Detox And Cleanse Your Colon For Health And Long Life
What do they give you as a prep? Does it Hurt? Are you naked? Are you put to sleep? what do they do before during and after a colonoscopy?
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As a disclaimer, I am not a doctor or medical expert and in no way am I suggesting that anyone reading this should self-diagnose or start a detox program on their own without first consulting their doctor or medical practitioner.
The following is meant for information purposes only and is not meant to diagnose or recommend treatment to anyone. You should use caution when embarking upon any diet change, cleansing or detoxification program and you do so at your own risk.
With that said, the following is just my personal experience and recommendations of others who have dealt with the subject of detox and body cleansing. As a matter of fact, many thousands and perhaps millions of people before you have successfully rid themselves of harmful toxins and helped them improve their health through a proper detox.
The method of ridding the body of toxins and waste is known as a detox or detoxification. There are many different kinds of detox programs and some of them target specific organs such as the liver or the gall bladder.
A cleansing body detox is a great way to feel better and more rejuvenated. You can feel more energy, lose weight and cleanse the tissues and organs as well as give your digestive system a cleansing.
One of the most well known detoxing methods is the master cleanse otherwise known as the lemonade diet. It is basically a 10 day fasting during which you drink only fresh water with lemon juice, a small amount of pure maple syrup and a dash of cayenne pepper.
Many people have enjoyed the benefits of such a cleanse and you can too, provided you make sure you have checked with your physician or doctor to see if you have any precautions in doing so.
The health benefits are tremendous as you can rid the body of accumulated waste from the tissues and organs as well as the blood stream. We are bombarding our bodies with sugar, fats, alcohol, cigarettes, coffee and other harmful chemicals and products. Even if we do not drink alcohol or smoke, we are eating foods which might be de-natured or filled with fats and sugars and need to go on a fasting diet or a cleansing diet to get rid of some of these destructive elements.
Then there is the traditional juice fasting which has been done by many thousands of people to help cleanse and rejuvenate the body. Fresh vegetables and fruits are juiced in a juicer which separates the juice from the pulp and cellulose. A typical juice might be made from greens such as kale, spinach and parsley and a hand full of sprouts along with maybe a lemon and some ginger for punch. The lemon makes the juice even healthier and the ginger is anti viral and has healing properties as well.
But aside from maybe adding an apple or pear to a vegetable juice, keep the fruits and vegetables separate when making juices. Avoid the citrus juices and fruits.
A water fast is just fasting with only water being drunk. This allows for a real rest of the digestive system allowing for more toxins to be eliminated.
If you can, make sure to take a sauna, as a good sweat will help cleanse the skin and pores as well as get those toxins out of the body.
Some homeopathic and naturopathic physicians recommend detox kits with drops that you can take that help cleanse and eliminate toxins. Even women can notice that their cellulite starts to disappear when they clean out the toxic materials from their body systems.
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Well, the descriptions from Slowhand and Kimberley C are pretty accurate except they didn’t tell you that you can tell your doctor in advance that you don’t want sedation.
I have had this don’t multiple times and never been sedated. My doctor wouldn’t swear that there were no risks from sedation. For me, mandatory sedation was a deal killer. One doctor let me walk away; but, the next one agreed. I agree to the IV being in for hydration and "just in case something goes wrong". Any pain level (or discomfort) is mostly from the air they inject and in my case also when the scope kinked in the descending colon. Several times pain level hit a 7 out of 10 but that was only for brief episodes. The discomfort is experience on the journey to the cecum. There is no discomfort on the way out or when the polyps were removed. I was able to watch (and remember) the entire procedure as if it was the Discovery Channel. Too bad the nurses forgot to tell you that Versed is also known as "the date rape drug". It is possible you will be aware of the pain/discomfort, you are unable to communicate that you are in pain and then you usually forget about it because of the amnesiac effect of Versed.
The choice of sedation or not is yours. If you are anal phobic or have no pain tolerance, then the reward of forgeting everything may outweigh the risks. In my case the reward of driving myself to and from the hospital and being alert the rest of the day outweighs the risk of the side effects of sedation. The choice is yours just do it with knowledge in lieu of blind faith. Sedation or not; it is a very valuable procedure in fighting colon cancer.
I will try to answer your questions.
1. Prep – Preps are done different ways. You will take a laxative the night before. Probably Mag. Sulfate. Sometimes they will have you take a suppository the morning of the scope just to make sure. You will also be on clear liquids for dinner the night before and have nothing after midnight.
2. You will have a hospital gown on, with no underwear.
3. They will start an IV or a lock. You will be given some sedation – Versed, maybe some Demerol. No it does not hurt. You may have a little oxygen on during the procedure. Depends on the physician.
4. The procedure is done as an outpatient so once you are awake, you can go home.
Oh yeh glad you are going this procedure is very simple.
First day before procedure you eat a good breakfast then clear liquids after that for the entire day —(clear- h2o – gingerale- juice black coffee- broth yellow jello etc) avoid RED and GRAPE juices — at around 4 pm that night you need to begin your prep. Usually thisis a oral prep called fleets phosopho soda- this is very potent and tastes really gross (like ocean water) yes even the lemon lime flavor– mis it with small fluid – and ddrink in about 1-2 hours you should begin to move your bowels- and then every hour you need to drink fluids- by 10pm you should stop moving your bowels — you go to bed
am of procedure you get up ewarly and drink 1/2 bottle of prep and then poop a liitle more— then you still do not eat or drink u head to hospital or clinic to have procedure done – you need to bring a ride to drive you home-
then once there you register and then change yes you have to wear a gown and have underwear off-(we need aceess if you will) the nurses are great they will get you blanket and cover you up- they will put an IV in your arm and hook up IV – when ready you will go to procedure room and you will meet Dr – you will be put on heart monitior oxygen and a bp cuff and finger gadet (checks your oxygen level)
the dr will come and talk to you – slow;y they will give you a med throught he IV you will get sleepy Dr will tell you roll over on you rleft side – and you will fall to sleep the Dr takes the long flexible scope and insert it to the rectum ( the scope is long) but VERY small – smaller then your stool daily— – the Dr inserts into rectum and then infaltes a little air in the colon to see the wall better – on a TV screen he looks for cancers and polyps (growths) if he sees any they will remove he slowly withdraws the scope and then you go to recovery room the nurse will wake you- you roll over to right side and pass gas then then you get up- and go home- you will feel fine no pain just cramps at time the more gas you pass the better you feel—-
you will feel normal but you can’t drive because of the sedation=
this procedure is done with dignity- the Dr keeps you covered
it is so important—
I am glad you are having it done—-
if you have more ?’s jsut ask me I will be happy to answere