The 4 Health Benefits of a Colon Cleansing

After a colon cleansing treatment, people report that it helps to restore their regular bowel movements. In addition, they say that the bloating and distention associated with constipation is relieved.

There is also a lot of anecdotal evidence suggesting the usefulness of colon therapy in quite a few ailments such as skin problems, asthma, allergies, joint problems, headaches, gas, and indigestion. Furthermore, it relieves toxicity from smoking, alcohol, and drugs.

Over a century ago, one doctor and founder of a breakfast cereal company (John Harvey Kellogg), has preached that a meat-heavy, high-fat diet is not good for your colon. And now, some reports in conventional medical literature have been echoing this concept as far as health in the colon is concerned - eating a lot of red meat will give you a higher chance of developing colon cancer compared to other people. However, more research should still be done in this area.

Below are the 4 out of many benefits that you may get from colon cleanse therapy:

Improve Mental State

Colon cleanse therapy has been publicized for its therapeutic effects and for providing a sense of well-being. Maybe this is because of the connection between our colon and nervous system.

Sometimes, the colon is called the abdominal brain or second brain because it's regulated by our enteric nervous system and it operates autonomously. The nervous system embedded in the gastrointestinal system's lining has more neurons than our spinal cord.

Therefore, any reflex from our colon affects our nervous system. This may influence our mental and emotional processes. In fact there are two researchers (Eldridge and Satterlee) back in 1917 who found that colon cleanse therapy seemed to improve or clear up hallucinations, depressions, phobias, memory problems, and mental sluggishness.

Improve Arthritis

Back in the 1930's, the degenerative joint disease known as arthritis was thought to be infectious, and the researchers believed that the appropriate treatment would be to remove the infection from the body. Soon, they learned that it is caused by genetic disposition or wear and tear.

Other research, on the other hand, has linked arthritis to digestive system disorders like inflammatory bowel disease. This is why the proponents of colon cleansing treatment believe that a waste build-up in the colon will contribute to the toxins in the arthritic tissue, and cleansing it will improve the symptoms of this disorder. However, more research is still needed to establish this claim.

Ease Digestion

The proponents of colon cleansing therapy believe that feces buildup may prevent digestion, and cleansing the colon would improve this process. However, there should be more evidence and extensive study in this area.

Relieve Constipation

In the 1920's, there were early experiments and articles evaluating the need to clean the colon. In fact, one study conducted by a researcher (named Donaldson) showed support to the concept by analyzing the clinical value of this treatment. The study results of five subjects experiencing constipation showed improvement in blood sugar, physical fitness, and mental alertness after undergoing colon cleanse therapy.

Other physicians followed and used colon cleansing to relieve their patients of constipation. These patients reported a relief in headache, lethargy, fatigue, cramps, and bloating.