A Natural Colon Cleanse Does not Include Laxatives. Good Colon Health Depends on Regular Natural Elimination of the Large Intestine or Bowel.

by Laura Koch

Drugstore laxatives are not the answer for a NATURAL COLON CLEANSE. Laxatives offer only temporary relief and can be very dangerous as they can damage the small and large intestine membranes and walls. They do not solve the cause of the problem of constipation and are habit forming. In fact, the bowel may get so dependent on them that elimination will become impossible with out them. Laxatives are irritants and the bowel will expel waste simply to get rid of the irritant. Laxatives also dehydrate the body.

Colon Health is very important for the over all health of the body. Bowel elimination problems are often chronic and of long duration. Several rounds of colon cleaning may be necessary to totally clean the large intestine that is five feet in length, two and one half inches in diameter - if it is normal. Very few people have a normal large intestine or bowel today. In fact, what people call a "normal" lifestyle today, cleansing the colon along with proper elimination has never been more important.

Several sessions of colonic irrigation may be necessary to remove built up waste debris and toxins to re-build colon health . Impacted debris and waste can be stored for a long period of time - even years.  The best approach to colon health is to eat healthy and regular exercise (walking is the "king"), and above all avoid across the counter chemical laxatives as they are not a natural colon cleanser.