In hospitals, doctors may recommend colon cleansing in preparation for a medical examination of the colon? If it was such a danger, why recommend it in the first place? Oh, it's not a money maker.
Hospitals offer enemas, when there are constipation issues.
Hospital enemas cost more than 2 or 300 dollars.
Colon cancer is the second leading cancer causing death, behind lung cancer? Colon cleansing prevents colon cancer because it allows the toxins to be excreted using what? Water.
On a personal note, before my last colon cleanse, bowel movement was maybe once every two to three days. After the colon cleanse, once or twice per day and I felt MUCH better. No more bloating and no gas, less lethargic. Just my personal experience.
By the way, the colon cleanse cost less than 60 dollars, so I didn't lose much at all.
According to the study below, an increased bowel movement is consistent with a decrease in colorectal and colon cancer. Ridding the colon of waste material is very important in preventing colon cancer.
http://www.ghchealth.com/increased-bowel-movements-help-prevent-cancer.html
Bowel movement frequency and risk of colorectal cancer in a large cohort study of Japanese men and women.
Kojima M, Wakai K, Tokudome S, Tamakoshi K, Toyoshima H, Watanabe Y, Hayakawa N, Suzuki K, Hashimoto S, Ito Y, Tamakoshi A; JACC Study Group.
Department of Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan. masayok@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
The relationship between bowel movement (BM) frequency and the risk of colorectal cancer was examined in a large cohort of 25 731 men and 37 198 women living in 24 communities in Japan. At enrollment, each participant completed a self-administrated questionnaire on BM frequency and laxative use. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using Cox's proportional-hazard model. During the follow-up period (average length 7.6 years), 649 cases of colorectal cancer, including 429 cases of colon cancer, were identified. Among women, subjects who reported a BM every 2-3 days had the lowest risk of developing colorectal (IRR=0.71, 95% CI=0.52-0.97) and colon cancer (IRR=0.70, 95% CI=0.49-1.00), whereas those reporting a BM every 6 days or less had an increased risk of developing colorectal (IRR=2.47, 95% CI=1.01-6.01) and colon cancer (IRR=2.52, 95% CI=0.93-6.82) compared with those reporting >or=1 BM per day. A similar, but nonsignificant, association between the frequency of BM and cancer risk was observed in men. There was no association between colorectal or colon cancer risk and laxative use. Regulating BM frequency might therefore have a role in the prevention of colorectal cancer.
Another insightful article:
http://www.tldp.com/issue/11_00/mjr.htm
Medical Journalist Report
Value of Colon Hydrotherapy Verified by Medical Professionals
by Morton Walker, DPM
?Copyright 2000 by Dr. Morton Walker
From the signal stage of history surrounding ancient Egypt, practices of colon hydrotherapy in their most basic form ? enemas or clysters ? have provided people with internal cleansings adjunctive to their personal external hygiene. The Ebers Papyrus, from the 14th century B.C. prescribes internal cleansing for no less than twenty stomach and intestinal complaints.1
But in the modern era it fell to J. H. Kellogg, MD, of Battle Creek, Michigan, famous for his invention of corn flakes and various techniques of good hygiene, to popularize colon hydrotherapy. This happened from Dr. Kellogg?s publication of his article in the Journal of the American Medical Association praising the procedure?s efficacy for saving a dysfunctional large bowel.2
That descriptive article was the impetus for advancement of a highly beneficial therapeutic method which has since flourished and found medical recognition among enlightened health professionals in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. Enthusiastic expressions of approval for colon hydrotherapy are undeniable medical endorsements for this significant complementary treatment which removes metabolic waste from the large bowel without applying toxic agents of any kind.....cont'd
http://www.tldp.com/issue/11_00/mjr.htm