Detoxify and cleanse the intestines to remove a lot of residue

More than 90% of those black, flocculent, dirty-looking "residues" that you think are excreted by detoxification and intestinal cleansing are not the "deposited feces" and "intestinal toxins" promoted by the merchants for ten years. They are either unabsorbed ingredients of the colon cleansing products you eat, or undigested food and shed intestinal mucosa that are quickly excreted by the over-stimulated intestines. It really has nothing to do with "detoxification".

Speaking of which, I used to be a veteran in cleaning my intestines. Three or four years ago, when the internet celebrity Enzyme Plum became popular, I could show off three of them in one meal. After eating it the night before, I would definitely see a lot of black flocculent dregs in the toilet the next day. At that time, I even took a photo of the toilet and sent it to my best friends to show off, saying, look at how much toxins I have expelled, and my stomach is now flat. It wasn’t until I went to a high school classmate in the gastroenterology department for a routine physical examination last year, and she pointed at my nose and scolded me for five minutes when we talked about it, that I realized that it was not detoxification at all, but the anthraquinone laxatives in Enzyme Meriga that stimulated my intestines to the point of almost going on strike.

Don’t believe it, my classmate said that she just received a girl from the outpatient clinic last month. She drank intestinal enzymes every day for six months. During the colonoscopy, the entire intestinal wall turned black. This is a typical melanosis of the colon caused by anthraquinone laxatives. The girl also said that she passed a lot of dregs every time and felt that the intestines were very clean. She had no idea that she had completely destroyed the intestinal flora. By the way, there is also that intestinal cleansing powder that focuses on fruit and vegetable fiber. I bought a big can before. The main ingredient is psyllium husks, which can expand twenty or thirty times when exposed to water. The unabsorbed part after drinking is excreted as clumps of floc. I thought at the time that the dirt on the intestinal wall was scraped off, but I realized after looking at the ingredient list that this stuff is not absorbed by the human body and is excreted like dregs. I was so happy for most of a month.

Of course, this does not mean that all cases of scumbags are IQ taxes. We have to be objective about this. For example, the "clearing the intestines and releasing heat" that is emphasized in traditional Chinese medicine is aimed at those situations where food has been blocked for several days, the tongue is thick and greasy, the mouth is smelly, or even fever. Some mild purgative drugs are used for syndrome differentiation. The dregs expelled are indeed food residues accumulated in the intestines. This can indeed relieve symptoms once in a while, but Chinese medicine definitely does not recommend that you do this every day, let alone "detoxification." There are also intestinal cleansing medicines that Western medicine requires to drink before colonoscopy. After drinking, a lot of dregs will be discharged. It really removes all the remaining feces in the intestines, making it easier for doctors to see the condition of the intestinal wall. However, this is a medical operation with strict dosage and frequency requirements. Ordinary people must not eat it randomly if they are fine.

Not long ago, I accompanied my best friend to go through the pit of intestinal hydrotherapy. She was deceived by a beautician in the circle of friends, saying that one spa treatment could eliminate feces that had been accumulated for ten years. She spent 880 yuan to do it for one hour. When she came out, she said that she had excreted a lot of black residue. The scale I lost three kilograms on the previous scale, and I was so happy that I started having intestinal cramps that night. I was so painful that I broke out in cold sweats. I went to the emergency department of the hospital and was prescribed medicine. It took me almost a month to recover. I regained the three kilograms I had lost the next day. I just spent money to buy the pain.

In fact, many people pursue "removing slag", which is essentially because they are frightened by marketing slogans such as "feces cause cancer" and "toxin accumulation causes spots". In fact, our intestines have a self-cleaning function. Normal intestinal peristalsis can clean up metabolic waste, and there is no need for you to use additional products to "clean" it. If you really don't have a bowel movement for several days and your stomach feels uncomfortable, first try drinking more warm water, eating some ripe dragon fruit, and walking downstairs for half an hour. Most of the problems will be relieved. If it doesn't work, go to the hospital and ask a doctor to prescribe some medicine. Don't blindly buy Internet celebrity products in pursuit of the "sense of accomplishment" of expelling a lot of dregs.

Harmful, after all, our intestines really don’t have that much “poison” to expel. Those products that make you poop a lot of dregs after eating are essentially helping you expel the contents of the intestines in advance. It seems to be refreshing, but in fact it is overdrafting the power of the intestines. After a long time, it cannot be pooped out without medication, which is really troublesome. If you really feel that something is wrong with your bowel movements, going to the hospital for a colonoscopy is better than anything else. Don’t be fooled into paying the IQ tax by the merchants’ gimmicks.