Due to factors related to stress, poor diet, sluggishness, and/ or dehydration, when the body (specifically the colon) does not operate properly, your ability to eliminate wastes becomes impaired.  And while you may not consider fecal matter build-up to be ‘major health problem’, it certainly does have the potential to lead to one.  Due to impacted feces and the creation of a putrefied, fermented, encrusted colon lining (known cause of toxemia), along with nutrients, your body can begin to reabsorb harmful toxins that come from the encrustation of the colon lining.

Due to bacterial fermentation and putrefaction of proteins and carbohydrates, in a sluggish colon, toxins tend to accumulate. The liver treats these toxins with a special liquid so they can be excreted by the kidneys. Yet, even with this back-up removal system, some of the toxins still manage to get absorbed into a person's body.

Along with the toxins, hydrogen and methane gases are also produced. Excreted through the lungs, they often create embarrassing halitosis (bad breathe), just one of the other unpleasant side effects of pent-up fecal matter.  Even if your weight is normal, you may be lugging around between 10 and 20 pounds of decaying fecal matter in your colon.  Collectively speaking, these masses of waste, lodged within your intestine, serve no useful purpose. And for those who are overweight, there is a likelihood that you are carrying around even more than 20 pounds of fecal matter.