Colon cleanse constipation guide. As we cleanse our bodies, the waste is directed to our five major eliminative organs for discarding.
One of these organs is the colon.
The colon, also called the large intestine, is the hollow tube that runs from the small intestine to the anus.
Its job is to digest food, absorb water, and eliminate wastes.
For the person with chronic constipation, the colon can be packed with pounds and pounds of fecal matter.
This stool has sat long enough to rot, is full of toxins, and is a breeding ground for disease.
A prolonged colon cleanse can serve to clean all of this stored stool out of the colon.
When a person strains to use the toilet, the pressure stretches the colon, creating little pockets along the colon called diverticula.
With a less than healthy diet combined with constipation problems, rotten feces and undigested food particles collect in these pockets. Once again, it is a breeding ground for disease.
Colon cleanses that stimulate a loose stool, even diarrhea, can help clean out these pockets.
For me, the best thing to do this is concentrated sea minerals.
They are intended for daily use, and the dose can be adjusted to produce a soft, unformed stool for as many days as a person desires, with no adverse consequences.
With the solids removed, fecal debris in the diverticula can be liquefied and eliminated. This colon cleanse constipation guide recommends them.
Once the colon is cleansed and free of rotten stool, a person can help keep it cleaned out by eating a healthy diet.
A diet with less sweets and more fiber, normally found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
Using the sea minerals each day can help to promote normal, soft stools and prevent further constipation and the build-up of fecal matter.
Some experts say that colon cleanses are not necessary.
Julie Wilkinson, BSN, RN states that there isn't enough research to support colon cleanse claims (like the 4 claims above), and that there is evidence that colon cleanses can be harmful to your health.
Others join her, saying that the proposed benefits of colon cleanses are based on a flawed understanding of the body, and colon cleansing benefits are vague and hard to substantiate.
According to David L. Katz, MD, our colons don’t need a colon cleanse, that there is no medical value to it. He goes on to say that basically, if you are buying, someone will be happy to sell.
Wikipedia says that there is little evidence of actual benefit to the procedure.
Colon cleansing can be harmful. It can cause cramping, bloating, nausea, and vomiting.
According to Dr. Katz, "The colon is designed to do just what it does - remove solid waste from the body. Eat a wholesome diet, and it will perform admirably."
Michael F. Ficco M.D. of the Mayo Clinic agrees: “Your digestive system and bowel naturally eliminate waste material and bacteria - your body doesn't need colon cleansing to do this.”
I agree with these doctors for cases when the colon is functioning properly.
The exceptions, as mentioned by Monica Reinagel, are where there is impaction or extreme constipation.
In these cases a colon cleanse could prove beneficial to get the colon back to a functioning state.
If a person is not facing impaction or extreme constipation, than this colon cleanse constipation guide recommends a less extreme measure is needed.
Simply start doing the things that lead to normal function of the colon.
The toxins and rotten stool will find their way out. Just follow this colon cleanse constipation guide for non-extreme cases.
According to Dr. Mercola, probably 80% of people in the USA don’t get enough magnesium. He recommends taking a magnesium supplement.
Magnesium draws water into the colon. This helps to liquefy stool that is trapped in diverticula, to flush it out.
Regular use of a magnesium supplement goes a long way to keep the colon clean.
Each day I take 1.5 teaspoons of a sea minerals
which contains 422 mg. of magnesium per teaspoon.
Since I weigh 240 pounds (I am 6’ 4”), this is a little less
than the recommended teaspoon per 150 lbs.
Most days my stool is either soft and unformed (a small pile of mush) or soft and formed.
It helps to prevent constipation.
Daily elimination keeps stool from rotting and getting toxic.
It keeps diverticula cleaned out.
It produces swift and painless elimination, with no straining.
This helps to prevent diverticula from forming or becoming deeper.
The goal of a colon cleanse is to eliminate 2 or 3 times a day, hopefully without pain or straining. This colon cleanse constipation guide recommends one eat fresh fruits and vegetables to add soluble fiber to speed up the process.
One approach is to use magnesium to do this. Products like Epson Salt or Phillips Milk of Magnesia may be used.
Since sea minerals contain a lot of magnesium, they can be used for an effective cleanse.
It is possible to take enough of a magnesium product to cause either very soft stool or diarrhea. Over a matter of days the colon is cleansed without cramping.
Make sure and drink plenty of water during the cleanse.
The following home remedies may do the trick
There are numerous colon cleanse products on the market. It is not my job to evaluate the effectiveness of these in this colon cleanse constipation guide.
However, I would like to discount the hype that often comes with them.
As mentioned above, if you are having regular soft bowel movements, the colon doesn't need additional cleanses.
However, these products may prove quite helpful in cases of extreme constipation.
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