Colon cleansing

It is a process of detoxifying your colon by removing fecal waste matter and mucus from your colons. Colon Cleanse helps us absorb the nutrients from our food and throw the waste out of the body as quickly as possible.

Why to go for colon cleansing

A colon which does not function properly means that no matter how nutritious food you eat, the nutrition will not be absorbed fully by your body. A constipated colon will not let your system digest the food properly. It results in collection of undigested food and fecal matter in the colon for years. Gradually as your digestion become sluggish you start feeling lethargic and low on energy followed by obesity which further worsens the situation. This is the time when you should urgently consider colon cleaning.

Colon cleansing myths

• Colon is made to clean itself: yes the purpose of colon is throwing the waste out of our body once the nutrients are absorbed. It is definitely true as long as you take the recommended intake of fiber on regular basis. No fiber or little fiber does not let colon to contract and expand therefore fecal matter start depositing there. This results in gas, toxin and mucus formation. This is when we need colon cleansing.

• Colon cleansing cures you completely: No it cannot. No single remedy can cure all the ailments. The same is true for colon cleansing as well. But yes colon cleansing helps us speed up the healing process making us feel lighter and improving the overall heath. After colons cleansing you absorb nutrients from food in relatively short time therefore feel more energetic.

• Everything including nutrition from colon is flushed: yes it is true. Colon cleansing does not differentiate toxin and fecal matter from the good bacteria or nutrients. As all the mucus is flushed out, it cleans everything from the colons which result in low energy for a few days. However good colon cleanser usually come with some health supplement that replenishes the nutrition loss quickly.

Types of Colon cleansing

There are mainly two types of colon cleansing. First type is capsule or liquid cleansers that can be taken orally while the other type is called colon hydrotherapy wherein a tube is inserted into your rectum to flush out all the fecal matter with water. Under normal circumstances oral cleansers serve the purpose very well. Colonic hydrotherapy should be done under strict medical guidance.