What Does The Colon Do And Why Is It Important?
August 24th, 2009
OK I am afraid I might get a bit scientific on you here….
The Colon functions by eliminating the toxins and undigested food from our body, thus maintaining good health. It is a highly elastic organ in the human body weighing about 1lb when empty. When undigested food gets accumulated along its wall, it obstructs the stool passage and causes constipation. On the contrary too much motilin or bacterial toxins can cause intestinal hurry giving you that dreaded diarrhea.
We have often heard our mothers and grandmothers emphasizing good health of the digestive track (perhpas not in those exact words!) as ‘toxic waste buildup’ can cause serious problems like fatigue, bad breath, parasites, digestive problems, infections, bloating, cancer, and obesity.
I think my granny used to say something like :
Eat plenty of fruit and fibre my dear, keeps you regular!
Well Granny was right…
The Colon can expand to 10-15 pounds to accommodate undigested food, hence proper cleansing is required in these cases to reduce weight and improve the passage of undigested food. Purification of the colon can be done by home remedies such as green tea, dietary fiber, or sometimes black coffee can be beneficial. Other procedures to detoxify colon includes herbal cleansers, enemas, hydrotherapy, purgatives and other supplement programs available in the market.
Once the colon is cleansed, one feels relieved and also the mucous plaque which is being removed reduces your weight to a great extent, thus preventing obesity and bloating. With the advancing age there is increased demand to use cleansing techniques as efficiency is lost and the colon can’t maintain its desired activity.
Finally it should be noted that the colon not only stores undigested food, it plays important role in the normal physical well being and its cleansing is a must.
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A “clean” colon is essential if you want to lose weight. Then your colon can process your food efficiently getting out all the energy and nutrients.
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Your grandmother was right. Although I tried many different colon cleansing products and methods. Fruits and vegetables are still my favorite ‘product’. They are natural and I can see dirty and smelly stools in the toilet bowl after one day of high fiber diet. Although it is not easy, it is natural and cheap.
Great share. Colon cleansing has helped me from recovered many health problems.
Experiencing constipation is a dreadful thought. I suffered constipation myriad of times already, and once in my life I got hospitalized because of complications.
After getting out of the hospital, I told myself that I need to put a period in my unhealthy lifestyle. I do not want to waste any more time, I do not want any regrets later in my life.
So I asked my family and experts, and the internet also, on tips on how to lead a healthy lifestyle and how to form good habits that are significant in maintaining health.
Colon cleansing is one of my dedications in life in order to be healthy for me to be a good example to others.
Excellent note on colon. Your post is the correct explanation about colon and its working.