Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) black box warning on oral sodium phosphates (OSPs) came late last year, but as early as 2003, doctors were beginning to make the link between OSP pills and solutions used to clear the bowel before colonoscopies and serious and permanent kidney injuries. As more and more reports of kidney damage and even complete kidney failure began to pour in to the FDA, the agency finally issued a mild warning in 2005. The black box warning on prescription OSP products would come three years later, after 21 more reports of serious kidney injuries. Soon after that FDA warning, C.B. Fleet quickly pulled its over-the-counter OSP products off the market.

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It seems every time you turn on the TV, flip through a magazine, or go online, you are faced with another commercial or infomercial about the benefits of detoxifying the body through magic pills or solutions. From detox diets and foot cleansings to nasal irrigation and colon clearing– the options are seemingly limitless. Proving the benefits of such toxin-removing practices is sketchy, says Dr. Tyrone M. in a column in the Phillippine Star. And some practices can be downright dangerous to your health.

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Companies who push sales of colon cleansing products are quick to make claims that the products will rid the body of toxic sludge that weighs us down and makes us feel fatigued, bloated and sick overall. But do colon cleansing products really do us good? Joan Endyke with GateHouse New Service says buyer beware.

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