Colon Cleanse Detox – Natural Body Cleansing For A Healthy Colon

The entire intestinal tract is composed of two types of bowels, the large intestine and the small intestine.

Once food has been eaten and broken down into small pieces in the stomach it starts a journey through the small intestine and finally through the large intestine.

During this process nutrients are absorbed through the lining of the small intestine as the food is further processed and broken down as it moves towards the large intestine.

The large intestine, or colon, connects to the small intestine and is the last section of the intestinal tract. When the colon ends, it is connected to the anus.

The anus is, in layman terms, the door that opens to allow the feces to be expelled from the body through the rectum.

The colon has no digestive function but it does absorb large amounts of water and electrolytes from the undigested food that passes through it from the small intestine.

There are strong peristaltic movements which move the dehydrated contents, the feces, towards the rectum. Peristalsis is a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which progresses in a wave down the muscular tube.

The colon provides an essential function for your system by facilitating the excretion of the waste that is produced as the nutrients are extracted from the food while absorbing the moisture and electrolytes that remain into your bloodstream.

The process of compacting and extracting moisture from the feces allows parts of the feces to become embedded in the folds of the colon over time.

In order to maintain your colon in a healthy state, you need to know how to cleanse your colon so that these deposits can be removed before they get large enough to impede the function of the colon.

Because most of the food that we ingest contain trace amounts of toxins, it is important that you cleanse the colon on a regular basis so that the toxins are not allowed to linger in the colon.

Toxins do not break down by themselves and if left in the colon, they can impede the functions of the system and can eventually start the process that leads to colon cancer.

The best way to detoxify your system is to cleanse your colon on a regular basis.

Your body is like that old acronym “gigo”, garbage in, garbage out. It is very important to moderate what goes into your system.

Caffeine and alcohol should be consumed in moderation because they bring a lot of toxins with them. Cigarettes should be avoided at all costs, because they are already proven to cause lung cancer and the deposits that they leave in the lungs are absorbed into the blood stream.

This process just spreads the toxins around your entire system.

Excessive consumption of alcohol can lead to weight gain and diabetes because the end result of alcohol, when processed by the liver is, sugar. Once you make the decision to monitor your intake of damaging foods, you are well on your way to taking charge and being able to move from bystander to participant in your body’s health.

The next step is to determine what method or technique to use to cleanse your colon.

Examining The Options Available

The Natural Method

The natural method consists of changing your diet and consuming foods that will cleanse your system naturally.

This involves eating psyllium husks, flax seeds and slippery elm. You can go to any number of health food stores and find these products on the shelves. They are so common today that you can find them in most supermarkets.

The main advantage of using natural products is that they are time tested and they compliment your body’s normal operation.

They work in parallel with your system’s natural processes.

There are a very few instances where people will have a reaction to some of the properties of these herbs, so it is wise to talk to an experienced herbalist, so the effects and reactions can be thoroughly explained to you before you begin a course of cleansing with these herbs.

Natural remedies can take some time to take affect.

Some people could be become impatient while waiting for the results to take hold, but patience is a good thing and the benefits of the natural method will completely solve most people’s need for cleansing their system.Sometimes, good things are worth waiting for!

The Manufactured Method

The manufactured method combines natural herbs along with added medicines and, in some cases, synthetic remedies.

The major problems that arise with these remedies is that there are so many of them on the market that it is hard to separate the really good ones from all the follow on “Wanna Be’s”.

You have to do a lot of research in order to find the products that are really good at delivering what their sales pitches claim.

That being said, there are some very good quality products out there that can make the manufactured method a very viable option.

Enemas

One way to fully cleanse the colon is with a colonic irrigation. This is accomplished by flushing the contents of the colon with water. During the enema, water is pumped into the rectum via a tube passed into the anus.

There are two types of enemas:

• An evacuant enema uses a mild soapy solution or olive oil added to the water to remove the feces.
• A therapeutic enema is used to introduce medications into the colon.

This process frequently uses corticosteroids in the treatment of proctocolitis.

Colonoscopy

A colonoscopy allows a doctor to literally see inside your colon, on a TV monitor, using a flexible illuminated fiber optic camera. The colonoscope is introduced to the anus and guided up the colon by a combination of visual and mechanical controls. The doctor can steer the camera via these controls and look at all areas of the colon.

Now, if you think I am talking about something from a Sci-Fi movie, the neat stuff doesn’t end there. It is also possible to obtain specimens for microscopic examination using a flexible forceps passed through the colonoscope.

This is similar to the technique that they use when they remove polyps using a diathermy snare.

HYDROTHERAPY

The hydrocolon cleansing method, or colon hydrotherapy, is a procedure which involves the removal of waste accumulated in the colon by literally flushing it with water.

Think of it like flushing your car’s radiator. Water is pumped through the system and the waste comes with the water as it exits the system.

This procedure is invasive and can only be performed with a doctor and nurses in attendance.

If you are looking for the colon to be completely cleansed in the shortest amount of time, this is the procedure for you. Most people who experience this procedure are completely amazed to see how much accumulated waste is removed from their colons.

Every persons needs are unique, so it is important to look at all of the options before you decide which procedure is right for your situation.

It is a good idea to consult your physician before you start a colon cleansing process because they can determine if your symptoms are stemming from an undiscovered illness in the intestines. It is best to eliminate disease before you start, because colon cleansing cannot eliminate structural disease in the colon.