How Your Constipation Causes Toxicity
Having regular constipation can lead to some serious illnesses.
Fecal matter should move through your colon easily and in a
short time. When fecal matter remains in your colon for days,
your colon becomes toxic and spreads this toxicity into every
part of the body. In the bloodstream, these toxins interfere
with the deliver of oxygen to the cells and tissues of your body.
If you have to strain and squeeze to have a bowel movement, you
can damage the tissues in the lower part of your colon and the
blood vessels in your legs.
In the Past
Over 90 years ago and more, doctors knew about the importance of
a clean colon. In 1908 Eli Metchnifoff, director of the Pasteur
Institute, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine. His
research showed that pathogenic colon bacteria, bad bacteria (I
will cover this in a later chapter) produced toxic secretions
and by products, which acted as slow poisoning of the entire
body.
Metchnifoff believed that toxic matter coming from your colon
was responsible for every degenerating disease. His belief was
so strong that he suggested that man's life span was certainly
cut in half when his colon was neglected and allowed to have
excessive toxic producing bacteria.
In 1931 Dr. Joseph H. Greer, was telling his patients what to do
to end constipation and how to prevent it. Today, nutritionists
and other health practitioners are telling their clients the
same thing.
In his small book, The Drugless Road to Perfect Health, 1931,
Joseph H. Greer, M.D. reminds his patients,
"You must have 'roughage' to make the bowels move freely.
Concentrated food (processed foods) and constipation go hand in
hand, (and) then pills (laxatives) are used. More constipation
and more pills, it is a vicious circle with bad results. Don't
be afraid of cracked wheat, cornmeal, cut oats, raw cabbage,
onions and celery. They are far better than refined flour and
the package foods that flood the market. They may save some
labor in the kitchen, but they produce constipation."
Today, it is well accepted by nutritionists, Naturopathic
doctors, and other alternative medicine practitioners, that
constipation is a signal that cannot be ignored and your colon
function must be kept efficient and well functioning. To ignore
constipation for long periods of time can lead to some serious
illnesses. Mostly likely you will not live to be a ripe old age
and if you do it will be with some disability.
Constipation is a symptom you cannot ignore - even if it occurs
only occasionally -because it leads to slow poisoning of your
entire body.
Many doctors, for a longtime, have refused to believe that
constipation can cause other parts of the body to become weaken
and become unable to perform their function. You will still find
Internet articles, anatomy books, and health books suggesting
that for some people bowel movements in 3 days or more can be
normal.
You do not have to wait for a disease to take hold of your body
so doctors can see you are ill. Take responsibility for your
health and don't let constipation become a reoccurring
condition.