Does detoxification cleanse the stomach?

There is no need for normal and healthy people to do the so-called "detoxification and stomach cleansing". Our body's own liver, kidney and intestinal metabolism systems have already arranged this clearly, so there is no need for extra trouble.

Two years ago, I accompanied my best friend to the gastroenterology department. She followed the trend and bought the internet celebrity's "7-day bowel cleansing and detoxification package", which included green juice and enzyme jelly. She had to go to the toilet every day for the first week, took photos and told me that she passed a lot of "black stools and intestinal toxins". She lost 4 pounds in one go, which was so beautiful. However, as soon as she stopped the product, she couldn't poop for several days, her belly was bloated, and her appetite was also much worse. When she went for a colonoscopy, the doctor said that her intestinal flora was in a mess, and she also had a slight colon melanosis. The few kilograms she lost were all water and electrolytes, and not even half a dime of "toxins" were excreted.

Of course, this does not mean that all bowel cleansing operations are IQ taxes. For example, before a colonoscopy, or for patients with severe functional constipation, doctors will also prescribe compliant laxatives to clean the intestines. These are necessary operations in medical scenarios, and there are strict requirements on dosage and frequency of use. They are not at all the same thing as the "once a week bowel cleansing, detoxification, beauty and slimming" advocated by merchants, so don't confuse them.

To put it bluntly, the concept of "intestinal cleansing and detoxification" means that businesses have grasped everyone's worries about eating too much heavy oil and salt, causing bloating and difficulty in defecation, and packaged the normal food residue and feces in the intestines into "fecal toxins accumulated for several years", and then continued Stimulating anthraquinone laxatives are secretly added to the product, causing you to have diarrhea as soon as you take them. This naturally creates the illusion that you are "detoxified and you feel light". In fact, it overdrafts the peristalsis ability of the intestines. Over time, it will lead to habitual constipation, which is not worth the gain.

If you really feel like your stomach is bloated and you have difficulty defecating after eating too much hot pot, barbecue, and takeout recently, instead of spending a lot of money on those messy intestinal cleansing products, you might as well nibble on two more corns with the skin on and eat a red dragon fruit. Don’t lie down and check your phone after dinner. Go for a half-hour walk downstairs, drink some warm sugar-free yogurt, and give your intestines some time to adjust. It is more reliable than any external intervention, but don’t mess with your intestines and stomach.