Colon cleanses and CC

[klryder02]

Just a random question.

Has anyone heard or asked if those colon cleanses can actually prevent or assistant in preventing colon cancer?

I did one a few years ago with my husband. We were constantly taking pills for a week, and were to stay away from red meat.

I just received a piece of junk mail advertising a new cleanse and thought I would ask!

[lamerex4]

There is no clinical evidence to support ANY benefit to 'colon cleanses'.
There are certain risks involved, however; perforation of the colon, electrolyte imbalance to name just a couple.
IMHO you can save a great deal of discomfort by merely flushing your money directly down your toilet!
Try googling "+colon +cleansing +claims +medical +evidence"

Sue, BSN, RN

[missjv]

no cleanse of any kind can prevent cancer. cancer is an immune system disease. something in our systems made cancer happen and no cleanser can stop it. i laugh at all those ridiculous infomercials about colon cleansers and the stuff that supposedly lives in the colon like build up of crap to be blunt and none of it is true. they are a gimmick and a waste of money. you can certainly take probiotics like dannon danactive to help with healthy gut bacteria those don't hurt, but cleansers and enemas can cause severe damage.

missjv