Colon Cleanse Doctor Opinion

February 17, 2011 8:21 pm | Uncategorized

Is it okay for a 14 year old to do a colon cleanse?

I was raised pretty healthy but lately i feel like i’ve been eating lots of junk. My aunt did this ten day colon cleanse where you eat nothing and you drink a mixture of fresh lemon juice, organic maple syrup, cayenne pepper, and water 6-10 time a day or whenever you’re hungry. I really like being healthy and i think it would be cool to totally detoxify my body. The mixture supposedly has all the essential nutrients. I was just wondering if this would be ok for a 14 year old like me because i know in early teens you need lots of nutrients. Or maybe i could make slight changes to the cleanse if I had to. I would like it if nutritionists/doctors answered but anyone’s opinion would be great. Thanks!

Your aunt is being very foolish, as those foods you listed do not provide enough vitamins or nutrients to sustain her body over a ten day span – and still be an active person. The only nutrient is sugar. It is possible to fast for ten days but that should only be done with other people keeping a close watch for signs of mental disorientation.

You are too young to be fasting that long – your body is growing, and it needs the nutrients to adequately feed your brain and to sustain your body. Remember, no food means no growth.

“Detoxify” has a very specific meaning in the legitimate medical community and in biology – all you would be doing is fasting and undergoing enemas. That is not detoxification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification

You do not need a colon cleanse. The colon cleans itself naturally. It is better to eat high-fiber foods to provide the colon with something to move through. Oatmeal is one of the best, and it is very low-cost.

Colon cleanse is just a marketing term for “enema” – enemas should be used only for very specific medical reasons. The human body is not capable of withstanding frequent enemas. Millions of people grow old without ever having an enema.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enema

If you don’t eat anything for three days, everything in your colon will have moved out. No need for a “cleanse”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_cleanse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucoid_plaque

The real toxins are fake foods like Splenda, Aspartame, and High Fructose Corn Syrup. None of these exist in nature, they are manufactured products.