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This is What Happens When Your Colon Cleansing

If you are feeling tired and run-down, if you have been bloating or suffering from constipation, if you feel generally blah; you may benefit from colon cleansing. A colon cleanse flushes harmful fecal matter that is clinging to the walls of your lower intestinal tract causing toxins from that waste to leach into your body. These toxins can cause a variety of problems that generally slow a body down. When you eliminate the source of the toxins, your energy will increase and you will have regular bowel movements and less gas.

Colon cleansing can be accomplished in a couple of ways:

• You can get a colonic, which is also called colon irrigation, colonic irrigation, and colon hydrotherapy. This procedure involves warm water being introduced into the colon which
forces feces from the colon through a tube into a closed container. You don’t smell the feces, but you ma y feel slight intestinal discomfort during the procedure and for a few hours after this type of colon cleanse.

• Colon cleansing can also be done at home by special diets, fasting, and special herbal teas or supplements. These are often used in combination or succession to achieve a complete colon cleanse over a few days or a few weeks. (Herbal supplements can interfere with prescription drugs. If you pursue a colon cleansing regimen that includes herbs, consult your natural pharmacist or health care professional.) If using Oxygen-based colon cleansers
(recommended) generally there is no pharmaceutical interactions.

Regardless of whether you choose to get a colonic and get your colon cleansed fast or go slower with an at-home colon cleansing plan, you will want to change your diet to support continuing colon health. This diet should include fiber and probiotic supplements to aid in
the digestion of food and elimination of waste from your body.