Persons interested in fasting for weight loss and detoxification frequently ask me for tips and techniques to help them maximize colon cleansing.

Some want to know whether or not it is beneficial to use liquid fiber or other colon cleansing supplements while water or juice fasting. Others already use different types of “colon cleansers,” yet still have very few bowel movements and do not experience the deep cleansing and wellness that fasting can provide. The ongoing question this latter group of persons ask is: What can I do to experience deeper colon cleansing?

In this article I will present various techniques that have helped me over the years. If you are interested in losing weight and detoxifying through fasting, then following the suggestions outlined here can certainly maximize results and minimize the pain. It is my sincere desire that you accomplish your weight loss and fitness goals.

Fiber While Water Fasting?

First let’s look at this issue of fiber. Today, you see fiber in many products. Fiber here, fiber there … everything fiber for improved digestion and regularity. I am all for it and myself take in healthy amounts of fiber. But, specifically when one is fasting, this may not be the best idea.

The use of fiber while juice or water fasting is fine so long as you do it moderately. But my recommendation is that you start out with very small doses and see how your body reacts. Sometimes fiber can clump up in the stomach and cause pretty uncomfortable cramps and pains. I fasted one time and took large quantities of fiber thinking I was doing a great deed.

Within a few hours I was climbing the walls in pain and rolling around the floor like a fuddy duddy. It took several hours for the pain to go away; and I did not even have a bowel movement! While we are fasting, the digestive system either partially or completely shuts down, so anything that is ingested is best done in very small doses so as to not irritate the stomach. Imagine waking up a bear that is in hibernation! I don’t think he would be thrilled about it, neither will be probably be a very good host.

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robert dave johnston is editor and webmaster of fitness through fasting.com - where you will find a growing number of fasting-related articles and topics to assist you achieve your weight loss, detoxification and health-improvement goals through juice and water fasting.

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