The Colon does NOT hold up to 40 pounds of poo.

I swear if I see this one more time on here I'm going to scream.

Okay, so it will hold a heckuvalot if you're constipated forever and a day (think back to Ripley's Believe it or Not... and that guy looked 5 years pregnant), but you're going to do something about that because it's going to be majorly uncomfortable and quite dangerous. And you'll start to look 5 years pregnant.

The 40 pounds of poo thing is a MYTH. A legend. Something passed around to scare people into buying crap they don't need. John Wayne didn't have the past 50 years of steak dinners crammed into his large intestine when they autopsied him.

I had two 8+ pound babies and looked like I was hauling around a beach ball both times... now multiply that by 5 and tell me where the heck 40 pounds of poo is going to hide.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/fecalc olon.asp

/vent

Okay, I feel better.

e

Wait, what? Eeew.

Original Post by eringilbert:

I swear if I see this one more time on here I'm going to scream.

I agree, heartily.

LOL Sorry... didn't mean to gross you out.

This (the "fact" that the colon will hold up to 40 pounds of poo) has just been tossed about for awhile now and there are young people on here that are going to start believing it iand thinking they need to spend their lives on the toilet to get rid of the evil 40 pounds hiding where they don't belong.

Just my little public service announcement for the day

Original Post by eringilbert:

LOL Sorry... didn't mean to gross you out.

This (the "fact" that the colon will hold up to 40 pounds of poo) has just been tossed about for awhile now and there are young people on here that are going to start believing it iand thinking they need to spend their lives on the toilet to get rid of the evil 40 pounds hiding where they don't belong.

Just my little public service announcement for the day

Lmao, it's just that I was eating a peanut trail mix bar while reading this and it turned my stomach inside-out ! :P

Jee, to hold 40 pounds would be ridiculous. Wouldn't your colon burst before that point? I don't know. Just doesn't even sound possible to me, I don't know how others believe it.

I know exactly what and WHO you are talking about....sso freaking annoying.

Everytime I read a post from you-know-who I feel like I'm reading a cheesy fad diet advertisment...so annoying!

I try not to be snarky on here, but that repeated post (40 pounds of poo) drives me batty too!

I wouldn't mind if it was backed up with some kind of proof using a valid reference, but it's not.  I'm sure his comments are made with good intention, but the repetition makes it seem like he has some kind of agenda.  I keep waiting for that ad to flash up that says, "and for only three payments of $19.99, you too can have a clean colon." 

An example of repetition gone wrong?  Maybe I should stop repeating my personal mantra so often.....  "have you seen my profile pics?"  I use that way too much to brag!  LOL

ROTFLMAO!!

You guys are cracking me up!  Love the flash ad! LOLOL

I, too, despise snarky and loathe confrontation.  But it's time to end the insanity.  Knowledge is power and all that.

Original Post by whatisbeautiful:

.......... Jee, to hold 40 pounds would be ridiculous. Wouldn't your colon burst before that point? I don't know. Just doesn't even sound possible to me, I don't know how others believe it.

You'd think so, but apparently there is a documented case of someone who had that much poo backed up.  The person died as a result, and as I recall, it was considered a rare case.  I've tried to find something online to back this up, but haven't had any luck.

eringilbert, thanks for the PSA.  I've had the same concern.  These posts make me wonder when it's appropriate to report someone to CC for spouting potentially harmful information.  After reading your comment, I hope the moderators take notice.

O.  M.  G.  kaufmkk!!

You hereby have my permission (  heeheehee- like you wanted it :-P ) to shout your acheivement from the rooftops whenever and however you feel like it.

You're my new hero.  You are an inspiration to all and you should most definitely keep telling peeps to checkout your pics!  You've done an amazing job!!  No one could ever tire of that inspiration.  LUUUUUUVVVVVV the muscles... gives me hope for myself. 

Original Post by kaufmkk:

Original Post by whatisbeautiful:

.......... Jee, to hold 40 pounds would be ridiculous. Wouldn't your colon burst before that point? I don't know. Just doesn't even sound possible to me, I don't know how others believe it.

You'd think so, but apparently there is a documented case of someone who had that much poo backed up.  The person died as a result, and as I recall, it was considered a rare case.  I've tried to find something online to back this up, but haven't had any luck.

 that case was the Ripley's thing I was talking about.  I remember watching it as a kid and it kind of traumatized me. 

I wonder if I could hit 20 with an all rock diet.  (Rock isn't figurative for something, I mean rocks.)

Thank you, eringilbert.  I think I will add to my mantra "and I did it without ever doing a colon cleanse!"  Ooops.... was that snarky?  Sorry, but it's true.  I'm proud that I was able to lose my weight and to gain back my health without the use of fad diets, pills, or cleanses.  Just good old-fashioned effort and a healthy lifestyle change.

I'm getting grossed out now......  been searching the Web for info on feces in the colon and the 'impacted concrete feces / severe constipation' links have a major ewwwwwww factor!  I can see why that Ripley's stuff traumatized you, erin~!!!

EDIT:  It's amazing what you find on the Internet.  Ever hear of the Bristol Stool Chart?  Warning.... not for someone with a weak stomach!!!

I am SO freaking glad someone braver than me brought this up!  I grit my teeth every time I see that claim, but just do not have the energy to start an argument. 

And kaufmkk, you truly are an inspiration to anyone on this website- and your success just proves that the best methods for weight loss are not cleanses and fad diets.

Bristol Stool Chart:    blech

frokusblakah... let me know how that works for ya ;-)  I'm sure you could LOLOL

TO:       eringilbert       A _hitty topic indeed.  lol 

Yes it is me the massageguy the man who pushes balanced diet with natural foods ..no pills or kits for weight loss.  And yes at least two BM's a day for healthy weight loss.  And yes in chronic cases there have been reported 40 pounds of waste accumulated in the colon.  You have misinterpreted what was said.  The words "in chronic cases..it is possible for 40 pounds of accumulation" but that is rare..I hope.  With the obesity in North America on the rise it may happen more often than we think.

...most people will hold some weight there, they have to or we would not be going #2..right!   lol

Twice a day on the toilet is not that often for a BM.  However if you drink the water your suppose to as many say your to do, you will be on the toilet every hour on the hour.  That makes no sense to me especially if working at a job or as a student.

For raw sewage waste...if you eat 5 pounds of food in day, where do you think the waste accumulates?  How much waste would be left after digestion and water absorption?   2 pounds or more?   Every person is different and every person needs to be sure the waste elimination process is working efficiently, as it is a very important part of digestion and weight loss. 

I suggest the use of natural foods only for any cleanses as the body will do the rest.

Yes most Net or TV cleansing advertised is to sell something.   The people/businesses pushing the colon, kidney and liver cleanses are selling pills and kits.    I say there is no need for that but use food to do it. 

If the body gets the right foods it will do the job it self, naturally.  All I am saying, is most of us are not eating the right foods, to allow this to happen naturally.

Finally ...constipation is something you have heard of...how many pounds would a person hold if they were constipated for 4 or 5 days or more?   Anyone know?  Is it around 5, 10 or 20 pounds?  Well it all depends on what your eating!  A big meat eater would easily hold around 10 to 20 pounds after 4 days.

What goes in is just as important as what comes out.  It just does not look as good.    lol

Have a nice day...relax... it is a forum all we are doing is think tanking.

May the flow be with you. 

lol

kaufmkk

3 payments of $19.99 is cheap those kits can run over $100 a month..

I always say only use natural foods...and yes I am sure the moderators will do as you suggest...

attack that bad massageguy

we know, we know...ugh.

Good old John Wayne.  Who would have thought that my impacted poo search would find it's way to him!

Not sure how reliable this source is, but I thought it was interesting.... and a tad humorous!  Claim:  John Wayne's autopsy revealed 40 pounds of impacted fecal matter lodged in his colon.

ahhhhh... massageguy :-)  I'm not trying to pick on you, really.

I know your heart's in the right place and you do truly want to help people, but it sounds like you've read a few things and turned it into your life's mission to pass on half-truths.  If it's only in **chronic** cases, why pray-tell is it in nearly all of your posts.  You're going to have some of these impressionable teens on here hooked on laxatives in no time.

So...  enquiring minds want to know (I'm always willing to change my mind if presented with new and better information than what I previously held to be true):

1)  Where are you getting your information.

My arguments in debate to your post:

1)  Acceptable and normal bowel movements for infants on up vary greatly from 4 per day to only a couple of times per week.  All NORMAL, all healthy, and weight loss still possible.  Weight of food in and weight of food out will always be different.  If it wasn't, I wouldn't have been able to gain the weight I did in the first place, nor would said weight be distributed from my knees to my neck.  It'd be in my tummy.  And frankly, my tummy just isn't that bad.  So I reject that argument.

2)  The 40 pounds thing IS a scare tactic used by colon cleanse companies (my mom and I have spent many an hour laughing hysterically at pictures that people have posted who have fallen for it and then began photographing their poo on the sides of the toilet thinking THAT was all poo they've been carrying around since 3rd grade).  Impacted poo is a serious medical condition that is taken care of by dr.s way before it reaches a 40 pound weight.  If the intestines tear, sepsis will set in and you'll be dead in very little time.

3)  Yes, people will always hold some weight there.  But it's not a huge issue, it's natural biology... it takes time to move it on through.  I'm not saying a cleanse is bad if that's what you feel you need... a lot of people also need to do a cleanse to get rid of overgrown yeast down there, but it's not 40 lbs of poo by any stretch.

4)  Drink yer water.  Your body is made up of a LOT of water and the more working out you do, the more you should drink.  I drink all of mine and I am most definitely not wasting away on the toilet... as can be evidenced by my current post.  It keeps my skin looking better too... why would I give that up?

5)  I agree with you on using the foods to clean yourself out.  We should all be doing that anyway in our endeavors to be HEALTHY.  It's the healthy foods and water that keep ya going.

Your ball.

e