Hi!
I'm not sure if it was anything I said that made you feel slighted and confronted (since I was the last poster), but sorry you do. It didn't seem like the thread was controversial; I've also vowed to stay out of those, but I love to discuss "diet" theories, I guess.
Just wanted to clarify.
I just wanted to add that I think your medical opinion is helpful and I personally appreciate your sharing. What I've been trying to say whenever these colon cleaning things come up is that IN MY OPINION a healthy body already has all it needs (as you say) to eliminate toxins. It's the way Mother Nature made us. I also believe, as you, that it can be dangerous to muck around with this system unless under medical supervision for a real condition ...
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Originally Posted by SusanB
I try to stay out of controversial threads but felt a bit slighted and confronted by this one.
Let me preface by saying that this is just my opinion. I'm only a nurse ... so what would I know of anatomy, physiology, bowels, feces and enemas? No, I've never tried detox by bowel cleanse.
I think that detox by bowel cleanse is an exacerbation of the notion that we need to move our bowels regularly. Which we do. I feel it's another case of 'if some is good, more is better' .... Not true. If fed, watered and exercised regularly our bodies are pretty good at keeping us healthy. Fooling with any system beyond it's natural means can be harmful. Never underestimate the dangers of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.