Colon Blow: Are These Cleanses Healthy?

Posted On August 3, 2011

It’s like Roto-Rooter for your colon. And you can “get a visual” (eww) to see why that might make common sense.

However, doctors are only now looking into whether or not colon blowing actually does anything besides support the spa industry.

Colon Cleansing: What does it do … actually?
There’s a tube that’s … well, it’s shoved right up … and then you get flushed … up, like, in there … like, a toilet of chemicals and water.

And How’s That Workin’ For Ya?

I love the comments of Dr. Ranit Mishori, a family medicine physician at Georgetown University School of Medicine. “You shouldn’t put things up there that really don’t belong there. Imagine 60 liters of water going through your colon. The stress it puts on the system, and the hose, if not used correctly, could puncture the organ.”

As for the home remedies, Mishori says there’s no need for them. “We poop and pee for a reason. If you are a healthy person, the body does it for you.”

So If The Procedures are Crap, What ISThe Best Way To Cleanse The Body?

Mishori responded, “Eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly, get six to eight hours of sleep and see a doctor regularly. But no one wants to do that,” she said with exasperation. “But they’ll use a hose to flush themselves out! The use of these methods are unhealthy. And what’s scary is we only examined the cases that were reported to hospitals and doctors. Imagine all the people who are using these products and methods and have side effects and never go to the hospital.“

Love her. She’s awesome.

The researchers from Georgetown say there’s no evidence any of these colon cleansing treatments work and, in fact, when used improperly can cause cramping, kidney failure and in some extreme cases, death.

Here’s another negative opinion from a Mayo doc

ZERO Upside for Your Backside

According to the report released this week in the Journal of Family Practice, Mishori and her colleagues examined 20 studies published in medical literature over the last 10 years.

1. Little evidence of colon cleansing benefits

2. Side effects: cramping, bloating, nausea, vomiting, electrolyte imbalance and renal failure. And in some cases, ingredients in these remedies were toxic.

blog post adapted from this article:
Colon cleansing: Not so healthy, analysis says – The Chart – CNN.com Blogs

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