Cleanse or Clog? 💩
The Poop Doctor's simplest framework for understanding digestion. Food is either helping things move... or slowing things down.
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Most People Ask the Wrong Question
After years of working with people struggling with these, The Poop Doctor™ noticed one repeating pattern:
- 🧱 Constipation
- 🎈 Bloating
- 🔥 Acid reflux
- 🐢 Sluggish digestion
- 🌀 IBS symptoms
- 🚽 Incomplete bowel movements
What most people ask
"What am I allowed to eat?"
What they should ask
"What's helping my digestion move?"
That's what inspired The Cleanse or Clog?™ Model, a simple way to look at food through the lens of movement, stagnation, hydration, digestion and elimination.
Food is either helping things move... or slowing things down.
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
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Coach Adam
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Is This Cleansing Me... or Clogging Me?
Before you eat something, ask that one question. That's it. Simple.
It's not about
- Calories
- Macros
- Fad diets
- Keto vs. vegan
- Perfectionism
- Food obsession
It's just about
Is this food helping movement, or contributing to stagnation?
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
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Coach Adam
Health Is Wealth
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Base Urbano BE YOU
Your Digestive System Is One Long Tube
Food has to move. Every meal either supports flow ✅ or contributes to stagnation ❌.
If most of what you eat is
- Dense
- Dry
- Processed
- Low in water
- Difficult to break down
Things start slowing down
That's when many people notice constipation, bloating, reflux, gas, heaviness, sluggishness and incomplete bowel movements.
The body thrives on movement.
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
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Coach Adam
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What Are "Cleansing" Foods?
Foods that generally support movement. In The Poop Doctor's™ model, they're high water, high fiber, hydrating, mineral-rich and easier to move through the digestive tract.
- 🍎 Fruits
- 🥬 Leafy greens
- 🥒 Vegetables
- 🥕 Root vegetables
- 🍉 Hydrating foods
- 🥭 Papaya
- 🥣 Soups
- 🥤 Smoothies
- 🥥 Water-rich plants
These foods often help
- Hydrate stool
- Support motility
- Reduce stagnation
- Improve elimination
- Support bowel regularity

The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
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Coach Adam
Health Is Wealth
All Things Detox!
Base Urbano BE YOU
What Are "Clogging" Foods?
In this framework, "clogging" doesn't mean bad. It simply means more digestive work. These foods are lower in water, denser, slower to break down and more likely to cause stagnation when overconsumed.
- 🍳 Animal proteins
- 🧀 Dairy
- 🥩 Meat
- 🥚 Eggs
- 🍚 Grains
- 🌾 Wheat products
- 🥜 Nuts and seeds
- 🫘 Legumes
- 🍕 Processed foods
- 🍿 Ultra-processed snacks
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
Spotify
Spotify
Coach Adam
Health Is Wealth
All Things Detox!
Base Urbano BE YOU
The Cleanse or Clog?™ Model at a Glance
Sometimes the easiest way to understand digestion is visually. This framework shows why some foods help things move, while others are more likely to slow things down.
Want to Hear It Straight From The Poop Doctor? 💩🎙️
Curious how the Cleanse or Clog™ model works? Tune in to this short podcast episode where The Poop Doctor breaks down the philosophy and explains how your everyday choices can either support your body's natural functions or get in the way.
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
Spotify
Spotify
Coach Adam
Health Is Wealth
All Things Detox!
Base Urbano BE YOU
"I Eat Healthy... But I'm Still Constipated."
One of the biggest things The Poop Doctor™ sees is people eating healthy on paper and wondering why digestion feels stuck.
Too much of this
- High protein
- Low water
- Dense foods
- Processed "health foods"
- Protein bars and shakes
- Tons of grains
- Very little hydration
Not enough of this
- Hydrating foods
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Minerals
- Water-rich plants
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
Spotify
Spotify
Coach Adam
Health Is Wealth
All Things Detox!
Base Urbano BE YOU
Bring In More Cleansing Foods
Not because you need to be perfect, but because cleansing foods help move everything else through.
Think of fruits and veggies as the broom
They help sweep and hydrate the digestive tract. Without enough movement-supporting foods, things often stagnate.
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
Spotify
Spotify
Coach Adam
Health Is Wealth
All Things Detox!
Base Urbano BE YOU
The Goal Isn't Restriction. It's Awareness.
This model is not about:
- ❌ Obsessing over food
- ❌ Food guilt
- ❌ Orthorexia
- ❌ "Good" vs. "bad" foods
- ❌ Perfection
It's about asking
"How does this food affect my digestion?"
Every body is different
Some people tolerate foods beautifully. Others feel inflamed, bloated, sluggish or constipated.

Your body gives feedback constantly. Are you listening?
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
Spotify
Spotify
Coach Adam
Health Is Wealth
All Things Detox!
Base Urbano BE YOU
The Funk'tional Nutritionist
Colon Hydrotherapy: Why aren't more people talking about this?
Apple Podcasts
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Detoxing, Pooping, and the Importance of Elimination
Spotify
Spotify
Did You Poop Today? Talking All Things Poop
Life Uplifted with Lauren Venosta
Food as Medicine — How to heal your body and soul with food
Spotify
Becoming Whole Again with Magdalena
Spotify
Spotify
Coach Adam
Health Is Wealth
All Things Detox!
Base Urbano BE YOU
Cleanse or Clog?™ In Real Life
Smoothie + fruit bowl
✅ Generally cleansing
Fast food combo meal
❌ Generally clogging
Papaya + coconut yogurt
✅ Generally cleansing
Steak + fries + alcohol
❌ Generally clogging
Massive salad with hydration
✅ Generally cleansing
Pizza + soda + dessert
❌ Generally clogging
This isn't morality. It's mechanics.
What's slowing YOUR digestion down?
Take The Poop Doctor's free digestive quiz to discover:
- 🧻 Your constipation type
- 🔄 Your digestive patterns
- 🐢 What may be slowing things down
- 👣 Supportive next steps
Let's Get Things Moving Again
Whether it's constipation, bloating, sluggish digestion, reflux, gas, incomplete bowel movements or "food baby" stomachs, The Poop Doctor™ is here to help.






