Guest guest Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 "Enemas have no health benefits beyond the temporary relief of constipation.If one is constipated enough to consider an enema, one should increase the amount of fibre (roughage) and fluid in one's diet.Any apparent benefits felt from this particular example of quackery will be purely due to the absorption of caffeine through the walls of the lower intestine, an effect which can be achieved with much less discomfort, and in more sociable conditions, with a nice cup of coffee.The reason a garlic enema is "retained" so briefly is because the garlic is an irritant. It damages the lining of the intestines.The effects of garlic on intestinal fauna are, at best, questionable. If it is toxic enough to damage them, it is toxic enough to damageyou.The wholesale slaughter of your internal ecosystem usually has long-term detrimental effects: clearing out the niches occupied by organisms that have grown and evolved along with you makes space for much less beneficial parasites, as can be testified by anybody who has had to take powerful antibiotics.The antibiotics kill the native, "good" bacteria, and leave space for drug-resistant bacteria to spread unrestricted throughout the body - the bacteria living within you have co-evolved with you, and have been co-opted by your body as part of your immune system. Kill the bacteria you have, and they cannot defend your body against further infection."I need to stop reading. The good n bad arguments on every single thing under the sun is givin me a migraine!!!!CandaceSent from my iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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