Is colon cleansing really necessary?

I think we probably do need to do more but only because we eat so much processed crap these days. If we ate raw food as we were designed to or at least pure food, then our bodies would work properly. About 8 years ago I started to have some terrible back pain. I also had a hernia near my groin. I had the hernia repaired but the back pain remained. It would come and go and would sometimes I would get a kick like from a mule. My doctor just prescribed an anti-inflammatory. Just a few months ago, the pain in my back became really severe. I went to my doctor...a different one and he sent me for x-rays and it turns out I was constipated. Since taking all sorts of cocktails to clear my bowel, I am now pretty much pain free...it was a blockage...for all these years. I was always regular and had no problems in that area or so I thought. It just goes to show you. I now drink a dose of pro biotic every other day. That puts a living flora in my system that is keeping my guts clear and happy. I go to the toilet a bit more often but I'm more comfortable for it.

I have not done it yet but I intend to. I believe that it does help to clear out the colon ... and makes you feel so much better too. Some people have even lost some weight by cleansing their colons so just think of all the crud that can build up in there.

Well there is some truth to the saying that sometimes some digested food doesn't get out and that causes some problems. In fact some says that colon cancer is caused by these wastes stuck in the crevices of your intestines. But I think you just need to have a normal bowel movement to cleanse it. if you have normal movement everyday I think that is enough. For those that are always constipated they are the ones that should worry about having their colon cleared beacuse it might just be that their colon is indeed clogged already and needs to be cleansed.

From what I have heard I personally don't think it is necessary. I have read that some of those colon cleansing products can actually cause more harm than good.