Posted in: Colon Cancer Treatment by Dr. Tarang Krishna Posted Date: 28 Sep, 2016
What is a colon?
Colon in the body is a long and a muscular tube that extracts water, nutrients and salt from the food that you consume. In short, it is an integral part of the digestive system. It also helps the body get rid of food waste and other toxins. Thus, it helps to maintain a healthy body.
What is colon cleansing?
In a broader sense, colon cleansing means a good flush of your digestive system in order to remove waste stuck on your colon walls. There are available numerous options that are being promoted as ways to clean the colon. They are enemas, herbal teas, supplements, etc.
“But there are health dangers attached to colon cleansing with above methods as no study or research supports them as beneficial.”
Risk attached to colon cleansing
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Damage of Kidney
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Infection
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Dehydration
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Vomiting
How to improve the health of your colon?
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Include vegetables and fruits in your diet.
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Limit the intake of red meat to lower the risk of colon cancer. Replace red meat with chicken, fish, etc.
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Avoid bacon, sausage, and other processed meat. Go for beans, chicken, turkey, etc.
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Maintain your weight.
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Get yourself screened for colon cancer after regular intervals.