Conventional medicine has been rather unwilling to acknowledge any benefit of intermittent colon cleansing. There is surprisingly little research on the benefits of colon cleansing, but there are thousands of people who claim they derive an improved sense of well-being by restoring the regularity of their bowel habit. Achieving a regular bowel habit involves a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise and good nutrition. An important aspect of regular bowel habit depends on the amount of unabsorbed fiver that is taken in the diet. There have been many studies that show the benefits of insoluble types of dietary fiber and combined soluble fiber intake on the promotion of healthy bowel function (e.g. BioFiber™). Low carb dieters should consider colon cleansing.

While regularity of bowel habit must involve general lifestyle principles, a large proportion of the population requires temporary help in overcoming constipation. There are many over-the-counter laxatives available, but these laxatives can be quite dangerous in some people and laxatives that cause excessive purgation can actually damage the function of the bowel. There is a disease entity that is well described among people who use powerful laxatives on a regular basis. This is called “cathartic colon”. The word catharsis really means forced exit of stool from the bowel, in this context.