In today’s world where everyone is in a hurry and fast convenient food is consumed by the ton it’s more important than ever to know what you’re putting into your body. The foods that we refer to as convenient may be anything but for our bodies. Most of these foods contain additives and chemicals that are damaging to the digestive system and bad for the overall body. With the lack of fiber missing in most people’s diets today, these foods may stay in the digestive system longer than is healthy.

Although colon cleaning is considered unnecessary or quackery by most of the medical community, many people claim to have derived health benefits from doing it. If you decide that you would like to try colon cleaning here are some of the benefits that many people claim to have experienced: (1) increase in stamina and energy; (2) improvement in digestion; (3) regulation of bowel movements; (4) significant improvement in skin condition and reduction of acne; (5) relief from gas pains and bloating; (6) faster weight loss; (7) less illness.

Imagine all the toxins and stuff that we put into our bodies every single day.  Even our external environment today is not absolutely safe from damaging chemicals and toxins- from the air that people breathe, to the food that we eat, to the water that we drink- who can be safe from possible harmful toxins? For many people, colon cleaning makes sense; they see it as a way to help rid the colon from harmful toxic build up which then helps the overall body perform better. Does it work? Is it safe? Is it gross? Please feel free to read over the information about the pros and cons about colon cleaning, do your own research and, as with all things medical, consult with a doctor if you have any additional questions.

Even though the majority of the medical community takes this stance, colon cleaning still remains very popular. The homeopathic practitioners and adherents say that the colon can harbor unprocessed fecal material that can cause health problems. They say an unclean colon can contribute to weight gain, loss of energy, bad skin, and a host of other problems.

 Let’s face, the colon isn’t a pretty sexy organ, its job is to process and move feces through the body. And it works hard at processing our waste, with waste usually processed and leaving the body in three days. Of course, this is an average, if you have health problems this time will vary. This is not a glamorous sexy organ. But it does this job very efficiently and it has since the dawn of man. Does it need help? Again, it depends on what side of the fence you are standing. 

The colon does have some serious diseases associated with it and perhaps this is what motivates people to colon cleanse. After all, colon cancer is no laughing matter. And of course there are the less deadly but still unpleasant conditions such as Crohn’s disease and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, there is currently no scientific proof to support the claim that a dirty colon can be held either fully or partially to blame for these diseases.  

One thing that can have a bad effect on the colon is a poor diet. We Americans (and other ever increasing parts of the world) rely too much on processed chemical laden bad food. All this low nutrient, low fiber content food is thought to contribute to diverticulitis. The incidence of diverticulitis has risen quite dramatically over the years as our diets have deteriorated. In 1920, 10% of people had diverticulitis; today 50% of people over 60 years old will develop a case of diverticulitis. And it goes even above 50% as we get older. But this condition of the colon is not caused by the colon or caused by an ineffectual colon but rather by bad food choices.

So are the gross pictures you see plastered all over the internet fake? No, they’re most likely real. This is probably stuff removed with colon cleaning. But what doctor’s say, is that this material would be naturally expelled from the body if the colon had been given it three days to process it. What colon cleansing believer say, is that at worst is minimally harmful and at best, possibly beneficial.

 I think this is a fair view of the pros and cons of colon cleaning and I leave it up to you to decide what is right for you.