Colon Health and Fiber
Diets high in fiber can improve your colon health
By Jarrett Kruse
The use of fiber in a well-balanced diet is crucial to the welfare of the colon. Waste from the body is disposed of through the five feet of colon. A healthy diet and colon will function by getting rid of waste in a timely manner, not allowing it to accumulate within the colon walls. High fiber assists the colon in two ways via the parts of fruit, vegetables, and grains that cannot be digested like the skin. The importance of fiber in colon health cannot be stressed enough. First, insoluble fiber has great water retention properties, making it a natural laxative for constipation treatments.
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Proper and timely elimination from the colon is important for many reasons. Toxins within the colon are absorbed by the blood and carried to the liver to be detoxified. Too many toxins can overload the liver and cause many problems from fatigue to skin problems. In addition, a colon that doesn’t have enough fiber can lead to problems with irregularity and colitis, not to mention the more serious issue of increasing the potential for cancer-causing agents to remain in the body for long periods of time.
Americans rarely eat enough recommended fiber on a daily basis, usually less than 10 grams per day. The nationally suggested amount of fiber is at least 20 to 45 grams per day for an adult. The importance of fiber in the diet with a healthy colon cannot be overlooked. One theory in relationship to a high-fiber, low-cancer risk follows the thought of reducing the time of potential toxin causing agents within the colon. The longer the colon walls are in contact with these toxins, the greater the risk of the cells becoming cancerous. This can be avoided by a yearly colonoscopy that can help screen for any possible problems. Because the fiber acts as a kind of a broom, the more fiber within the diet, the more rapidly waste is expelled from the body. Whatever the exact connection, it is wise to see fiber as a integral part of the diet in helping to keep the colon, and then the rest of the body in good working order.
