Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Why I am Dubious About Colon-Cleansing Products

1. I'm not sure it is a good idea to purge one's colon of its "spackle and paste." That bacteria is performing a useful function. It is keeping you alive.

2. Those advertised products cannot possibly work as well as phospho-soda are any of the other products one takes the night before a colonoscopy. If you ingest phospho-soda you will have to stay close to a toilet for the duration of the evening.

3. When I had my only colonoscopy I did not lose 10-15 pounds. My weight was about the same the next time I weighed myself a few days later.

If you feel the need to cleanse your colon, then why not schedule a colonoscopy? That way, a trained professional will be able to observe any abnormalities and your colon will be cleaned in the process.

But if you don't want to go through all that hassle (and I don't blame you if you don't)you might try a high colonic. Howard Stern does it, so I am told.

DOES A ROYAL FLUSH BEAT A FULL HOUSE? (I stole that line from a Boston paper)

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