Colon Cleansing Warning - Can It Hurt You ?

Colon Cleansing is about removing fecal waste and possible toxins from the colon and intestinal tract by taking pills, or using equipment to do it manually. There are two main methods, namely: colon hydrotherapy and oral cleansing techniques.

What is Colon Hydrotherapy?

Colon hydrotherapy is the one you should be warned about. It uses enemas to inject water, sometimes mixed with herbs, into the colon using special equipment. A rubber tube is inserted into the rectum and then the waste is flushed out with water. But, if the tube or any other tool that is used to rinse out your colon is not enough sterile, you may finish up with bacterial infection, or worse.

Right now, you should be squirming in your chair as you read this. If not, read the above paragraph again.

I'll bet you can guess that any time you attempt to use a device to inject something inside your body, especially in an area like the colon and intestines, which is very sensitive to begin with, you may be asking for problems.

Yes, to make a long story short and to avoid an ugly description here, you could hurt yourself seriously. If your doctor or a hospital does it for you, then you should be fine, but trying to do it yourself is not such a great idea.

What is Oral Cleansing?

This is the easier and safer way of colon cleansing, although it is slower in it's effects than the machine method. You basically just take a prescription pill or herbal pill that also has fiber in it for a specific amount of days and it takes care of your blockage, so to speak.

Have you heard of psyllium before? If not, it is often used in high-fiber breakfast cereals, and some sources claim that it is effective in reducing blood cholesterol levels in those who consume it and also in assisting with bowel movements. Well, the top colon cleansing pills often act in a similar but slightly more sophisticated manner.

What do Scientists say?

Many scientists disagree with the idea of colon cleansing simply stating that our colon is programmed in such a way that it knows how to do its own job efficiently on it's own, without requiring any sort of help from outside.

However, other experts argue that at no time in history has the North American diet been so bad. We eat more fat, more packages goods, and more sugar coated foods than ever before. Combine all that with the fact that we all lead very busy lives and often can't eat three or more proper meals a day and usually rush to our favorite fast food outlet for something made in five minutes or less. Of course, we then gulp it down within the precious few minutes we have during the day to eat.

What's The Result?

Not eating enough fiber, vitamin and mineral rich fruits and vegetables, not being careful to consume only lean cuts of meat, and not drinking enough water during the day can lead to digestive and intestinal problems if it is a regular habit.

With the threat of various diseases affecting more and more people every year, if you can't eat right and exercise all the time, then you should at least find out what else you can do to protect yourself.

The Threat of Colon Cancer

Do you know of anyone who has had cancer? My brother-in-law died this year of colon cancer and my father died last year of a perforation to his intestines from a tiny piece of feces that pierced his intestinal wall for no known reason. Both of these events crushed me and my family and it has been difficult.

This is why I want to broadcast the word to people around the world to keep yourself healthy. If you don't, by the time you here from your doctor someday, it may be too late. Don't believe the lie that if you just forget leave things alone everything will be fine. It might or might not be.