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You do not need to take colon cleansers or colonic enema irrigations (colonics). Neither has any proven benefit and can even be harmful.

Let's get right to it. Carbs (or starches) are not bad. They are not the "enemy" nor should be avoided in a balanced and healthy diet.

Physicians are provided very little formal training on nutrition, diet, nor on their overall impact on one's health, disease states, etc.

Constipation can be defined as less than three spontaneous bowel movements a week with infrequent, hard stools that may require straining.

Everyone has gas. Burping or passing gas through the rectum is normal but because it is embarrassing to burp or pass gas.

I grew up in the 1970s and 1980s without any meat, fish, or poultry. My parents made that decision for us.

When these pouches become infected or inflamed it is called diverticulitis as anything that ends in "-itis" means inflammatory diseases.

You do not need to take colon cleansers or colonic enema irrigations (colonics). Neither has any proven benefit and can even be harmful.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common "label" people use to describe a wide range of clinical symptoms.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or "fatty liver" is common. It affects approximately 75 to 100 million adults in the United States.

Physicians are provided very little formal training on nutrition and diet.

It took me many years in clinical practice as a Gastroenterologist to find the right diet to support.