Detox Myth: What Colon Cleanses Really Do to Your Microbiome

Colon cleanses promise a reset.
Clear the gut, remove toxins, start fresh.

But the gut doesn’t work like that.

It’s not a passive tube. It’s a complex system of mucus, microbes, and barrier function. And when you intervene mechanically, you don’t “clean” it. You disrupt it.

In this episode, we break down what actually happens during colon cleansing.
How procedures like colon hydrotherapy and enemas affect the microbiome.
What human data from bowel preparation really show.
And why the idea of a “detox” or “reset” doesn’t hold up biologically.

We also look at juice cleanses and fasting. Where there is data, where it gets thin, and what is actually plausible.

If you want to understand gut health, you need to move beyond the idea of cleaning and start thinking in systems.