re info colonics and purification in article apr informix com hartman informix com robert hartman writes in article rjn einnnqn minerva cis yale edu wiesel elisha yale edu elisha wiesel writes recently i ve come upon a body of literature which promotes colon cleansing as a vital aid to preventive medicine through nutrition no doubt the sci med folks are getting out their flamethrowers i m rather certain that the information you got was not medical literature in the accepted academic scientific journals so the righteous among them will no doubt jump on that also insofar as it doesn t conform to the accepted medical presumption that it just doesn t matter what you eat and that we can think of the gi tract as a black box in which nothing ever goes wrong except for maybe cancer and ulcers the righteous will no doubt jump on that too then there ll be the ones who call your doctor a raving quack even though he like linus pauling is lucid and robust well into his nineties but nevermind about that he shouldn t charge for his equipment and supplies since they re no doubt not approved by the fda of course with fda approval an md or pharmaceutical company can charge whatever they can get for such safe and effective treatments as thalidomide but nevermind about that either unfortunately you dared to step into the sacred turf of net medical discussion without a credential and without understanding that the righteous among them will make certain that you are suitably denounced before dismissing you as a fool but maybe somebody without such a huge chip on their shoulder will send you some reasonable responses by e mail oh yes i did have a point a few years ago an md with a thriving practice in a very wealthy part of silicon valley once recommended that i take such treatments to clear up a skin condition not through his office i might add although i m sure that s not conclusive it was sure an unusual prescription the bacteria in your gut are important but colonic flushes are not the way to improve gut function each person has almost a unique mix of bacteria in his her gut diet affects this mix as does the use of antibiotics a diet change is a much better way to alter the players in your gut than is colonic flushes cross contamination has been a real problem in some of the outfits that do this treatment since the equipment is not always cleaned as well as it should be between patient treatments dental drills have me a little concerned about hiv infection and i ve picked a dentist that uses both chemical and autoclave sterilization of his instruments more clostly but much safer full sterile technique is also used just like that practiced in an or mask gloves and gowns worn and disposed of between patients each visit costs me dollars more than the standard and customary fee so i have to pay it out of pocket his much higher fees do not drive away patients i can not think of any good reason why someone should subject themselves to this colonic flush procedure for very little if any benefit you subject yourself to hepatitis cholera parasitic disease and even hiv just ask yourself why someone might resort to this kind of treatment could they be having gi distress could this distress be due to a pathogenic organism could i get this organism if the equipment is not cleaned properly between patients do i really want to take this risk food for thought marty b
