intestinal cleansing

The intestine of the human body represents the largest contact surface of the body with the environment. In addition to the skin, which offers about 2 square meters of contact surface with the environment, and the lungs, which with their branches have a surface area of ​​80 square meters, the intestine, if it could be completely spread out and flattened, would have a surface area of ​​about 400 square meters.

The intestinal mucosa must not only prevent harmful substances and pathogens ingested with food from entering the body, but it also provides the basis for the growth of intestinal bacteria.

The intestine is also the largest immune organ in the body: Around 80% of all defense cells are active here. The immune cells in the intestine also provide important impulses for the body's entire immune system.

Our entire intestine is populated by many small organisms, especially bacteria, so-called 'microorganisms', a total of about 500 different species.

The entirety of these microorganisms is also known as the intestinal flora. Normally, the intestine has a great ability to self-regulate. It can normally compensate for short-term stress, e.g. caused by poor nutrition, medication, acute pathogens, but also aggressive treatment methods such as radiation or chemotherapy. If the stress continues over a longer period of time, the ability to self-regulate is partially lost.

The loss of these regulatory mechanisms can manifest itself in changes in digestion, such as diarrhea, constipation, feeling of fullness, and abdominal pain.

In these cases, the intestinal flora can be positively influenced and changed with appropriate dietary measures, additional medicinal teas and possibly with medication, e.g. anti-fungal agents, but also by the intake of metabolic products of E. coli, Lactobacillus or Acidophilus.

In our practice, if there are symptoms that indicate a disturbance of the intestinal flora, we carry out any necessary diagnostics and provide appropriate advice with a recommendation for treatment.