Why Do I Feel Bloated And Constipated?

If you have ever seen the inside of the healthy colon (unless you are in the medical profession it’s unlikely), you would know that an indicator of colon health is an inside width of between 2 to 2 1/2 inches. An unhealthy colon will have a reduced width due to undigested waste lining the colon walls.

Due to the foods we eat our bodies can have a hard time digesting everything. The result is the colon can become clogged with waste material. Even if you have a good healthy diet you can still have minor problems with undigested faecal matter. As the colon becomes clogged with waste the opening of the colon begins to narrow.

So a healthy colon will have a nice wide opening and an unhealthy colon will have a restricted opening which hinders the flow of waste materials through your digestive tract. To determine whether you have a healthy colon or not the only way to do it is to examine your waste material.

I know it sounds really disgusting but it really is the only way to have any idea when it comes to diagnosing problems with a clogged up colon. There are other symptoms for sure but you can never guarantee 100% that these general symptoms are the result of an unhealthy colon. (more…)