Dr. Bernard Jensen. It wouldn't take very long before a crisis developed and a huge sanitation problem would threaten health and society. Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management by Bernard Jensen, D.C, Ph. Infirmity and sickness is the direct result of allowing the intestines to remain loaded with waste matter. They do not correct the problem -they make it worse.
Laxatives irritate the colon to make it expel debris from the bowel.
The truth is, Laxatives can be extremely dangerous. In fact, a well-known national brand of laxatives was recently taken off the shelves due to the dangers it posed. And beware of senna - it is nothing more than another bowel irritant. They function by creating pressure in the large intestine which then pushes waste matter out of the rectum. These products will never strengthen your bowel or teach it to function properly.