by Barry Gourmet and Raw

Question by abilgal92: doing a colon/liver detox cleanse SURELY HELP TO LOSE WEIGHT?
honestly speaking..i missed my menstruation for one year, a woman’s period is rlly impt cos it helps to remove toxins n all,once i started my periods again,i think my hormones created havoc… and also started gaining weight like hell.
so i thought of doing a liver/colon cleanse to lose some weight and ‘recorrect’ my hormonal problems(if any)

You guys think i can lose at least 10 pounds if i do this for 5 days? just eat the detox pills,drink tea,water,organic juice through out the detox?

Best answer:

Answer by akaMaryn
The notion that your colon needs cleansing is a triumph of marketing. There have been clinical studies, but none produced results backing the claims of colon cleansing products, including that your cravings are reduced.

Fecal material does not collect, impacted on the colon walls. Fecal material in the colon is not toxic and cannot poison. (Or constipated people would be found dead on the street. “Look, Jerry, there’s another one. Poor bastard didn’t eat enough fiber.”)

Colon cleansing is quackery, designed to sell you a product you don’t need.

There is no legitimate reason to cleanse your colon unless you’re getting a colonoscopy. (And the various colon cleansing products marketed on TV and in magazines are not what gastroenterologists want patients to use.)

Flushing everything out of the colon is not the secret to weight loss or better health. It results in weight loss not because it’s healthy but because poop and future poop weighs something. You’ll feel better because you *believe* you’ve done something healthy, not because you *have* done something healthy.

More beneficial than a colon cleansing is consistently eating whole grains, plenty of fruit and vegetables, and drinking enough to be properly hydrated all the time. Spend your health care dollars and time on something that’s actually beneficial.

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