Healthy digestion is the foundation of a healthy body and a healthy colon plays a key role in your overall digestive health. The colon has two primary functions. First to help the body eliminate toxins and waste products. Second the colon works to reabsorb water from the stool. We should aim to have at least one easy-to-pass fully evacuated bowel movement per day. If you are having infrequent difficult-to-pass or incompletely evacuated bowel movements then you’re likely experiencing constipation. The causes of constipation are many with dehydration inflammation in the gut unhealthy gut flora stress low-fibre diet and a slow metabolism being common factors1. The wave-like contractions and relaxations of muscles that move stool through the bowel is called peristalsis and dimini…
