Please give me pros and cons if you have tried this diet.

so the mouth is full of bacteria right? there must be a balance for good health like the colon. what sort of foods and habits would contribute to bad mouth bacteria and what can i do to increase good mouth bacteria?

i assume that like animals that there must be a certain diet that promotes good mouth bacteria?
most animals in the wild don’t brush but have there teeth there whole life. why not humans?

I know they are used for cleaning out a colon before a colonscopy, but these days people say you can loose weight, or jump start a diet or something like that. Is this true? what have you guys heard?

Okay so i’m 19, and ever since i can remember my stools have been what is referred to as "pellet stools" which i thought was normal till i started reading up on it. I’ve heard that pellet stools are a sign of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. About 2 years ago after i went to the bathroom i noticed the water was bloody. I showed my mom and she asked if i had hemorrhoids and i said idk but i noticed after i changed my diet that never happened again. Sometimes i feel bloated and feel like there is a lot of gas in my stomach which read is both a symptom of colon cancer and IBS. Other then that i have no symptoms.

I’m just really scared and after i read up on these things i started think i had colon cancer because i tend to be a hypochondriac. I’m a healtthy weight and have been eating and exercising a lot more the older i get.
My boyfriend and mom have told im just worrying too much but i wanted to know if anyone else had any opinions.
Thank you so much!
Also im pretty OCD about things and am stressed quite often. If this matters lol

I am CONSTANTLY in the bathroom. At first I was thinking that it was just my period. But I have been keeping a closer eye on it, and it seems to be all the time. I haven’t changed my diet at all. The only difference in anything is that I had a baby in December. But this didn’t start until February or March. Could it be IBS all of a sudden?
I have no medical insurance.

I am 173 lbs. and my body fat % is 31%, BMI: 26. Acai berry and colon cleanse? whats happening? i’m very active and have an ok diet.

I have diverticulitis, whereby the colon becomes inflamed and cause general pain, bloating, constipation and gas. I am on a very particular diet, which I don’t violate, and the usual over-the-counter products for haven’t worked. At least none I’ve found.

Any links or other dircections would be greatly appreciated.

hi yester day i pooped and it looked flat and i searched up and flat (ribbon poop) mean you could have cancer but no one in my family has had it
and i feel embrassed to tell my parents should i go check it out or change my diet

what should i add to my diet and what should i avoid?

i’mthinking of doing it but have heard that there can be some very unpleasant things that can happen. there are products out there that you take for days to weeks. what about diet when you do this. any info would be welcome. only serious answers please.

I only eat chicken and salmon. I boil the chicken in water (no grilling), and the salmon is cooked in the oven.

Will this likely cause colon cancer? I am on a very restricted diet due to food allergies/intolerances.

All I eat is chicken/salmon, rice, brocolli, carrots, bananas, strawbrries, and blueberries.

Ok so just about every doc visit and even a planned parenthood visit for birth control, I was told I was obese. I’m 24 yrs old, weight 215 at 5’5”. Bmi is like 36 or something. So they gave me the whole talk about the long term affects of having extra weight. So I would like to lose weight. I’m going to buy an elliptical so I can start doing about 30-45min a day and eat healthy. But here’s where the problem comes in.
Me and hubby plan to get pregnant this January (2012) and I’d like to lose some major weight by then so I won’t risk babies life. My mother in law started this 3 day diet she got from webmd.com. She lost 15 lbs from it so far. And said that it’s working for her. I think she recently stopped but didn’t gain back the weight. She’s was like 180 something lbs before she started.
What I wanna know is, should I consider doing this, atleast so I can shave a few lbs before TTC? And to also become more ealthier. Just to lose 20 lbs would make a difference. I’m not looking for magic here. I’m being realistic. I have no health problems now, but docs make it seem like I will. I’m just mainly concerned about baby.
Thanks in advance.
And please don’t tell me to try any pills, any colon cleansers, regular eating habits etc. No spam. I just want real honest people answering. Especially if UR an obese woman like me.

Don’t tell me its not healthy b/c I DON’T CARE. I don’t exercise but tell me if this diet is good.

I’ve been taking a teen vitamin which has 100 something cals. I also take 2 kid gummies (they taste so good:)) & they r 15 cals each. I don’t eat breakfest or lunch. My dinner is a bag of popcorn (I know it sounds dumb, but popcorn is healthy & doesn’t have a lot of cals at all & I love popcorn anyway). I’m going to have 1 tbs of olive oil b/c i heard its good for the colon or something, is that true?

I 1st started doing this 2day, If I do it for a week or at least a few days, can i lose a few pounds? Don’t bother telling me that I’m an idiot b/c I kno I probably am but I really wanna lose wieght. So yeah, can i lose 5 pounds?

I just want to know what kind of weight loss aids i can use IN ADDITION to diet and exercise. I know that there is no magic pill and that i wont be losing that much extra… but reallly i dont need to lose that much. Im a 6’0 male that weighs 215. want to get down to like 180. Im eating really well and doing cardio everyday for about an hour, and liftin every so often
im considering green tea extract, acai berry, alli, and colon cleanse. MY doctor told me that alli was probably the healthiest and most effective. thoughts?

OK Ive been on a sort of cleanse program for 4 days now. Eating mostly fruits and veggies some whole wheat bread every now and then and tart cherry juice. And I have the runs pretty bad. Is my body cleaning itself out? before I started this I ate a lot of crap kind of. Is this normal and how long will it last?
I don’t know how to comment on my own post so I will use this lol.

Pink floy, I wouldn’t say I’m really on a diet, Just trying to eat better. This can’t be a bad thing considering I ate total crap and complete processed foods before can it? I think not.

so im 11, im an okay weight but i wanna lose about 30lbs….in about 2-4 months, but healthily
NO STINKEN ACIE BERRY OR COLON CLEANSE or any of that stupid stuff that could possibly harm my body in some physical, or mentally way, i dont wanna end up in a hospital…..i want to lose this weight by a normal good diet to follow, you know, like 500-1,200 calories a day, and some excersizes. but i dont know what kind or anything, i want something i can write down, hang on my wall and follow every day, im doing this for me
im 5ft0
130lbs, and wanna be 95lbs before 5 months
so heres my "now" routine:
breakfast:nothing(sometimes some chips)
lunch:nothing cus i wake up so late unless school days i have a turkey sandwich
dinner:salad, or something
i usually over eat in between like 500calorie snacks, and i stopped eating for a day but i literally almost cried when i saw food and like mentally exploded, and began eating more than normal.
i have a small frame….but waaaayyyy overweight
i need alot of help before i go to the doctors again, cus i gotta see my weight, and wanna be real thin
NOONE TELL ME TO STOP EATING AND BECOME AN ANOREXIC, ID NEVER BE THAT INSANE!!!
so please be nice to me!
oh and im a vegetarian, so i dont have turkey sandwich, i have pb&j, see im goin crazy LOL

I have heard so many different things. One person tells me to take a fiber supplement. Someone else tells me to try a colon cleanse. Yet someone else tells me that hoodia is the best. Now I am hearing all these things about the Acai berry diet as seen on Oprah with Dr. Oz. Has anyone tried any of these, and if so, which ones worked best for you, and how fast? I have been starting an exercising routine, but the faster I can drop the weight the better. It will keep me motivated!!! I have a lot to go!
P.s.
The reason I have so much to lose is because I had 2 back to back pregnancies, where I was never able to lose the weight with my first child. I have been trying to diet, but I’m just not losing it fast enough to keep me motivated, at this rate, so the guy who decided to refer to me as a F* pig can rot and has been blocked!!

Don’t tell me its not healthy b/c I DON’T CARE. I don’t exercise but tell me if this diet is good.

I’ve been taking a teen vitamin which has 100 something cals. I also take 2 kid gummies (they taste so good:)) & they r 15 cals each. I don’t eat breakfest or lunch. My dinner is a bag of popcorn (I know it sounds dumb, but popcorn is healthy & doesn’t have a lot of cals at all & I love popcorn anyway). I’m going to have 1 tbs of olive oil b/c i heard its good for the colon or something, is that true?

I 1st started doing this 2day, If I do it for a week or at least a few days, can i lose a few pounds? Don’t bother telling me that I’m an idiot b/c I kno I probably am but I really wanna lose wieght. So yeah, can i lose 5 pounds?

K so I am 6 foot tall and 2 inches and weight 225 and am fairly big in the stomach and chest areas. I would like to get down to 200 by the end of August and I just need to know if what I am doing will work.
Power Walk up hill everyday (200 calories) for 30 min
Swim (laps and few workouts) at least 3 times a week
bicep curls (2-4-6-8-10-10-8-6-4-2) 12 pound every other day (Every week increase by 2)
Chest curls (works pecs) (same as above) the problem is that my pectoral muscles are already as big as I want them and so I don’t want to increase them anymore then they are, I just want to loose the fat around it
5 Stomach vacuums (30 sec first 2 weeks then 45, then 60, etc…)
Food I have a big meal between 1000-1500 calories in the morning after my workout and then a 100 calorie protein shake for lunch and dinner and for dinner I add some kind of vegetable and protein.
8-10 bottles of water
Colon cleanser for a month as well
I have already been doing it for a week and I can do the diet this way because it doesn’t have me eating more than once so if I over eat a little for my meal it doesn’t hurt me and then I do not snack because I am not hungry and by keeping busy I am not bored and snack.
Please let me know if you think this will work and healthy I know it is not the best thing a person can do diet wise but it works for me and I am getting all or most of the nutrients I need. Thanks
Also I am a male and I need about 2500 calories a day to maintain my weight with light activity.
Question: Theoretically, I eat 1000 calories for breakfast and theoretically it all turns to fat, which I believe doesn’t happen because I eat after my workout and so my metabolism is high and my body uses that quicker than it can turn to fat. Correct? I know the starvation mode lowers metabolism and turns everything into fat. But if I eat 1500 calories in a day but need like 2000 I am still burning 500 calories a day of fat. And yes I know bicep curls don’t burn fat. Am I correct or do I now know what I am talking about?
OK so I know this isn’t the best way to do this and I know that after I loose the weight I will struggle keeping it off which is why I will start the normal 4 meals a day but here is the deal the reason I am doing this is because it is combating my main problem that when I eat I eat whats on my plate and 1000 calories is not that big of a meal I mean most entres at restaurants exceed 1000 calories. And it isn’t like I am eating crap all I am doing is eating what I would normally have for dinner. For example this morning I had a piece of lasagna, garlic bread, and some salad. Tomorrow I will have chicken, salad, and corn. I always have eaten healthy dinner (which is what I am eating now just in the morning) it was just the other times that I struggles. And it isn’t like I don’t eat all day I have a protein shake for lunch and then for dinner I usually have another shake, turkey or chicken and a fruit or vegetable. As for the starvation mode here is my question.
and it isn’t a protein shake thats just what I call it but its not. Its got most of the vitamins that you hear about and with my balanced meal for the rest of the day there is no reason I shouldn’t get the vitamins I used to get. All I am doing is cutting out the junk I ate with my lunches and the snacks I would have throughout the day the healthy things are staying

i have been changing my diet so it could be constipation but i have been having a bad pain on my lower left side and i found blood in my crap last night but it also hurt…i havent crapped right in a while and i wanna know if its constipation or colon cancer.
ive been drinking alot of water and i just recently had xrays done for my chest and shifted ribs. could those all play in as factors?

I will perform a Raw, Lung, Colon, Kidney, Liver, and Bath detox. Each one will consist of 30 days by me easing into the diet and then easing off of it.

so everyone is talking about the acai berry diet. ive seen the juice in the store or the pills. all the websites and everything says to take acai berry and a colon cleanser. but has anyone ever taken it and lost weight by actually doing it? and if so, what exactly did u take and where did u get it? my husband says that all those free trial things are fakes and that if i want to try something like that then i should go to a store myself and purchase it. im trying to find a way to help me lose weight with exercissing and eating healthy but maybe a little more help too becau

i am 18. i’ve been on a diet over the past 3 weeks. you know, healthy eating, lots of whole grain in my diet, veggies and fruits as well. i lost a few pounds for the first 2 weeks of my diet and with regular bowel movement. however, these days, i have been eating well and yet i’m not losing weight anymore. i also noticed that i defacate every 2 days and that i’m suffering from constipation. the past 3 1/2 days have been exceptionally tough as i haven’t taken a sh*t for the past 3 1/2 days.

this sucks. any health tips for me that are safe. again, i’m only 18.

i’m a confused teen. what would you recommend??
i think i’ve had included lots of fibrous foods in my diet on a regular basis which include apple, wheat bread, whole grain cereals, veggies like spinach and cabbage… it’s so frustating! or is it not enough?

I just bought I bottle of Acai Berry Juice and colon cleanser and since sat DEC20 I’ve lost 3lbs it is now Tues Dec 23 …I cant believe it!!!! It was purchased as GNC I don’t trust that online pill bullsh%! But um YES Pray for me people I’m trying to lose about 54lbs by April and I know that at first with any diet you lose weight fast AT FIRST but then it slows down BUT Who thinks I can Do it?

I just read that Julia from Channel 6News did this diet and she loved it. So I want to try it. The thing is, I’m nursing my son. He’s 11 months so hopefully will be weaning soon (hes going in for tubes in his ears, and possibly his adnoids and tonsils out, so I wont be forcing the weaning till after hes better)

I want to know tho, is the acai trim and colon healing safe for me to take when Im nursing. Ive heard that because the acai is natural, its okay for him, but any additives they put in it (for weight loss) may effect him.

I def don’t want to be using something that can effect/hurt him. But we’re going on vacation this summer and I REALLY want to loose some weight. Ive tried eating healthy and exercise, but its just not cutting it. Plus I cant seem to get in enough time to exercise with my kids. 5 min here and there isn’t enough, and if I try for more, then my son cries and wants me.

I know I should talk to his dr to make sure. But I wsa wondering if anyone on here knows the answer.
thanks.
btw I’m going to post this in a few areas since Im not sure where it should go.