After submitting our bodies to a 11 day attack of diarrhea, we purchased a few aids to get out intestines up to snuff. As mentioned in many blogs, it is critical to not neglect your body post-cleanse. The best way to do that is to make sure all the good bacteria is in your body, ready to deal with the food you are about to give it.
There are three main categories of digestive health aids: Prebiotics/Fiber, Probiotics, and Digestive Aids. Prebiotics are fibrous foods, mostly whole grains, that provide the food for bacteria in your body to feed on. There are many types of Prebiotics, each found in different foods, each for different purposes, and supplements are available. Fiber is fiber. It’s not only a Pre-biotic, it’s the link. It pushes through your digestive tract, cleaning things out and getting rid of refuse. If you don’t get enough fiber in your diet, you are more at risk for colon cancers (really, read up on this), and at a greater danger of improperly digesting nutrients. Probiotics are supplements that supply the bacteria that is naturally in your body, (which you may have flushed a bit too cleanly out). They are essential to a well-run digestive system, so don't think you'd be more "clean & pure" if they were gone. To make sure your bacteria are in full working order, it is recommended that some Probiotics are in your post-cleanse regimen. Digestive Aids are supplements meant to help your body adapt, or re-adapt, to eating foods that are typically harder to tolerate. If you intend to go back to a meat and dairy diet, it might be a good idea to pick one of these up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prebiotic_%28nutrition%29
http://www.isapp.net/IS_pb_intro.htm
http://www.webmd.com/diet/tc/Probiotics-Topic-Overview
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/pre_0326.shtml
http://therawfoodsite.com/probiotics.htm
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