Why the “15 Kilograms of Waste” Claim Is Misleading
The idea that most people carry many kilograms of old stool or “toxins” stuck to the colon is a common detox myth.
Your digestive system continuously moves food residue through the intestines, absorbs nutrients and water, and eliminates stool. In a healthy person, the colon does not require routine flushing to remove toxins.
A large drop on the scale after diarrhea, laxatives, or colon irrigation would mostly reflect temporary losses of:
water
stool
intestinal contents
It would not represent 15 kilograms of harmful toxins or body fat.
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