ObesityHelp

"Colon cleanses" are simply powerful laxatives; there's nothing magical about them.  These "cleansing" products tend to attract people who are, er, um, "colon focused".  They often contain laxatives that are much stronger than necessary, and which generate "results" at the expense of gentleness (not to mention safety.)

A "colon cleanse" will simply make you have a very urgent bowel evacuation.  And then you'll be back to the same state (colon-wise) as you were the last time you had a BM. In other words, it's more like getting your car washed than it is like getting your engine tuned up: you don't end up being "better" for having put yourself through the experience.  And if you need to regularly take such products to avoid feeling bloated/gassy, as with any stimulant laxative, the more you use them, the more dependent you and your colon can become on them to have regular BMs.

/Steve

The term "cleanse" simply means that you poop.

I have heard doctors talk about herbal "cleanse" products as being very overpriced laxatives.

If we hear the product advertised on TV or the radio, it means you are going to pay a lot more for it.  Advertising is expensive, and it doesn't lend any more credibility to the product.

The colon is a self-cleansing organ that doesn't need a concoction of herbs to help it do its job.  If you eat the right foods (and specifically lay off refined carbs) like fresh pineapple and high-fiber veggies, the problem will not require that you spend any money.

I wouldn't touch those "cleanse" products with a barge pole, because in some cases I have no idea what a particular ingredient is.  I suppose most of them are safe, but I think the main thing that they accomplish is to cleanse your wallet of some dollars.

A good diet with a safe fiber supplement ought to do it.  But you can achieve the exact same results if you eat a few pieces of Ex-Lax.  Lots of pooping, but no real other health benefit. 

Cleansing is bogus. Our body is self-cleansing. You don't have tons of poop sitting around in you that has to come out with some special product. It comes out all the time.

The same with any "toxins" in your body. Anything you don't poop, pee, sweat or otherwise eliminate through daily living isn't going to come out because you ingested one of these "cleansing" products, either.