What medicine should be taken for detoxification and bowel cleansing?

First of all, we need to correct a misunderstanding that has been circulating for a long time. There are no commercial concepts such as "detoxification" and "defecation" in clinical medicine. The essence of bowel cleansing and laxatives that everyone talks about is to relieve constipation symptoms. Currently, the only laxatives that are recognized as safe and can be used as needed are lubricating ones. Selenium, osmotic lactulose and polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder, in addition to all health products and Internet celebrity laxatives that claim to be able to "detoxify and clean the intestines" are not recommended, especially senna, rhubarb, and aloe products containing anthraquinones. Long-term consumption is extremely risky.

I am not being alarmist. In the past two months, I saw a 26-year-old girl. She bought internet-famous powder pills to lose weight and followed the trend. She took it for almost a year. Now she can’t pass stool for a week without taking the medicine. The entire intestinal wall was black during a colonoscopy. Typical melanosis of the colon caused by anthraquinone laxatives takes two to three years to slowly recover.

Nowadays, the opinions about laxatives on the Internet are very controversial. Many people say that they drink enzymes and eat Qingchang plums to have smooth bowel movements and lose two or three pounds. That is because most of these products secretly add stimulant laxative ingredients, which makes the bowel movement painful when you first eat it. Even the food you eat is excreted without being absorbed. The rapid weight loss is essentially due to dehydration and malnutrition, not "detoxification". Some people also say that it’s okay if I eat it once in a while, right? It’s okay for occasional emergencies, but if you treat this as a regular “intestinal cleansing” method, the autonomous peristalsis function of the intestines will degrade within half a year at most, just like someone feeding you food into your mouth every day. After a long time, you won’t even have the strength to hold a spoon.

If you really haven't had a bowel movement for two or three days in a row and your stomach is bloated and uncomfortable, don't rush to find medicine. First, think about whether you have been eating hot pot and barbecue every day recently, eating less vegetables, not drinking enough water, and sitting all day long? First drink two more cups of warm water, run downstairs twice, and eat two more bites of high-fiber foods such as celery and dragon fruit. Most people can have normal bowel movements within a day or two of adjustment. If there is still no improvement after trying it, just drink a bag of polyethylene glycol or drink 10ml of lactulose. This kind of medicine will not be absorbed by the intestines, but only retains water in the intestines, making the stool softer and easier to pass. It is much safer than those irritating ones. Kaiselu is more suitable for situations where the stool has been blocked in the anus and cannot be pulled out. It can be used temporarily only once. Don't stuff it every day, which may easily lead to dependence.

There are still many people who believe that "cleansing the intestines can improve beauty". To be honest, I have been in the gastroenterology department for almost seven years, and I have seen too many people who clean the intestines as a daily routine. Instead, most of them have sallow complexions and are prone to recurring oral ulcers because they have eliminated all the beneficial bacteria in the intestines by taking laxatives. , the flora is disordered, the resistance is reduced, let alone beauty, the whole person is in terrible condition. If you really want to make your intestines comfortable, the most effective method is to drink 1.5 liters of water every day, eat a pound of vegetables, and stay up less late at night. It is more reliable than any health supplement.