Colonoscopy Viewings

The real draw to this diet is that *supposedly* our colons are packed full of waste that just sits there full of preservatives, building up acid, harboring bacteria and leading to disease.

I decided I wanted to see what a "normal colon" looked like, so I looked up colonoscopy videos on YouTube. Weird, yes...fascinating, definitely. Granted these colons have gone through a medically-prescribed colon-cleansing regimen which usually include a sodium phosphate prep such as: Fleet Phospho-Soda.

See .pdf outlining steps for a pre-colonoscopy colon cleansing put out by Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals here.
The Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology published an article 1n 2007 reviewing current issues underlying colon cleansing regimens: Can J Gastroenterol. 2007 February; 21(2): 105–111.

But it is important to see how the prescription prep (usually a 2-day diet) effectively clears the colon and nothing is left behind, or 'caked-on.'
Normal Colonoscopy 2:00min
A Normal Colonoscopy 2:52min
Video Clip of a Colonoscopy Taken... 00:13min

The above are videos of healthy colons. They look pretty clean and the visible lining is necessary to protect the intestinal wall. Regular daily bowel movements are enough to keep the intestinal waste moving right along, ensuring that nothing stays too long in the colon to cause damage. Low fiber, high protein, high preservatives, inadequate hydration are all dietary pitfalls that may slow a bowel movement and possibly cause intestinal damage down the road. It is safer (and offers additional nutritional benefits) to change these dietary habits rather than to put your body through an extreme colon cleansing such as the Master Cleanse.

Read the following Yahoo!Answers page on colon cleansing, scroll down and read all posts.