wonders.You'll just love the stuff.
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NOOOOOOOOO!\n\nYour bowel might retain it, it might go septic!\n\nTry a dab of toothpaste... it works for my mum when she runs out of cream/suppositories.
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I have IBS and I do a Castor oil cleansing one weekend a month and have much fewer problems for the other three weeks. I start by inserting two bisacodyl suppositories and then drinking four ounces of Castor oil. In about an hour I am having flush bowel movements. I take six dulcolax pills. Be sure to drink at least 8 to 10 ounces of water or more an hour while doing this. This process will make you go until what come out is clear. After doing this eat lightly for a few day and include yogurt to put a good flora in your system. I know many people will disagree with this but it works great for me. People are always afraid of what they have not tried or is not common practice!!!
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Eating grapenuts everyother day doesn't sound appealing, unless you really like it.  Your bloating and stomach pains are the real problem you need to work on.  The plugged up colon is the by product of what is happening in your stomach.  First get your stomach working well again.  A digestive aid for your stomach is Hydrocloric acid (pills or capsule).  Next get some enzymes for the intestines.  Then get some acidophilus for digestion.  Are you over eating or eating the same foods everyday?  Get more variety in your diet.  Are you brushing your tongue when you brush your teeth?  A clean tongue will taste the food better.  Your sense of taste is vital for good digestion.  Without it you won't make the digestive juices that are needed for assimulating food.\nLast is the colon cleanse.  If the colon is plugged up, nothing leaves the house.  Its like sweeping the floor with the door closed.  You can't get the dirt out.
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Guess u mean stools ,as in faeces or poo! Sounds like you don't only have a fast car but a fast metabolic rate ,maybe. Its most properly a dietary related thing .Stay away from hot and spicy food alcohol,citrus juices .Check out a health web site to get an appropriate diet. If it continues longer than a week ,better check it out with your doctor. Watch for sighs that your  not passing blood,if so get to your doctor tomorrow. Sorry to hear about your "ring of fire".
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Try beeno, see if it works, get a workup from your doctors, colonoscopy and lab work.\nGood luck, please take care of yourself.\nSusie
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Take ducolax and a stool softener. I personally need to take a few at time but do what is right for you. Drink lots of water but don't take water pills. Stay away from salt. I get the generic ducolax from wal-mart. they sell them in a 25count for only $1.88. I'm not sure what you mean by quick. If you mean within the next hour or two try a suppository or enema. They don't work for me but they might for you. Happy trails!
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Natural way of cleaning colon includes fasting, taking adequate amounts of fibre and drinking enough water. During fasting the body goes through a detoxification process by digesting the impure materials and developing new cells. A fibre rich diet or around 30 grams of fibre dissolved in water or food can initiate natural colon cleansing. Drinking lots of non-carbonated water can restore the function of colon to an extent.
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my suggestion would be a mild Colon cleanse, all bad things start in the Colon and if it is gunked up it will cause bacteria to grow and cause lots of skin problems, I have a teen that had bad acne and we used all types of cleanser and such no help 5 days into 21 day cleanse cleared up and no problem since. for more info email me
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Drink lots of water and also visit GNC. They have lots of different teas and pills you can take to cleanse your system.