First of I wanted to thank everyone for the advice, compassion, and patience that has been shown to me, Harry imparticular. After hearing all the advice and all the outside reading I have done I have decided to start a colon cleansing program. About 9 months ago I joined weight watchers and since that time I have lost approximately 110 pounds (Give or Take). Before that I had a horrible diet, and am sure the change in diet affected my bowel problems. I am aslo sure the stress did not help all that much neither.
I would appreciate all advice on books, personal programs, and any other advice that you wise people have to offer. I am going to stay on Metamucil during the cleansing program unless anyone has any other advice as to what would be better as far as fiber supplement.
I am thinking about a 75% liquid diet, and the other 25% consisting of raw vegetables and sushi.
Just to add my little bit. There is a very good homepathic cleanse that you can do that consists of 3 remedies. The first is Nux Vomica, which is for your stomach, liver and intestines generally. The second is Berberris, which is for your kidneys and bladder and the third is Lymphosat, which is for your lymph system. You are required to put 10 drops of each remedy into a 500ml bottle of water three times daily, so you would be drinking a litre and a half of water. You need to do this for at least a month, or a minimum of three weeks, during which time, you can eat and drink normally, but you should stick to a healthy diet and try to cut out the junk food, coffe and alcohol.
I tried this last year when I was visiting relatives back in London. I stayed for about a month and whilst there, my stomach was quite bad and I was feeling quite unwell, so I found an American homeopath and naturopath who emigrated to England about 11 years ago to set up in practice with a group of other people in the centre of London. He is a really nice guy and we had fun comparing notes. I think he said that he used to live in Chicago and started med shool over there but dropped out after 2 years to do something more holistic. He then started studying to become an ND and then came over to England and trained as a homeopath over here instead. Think he is a naturopath too though. Anyway, I saw him a couple of times over there and he really helped me with my stomach. This detox really works well and will detox you on a mental and emotional level too as well as a physical one. I passed a lot more urine and unfortunately did have some diarrhea for a few days. However, although the diarrhea was an inconvenience at the time, I had no stomach pain with it and felt well throughout.
Hope this helps and I just like sharing a few of my own way out experiences with all of you?
Take care and I am glad that your stomach is better following starting the Metamucil that Harry recommended. I take it for my stomach too and it has helped me no end.
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As you already know Colon Cleasing can get rid of colon debris & wastes and treat a number of health problems as well as prevent others!!!
My advice is to take it slow, don't rush ---- the rapid release of toxins as well as antigens & wastes in your systems can be toxic that can lead to serious disorders. Some symptoms that you may have indicating your GI need cleaning is: unexplained fatigue, depression, irritable, mental confusion, some allergic reactions like sneezing, runny nose, hives and even coughing. Also--of course Gastroinstinal irregularities and there may be others???
At your age 27--- don't think you are indestructable. Losing as much weight as you have is a BIG Major accomplishment in itself. AS you know fat cells are a big storeage place for things that your liver, kidneys and entire body had to deal with.
The best way of removing toxins and wastes from your body is a FAST. And, this should be the first step in any Colon Cleansing Program. There are such things as Blood Purification, Fasting and Enamas That you should be throughly familar with before ever beginning the program.
When you say "FAST", how long of a time period are you talking? Are you refererring to all foods, or solid foods, raw foods, etc?
Also, you said there are such things as Blood Purification, Fasting and Enamas. WHere can I read about these? Do you have any literature you recommend?
To be honest, I am rather naive when it comes to the inner workings of the body. That was not a requirement in college, although I now think it should have been. So, when you said "As you know fat cells are big storage places for..." I do not know what you meant.
Thanks
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Fasting is usually done for 3 days or so with various types of intake --- from just plain distilled water to juices, as well as some simple foods. It's best to prepare for at least a week for a FAST so it's not such a shock to your body.
I am by far no expert--- on colon cleasing my background is Electrical Engineering. I just read alot about how to get and stay healthy. I certainly wish that I started at your age than at 40 when I began having health problems!!!
Since regular medicine does not, promote blood purification, fasting, colon cleasing, detoxing and such, you're going to have get most info from alternative medicine souces. I have been using homeopathy for 25 years. Even took a summer short couse in PA 20 years ago.
In the years that I have been treated my medical doctors---- I have yet to be asked about diet or what I ate??? They go to school to learn how to treat disorders/ illnesses with medicine with very little to do with prevention. And, that's great but just know when to use them.
I have an adequate Homeopathic, Nutritional and Medical libary but there is one book that is worth the price --- "Prescription for Nutritioal Healing"--- It retails for $24 but you can buy it at a discount online $12.
There are several sites worth doing some searching on: Google.com, mercola.com, about.com -- here is a link I read today, [url="http://www.gifam.org/npcleansing.htm"]http://www.gifam.org/npcleansing.htm[/url]
I also suggest getting a good medical reference book to help you with the bodily organs and how the body works, along with a medical dictionary. I have found some good medical books for nurses that us mortals can read and understand!!
I don't know where you live but if you have a Barnes and Noble nearby --- go check the medical book section out before buying --- they are expensive. I get my family to give them to me as gifts on special occasions.
Fat cells are made by the liver using fatty acids and glycerol for storage then the process is reversed when the fat cell is lost. The problem is our 4 pound liver does alot of things ---being our detox organ--- some people think fat cells when made contain toxins that are not completely destroyed by the liver because it's not 100% efficient but poisons our bodies to some degree causing problems. We do live in a contaminated world.
God Bless---Harry
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Starting a Colon Cleansing Program. Advice appreciated. Thanks extended Please Read 
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