Natural Colon Cleansing

Why Is Colon Cleansing Necessary? Or Is It a Scam?

In truth, the practice of natural colon cleansing actually goes back to ancient Greece. In the United States, before the healthcare system was co-opted by the Rockefeller and Carnegie Foundations with the now infamous Flexner Report of 1910, practicing colon cleansing was well known.

Notwithstanding the Rockefeller & Carnegie Foundations desire to create an upper-class medical profession with drug therapy being its foundation, natural colon cleansing still persisted into the 1920s and 1930s.

Natural Hygiene or alternative health has experienced a resurgence since the mid-1960s and colon cleansing or colon cleaning is back in favor with many.

Colon cleansers have proliferated as well. Some work, some don't, which is one of the reasons why this site was born.

This behooves the question is colon cleansing healthy? If so, who needs it? Most medical doctors say it is not needed, even some chiropractors, however some allopathic doctors, although their numbers are few, are open minded like never before.

I'm hoping the info in this article will help you answer those questions for you or at least help you in your research.

Okay, So, Just What is Natural Colon Cleansing?

There are a couple colon-cleansing methods.

1. You can see a doctor or an alternative health practitioner to have a colonic irrigation
2. You can buy colon cleansing products
3. Combined with a high-fiber diet, you can take proven, healthy and safe herbs as supplements to aid the colon cleaning process and do it yourself at home
4. Eat just fruits, vegetables and grains
5. A combination of all the above

Let's start our discussion first with high colonics as the preferred method of colon cleaning. High colonics (colon irrigation) are popular.  Colon irrigations are basically enemas on steriods. They use a lot more water and do help to sanitize the process as it can help minimize the discomfort and unpleasant odors. How does a high colonic work?

You lie on your back on a table, a gravity-driven pump flushes up to 20 gallons of water through a tube that is inserted into your rectum. The entire process is a little disconcerting and for those easily embarrassed, this is not the route to take.

The high colonic is administered by trained professionals who do their best to put the patient at ease but it can be disconcerting at best for many. The colonic practitioner may use a variety of water pressures and temperature settings both for comfort of the patient and for the strength of the cleaning.

The cleaning water may or may not combine water with coffee, enzymes, herbs, or probiotics supplements. The waste water is flushed out through another tube an sessions can last anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour. If you're interested in getting a high colonic, check your local hospital or healthcare provider and they can help you set up an appointment.

If you do decide to see a colon-cleansing practitioner, I strongly suggest that you choose one who is licensed. This will ensure safety and professionalism in the administration of the high colonic. I also suggest that you talk with your licensed doctor about a prospective colon cleanse.

It is ill advised to use any laxatives or colon irrigations for long term. They can irritate or upset the balance of your colon's bacteria and interfere with normal bowel function.

If you already have a colon problem, you should be very, very careful of a high colonic and after consulting with your licensed healthcare provider, you should advise your colonic therapist as to your conditions. Generally speaking, if you have the following conditions, you should first talk to your doctor before getting the colonic:

• Crohn's disease
• Diverticulitis
• Heart disease
• Kidney disease
• Recent surgery, especially bowel-related surgery
• Severe or internal hemorrhoids
• Tumors in your rectum or colon
• Ulcerative colitis 

Because of the risk for mineral imbalances, it is best if young children do not undergo colon irrigations.

Do high colonics work? Yes and no. Yes, they can flush your colon and intestines very well. But no, in that even a couple of high colonics is insufficient to remove the mucoid plaque that has built up over years. Colonics are helpful but not the sole ingredient in a successful colon cleansing process.

They should be viewed as a tool to be used only rarely.

You Can Buy Colon Cleansing Products

There are many colon cleansing products on the market. There are capsules, herbal teas, liquid supplements, powders, etc. Most are ingested through the mouth but some are actually inserted into your rectum! This makes sense as rectal suppositories are used to rapidly administer drugs in some doctor-prescribed health situations.

The purpose of these products is to ostensibly help evacuate the massive build up of fecal matter in your intestinal tract and by extension toxins as well. These products are available at grocery stores, health food stores, some pharmacies and, of course, through the Web.

Colon cleaning products basically include the following:

• Anti-parasite capsules
• Enema bags
• Enzyme tablets
• Herbal powders
• Herbal teas
• Medicinal herbs
• Non-herbal powders
• Strong, temporary laxatives

Needless to say, you can see there is no shortage of options available to you. Which ones work and which ones you should avoid is one of the purposes of this site.

Why a Colon Cleanse?

There are a couple of reasons why you should clean your colon and intestinal tract:

• Auto-toxication
• Build up of excessive fecal matter throughout the intestinal tract
• The colon is the sewer system of the body with many ills directly attributable to an unhealthy intestinal tract

Even allopathic doctors admit that a wide range of symptoms is caused by constipation and can be relieved by home enemas.

What Are The Benefits of Natural Colon Cleansing? What Can I Expect from a Healthy Colon?

The benefits of a clean and healthy intestinal trace are broad and wide reaching. From my experience, and the experience of others, you will have some of the following benefits come to you upon successfully cleansing your colon:

• Overall enhanced vitality
• Greater energy
• Weight loss
• Improved immune system
• • Less suspectibility to disease
• Significantly reduced risk of colon or colorectal cancer
• Improved libido
• Every body system will operate at greater efficiency

Natural Colon Cleansing Possible Side Effects

I recently came across a very telling statistic in Great Britain regarding high colonics and colon cleansing in general. In Britain, trained practitioners carry out 5,600 colon irrigations each month without any serious side effects being reported.

It appears that colon cleansing is here to stay for the side effects appear to be negligible at best and the benefits being pronounced and numerous. That said, there are some potential side effects. The following list is not comprehensive, but it is a list that doctors say could happen:

• Cramps
• Dehydration
• Dizziness
• Sudden nausea
• Vomiting
• The body becomes reliant upon the colon cleaning product

If you follow a colon cleansing regime, I suggest doing it with judgment and wisdom.

 The Most Important Things You Can Do For a On-going Colon Cleanse

Your daily diet. There it is. Founding Father Ben Franklin was right when he wrote, "We are what we eat." Colon cleansing products are helpful. They do work and I can personally attest to that fact. That said, what you eat will have the greatest impact on your health and in general your intestinal health.

A high-fiber diet is a proven "technique" to keeping the colon clean, reducing constipation, and avoiding intestinal-related diseases like colorectal cancer, Crohn's disease and diverticulitis.

Doctors recommend 20-35 grams of fiber a day. I actually recommend more the older you get but I am not a doctor so I will stick with that recommendation.

What type of fiber should you eat? First, a point. There are two types of fiber, insoluble fiber such as what you'll find in grains like wheat and rye, and soluble fiber such as you'll find in fruit and vegetables. Both grains and fruits and vegetables are great for the human organism and their fiber is needed for producing a healthy intestinal tract.

You should also drink a reasonable amount of healthy fluids and avoid red meat and meat in general. A little occasionally is all right but eaten all the time is unhealthy. Meat should be used as a flavoring agent in cooking and not be the main staple of your diet. I can personally testify of the benefits of this.

I like meat too but all things considered, it is far from being an ideal food. Eat it sparingly.

Realize if you're going on a one- or two-month colon cleanse that it will be challenging. You'll get cravings, you'll get irritable. It could be socially inconvenient. The mental preparation could be more important than the acutal process itself.

These tips come from experience. I hope they've been useful to you.

Thanks for visiting.

Yours in health,
BestColonCleanseSecrets.com