Why A Colon Cleanse Is Dangerous To Your Health
Today, colon cleanse products and methods are all over the Internet, claiming that if you
regularly cleanse your colon, or large intestine, you will instantly lose weight and feel great. But
these ads don't tell you the full story. If you perform this detox or body cleansing too often, you'll
destroy not only the bad bacteria in your intestines, but the good bacteria as well. And this may
lead to troubles you never dreamed of.
Sure, we deal with occasional intestinal distress, including symptoms of constipation, bloating,
cramping and diarrhea. More often than not, these conditions are caused by the foods we eat, or
bad health habits like eating too much, not exercising, and eating high fat, high sugar foods that
don't do much for us except make us fat. Our colon is critical to how we feel daily, as it is there
that everything we eat and drink is broken down and either used by the body or excreted as waste
out of it. Talking about colon health isn't exactly a topic that most people engage in with friends
and family, but perhaps it should be, especially with the rise in one of America's latest fads, "The
Colon Cleanse" hype.
While an occasional colon cleanse is fine, many people take such methods to extremes. After all,
what did our ancestors do? Some people say we can be carrying around an extra 10-20 pounds of
gunk in our colons and if we don't get it out, we can grow ill and cause serious intestinal health
problems. Because of the stress in our daily lives, many of us also resort to medications to help
us get through our days, and we drink more and eat worse with every passing generation. While
most experts state that you can and should maintain good colon health the natural way, that is,
through a nutritious and well-balanced diet, society today always look for the easy way to do
things.
We eat badly, and we want to continue eating badly, but at the same time, ads and offers
overwhelm us to "clean out your colon to prevent toxic buildup!" It's like flushing out your oil
and replacing it with new, fresh oil. Except there is one major difference. When someone goes
through a colon cleanse procedure, water, sometimes with herbs or other natural ingredients
added, is flushed up the rectum and into the lower intestinal tract. Everything comes out, right?
What's the difference between drinking the daily recommended allotment of 64 ounces of water,
and having the water inserted in your you-know-what to achieve the same goals? In addition, engaging in a colon cleanse procedure more than every few months can serve to
clean out all the bacteria in the colon, which is not a good thing. Your colon knows what it needs
to do the job it performs. Unfortunately, many people use colon cleansing as a weight loss
method, or as a cure to poor eating habits. If people would shy away from the fast-food menus
and eat a proper diet, the growing number of colon therapists would be out of work.
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