Buzzfeed sadly promoting #FakeScience of Colon Cleansing

I am sorry but why in the ever living $*#(@# is Buzzfeed thinking here.A 1st year PhD student at UC Davis Will Louie, who rotated in my lab earlier this year, sent this video around to me and the rest of my lab justifiably expressing concern over it. And he is dead right - this is stunningly bad stuff from Buzzfeed.The video promotes Colon Hydrotherapy as though it is a wonderful perfect treatment. For example there is a part where it claims some of the benefits of this include speeding up metabolism, increased energy, improved digestion and more.Later on they make the claim that it helps people lost weight too. And no mention anywhere of any risks. Well, that is a problem because benefits of this have not been shown scientifically and risks are known. See for example:Colonic irrigation: therapeutic claims by professional organisations, a review - Ernst - 2010 - International Journal of Clinical Practice - Wiley Online LibraryFrom this paper:Colonic irrigation is a popular treatment promoted for a wide range of conditions. The aim of this analysis is to evaluate the therapeutic claims made by professional organisations of colonic irrigation. Six such organisations were identified. On their websites, a plethora of therapeutic claims were made. Common themes were detoxification, normalisation of intestinal function, treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and weight loss. None of these claims seemed to be supported by sound evidence. It is concluded tha...
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