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I have found some colon cleanse method that can help you. First is herbal supplement. Herbal supplements, such as psyllium and cascara sagrada, are some of the best supplements that are used to cleanse the colon. These herbal supplements are very effective in flushing out the toxic substances from your body, and they drive away the harmful parasites and bacteria from your intestinal walls. Second is Oxygen-Based Cleansers. These colon cleansing methods have gained immense popularity in recent times. Oxygen-based cleansers melt the excessive fecal matter and toxic substances accumulated to your intestinal walls. This waste is then converted into a liquid or gas form so that it is easily thrown out from your body.

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In a normally functioning digestive tract; all food/gas should pass in two-three days.
If you have surgery, major trauma, or an intestinal disease, the time length will be affected.
Diet, exercise, medications will also affect digestion and gas.

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Because Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder, this means it can effect virtually any system in your body ranging from neurological function to circulation. If you’re looking for a good read, you may want to try Living Gluten Free for Dummies, it’s one of those black and yellow dummies books. I found my copy on www.amazon.com. There are also a ton of great websites out there with infinite wisdom. My favorite websites are www.celiac.com and www.glutenfreeforum.com, but there are many many others. Just be careful of privately owned websites as the information isn’t always up to date. Celiac.com is probably your best resource for information. Glutenfreeforum.com is probably your best resource for support. The people on that message board are wonderful, so ask away. My name on there is Guhlia, so say hi when you stop by.

What other autoimmune disease do you have? For your lack of energy, try taking a vitamin high in B vitamins and iron. Have you been tested for anemia? Many Celiacs are anemic. If you haven’t gone gluten free yet, please do so immediately. Eating gltuen can cause cancer, osteoperosis, osteopenia, peripheral neuropathy, etc…

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When you receive an epidural for abdominal surgery, the intestines are temporarily anesthetised. One of the advantages of the epidural is that when it wears off, the intestines are restored to their original tone, since the anesthetic is not in contact with them.

It is always difficult to resume BM after surgery. The nurse will ask anxiously about bladder and bowel activity. General anesthesia generally shuts everything down for a period of time.

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They are nothing but strong laxatives.
Do they “work”?
Well, they make you poop a LOT.
But do they do anything else for you? No.
Your colon does not need help “cleaning” itself. It is self-cleaning and these pills are a scam and a waste of money.
Don’t be foolish.

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Absolutely! Eat more fiber.
No, it doesn’t have to be one of those nasty powders or expensive concoctions… Just eat more fruits, veggies, crackers, chips, cereal, pastas, breads, grains, etc. Sending more fiber through your digestive tract is basically what those expensive products do… They just use specific fibers.
It’s also a good idea to supplement with probiotics to help you keep regular and replenish anything that may have been pushed out. Good luck!

[edit]: Oh, and Castor Oil is NOT good to take internally unless it’s an emergency. It’s generally recommended for external use only because the BM that it forces is literally your body trying to purge it out because it doesn’t want it in there… That’s not healthy.

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The biggest effect of colon cleansing is on your wallet. They’re expensive, and they don’t do anything your body doesn’t already do.

If you want a healthy colon, eat a diet high in fiber and drink your recommended amount of water.

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I loved this. Don’t ask me why, but somehow I developed a taste for the stuff. Strange but true. I get a lot of strange looks, but I don’t care. It’s the lemonade diet. It works. You take water, real lemons, grade (a? B? Can’t remember but I’ll get you the link in a minute) maple syrup and cayenne pepper. You do some other stuff too. It sounds awful but it’s not. Here’s the link.

Do your research first, though. This may not be the best option for you. Explore your options and think before you start messing around with any diet. Consult your physician, too, just in case.

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A high-fiber diet is the most widely used remedy for colon and stool problems. Drinking plenty of water and exercising regularly also helps a lot.

While many people want to use laxatives, some would rather settle for natural-based medications to avoid digestive irritation and other side effects. You might want to take a look at this colon fix I’ve seen:

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Forget colon cleanse, our bodies and colons are self cleansing. We are not full of toxins.
Colon cleanses give holistic diarrhoea, you lose water weight, upset the delicate balance of enzymes and flora in the digestive tract and can become depleted in essential electrolytes – like sodium, potassium.

“A study of the living human anatomy reveals that the colon is at no time dirty or clogged.”

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You never, never need a cleanse to start a diet. You will hear lots of b.s. About this. The body normally and automatically “cleanses” . All you need to do is to drink lots of water, and eat normally. Your liver, kidneys, and colon do not need extra help. They just need lots of clean water to work efficiently. The “15 lbs, of fecal matter” in your colon is nonsense.

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It may not be safe for you and even if it is, it would be a waste of your parents’ money.
First of all, the scientific research on acai berries has not found them to have any special benefits for weight loss or, for that matter, any other health benefits beyond those that other kinds of berries have. But acai berry supplements are far more expensive than other kinds of berries you buy at the supermarket because of myths that people selling the supplements have spread about how they can help you achieve miraculous weight loss.
Colon cleansing also doesn’t help you lose weight. That’s because the body absorbs most calories before they reach the large intestine. So colon cleansing doesn’t reduce your calorie intake
Also, there have been numerous nasty side effects associated with colon cleansing, including vomiting, dizziness, infections and perforation of the bowel.
Dieting, in general, can also be unsafe for someone your age. While your body is still developing, you especially need to make sure you get enough calories and nutrients. So just try to eat a healthy diet and get regular exerise.

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They probably benefit from sending you to the website.

Read this http://www.cureyourbody.com/files/acai-berry-true-lies.pdf
And whatever you do, don’t fall for any free trial.

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Colon cleanse diets are controversial. I’m sure I’ve felt much better after apple fasts (apples only, with a drink of apple juice, protein powder and liquid bentonite from the health food store, and psyllium husks from the health food store.). Look around on line and don’t put your faith in expensive products.

If you want to reduce your breast size, reducing your body fat composition to a healthy level will help, but only if you are over-fat to begin with.

Big weight losses in a few days or weeks are water losses and don’t count for anything unless you are a wrestler or something.

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The large intestine, an organ which is now more commonly referred to by its Greek name, the colon, is the last part of the digestive system: the final stage of the alimentary canal in vertebrate animals. Its function is to absorb the remaining water from indigestible food matter, stores these unusable food matter (wastes) and then eliminates the wastes from the body.

The large intestine starts in the right iliac region of the pelvis, just at or below the right waist. Joined to the bottom end of the small intestine, it consists of the cecum and colon. The large intestine is about 1.5 meters long, which is about one-fifth of the whole length of the intestinal canal.

Parts of the large intestine are:

* Cecum – the first part of the large intestine
* Taeniae coli – three bands of smooth muscle
* Haustra – bulges caused by contraction of taeniae coli
* Epiploic appendages – small fat accumulations on the viscera

1.the first or proximal part of the large intestine, forming a dilated pouch distal to the ileum and proximal to the colon. There is a great deal of variation in the relative size between species. The dog’s cecum is a small, coiled organ. In the horse it is a very large fermentation chamber stretching from the upper right flank to the xiphoid process of the sternum. Birds are different again. They have a double cecum which appears to compensate digestively for the absence of a significant colon.

2. The taeniae coli are three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle on the outside of the ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colons. They are visible, and can be seen just below the serosa or fibrosa.

The bands converge at the vermiform appendix.

These bands correspond to the outer layer of the muscularis externa, in other portions of the digestive tract.

3. The haustra (singular haustrum) of the colon are the small pouches caused by sacculation, which give the colon its segmented appearance. The taenia coli runs the length of the large intestine. Because the taenia coli is shorter than the intestine, the colon becomes sacculated between the taenia, forming the haustra. In between adjacent haustra are semi-lunar folds, known as the plicae semilunares.

Haustral contractions are slow segmenting movements that occur every 30 minutes. One haustrum distends as it fills, which stimulates muscles to contract, pushing the contents to the next haustrum.

4. The epiploic appendices (or epiploic appendages) are small pouches of the peritoneum filled with fat and situated along the colon and upper part of the rectum.

They are chiefly appended to the transverse and sigmoid parts of the colon.-

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Okay. A slinky for the large intestine…be sure u include all the labels…like the ascending colon and stuff..do you have any model magic?or clay? That would be the easiest thing to do,but if you can’t use that then i would use the cardboard from a toilet paper roll.
Unroll the cardboard and then curl it up tighter at the bottom…hope i helped!

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If your intestines had ruptured you wouldn’t be on Y!A answers right now…you would be on the floor convulsing from septic shock. Seek medical attention if it concerns you that much.

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This is a bad player. It’s the one that causes hemorrhagic colitis in the fast food breakouts we hear about.

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NO its just muscle, you have to go through the muscle barrier to reach the organs. No worries man.

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OMG that is horrible if anything is animal tested me and my family don’t buy it. It so cruel animals have the same right as we do. I think it’s totally unfair and we need to do somethign about it!!!!!!!!

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Was it just a one off?if it keeps happening then see your doctor, just keep an eye on it, it could be internal piles or anything, but it is a worry when it happens I know a few people who have had this I had it once but I’m fine. The treatment would have to be given when the cause is found if any is needed.

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…the late great Italian ‘Godfather of Gore’, Mr. Lucio Fulci, directed a film, back in the early ’80′s, called “City of the Living Dead” (…also called “The Gates of Hell”), which has a very gory scene, quite similar to what you describe…

…if you relish unusual-looking puking scenes, check these two out…

…in Peter Jackson’s early horror/comedy, “Bad Taste”, a procession of aliens, in human form, watch as one of them puke into a huge salad bowl, and when he is through filling the bowl, they all take turns, sampling the puke…

…in David Lynch’s early short film, “The Alphabet”, this little girl recites her ABC’s, and when she is finished, she violently pukes up a shower of blood….

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Healthy?

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Christians should not circumcise. It’s part of the old covenant not the new.
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.
You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justifed by law; you have fallen from grace.
For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

Galatians 5:1-6″

Jesus himself is reported to have mentioned circumcision only once:

Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel.

“Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

“If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?”

John 7 21-23

What is interesting is that he contrasts circumcision with healing, emphasising that circumcision is an injury, as well as an example of over-zealous law-keeping.

Don”t do it to your son. It’s not medically recommended and reduces sexual function. I resent it deeply,
Geoff