How do you detox your body after eating a bunch?

[Anonymous]

Just came back from a vacay and I ate WAYYYYYY too much.

How do you guys detox your body after eating a lot?

[jennifer_bloom]

I think the issue should be weight loss rather than detox, mix coffee with lemon juice and drink it for 3-4 days but make sure you have a washroom near by cause it makes you want to go there more often. The coffee lemon tastes bad, but one glass will save you 4 hours in the gym when it comes to helping you lose weight. Or eat high fibre foods to burn the food you ate. Cherries are good for bloating.

[Blackcosmo]

I don't detox I guess but I barely eat bunches now.

[slatyb]

I just wait for my liver to do it. Nothing else will help. Detoxifying fasts, diets, etc. are all bullshit. If they worked there would be data -- we could measure the excreted toxins above the normal rates.

[MikeInHawaii]

Are you listening to your doctor in stead of celebrities?

[slatyb]

@MikeInHawaii I'm listening to scientists telling a story that makes sense. When people talk about "detoxifying" they never talk specifically about which toxins they believe they are removing. Is it heavy metals? Halogenated hydrocarbons like dioxins? No one ever says. It's not real.

[MikeInHawaii]

My favorite was the celebrity who suggested adding lemon to alkaline water! You seem to know enough science, I don’t need to explain that one.

[U4ea0]

I'm a physician and I will say that he is correct. Your kidneys, liver, and GI tract remove all the toxins. There is no evidence that toxins accumulate.

[slatyb]

@U4ea0 They will accumulate if they are ingested faster than the liver can clear them.

[MikeInHawaii]

Well, yes. Your liver can only remove about one drink every two hours.

[U4ea0]

In that case you sort of die.

[Wise4myage]

Have you looked into fasting?

[Asker]

Funny you say that because I was just looking into the 8/16 is that what you do?

[Wise4myage]

Yes, I've only done it once though and it was a 24hr fast.

[Asker]

How was that for you?

[Wise4myage]

It was a good experience.

[Asker]

Ok thanks !

[Wise4myage]

You're welcome.

[Wise4myage]

Thanks.

[U4ea0]

Detoxing is a myth. There is no evidence that toxins accumulate in the body. Your GI tract, kidneys, and liver do an excellent job of removing toxins. I tell my patients to worry about something else.

[Ευδεμονια]

I don’t detox, simply I return on my regular eating habits. I’m not a great eater anymore so I don’t gain so much after vacations.

[FilmGuy93]

Drink lots of water, do some fasting, and take activated charcoal to clean the toxins out of your body.

[IndyZee]

Keto and CICO while monitoring my diet on MFP. I've lost 22 lbs since April 1st! 😁

[Asker]

Yeah I was on keto it was just super hard to
Follow lol.

[Subarugirl]

Detoxes are total BS. Just eat well, lots water, fiber and vegetables

[U4ea0]

You are correct. I always here patients talking about detoxing. Where the hell did all this crap come from?

[Subarugirl]

@U4ea0 Fad diets have been around for centuries. In the 40s and 50s fads were introduced to help woman gain weight, then in the 90s and early 2000s it was all about anorexia chic.

[U4ea0]

My favorite is the keto diet. The only people that need to be on that are epileptics. Losing weight is very simple. Reduce caloric intake and your body will start consuming your fat reserves.

[IndyZee]

@U4ea0 not true about Keto... by following a Keto diet, it forces you to give up processed foods and eat the proper vegetables, fruit, and meats. Most people don't eat good food and are more concerned about weight than they are about their health.

[U4ea0]

You think I don't know about the alleged benefits of this diet. I'm just a physician and don't know what I'm talking about.

The evidence is conclusive that this diet as well as the other variants may help you lose weight in the short term. However, long term people don't fare well. Not to mention this diet is unhealthy. It causes liver and kidney problems, sometimes outright failure. Increased cardiovascular problems as well. No doctor would recommend this diet to his patients. With one exception. Epileptic patients have significantly fewer seizures on this diet. Oh and one other wonderful side effect of ketosis. If you get pulled over and the cop asks for you to blow in the breathalyzer, guess who is going to jail. That's right.

[AviatorTom]

Drink lots of water, visit the bathroom often, and try to stay away from snacks.

[sheikalana]

I fast for long hours or only eat liquid food.

[Andres77]

Drink lots of coffee and stay home in your undies.

[LavLavLuv]

spearmint tea, papaya juice, infused water (lemon)

[MikeInHawaii]

Pee and crap. It’s how your body detoxes.

[FinalFantasyBro]

I am planning on eventually doing detoxing myself.

[boobliker]

just let the food go on it's way... plop plop plop

[Waldoe]

lots and lots of Tequila

[Smartman5]

you need to drink lots of water

[anewme]

Eat some pussy and drink

[Astarlessnightsky]

Wait.

[imjustadude]

poop

[Bigjake1019]

I don’t know