Safe Colon Cleansing for Children: Benefits & Home Remedies

Colon cleansing is the best way to help the digestive tract function properly as well as eliminate waste, parasites and worms. Colon cleanses are not only for adults--it is important for children as well. In addition to a pill form of colon cleanse, there are home concoctions that you can make to administer to your child. Talk with your pediatrician before starting your child on a pill-form colon cleanse to find out the limits on the dosages.

Things You'll Need

• 2 ounces orange juice with pulp
• 2 teaspoons of arrowroot powder
• ½ teaspoon of vitamin C crystal powder
• ¼ teaspoon of bone meal powder
• Cup
• Spoon

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Instructions

Making the Cleanse

• 1

  Mix the vitamin C with the bone meal powder in a cup with the spoon.

• 2

  Add arrowroot powder and stir.

• 3

  Add orange juice and stir.

• 4

  Give the mixture to your child to drink before bed on an empty stomach. If the child is extremely hungry, a banana can be given before the drinking the cleanse.

• 5

  Allow your child a few sips of water to wash the mixture down.

• 6

  Do not allow your child anything else to drink during the night.