Dietary Fiber

Having a healthy daily intake of dietary fiber is an important part of keeping your colon healthy. Dietary fiber (we’ll refer to it as “fiber” from here on out) is the part of plant foods such as fruits, vegetables and grains that pass through your digestive system and colon without being digested. As fiber passes, it absorbs water and helps keep all of the food and waste passing smoothly through the intestines. A person without a good intake of fiber is going to have some… difficulty with their natural daily processes.

Fiber is made up of non-starch polysaccharides – such as cellulose – and other plant components such as waxes, chitins, pectins, dextrins and oligosaccharides. You can obtain fiber – usually categorized as either “water-soluble” or “insoluble” – through eating a wide variety of plant-based foods. Insoluble fiber attracts water as it passes through the intestines, which softens the waste and causes it to move a bit more quickly through your colon and digestive tract.

Fiber plays an important part in other dietary processes as well. Fiber is very beneficial for those trying to lose weight, as it helps you feel full for longer periods, causing less hunger and snacking cravings. Because fiber is obtained through healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, obtaining a proper amount of fiber in your diet revolves around insuring you are eating lots of fruits and veggies which are loaded with additional vitamins and nutrients.

Any colon cleanse that you see recommended on this site, whether it is Colon xR, Total Cleanse, or Colon Cleanse Pro, will all have a good amount of fiber as an added part of the product. We believe through our testing that fiber is a very important piece of any colon cleanse and will help scrub your colon clean of the toxins and impurities that have built up. Fiber will also help with the weight loss portion of your colon cleanse, if that is your goal.

Make sure you’re getting enough fiber in your daily diet! If you’re lacking and want to get your fiber in an easy to take pill or capsule form, click here to check out our Colon Cleanse Reviews for many different products and select the one that you feel is right for you!