Drinking only water up to 10 days to clean out colon?

woah, sounds like some things I'd expect from Hollywood, maybe thats where she got her idea from a tabloid or something like the Hollywood diet where you just drink juice for 7 days, she probably figured water is even better and she could lose twice weight not realizing shes practically starving herself...hmm, maybe you could sit down and have a little talk

Well, there are things people do that no matter how close we are to them, they won't seem to listen. It's about belief, if she believes that's the best thing for her, then you can't do anything about it. By the way, how long has she been doing that? If she's used to doing that every year or so, then it doesn't really cause her problems and she feels good afterwards, then that's her call. However, what you could do, if you are so afraid for her, is to do some research about it, and if you find something disturbing really or some ill-effects to doing that, then you can print that information and give it to her. However, if you can't find anything bad about it, then it's best to be happy for her. Perhaps it's a challenge for her and she likes the feeling of overcoming such an obstacle. But don't worry, when hungry, she will definitely eat.

drinking nothing but water isn't bad for you...but the not eating part is.. fasting on water and fruits i think would work just as good as with fasting with just water... at least this way your body is getting some food and if its fruits and veggies then its only getting good food. people do that kind of stuff all the time though here and in other country's... i don;t know if it really does you any good or not but some people believe it does... to each their own... i wouldn't let her go more then 10 days or maybe see if you can talk her down to few days?

Well water is definitely good for our body. Its pure and it does not have any chemicals or stuffs that may cause problems. Perhaps it might be true that it is one way of cleansing. But we have to remember that our body also need other things for nutrition and good health to insure that our body function effectively. It is important not to overdo such fasting since it may lead to bad health.

Hi blue65. Well, that's not good for health I think. Even she want to clean out her colon it doesn't mean that she can't eat any food the whole day. Maybe you can advise her to eat something. If she want to loss weight. My advise is eat once a day and make sure her meal is balanced.

An obese person can fast just by drinking water or fruit juices for 10 days.It is effective, but for 10 days I think we should consult a doctor before going on diet. We eat all sort of junk and it end up in our intestines and colon and accumulate there. To fast solid food and just drink water or fruit juices helps to clean out the toxics that accumulate in the intestines and colon. After fasting you can see a glow in your face and you look healthier. I fast before for 48 hours without solid food, only drink plenty of water for religious reason and I lost weight. When a person fast, he must drink plenty of water.

One has to be careful drinking lots and lots of nothing but water. If you dilute your electrolytes, you will end up in the hospital.

I have heard that water is good for you as it helps clean your system out so to speak.A friend of mine has lost alot of weight due to her drinking alot of water,as she has cut out all the sugar that is in drinks.I think that too much water is not always that healthy.I do not like the plain taste of water so i wont try it.

well although there is no actual medical evidence that fasting does you any good some people feel refreshed afterwards. 10 days shouldn't do any harm (unless she is underweight) but if it goes beyond that perhaps you should have a quiet word with her.

drinking water is certainly a good thing. one should drink as much water as on comfortably can. however surviving on water only for 10 days may be possible but definitely not advisable. a diet with high fiber content will give better results.

is it any kind of ritual? It will definitely harm her. If you have any scope of stopping her, please do that. In the name of cleansing, she is damaging herself.