Side Effects of Herbal Colon Cleansing
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Many herbal colon cleansers are very effective in making colon work perfectly and ensuring that all other digestive systems are in perfect health and working conditions thereby giving the boy human system an overall quality health state. As good as these products might be, the side effects of herbal cleansing products are quite significant. A lot of herbal cleansing kits do contain Anthraquinones which collaborate with the bacteria present in the intestine to cause blockages to moving waste material.
Apart from the present of the harmful anthraquinones present in many herbal colon cleansers, the side effects of herbal colon cleansers make medical experts not to recommend them for pregnant women, nursing mothers or lactating women because they would have the tendencies of passing such herbal components on to their infants. Senna and Rhibarb are some of the herbal cleansing products that are found to contain the harmful antiquinone chemicals.
Other side effects of herbal colon cleansing are the tendencies for the user to depend on the products which have been found to be laxative in nature. When the herbal colon cleansers are used for a prolong time, the colon as well as other digestive organs will not work properly without having the herbal colon cleansers to help them.
Some herbal colon cleansing products have serious side effects when used for a long time. Cascara Sagrada for instance will cause irregular heartbeats when used for a long time. Hence patients who have serious heart complications are not expected to make use of herbal colon cleansing products for a long time. Some other herbal colon cleansers can cause skin irritation, arthritis, irregular bowel movements and many more.
Some other side effects of herbal colon cleansing products like Senna are the stomach discomfort and cramps which are noticed after some days of using the herbal products. One other problem with herbal colon cleansing products is that many manufacturers will usually advised patients to use their products for a month or even more when they are suppose to use these products for not more than one or two weeks. These kind of prescriptions are very dangerous, herbal colon cleansers should not be used for more than 2 weeks.
One major side effect of the present of antiquinone in most herbal products is its lethal powers against bacteria. Some bacteria which are very helpful in the digestive system are destroyed along the unwanted ones, hence the body lose some of these beneficial bacteria to the activities of antiquinone.
Some herbal products can trigger off potassium loss and electrolyte imbalances. Nerve impulses are necessary for the body muscle functions through cell electrolyte processes while a regulated [potassium level is also needed for the proper functioning of the heart as well, but due to the chemical nature of some herbal products ,the level of the electrolytic processes in the cell will be altered thereby causing an imbalance in the processes. So also the same applies to some essential mineral compounds in the body system.
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