Colon Cleanse/Products that "cleanse" the digestive system..work? - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Message Board

Natalie00 · 01-04-2006, 05:44 PM

Anyone use colon cleanse or a like product? I have IBS/Gas. No meds have ever helped. Once I had to have a colonoscopy and had to drink all this liquid to totally "clean me out" and for 5 days afterwards I had NO ibs or gas. Looking for a product that will cleanse me out.

my2cents2 · 01-06-2006, 08:56 AM

I have IBS-C and have found that a periodic cleaning, about once or twice a month, really helps. There are lots of products out there but they are all relatively expensive. I just take a series of salt water enemas. It works just great, you go to the toilet at a predictable time (like right afterwards) and they're inexpensive. You can purchase a 2 qt enema bag from WalMart for about $10.

gort · 01-12-2006, 05:46 PM

Cayenne pepper capsules with breakfast lunch and dinner will clean you right out. To maintain healthy bowels and help the lining heal, you could drink 2 teaspoons of unpasteurized apple cider vinegar in 6 oz. of water with a tablespoon of ground flax seed powder. Drink morning and evening to prevent gas. The live enzymes in unpasteurized cider vinegar digest food, fight yeast and other pathogens in the gut, and heal the puckered pockets along the colon. Stool gets stuck in these pockets causing the cycle of gas, pain & bloating. When they heal, proper plumbing will commence.