The Journal of Familiy Practice advarer mot tarmskylling

Amagasinet hade en liten notis om dette i går:
Tarmskylling har vært sett på som en måte å rense kroppen for rester etter ekkrimenter og andre stoffer, for eksempel medikamenter, på. Men en studie publisert av amerikanske forskere i The Journal of Familiy Practice konkluderer man med at tarmskylling ikke bare er uten positiv efekt; det kan være direkte helseskadelig. Noen rapporterer om krampe og kvalme. Tarmskylling kan også medføre at kroppen tappse for elektrolytter, konkluderer artikkelen, som er basert på en gjennomgang av publisert forskning på området
The Journal of Familiy Practice:
AN OLD PRACTICE REDISCOVERED
Colon cleansing has been around since ancient times, when its purported benefits were based on the belief that intestinal waste can poison the body (“autointoxication”). The procedure became popular in the early 1900s, but in a 1919 paper, the American Medical Association discounted the autointoxication theory and condemned the practice. The procedure then fell out of favor, albeit temporarily. Colon cleansing has staged a comeback in recent years.
WHERE’S THE EVIDENCE?
Despite colon cleansing’s long history and current popularity, the literature does not support its purported benefits. Historically, colon cleansing was thought to prevent autointoxication from toxins originating in the colon, but the evidence for this claim is limited. A search of the literature using the terms “colon cleansing,” “herbal colon cleanse,” “colon detoxification,” and “colon irrigation,” yielded no scientifically robust studies in support of this practice. One study suggested that lymphocytes might migrate from the gut into the circulation after the procedure, which may “improve colon and immune system function.”

Even though colon cleansing is touted as a commonly used form of holistic, complementary and alternative medicine, the Natural Standard Professional Database concluded in a monograph that there is “limited clinical evidence validating colon therapy as a health promotion practice” and noted a “lack of sufficient evidence” for most of its prescribed uses