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It's curious if anyone did a colonic before surgery? I want to ask my dr. but sometimes eastern medicine frowns upon western medicine.

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I have a basic theory - I don't do anything wild or different before major procedures.

When I was gearing up for plastics (much bigger surgery than WLS) my doctor wanted to put me on all these herbal remedies to "help". my surgeon vetoed them all - not because they are bad but because herbal remedies can vary batch to batch and because some of them have "unstudied" consequences. He felt, and I agree, it wasn't worth the risk of the unknown.

I dont know a thing about colonics but I am not clear onhow it would help...

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Yeah I spoke with him yesterday - he advised against it.

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What is colonics??

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What is colonics??

It's a form of a colon cleanse but with instant results and improvement of the digestion track.

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A colonic is basically where a small hose is inserted in your anus and your colon is gently flushed with warm Water. Then the same Water and the waste products in your colon come back out through the clear hose. I had one once because a co-worker highly recommended them. Although it wasn't particularly physically uncomfortable, it was very weird lying there with a hose up your butt and the therapist commenting on the stuff flowing through the clear hose. I wouldn't do it again.

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Ohhhhok lol ill pass:)

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I was thinking about doing one - one week before my gastric sleeve......

Do you all think one week out is ok?

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I was thinking about doing one - one week before my gastric sleeve...... Do you all think one week out is ok?

My dr. Highly recommended I not do this before surgery.

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I don't understand the benefits pre surgery. I do not like to do major new things right before major surgery. ..but that's just me

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I think you really don't want to mess with your GI or the bacterial balance prior to surgery.

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