Improve your Health with a Colon Cleanse


By Jim McDonald - 2006-12-10
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The stool can pass daily through a dirty colon and leave the accumulated residue on the walls behind.

There is no need to get panicky about the amount of weighty colon sludge you might be carrying around with you: there is a great deal you can do about it.

A colon refine is simply the act of flushing the colon of this built-up fecal substance. There are many ways to flush the Colon of the unwanted compacted fecal mass. Some are very basic, some necessitate extremely intruding and comfortless measures, and some require the consumption of various plant or mineral remedies.

The most Common Colon Purging methods: The traditional methods of colon cleansing have included increasing the fiber in the diet while taking laxative herbs, such as Cascara Sagrada or Senna. These laxatives are harsh to the body and can create a dependency not unlike an addiction.

Fiber for bowel congestion usually is made up of psyllium seed husks. This natural plant derivative absorbs water in the bowel and becomes mucilaginous. This creates a bulk that is helpful for removing material from the colon, but it is not a complete clean out.

Other methods include colonic irrigation (enemas/hydrotherapy), laxatives and the very effective oxygen-based cleansers. Read on to discover the nitty-gritty details of each of these most common colon cleaning techniques.

1. Altering your Diet:

A simple change in your dietary habits can aid in purging the colon and maintaining regularity. Consuming large quantities of fresh fruit and steamed vegetables, as well as fiber-rich cereal and bran significantly assist the colon to function correctly. This can aid to flush out 'some' of the compacted substance, but usually requires the assistance of one or more of the following other remedies. Changes to diet will not give you a complete colon cleanse, because foods alone cannot chip away at, and break down, the compacted fecal matter in the colon. At best, changes to diet will help to improve regularity and obviously provide the body with more nutrition.

2. Enemas and Hydrotherapy:

If you don't mind having an apparatus being inserted into your anus and water being blasted into your lower intestine, then enemas and hydrotherapy are for you. Both methods are very unsuitable, and although they work perfectly well to flush out some of the compacted fecal matter, they do not go far enough. Remember, the colon is up to 1.5 meters long (5 feet) and these techniques only attack the lower end of the colon.

3. Herbal Remedies:

The majority of Herbal Remedies use herbs such as psyllium husk to act like a sponge as it works it's way through the bowel. The husk swells when it comes into contact with water and commonly results in an emptying of the bowel, but there is no binding evidence to assist that it effectively dissolves any of the compacted substance resting in the colon. Herbal remedies merely scrape away or sponge up some fecal substance, but don't actually work to melt away or explode the compacted substance that is the root cause of most colon-related afflictions.

4. Laxatives:

Laxatives are nothing more than a band-aid measure for constipation (they are not a true colon cleanser) and have been said to have many side-effects. A laxative simply clears the bowel, and like herbal remedies, the laxative does nothing to clean out or liquefy the compacted mass.

5. Oxygen-based Cleansers:

An oxygen based colon health product creates a chemical reaction that releases oxygen and melts the impacted matter in the intestines and colon into gas and liquid. It will make you need to stay close to a bathroom for a day or so while you eliminate the substance from your colon, but you will feel much better afterwards. Look for an oxygen based colon detox product that is available in a capsule form. Make sure it does not include ascorbic acid among the ingredients because ascorbic acid is an antioxidant. An antioxidant will undo the desirable that could be done by the oxygen.

Removing the compacted fecal material from the digestive tract will wipe out many toxins from your system. This can result in clearer skin, more energy, fewer headaches, improved allergy ailments, and many other benefits. Of course, results vary from individual to individual, but there are many reports of multiple benefits from doing a colon purify. There are a number of colon cleaning methods available to us nowadays.

From the above overviews of the 5 most common techniques, it is plain to see that changes in diet are crucial, but the most effective master plan for flushing the colon properly is to use an oxygen-based cleanser, like OxyPowder, which will actually melt the compacted material and eject it out of your system.

As a result, you will rid your digestive system of unhealthy toxins, and make it easier for your body to better absorb the nutrients from the foods you consume.

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