50 lbs? That ridiculous. Okay, maybe inside politicians. But for everyone else, that’s just idiotic.
Anyone making that claim has never had a colonoscopy.
After the prep process, your colon is empty, folks. And your colonoscopy team has the video to prove it.
I’ve weighed myself after going through the prep process and just prior to the colonoscopy, and this normally 180-pound individual had lost a total of five pounds.
And it turns out that even that weight loss is partly because of dehydration.
And about a pound of gum from over the last seven years still working its way through, most of it of the bubble variety.
band name!
There was a man who spent part of his life in freak shows as “balloon man” or “windbag” who, upon his death, was found to have 45-50 pounds or so of feces in his colon so it’s possible… but unless these woo-sellers are saying we all look like the people on this page they are full of – well, you get the idea. Ironically enough, I’d describe the owners of that site and what they’re selling as “woo”.
Maybe they’re from Gallifrey and their intestines have been replaced by a TARDIS. Because the only way that is going to work for some of the folks I’ve met pushing the “your colon is overfull” theory is if they are bigger on the inside than the outside.
But it’s still vomit if you eat it again.
I think the 'colon cleansing" crap started with Dr. Kellogg, who recommended yogurt enemas. Frankly, he was obsessed with the colon and feces-a major part of his therapy was resectioning the bowel. A few years back, there were ads on TV for something called “nature Cleanse”-the same wacky claim was made-this time it was grease and food residue stuck to your insides.
Note; all of these patent medicines carry the same disclaimer “Not intended to diagnose or treat any diseas”-the intent is to separate you from your money.