I do think the large intestine, small intestine and the colon are three different things. It is my understanding that the colonoscopy only examines the colon. If that is not correct then maybe someone can correct me. Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "ruth strackbein" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: Re: CS>RE: SO>medical question
> Hi, I,too, have had colonoscopies. 3 of them in the past 5 or so years. > They always put me out because my bowel is very large and very floppy and > hard to examine this way. Primary Physician says the surgeon earns his pay. > The surgeon always says my bowel is as clean as a whistle. I ran this > past my chiropractor who raised the question, what about the small > intestine? Also you could wonder how fast the gunk could build up between > such sessions. Now I am being urged to have at least part of my large bowel > removed. I am still holding back on that one. Ruth > > From Ruth Strackbein > > > >From: Pat <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: CS>RE: SO>medical question > >Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:21:33 -0800 (PST) > > > >I don't believe all that about the buildup of gunk in the intestines. It > >seems to me that the mucous membranes are pretty much self-cleaning. Think > >about if you eat peanut butter...even that doesn't stick in the throat for > >long. In the small intestines, the food is even more liquid. > > > > > > Pat > > > >----- Original Message ---- > >From: Heather King (LCA) <[email protected]> > >To: Silver List <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:02:27 PM > >Subject: CS>RE: SO>medical question > > > >I have had perhaps 30 colonoscopies over the course of my adult life, about > >half of which were video camera documented. I had familial polyposis (lots > >of benign polyps) and have actually watched numerous biopsies collected > >from my intestinal walls & cauteries of smaller, early-stage polyps. In no > >case was there ever any evidence of anything but shiny, pink, glass-like > >surfaces inside. They actually expand the sections with air as they move > >along so they can get clear camera shots & even with that, it remained > >perfectly smooth, clean & pink. Not saying everyone is like me, but I eat > >as much or more red meat than the next guy & tend to overdo it on the diet > >(currently about 60 pounds overweight). Who knows...in my life, the > >evidence says that not eating after 8 pm the night before the procedure and > >taking a bottle of magnesium citrate is enough to create the shiny colon > >effect... > > > >Your mileage may vary? > > > >Heather > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] [mailto:] > >Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 1:31 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: SO>medical question > > > > > >Someone (Linda maybe?) remarked several months ago that, during a > >procedure where she was awake and able to observe, none of the gunk on the > >intestinal walls could be seen - the stuff that is often assumed to build > >up and adhere in the lower bowel. I've been wondering lately whether I > >missed a discussion about this interesting observation. Wondering what > >people think about it, given all the products and cleansing regimes based > >on the idea that everyone has this sort of gunk and needs to get rid of it. > > > >DByron > > > > > >-- > >The silver-off-topic-list is a moderated forum for silver-list members > >to discuss topics not appropriate on the main list. > > > >Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > >The Off Topic List Web archive is currently down. > > > >List Owner: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > >-- > >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > > >Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > >Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > > >The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ _________ > >Cheap talk? > >Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > >http://voice.yahoo.com > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://homepage.msn.com/zune?icid=hmetagline > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.0/689 - Release Date: 2/15/07 5:40 PM > >
