I like Gail's post: "...WIZARD of OZ"!

All hail the Wizard of Oz!

Cleanse us of all the filthy poop backed up in us!

Buy "Oprah's Colon Cleanse of Oz"!

Now... in all sincerity, will the KNOWLEDGEABLE forum members tell us why and how CNX causes QRS ?

Come on nurses! You KNOW!

On Old Olympus' Towering Top...

Posted 28 December 2008 05:25 PM Hide Post
It is amazing how these people find a niche to prey on others! It is a shame that Oprah would allow this guy an audience. I would think she knows better.

Apparently she is not following his advice - 200 plus pounds and endorsing a "weight loss" regime? Puh-leese.

But then if she cleansed her colon she wouldn't be "full of it" and would probably lose her audience.

Oz appears to have good credentials as a heart doctor. However, as his claims on backed up colons for most of the populace are shown to be false, I would take his claims as so much hogwash.

Just as the former president of the NASDAQ was considered to be a excellent fund manager. And, we all know how Mr. Madoff's management turned out -- $50 billion in the hole.

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Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
Ever hear of an impacted colon??

Yes, I have. It usually requires a trip to the doctor or ER.

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Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
Ever hear of an impacted colon??

I have heard all kinds of bogus notions from the peddlers of colon cleansing nostrums. Is that one of them? If, indeed, there is such a condition, it certainly is not as widespread as the snake oil hustlers for colon cleansing forumulae would have us believe. Anyone with a serious digestive problem should consult with a medical doctor before doing the big expensive blowout these hucksters are promoting.

When I looked for "Impacted Colon" on WebMD, this is what I found.

Understanding Constipation - Symptoms
What Are the Symptoms?
• Hard, compacted stools that are difficult or painful to pass
• Straining during bowel movements
• No bowel movements in three days for adults, four days for children
• Stomachaches that are relieved by bowel movements
• Bloody stools due to tearing of hemorrhoids and anal fissures
• Leaks of wet, almost diarrhea-like stool between regular bowel movements

Call Your Doctor If:
• Constipation is associated with fever and lower abdominal pain, and your stools are thin or loose; these symptoms may be an indication of diverticulitis.
• You have blood in your stools; this may be from a fissure or hemorrhoid but could also be a sign of colorectal cancer; changes in your bowel movement pattern, such as passing pencil-thin stools, may also signal colorectal cancer.
• Your constipation develops after you start a new prescription drug or take vitamin or mineral supplements; you may need to discontinue the medication or change dosage.
• You or your child has been constipated for two to three weeks, with recurrent abdominal pain; this could be a sign of lead poisoning or other serious ailment.
• You are elderly or disabled and have been constipated for a week or more; you may have an impacted stool.
• You are losing weight even though you aren't dieting.
• You have severe pain with bowel movements.

WebMD Medical Reference

Here is a link to a Wikipedia article :
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I defected from the "Church of Oprah" just like I defected from the "Church of Wal-mart" -- The last show I watched was the first "puppy mill" story they did over a year ago I think and I can't remember what was before that one. She is full of herself and her agenda and I stopped thinking of her as a respectable woman a long time ago. I disagreed with her "New EArth" or whatever that new religion was she pushes so hard and I think she is slowly losing her credibility with all the tangents she is going on these days. Kind of funny that she about as important as Tom Cruise these days...<note sarcasm>

I hope her heftiness doesn't jump up and down on the furniture, like Cruise!

Did you get this from a email? I bet you did as its wrong.

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"Q. I get these e-mails about colon cleansing. Is it a good idea?

A. You'll get rid of more crap by deleting the e-mails. The intestines empty themselves completely if you eat a high-fiber diet."

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"Second, here's what Dr. Mehmet Oz (Oprah's friend, doc and my new hero) says about colon cleansing in his book, "YOU on a Diet":

You may hear celebrities get colonics because they seem like some sort of miracle weight-loss cure. ... The purpose is to cleanse out the toxins and "reboot" your intestines. You'll produce a lot of waste after a colonic, but the main waste here is of money. Your colon only absorbs water, so there's no weight-loss benefit from colonics. In fact, you can get the same colon-cleansing and toxin-eliminating effect with a twenty-four hour fast. "

If you get it from a widely circulated email, just ignore it until you actually google it.

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Originally posted by interventor1:
I hope her heftiness doesn't jump up and down on the furniture, like Cruise!

seems to me like if "colon cleansing" worked and ophah swears by him, then she wouldn't have a weight problem!