Juice fasting is an effective way to cleanse the colon. Drinking only juices will allow your digestive system to rest and detoxification of the bowel will activate more rapidly. Drink plenty of filtered water as well as juices to stay hydrated. Benefits of juice fasting include losing weight, removing waste "stored" in the colon and improving digestion and assimilation of food after the juice fast is completed. You also should consume herbal teas that will help further cleanse as you will be not be eating the insoluble fiber that would help move the bowels.
Juice only organic fruits and vegetables as you will be drinking the juices raw. If you use inorganic produce, soak them in bath made of 1 teaspoon of Clorox bleach with 2 quarts of water. Rinse thoroughly before juicing. This bleach bath removes pesticides from inorganic fruits and vegetables.
Juice apples with any other fruit or vegetable as it will not create indigestion. When juicing fruits and vegetables, be aware of what fruits may not taste as well in combination with certain vegetables. For example, juicing apples with carrots or kale produces a flavorful and easy-to-digest juice. Were you to juice spinach with banana, this might not produce as palatable a drink. Generally, juice melons on their own as they may not digest well in combination with other fruits or vegetables. This means juice watermelon, cantaloupe or honeydew on their own and consume as a single juice.
Experiment with different combinations, using your personal taste preferences. For example, juicing kale with bananas will probably not produce an appetizing drink. Instead, combine vegetables and apples with ginger root or lemon, and mix fruits with perhaps only one or two vegetables. As an example, for a cleansing green drink, juice curly, lacinto and dinosaur kale with apples, lemons and peeled fresh ginger root. Or, juice apples and a lemon with a few grapes for a sweet fruity drink.
Sustain the juice fast for one to three days if you are a newbie. Drink at least four to six 8-ounce servings of freshly extracted fruit and vegetable drinks daily. Also consume another four to six 8-ounce glasses of filtered water.
Sip herbal teas such as senna, cascara sagrada or buckthorn root to clear the bowel. Drinking only juices means that you will not be getting the insoluble fiber that would normally move the bowels.