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Every gastrointestinal and internal medicine physician I have spoken to laughs him- or herself silly when people talk about cleansing the colon. As another poster mentioned, it's a self-cleaning structure.

The only time you should "cleanse" your colon (via laxatives or enemas) is when you are preparing for procedures or surgery that involves the colon itself, or at the recommendation of a physician. Preferably a GI or Internal Medicine specialist.

The best way to assure a healthy colon is to eat adequate fiber and drink adequate amounts of water. Enemas should never be used unless a physician recommends them.

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Do You Need An Enema To Cleanse Your Colon?

Do I really need to buy or do an enema (inserting water into intestines through the anus using an enema) or can I do a colon cleanse without one? If I can, will it be much less effective? Because I don't have the money to buy an enema and, honestly, I am also a bit afraid of using one if I even...

No. Enemas will clean the rectum and sigmoid colon area. If you were to do large volume enemas (2 qts or more) or paid for a colonic irrigation, at best you would cleanse the large intestine. To cleanse the large and small intestine you would need to go on a liquid diet and take an overdose of laxatives. That would clean the colon; however, it really isn't making you lighter or removing waste that has been then for years as the proponents of colon cleansing claim.

I Need An Enema

They make drinks that act like emema's but they take a lot longer... enemas are quick and easy, if you really need to cleanse that is the way to go

You do NOT need ANYTHING to clean your colon. IT does it itself, naturally. You are wasting your money buying those enemas and probably only damaging your colon.

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