Marilyn Harris wrote:

>Hi David;
>
>I'm wondering if that material was the lining itself that sloughed off
>(which is a normal process as I understand?) and then, because of the lack
>of food and therefore minimal/no peristalsis, remained in your system and
>died , turning black and then hardening over time. Once it got sufficiently
>hard, peristaltic action then resumed discharging it from the body?
>
>Marilyn
>
>
I talked with Dr. Bernarr last night and now think that what I
experienced was just the colon contents that had dried up over the 37
days. Your statement describes it well.

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Karas" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:58 PM
>Subject: Re: mucoid plaque in the colon - another myth
>
>
>>Tom,
>>
>>I had a personal experience that supports the idea of something lining
>>the colon of people. It was May of 1967 and I was 29. I had lived a
>>normal life to that time, eating everything that I liked. No colonics
>>ever. I had bought and read Herbert Shelton' s book Fasting Can Save
>>Your Life and decided to try a water fast. I ended up fasting at home
>>for 48 days and could easily have gone longer and probably should have.
>>Dr. Shelton warned against doing colonics. He said that they would
>>interfere with the body's natural healing abilities. I went 37 days
>>without a bowel movement. When I felt the urge I dashed to the bathroom.
>>What came out was curved BLACK hard pieces that had been lining my colon
>>and a whitish mucus(?).The only place it could have come from was my
>>colon. The fasting process could possibly have created this but I really
>>think that it was really was lining my colon most of my life.
>>
>>Any comments?
>>
>>Dave
>>