BOWEL CLEANSING: DON'T BE SHY...LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!
Originally written by Cherie King

At one time (and perhaps even now) for a lot of people, maybe even YOU included, anything related to discussions of "the potty" (that is after being potty-trained) was considered to be hush-hush... personal... private... not-to-be-discussed-outwardly and openly... gross... disgusting, etc. But alas - once you enter into the "alternative health zone" you're MORE than apt to hear about or even begin discussing yourself, about (*GASP!*) BM'S!!! (insert suspenceful, "DUN-DUN-DUHHHHNN" music here) And to be quite honest, it's really not a subject that we should continue to avoid because let's face it, MOST if not ALL of our health problems stem from an unclean colon (which of course in most ,if not all, cases stems from a poor diet) and stems from not "going" frequently enough and allowing our "sewage pipe" to get all backed up and start overflowing and spilling out "sewage" (toxins) into the rest of our bodies. Offended by my terminology? Sorry, but it's the truth and many people need to hear it...some people need shock value!

WARNING - TMI ALERT!!! Before I went raw, I had a plethora of "little"health issues - severe acne, constipation, lethargy and more! Unbeknownst to me, most of my problems stemmed right from my colon. I was "lucky" if I had a bowel movement once a week and when I did, it was a terrible strain, sometimes there was even pain and oftentimes hemmoroids would also result from my struggle. I'm willing to put it all out there 'cause let's face it, most Americans (and even those not here in the states but since I'm American...well, you know what I mean) are having the exact-same-issue if not worst! Some people are SO backed up and colons full of old feces that you can see it in their abdominal areas! Ever seen people who have that "spare tire" just going around their waist YET, the rest of them is sorta smaller? That ain't all FAT...most times it's the colon all full and swollen and packed with "you-know-what"!

But back to my story now that I've given you a nice visual...once I decided to eat raw and living foods, I began noticing "some" improvement, but for me, because my problems had been with me for so long I knew I was going to need a little "extra help". What many do not realize is that, the detox symptoms that come with going raw oftentimes are a result of a sluggish digestive system...if we are really backed up and those toxins that the body is now trying to clear out of us through our change in diet do not have an out via our colon, then we experience headaches, skin outbreaks and more!

Some can simply just go raw and have no severe detox or they don't have bowel issues...but for some of us, we need a little "assistance" at first to jumpstart things. One of the things that really helped me during my initial detox phase was doing bowel cleansing. For me, I found that enemas worked wonders...REALLY helped with headaches and cold/flu-like symptoms!

After initially doing the bowel cleansing, my raw food diet was then able to give me ALL the benefits and maintain a healthy bowel-function to the point that I no longer needed the enemas, etc.

A LITTLE ABOUT DETOX

I hear so many times, "I have a cold but I KNOW it's not detox because my entire family has it too!" I want to make something clear here...most times you experience symptoms such as cold symptoms, skin rashes, acne, etc...it's the body's way of trying to get rid of something be it germs, toxic substances, etc. That process is DETOX!

Unhealthy people experience detox (illnesses, disease, etc.) as a result of auto-intoxication or self-poisoning and the eliminative organs being so overtaxed and overburdened. People who eliminate toxic substances from their bodies (drugs, alcohol, cooked food, etc.) go through detox because of the change in lifestyle as the body attempts to finally get to clear out and heal. Headaches are usually the result of toxins being stirred up in the body with no way out through elimination...prove this by administering an enema and see if the headache goes away or at least becomes less intensified afterwards!

So, just keep in mind that detox is nothing more than the body trying to do what it was designed to do...cleanse and heal itself...it's a protective-mechanism!

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THE COLON: Your Body's Sewage Pipe

Our colons often get backed up with undigested food and if not properly cleaned out, it becomes a cesspool of toxins. If the colon is not properly cleansed those toxins will soon begin to ferment and putrefy and re-poison the body in a process called autointoxication. the toxins travel throughout the body and put unnecessary strain on other organs.   Not only that, but your colon will begin to become abnormally shaped and could even descend onto your other organs such as the reproductive organs and cause all kinds of problems.

What Kinds of Problems Arise From an Unclean Colon?

The diagram of the ballooned sigmoid shows how fecal matter can begin to build up in the colon.  But this is NOTHING compared to the image to the right!	The paragraph in the center of the image says: "Ascending colon cut and opened here to show a small hole in center of encrusted hard fecal matter more than 20 years in colon!"

Once auto-intoxication (the body re-poisoning itself with toxins from the bowel) takes place, you may notice manifestations such as:

According to the Royal Society of Medicine of Great Britain "More than 65 different health challenges are caused by a toxic colon." So, it is of the utmost importance that you keep the colon cleansed and functioning properly so that the body can eliminate waste as it should (at least 2 to 3 times per day) instead of once or twice per week.

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Can't I just Take a Laxative?

Now, some people think that taking laxatives will do the trick.  Laxatives irritate the bowel and merely pushes out what can come out, but not the impacted fecal matter that lies within the bowels.  They do not correct the problem, but they make it worse.  Laxatives are also habit-forming and destructive to the membranes of the intestines.  

Also beware of senna - it is nothing more than another bowel irritant and the long-term effects can be as detrimental as those of laxatives!  There are also products that work by forming bulk in the bowel.  These products are just as ineffective as laxatives in the long run.  They create pressure in the large intestine and push waste out of the rectum.   The "fiber" in these products is practically useless and these products will not strengthen your bowel or teach it to function as it should.  All they do is make the stool softer.

OxyPowder is great for colon cleansing and healing as it uses oxygen rather than harsh stimulants. It's also great for those who are not comfortable administering enemas or getting colonics...it's even been called, "Colonic in a bottle" and TRUST me...if you've ever had a colonic, you'll understand what I mean when you take this product because what it does is liquifies your stool plus you're drinking a lot of water with it so when you "go"...it's like releasing the stuff they flush up into you and it's also gonna get all that "wind" out of ya! But that's a GOOD thing...most of us are very gassy and bloated from gas and that stuff needs to come out!

My oldest son, who was not quite comfortable with the idea of enemas, took OxyPowder instead and he said that it helped relieve him of constipation and bad breath (sometimes bad breath isn't related to the inside of the mouth, but rather inside the bowels and my husband loved how it cleaned him out and also got rid of pesky parasites that were in his body!

So, if you are experiencing more-than-bearable detox symptoms or just feel you could use some help getting cleaned out so you get the most out of your raw food diet, consider bowel-cleansing.

To learn more about enemas, I recommend www.CureZone.com! Now be forewarned... some things listed there may be a little..."out there"...but just take what is applicable and leave the rest! Also, check back for my own, personal tips on adminstering enemas!