Using A Herbal Colon Cleanse? Is It Safe? - Part 1

With many people in the past few years becoming more health conscious, the natural health supplement industry has as a consequence been flooded with many infomercials on natural health, herbal colon cleansers, and detoxifiers. These products may be natural, but are they really effective? More importantly, does buying “natural” necessarily mean buying safe?

According to the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and similar organizations, many herbal colon cleansers could be more than just ineffective. They could be putting consumer health at serious risk.

A popular herbal colon cleanse ingredient is Psyllium...
and especially common in over-the-counter “fiber” laxatives. Numerous reports exist concerning serious allergic reactions following the ingestion of Psyllium products. These reactions include labored breathing, skin irritations or hives, and potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis (constriction of the esophagus leading to choking). Long-term use of products containing Psyllium may also negatively affect absorption of essential vitamins and minerals such as iron.

Perhaps most ironically, obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract has also been regularly cited in studies of patients taking Psyllium products. These studies seem to suggest this side effect is especially common in individuals prone to suffering constipation.

Over the years your colon can become quite clogged from eating foods such as fatty meats, sweets, starchy side dishes, etc. and the only way you can effectively cleanse the accumulated waste matter from your bowels is with the aid of a quality colon cleansing product.

Research first...Why would any intelligent person purchase herbal colon cleansers with a tendency to actually cause bowel obstruction (otherwise known as constipation) rather than a safe, proven formula like Oxy-Powder®?