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Colon cleansing is gaining popularity as a weight loss method. But can you really lose weight with colon cleansing? How does colon cleansing really work?

To determine if you could lose weight with colon cleanse, we first need to learn about the colon. The colon is the large intestine, where your body absorbs water and minerals from your food. As the colon moves its contents along, the food is turned into feces, which is evacuated at the rectum. If you are a healthy eater, you would have a healthy layer of mucous and a good blend of bacteria in your colon. All this results in regular bowel movements, which helps the colon clean itself.

However, if you fail to follow a fiber-rich and balanced diet, chances are your colon is not operating at its best. For example, greasy, sugar-laden, or otherwise processed foods tend to damage the colon mucous, making it difficult to absorb vitamins, minerals, and water. The resulting imbalance may lead to insomnia, fatigue, and other common health complaints. Worse yet, damaged colon mucous may make bowel movements irregular and incomplete, thus trapping fecal matters inside the colon.

The residual fecal matters in your colon makes you feel “fat” around your waist. Although you may have some real fat around your waist, the fat itself shouldn’t add that many inches to your waist. What exactly is going on?

First, the remaining feces in your colon simply translate into extra pounds on the scale. Your “water weight” might very well be disgusting “poop weight”. Second, because the bacteria in your colon feed on your feces, any trapped fecal matter in your colon becomes a feast for bacteria. As the bacteria munch, they produce gas, which makes you bloated and adds inches to your waist. The combination of bloating, malnutrition, and incomplete evacuation eventually lead to mild…