Replenish Bacteria After A Colon Cleanse

Many of you would probably be inundated by offers made by manufacturers of colon cleansers, claiming that their products can help to improve gastrointestinal health and body. While it is true, it pays to get more educated on this subject as information shared by marketers, in many cases, are found to be incomplete and self serving.

The goal of a colon cleanse is largely the same with most of the products i.e. to flush out accumulated fecal matter due to incomplete evacuation. The reasons why an accumulation happen in this first place need to be understood. In some cases, this is due to inadequate nutritional choices whereas in other cases, poor lifestyle choices are to blame for the failure of the body to evacuate the wastes that may have built up over time. Or for you, it can simply be a combination of factors. Colon cleanses are of course advertised as the simple, gentle, and frequently botanical means of cleansing the inside of the intestines.

Yet in so doing, you may not be aware that there also exists a secondary effect which takes place and which can be potentially dangerous: a significant upset of bacterial colonies within the intestine’s mucosa. When you colon cleanse, the balance of the bacteria is changed. You may increase the risk of harmful bacteria invading your colon, when you have an internal imbalance in your gut.

Hence, it is important that post cleanse, you seek to replenish any that may be lost during the cleansing process. You can get this in the form of “probiotics”, which are commonly sold in local health stores, and which are essentially the kinds of bacteria usually found in yogurt. By supplying friendly bacteria into your body, you are protecting the integrity of your gut health. Failure to do so can lead to weakened immune system, increases in inflammatory diseases and an inefficient breakdown of nutrients, vitamin K, and other basic processes.

Truly hardcore health aficionados have taken to following up a colon cleanse with a yogurt enema. This procedure involves performing an enema with a mixture of plain yogurt with live acidophilus bacteria and lukewarm water. However, it is something that most of us would not feel comfortable in doing. Fortunately, you can consider the alternative option of consuming probiotics orally and then using an enema seperately, without having to go through the mess.