Colon Cleansing: Are All Colon Cleansing Products a Scam?
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Colon Cleansing Explained
The best, most effective way to "cleanse" your system is to increase your intake of whole foods such as fruits, vegetables and fiber. Though there are many products on the market that claim they can clean out your digestive system and help you loose weight, you should steer clear of them. Any product that is marketed and called a "cleansing" product is considered, scientifically, to be scam.
Signs of Colon Health
- Clear skin without blemishes
- Daily elimination
- Mild-smelling breath
- No mucous, partially digested food, or blood in your stools
- Elimination time between 18 and 24 hours
- A big bowel movement in the morning
- A smaller bowel movement later in the day
- Stools expelled effortlessly
- Soft, well formed stools, often in a long tube shape
Colon Cleansing Resources
- Colon Cleansing Review
Tom Venuto's expert review of the Colon Cleansing movement and what consumers should know before buying products that claim to clean the colon. - Confessions of a Quackbuster: Mucoid Plaque - a dubious idea
I confess to being a skeptic who is concerned about healthcare, consumer protection, quackery, healthfraud, chiropractic quackery, and other forms of so-Called Alternative Medicine - "Colon Cleanse" Product Scam
Psyllium gel molds to colon, looks like impacted wastes, but isn't. - Continuum Health Partners
Here's another excellent article with some medical and scientific information on dietary fiber and its role in keeping things "moving through the plumbing" smoothly (the list of the top 20 high fiber foods is worth taking note. - What You Should Know About Your Colon; Poor Colon Health, Intestinal Parasites, Colon Cleanse Progra
Colon Health overview and signs and symptoms of colon problems. Although I wouldn't believe any of the references to the products you'll need to cleanse the colon, it's a very good colon cleansing overview. - Nutrition Facts
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle: Excellent nutritional resource that will help you eat better so that you don't need a colon cleansing product.
Where's the Proof?
Unfortunately there hasn't been any scientific or medical research to support the claims that these "cleansing" products have made. While you may have seen the pictures of the black looking gunk that comes out after a cleanse, rest assured that they are the same pictures used over and over again, and that it is only the people that use the cleansing products that pass such masses.
An Example of What Is NOT Proof:
"I have "proof" but it is from my own personal experience..." -- anonymous poster
If you are thinking that, "Naturally they are going to if they are using the product, that is the whole point," call your local gastroenterologist. Call any one of them, they do colonoscopies everyday. Ask them if they have ever scoped a person that had that "gunk" through their intestines.
The answer from them would be a resounding no. It is possible that the reason they do not see those things is due to the fact that prior to a colonoscopy you do an internal flush so that your colon is clean. So take it one step further, talk to a patient that has gone through the prep for a colonoscopy. What they will tell you is they spent hours in the bathroom and not once did a rope of black gunk come out of them.
Sensible Advice
Beware of any product that claims it will detoxify your body and cleanse your system by chance saving your life, instead spend your hard earned money on healthy foods such as organic fruits and vegetables, limit your red meat intake and make sure you are getting enough fiber. This will help you naturally "cleanse" your system everyday.
A healthy colon does not need to be cleansed or other such remedies.
If we treat our digestive system sensibly, it will work just fine. It doesn't normally need to be tampered with. By changing your diet, you'll enjoy the beneifts of being healthier and your body will be able to reduce the toxins naturally and your colon cleansing can occur naturally without such products.
If you do need some type of cleansing, seek professional medical advice, not an over the counter solution to what could be a serious medical problem.
People who have good solid healthy diets, do not have blockage nor do they need such colon cleansing products. If you do need such, you might wan to re-evaluate your nutrition.
"A healthy diet full of fiber and probiotics (good bacteria and yeast), plenty of rest and water, and regular exercise keeps your colon healthy"
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My point exactly Rudra. If you have issues, you'd be better off tweaking your nutrition than a temporary fix. People who eat correctly thru proper nutrition do not need these products and they don't have blockage. If there's a more serious medical conditional, seek medical advice of course.
Great Hub! I'm pretty sure all the "colon cleanse" products are just contain psyllium husk, which is the same thing included in any fiber supplement. It will make you go...that's for sure and people mistake this as a "cleanse".
People who eat correctly thru proper nutrition do not need these products and they don't have blockage. If there's a more serious medical conditional, seek medical advice of course.
I'm pretty sure all the "colon cleanse" products are just contain psyllium husk, which is the same thing included in any fiber supplement. It will make you go...that's for sure and people mistake this as a "cleanse"
If there's a more serious medical conditional, seek medical advice of course.
I have been bombarded with colon cleanse offers in my inbox. Recently I've spent a few sleepless nights on the couch, also. In the middle of the night there are about 3 colon cleanse infomercials for every normal program. They're everywhere!
I agree that not all cleansing products are effective. Eating good food with lots of fibers can help detox your colon. No need to avail of those unreliable materials, not unless, it is advised by your doctor.
Great hub.
Rudra 4 years ago
I agree good food is equal to good body.