Doctor Explains Why You Should NEVER Do A Salt Water Flush!

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People seem to forget that the body is a self cleaning machine.

belgnbor
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I'm no doctor, but that seems dangerous.

ProZombieVeteran
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TW: Eating Disorders

Salt water flushing was huge among online eating disorder communities like 15yrs ago, as a way to "drop pounds super fast" by "getting rid of water weight". One girl was super hyped cuz she was down 6 pounds within a couple of days, then she went silent. The next thing we saw from her account was a post from her sister, telling us she was in hospital and had nearly died.

For someone whose body is already super compromised like that, it was an even worse idea than it would be for a healthy person. But, of course, people in that community kept doing salt water flushes anyway, cuz eating disorders just make people that desperate to make our brains stop torturing us.

Please, PLEASE don't try this ridiculous, dangerous trend.

chronicallyfabulous
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Definition of "take one pain killer, and feel no pain for hours, take 15 pain killers and feel no more pain for the rest of your life"

nobodycares
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E.D survivor here and this is what girls in my support group confessed to doing to feel empty 😢

Katie_Woo
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Not to even mention the internal bleeding this would cause and the damage of consuming high amounts of sodium

Muta
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How to detox
Step 1: Have a liver
Step 2: Be alive

owenlawlor
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Funny thing is, she said all of that with full confidence like she knows more than any other doctor did. Smh.
Internet really make people like "gurus" these days..

KeselekPintu
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A salt water flush is one step of "the Lemonade Cleanse", which has been around for decades. Yes, i'm aware that we don't need to detox or do cleanses. I mentioned it because i almost never heard pushback against it- and flushes- before the 2010s.

Babakifo
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There is a process called Laghu Prakshalan in Yoga where you slowly drink lukewarm water with a small amount of salt followed by performing several postures or asanas. There are a lot of precautions and contraindications in the process and you are supposed to eat specific food followed by the process. It is supposed to be done only once in 6 months or a year. The process mentioned in this video seems incomplete.

shreyaschavan
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That’s a very good way to get Hyponatremia and Dehydration. Where there’s salt, water will flow to it.

DJBlueX
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Tried something like this about 13 years ago. I will never forget how my gut sounded like two cats fighting in a paper bag.

OrNaurItsKat
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Yeah.. I don't really feel like damaging my anal sphincters. Sounds awfully painful. Also that drier than discount ramen reference was gold. I don't know how you come up with these analogies but they're great 😂 Best doctor on social media tbh.

ramz
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Salt flush is a great tool for people suffering from constipation. It is harmless if you hydrate well and if you replenish your electrolytes.

freman
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Genuine thanks Dr Karen, for really good advice to avoid at all costs harmful procedures some people are advocating. Also your good advice on how to live a healthy life.

wavescrashinginside
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I did this about 20yrs ago with my housemates and we joked about the toilet needing a safety belt. You are drinking litres of water and it’s coming out the other end minutes after drinking it like a tap. We were told to just have yoghurt and probiotics after but they aren’t actually all the right bacteria, the varients your bowel has are difficult to replace. NOT worth it. I had serious fatigue after for years and this was one of the things that happened when it started.

izzytyler
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I did this at the height of my ED. I nearly ended up in hospital, I had no electrolytes left pretty much and salt water still makes me gag to this day 😭

-LouLaBelle-
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I find it hard to understand how anyone would think this was a good idea! Never. Thank you for this video and explaining in detail why it isn’t a good idea. I am loving your information and videos on your channel!❤

sharonl
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I did this once when I was like 15, it was horrendous and I obviously regret doing that to myself in order to “lose weight” and “cleanse” myself. Still struggle with my weight and confidence but I want to live as much as possible.

Lost-mbgj
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While the gut bugs give me crap on occasion, I can't help but love the work they do.

Give you gut bugs some love and don't go killing them with "saltwater flushes"

thoriummammet