Nowadays, one of the most common detoxifying treatments recommended by natural health practitioners is colon cleansing. This is not surprising, given that the colon is extremely important in maintaining health and wellbeing. When the colon becomes clogged, bacteria and toxins begin to collect inside your digestive system because they can no longer be removed from your body through the normal digestive process. These toxins are then recycled back in to your system, affecting other parts of your body and continuing to accumulate over time. As a result, a blocked colon can lead to many problems, such as a bloating, acid reflux, asthma, allergies, constipation and diarrhoea.

Cleansing your colon is a popular method of losing weight.Colon cleansing works on the principle that if you clean something then it will function more efficiently. The colon gets bunged up with all sorts of foodstuff waste that cannot be processed. As a by-product of the digestive system this sticks to the walls of the colon thereby making it work less efficiently.The colon is the final part of our digestive system and it performs the function of extracting salts and water from the solid waste produced from our food before it is expelled from our body.Colon cleansing diets are beneficial as they help to keep the bowel regular and to avoid uncomfortable and harmful constipation.The seed husks of psyllium are the active ingredient. They have very high fiber content and are effective in the attraction of digestive waste.Bran has been used for decades and this is a by product of milling whole grains. The outer casing of the milled grain seeds is utilized before it is discarded and used in animal feed. Bran fulfills a similar role to psyllium and there are many recipes such as bran muffins that are popular as bran in itself is not a particularly nice product to consume.Powdered bran can be added to your meals which will help to clean your colon.What has become more popular in recent years is the use of acai berries as it is claimed that they have a high fiber content and offer the other benefits of improved digestion and detoxification.Herbal tea and lemon juice are becoming popular digestion aids as they are naturally organic products. They help to cleanse your colon and are a natural substitute for colonic irrigation which is uncomfortable and expensive.Side effects of a bunged up colon are weight gain, fatigue,a bloated feeling and embarrassing gas production!Gas expulsion was a major problem for me but when I started to clean my colon this condition improved along with the others. Not liking bran and finding acai berry not to my taste I found the most beneficial way for me was to drink special herbal organic tea.