What medicine is good for detoxification and bowel cleansing?

First of all, let’s pour some cold water on this. There is no concept of “detoxification and bowel cleansing” in formal medicine, and there are no special medicines that specifically respond to this effect. Most of the “colon cleansing pills” and “detoxifying pills” that are so popular on the market charge IQ taxes, and many of them can actually harm the body.

A while ago, in order to quickly lose weight before taking wedding photos, my best friend followed the trend and bought the "Pure Plant-Free Intestinal Cleansing Pills" recommended by an Internet celebrity. She ran to the toilet seven or eight times the same day after taking it. Her stomach was temporarily deflated, but she felt nauseated and unsteady when standing the next day. She went to the emergency room to check that it was hypokalemia. The doctor said that if she continued to take it for a few days, it might induce arrhythmia, which was not worth the gain.

Some people will definitely refute, I am often constipated and my stomach is very bloated. I want to expel the things accumulated in my intestines. Is there no medicine that I can use? No, you have to first figure out whether what you want is a false demand created by marketing such as "clearing stool and detoxifying the intestines", or whether it is a real pathological problem of defecation disorder.

Many elders around me are accustomed to drinking senna, rhubarb, and cassia seeds soaked in water. They feel that after drinking it, they have a quick bowel movement and feel relaxed all over. They also think that the plant ingredients are not harmful to the body. However, in fact, these are anthraquinone-based stimulant laxatives. It is okay to drink them once in a while. Drinking them continuously for more than half a month may damage the intestinal nerves, cause colonic melanosis, and aggravate constipation. The so-called "detoxification" is just stimulating the intestines to force diarrhea.

If you really can't pass stool for several days and your stomach is bloated and painful, go to the gastroenterology department of a regular hospital. The doctor will usually prescribe osmotic laxatives such as lactulose and polyethylene glycol. Unlike those irritating ones, they work by locking water in the intestines. It softens stool and does not irritate the intestinal wall. It is relatively mild, but it can only be used for short-term symptomatic purposes. It essentially relieves constipation symptoms and has nothing to do with "detoxification". Moreover, it must be eaten according to the doctor's advice. Eating too much will still lead to electrolyte imbalance. Oh, by the way, if you need medical bowel cleansing before a colonoscopy, you will also use a large dose of compound polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder. It is a specialized medical operation requirement and is not for everyone's daily "detoxification". Don't buy it and drink it blindly.

I followed the trend and bought hundreds of dollars of imported enzyme and probiotic powder. The merchants claimed that it could cleanse the intestines, remove acne and lose weight, but I didn't see any effect after taking it for half a month. Later, I asked my friends in the gastroenterology department and found out that the enzymes are almost completely decomposed by gastric acid when eaten in the stomach, and they can't reach the intestines to play their role. Probiotics are only useful for people with disordered intestinal flora. Normal people basically excrete them with their feces after taking them. It's just pure IQ.

In fact, our intestines have a mature excretion rhythm. As long as we defecate regularly every day, eat more high-fiber foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, and drink enough water, the waste produced by metabolism will be excreted on time. There is no need for additional "colon cleansing and detoxification". Consuming various intestinal cleansing products for nothing will disrupt the normal flora and peristaltic rhythm of the intestines, making it more likely to cause constipation and bloating. This is purely for yourself.