What medicine is good for detoxification and bowel cleansing?

First of all, let’s be honest. There is no “best detoxification and intestinal cleansing medicine” that is suitable for everyone. There is even no concept of “intestinal toxins” in modern medicine. The so-called “intestinal detoxification” promoted by merchants essentially uses various ingredients to promote defecation. If you take medicine randomly with the mentality of “daily maintenance”, it will easily damage the good intestines.

Don’t believe it. I went with my best friend to have a colonoscopy a while ago. The girl on the bed next to her was only 26 years old. She had been eating Internet-famous enzyme plums and intestinal cleansing tea for more than half a year. She originally had occasional constipation and wanted to “detoxify and nourish her skin.” However, during the colonoscopy, the entire intestinal mucosa turned black. She was diagnosed with melanosis of the colon. The doctor said Those so-called natural enzymes secretly add anthraquinone-type stimulant laxatives, such as rhubarb, senna, and aloe vera. They are really good for short-term use, but over time, the intestinal peristaltic nerves will be paralyzed. In the end, it will be impossible to defecate on your own without medication. In severe cases, it will increase the risk of intestinal polyps.

Of course, some people say that it is really useful for me to take some detoxification capsules from time to time. When I eat too much and have food accumulation, I take one capsule and it is gone the next day, and I don’t feel any discomfort. This is true. This type of medicine contains a small amount of mild laxative ingredients. It is a temporary medicine used to relieve short-term constipation and food accumulation. It is indeed okay to use it once or twice occasionally. However, if you take it as daily maintenance and take "Qingdu" twice a week, you are simply looking for a disease for yourself.

If you really don’t have a bowel movement for several days and your stomach is bloated and you want to take medication to relieve it, osmotic laxatives such as lactulose and polyethylene glycol are more clinically recommended. These ingredients will not be absorbed by the intestines, but just lock the water in the intestinal cavity to soften the stool. They will not irritate the intestinal mucosa and will not easily lead to dependence. However, the prerequisite is to follow the doctor’s instructions and follow the dosage. You are not told to drink two bags as a bowel cleansing drink when you are fine.

I have seen too many people who have acne on their face, bad breath, and have gained two pounds recently. They think it is "poisonous in the intestines" and rush to buy various intestinal cleansing medicines. In fact, it is not true. Most acne is caused by disordered work and rest, sebaceous gland secretion, and bad breath. It was periodontitis or Helicobacter pylori infection. I gained weight, let alone eating too much and moving too little. Everything was blamed on "intestinal toxins". In the end, I took a lot of medicines, but the problem was not solved. Instead, the intestinal flora was messed up. Constipation and diarrhea took turns, which was not worth the loss.

Speaking of this, someone must have asked, so I want to clear out the accumulated feces in my intestines. Is there any reliable way without taking medicine? It's true. Eat more foods rich in soluble dietary fiber such as prunes, dragon fruit, and apples with skin. Drink more than 1.5 liters of water every day. Don't sit down after meals. Stand and walk for 10 minutes. It's safer than any other bowel cleansing medicine. I once had a colleague who went on a business trip and changed his environment. He didn't have a bowel movement for four or five days in a row, and he didn't take any medicine when he came back. He drank a cup of warm salt water with two prunes on an empty stomach every morning, and soaked a cup of chia seed water in the afternoon. After three or four days, he returned to normal bowel movements. He has continued this habit since then, and now he is basically regular every day.

Of course, this does not mean that all medicines related to bowel cleansing are completely off limits. For example, if you are on a business trip or have been holding back for several days in a change of environment, and the bloating is really uncomfortable, it is perfectly fine to temporarily use Kaisellu or take a mild laxative for emergency relief. However, if you want to make "colon cleansing and detoxification" a daily project, I advise you to take it as soon as possible. Get rid of this idea - the intestinal tract itself has a self-purifying function. With regular bowel movements and a balanced diet, it can completely eliminate metabolic waste by itself. You do not need to take additional medicine to "detoxify". If you really have to worry about which medicine is good, always follow the doctor's advice and the medicine that corresponds to your current symptoms is really good.