Welcome, everyone. I'm Dr. John Whyte, the chief medical officer at WebMD. We all know the importance of the heart. We know the importance of the brain. But how important is the gut? We know it functions for digestion.
And this is an emerging area. There's still a lot we don't understand. It's a lot of mystery as of yet, but there's emerging research about how, you know, potentially stress and emotion can actually lead to some changes in the gut, like inflammation and potentially worsen some gut health conditions. So it's a very exciting area. There's still a lot we don't know.
So in certain conditions, you know, like inflammatory bowel disease, it is more pronounced that your gut becomes a little bit more permeable. And things may-- you know, that barrier in the gut isn't as intact. And so things can make their way through the gut wall a little more easily. And not only that, but when you infuse a large volume of water, there may also be electrolyte shifts that could be dangerous, especially for some people with underlying conditions like kidney issues or other reasons why you might already have electrolyte imbalances. So you've got to be very careful about that. And really, there's no reason why anyone should get a colonic to rinse their colon out because your colon is naturally already excreting all that waste.
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