what is the difference between the colon and your intestine? and why do they need to be cleaned?
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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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gastro intestinal tract
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Fecal matter has a high fat and water content and must be refrigerated in the laboratory to keep from dehydrating and attracting pests. Stool samples which are being examined for parasites, blood and other indicators are usually kept at low temperatures, just like cadavers are. I hope this satisfies your curiosity.
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In anatomy of the digestive system, the large intestine is also called the colon or large bowel.  The name is for the part of the intestine from the cecum ('caecum' in British English) to the rectum. In mammals, it consists of the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum. The colon from cecum to the mid transverse colon is also known as the right colon. The remainder is known as the left colon.
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According to the slithery sites in our Digestive System category, we have about thirty feet of intestines in our body! The small intestine, where most of the digesting happens, is over twenty-two feet long! The inner surface of the small intestine is covered with millions of tiny finger-like extensions called villi. These villi absorb the nutrients from the food and pass them into the blood supply. The large intestine, or colon, is about six feet long. It reabsorbs water from the undigested food passed on from the small intestine. A meal usually stays in your stomach for around three hours, but can stay in your digestive system for up to three days.
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Antibiotics can also kill the good flora/bacteria in your body.  When this happens in your intestine, you get what is called C-diff.  It is like diarrhea and has a really foul smell.  Flagy is the treatment for this.
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To clear the clogged stool from your intestines, there is a safer and simpler way to do it. There is a high-fibre food that can do the job. The soluble fibre can go to any space in the intestines and helps the clogged to be detached from the intestinal walls. If you want to know more details, I can share it with you. Just email to wisemale18@yahoo.com.sg.
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I would say it depends on your age but generally it's about 5 to 5.5 ft long according to this site....\nhttp://www.health-information-fitness.com/cleanse/colon.html
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neither really has a foundation in science/anatomy. there is nothing that collects in your colon or intestines, so there is nothing to "flush out". the best things you can do for colon health are eat a high-fiber diet and drink plenty of water.
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I have researched clonics quite a bit. everyone has built up toxins in ther colon. the colon is where our food is broken down and mixed with the blood. the only way to remove the wall of toxins is through clonix. \nI know a colon hydrotherpist that overcame cancer through several things but the main reason was colonhydrotherapy .\nIve had it done and let me tell you I felt great after the process. I felt more energy through my whole body. \neven jesus told us to clean the colon! It has been around for ages. here is a link http://www.drnatura.com/\nI dont know about doing it for weigh loss but its a start.
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Yes, you can.  Not from not "emptying your bowels" everyday, that's an exaggeration.  But if you don't have one for a long time and you let it build up because of constipation, it can make you really sick and you can even die from it.
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If you're looking to buy pills, I haven't had any luck with them. Maybe 1 extra time "going" per day. (Isn't it horrible how we have to censor certain words even when talking medically on this forum?)\nI had some luck getting colonics. That's when you go to a place and they irrigate your colon with warm water. It's not gross at all, no smell or mess, and WOW the stuff that comes out!  Technically I think it's called "colonic irrigation" or "Colonic hydrotherapy"--it's $70-100 a session.\nI wouldn't reccommend the "liver flush" the colonic people push. I've had a couple and they didn't do much for me except take my money.
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Do not do cleansing diets too often, because they deplete your body of things.  If you have a good diet, you only need to cleanse every year or two.  If the one you did works, do it again.  I have done some, but they are more on the dangerous side, harder to do, and should only be done if you know what you are doing.  Remember that if you do any kind of fast or colon cleansing, you need to replace two things in your colon: the friendly bacteria, and the bulk.  This is done by eating yogurt for the bacteria, and eating a high fiber diet to get things working properly again.  Actually, the most healthful diet plan would be a full-time high fiber diet (but that can be overdone also).\n\nSave cleansing diets for when your body needs it, because it is like a medical procedure.  Hope this helps.
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Hi! Means you're not getting enough fiber and you're constipated. You need to drink more water and increase the amount of fiber in your diet. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you increase the fiber LITTLE AT A TIME...otherwise you'll get bloated and may have the opposite effect of constipation...catch my drift?Good luck. It's important to use the toilet at least everyday (unless you don't eat!) because toxins will remain in your system and over a long period of time, the build up of toxins wear on the system, causing cells to divide abnormally and then you are at risk for colon cancer. Eat your fruit and veggies please.
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Enemas function to cleanse the body and empty the bowels.  They are not always used solely for constipation. \n\nWomen in childbirth are often given enemas to empty the bowels prior to childbirth.  This makes childbirth safer and cleaner for the baby.  More importantly, it hastens childbirth and eases labor pains.  In fact, enemas may be given more than once during childbirth, especially if the contractions start.  An enema, properly given, will help the contractions to start again.\n\nSome cultures believe that newlyweds should spend their *honeymoons* giving each other enemas.  This give them a new found intimacy not even found in sex.\n\nMany medical procedures require using enemas to empty the bowels.  This eliminates the chance of involuntary expulsion of the contents of the bowels during the procedure.\n\nIn the *old* days people believed that regular/weekly enemas helped to remove bacteria and illness from the body.  Many people today still adhere to this belief, but no one talks about it.  \n\nIn today's world few people own enema bags anymore.  There are many products on the market available for *instant* enemas.  These products all contain minerals, etc. that encourage evacuation of the bowels.  In the old days, most people just gave enemas of water, although sometimes they would give enemas of soap suds, or added minerals to the water.  Although a water enema is uncomfortable as you must hold the water for a certain length of time for the enema to work, adding soap suds or minerals to the water could be painful.  \n\nAll types of enemas work best when held for at least 10 minutes.  Water enemas can be repeated if expelled too quickly.
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The small intestines absorbs many nutrients from the food you eat.  If part of it is removed,  nutrients are not absorbed and thus weight loss results.
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It's a common misconception that your food comes out either as pee or poop or some ratio depending upon it's state of matter before being eaten. In fact, the different sources of energy (i.e. fats and carbs) as well as proteins, undergo catabolism so much that the waste products are nothing like them at all. In any case, feces (poop) is what is never actually absorbed by your body. Anything that is taken up by the body and used is in the urine (pee). This is mostly water, salt, and urea (broken down proteins).