WARNING: This is a POOP post. If you are disgusted by discussions around poop, colon cleansing, etc. please, please don’t read on. I don’t want to inflict any unnecessary damage on any reader who is grossed out by poop.
According to the company who produced the colon cleanse that cost me lots of $$…. I am “emotionally constipated.”
The cleanse I did required taking digestive stimulators to help “move” things along, coupled with a toxin absorber, which is suppose to coat and grab all the crap (hee hee) and get things moving. You consume the toxin stimulator with organic apple juice every three hours, only taking in apple juice, water, and a vegetable broth. Day 1 of 5 yielded no results. Same for Day 2, Day 3…. and then I was like, “Geez why I am still doing this?” So I stopped.
The Blessed Herb site states, “Often this could be associated with a difficulty of letting go at an emotional level. Stress, pressure, and sudden challenges can also easily affect bowel movements. If one is paying “too much” attention to their bowel movements this can cause “emotional” constipation. Often times, simply letting go at the emotional level will release the bowels. Once a person with this challenge has released for the first time, they should not experience any more difficulties throughout the program.”
Day 4 I took my typical daily probiotic and things are back to, well, normal.
The upside in doing this cleanse is that I no longer feel hungry all the time. I have also not had any alcoholic beverages for over a week and a half and I feel really good. I’ve been limiting my meat intake and instead overloading on veggies and fruit. I haven’t really been tracking my WW points at all but I think I’d be under if I did.
Looking back I think I would have rather just gotten a colonic like I had intended. Fast, quick and dirty. Maybe the colon cleanse works for some people, but not for me. Apparently I am unable to “let go.” =)
I’m tempted to re-try Couch to 5K and sign up for BlogHer’12′s 5K…. humm…..
Have you ever done a colon cleanse or colonic? Do believe in the concept of it? Have you ever done a “cleanse?” If so, please let me know, I’m interested in hearing more.
what a bunch of baloney; you’d think someone telling you you’re “emotionally constipated” would come from a shrink, not a cleanse company! I was really looking forward to your results from the cleanse, but at least something good came out of it all. The only “cleanse” I’ve done involves a daily hot water + lemon juice first thing in the morning.
I wish there was more to share. If you’re ever in the mood, watch “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.” Joe does a 60 day juice-only cleanse. Pretty crazy stuff!
had a colonoscopy this year…now that’s a cleaning…
got a blog for you if you haven’t found it already…the Bold Soul is on a diet and has new blog ..
theinsideskinny.blog…something like that….my cut and paste won’t work today..grrrr
bon journee
Just finally checked it out. Will add to my list of 100 blogs I read everyday. (More like 55 but who’s counting?)
No and No. A handful of cherries or too many sugar-free cookies with sorbitol take care of emotional or otherwise constipation.
What the heck does emotionally constipated mean? Who knows, but if you are feeling good then it was worth it! I do the fiber colon cleanse once a year and it’s always pretty successful. Nothing too crazy except for exploding in the bathroom every hour but by the end of it (14 days), my lower stomach is so flat. It’s unbelievable how much builds up and gets stuck inside of us.
When my aunt does cleanses she takes photos of what comes out, and while it is fascinating at the end of the day it’s still poop. So thank you for not posting photos. : )
What’s this fiber cleanse you speak of? I’d be interested in learning more….. me and my toilet have a great relationship! =) No pictures, ever.of.poop.