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Colonic Irrigation consists of slowly introducing warm purified water into the colon under low pressure via a small tube. When the colon is filled the water is allowed to flow out through a larger tube bringing with it any loose debris. This process is carried out a number of times over the treatment which lasts from 30 minutes to 1 hour. The result is a gentle flushing of the colon and a loosening of old faecal debris.

 

The treatment is not painful. You may feel slight discomfort as if having diarrhoea.

 

Yes.
The water is introduced at a low gravitational pressure, so there is no danger of bowel perforation. All equipment is either disposable or disinfected using hospital approved disinfecting solutions, which kill all viruses, bacteria and fungi.
Colonic hydrotherapy, unlike the use of laxatives, is not habit forming and actually improves the tone of the colon.
Professional standards
• All treatments are carried out by a fully trained Registered Colon Hydrotherapist.
• Regular inspection of premises to ensure the highest standards are maintained.
• A water purification system is used.

3-5lbs of debris is probably an average amount that can be lodged in the colon, although sometimes as much as 25lbs can be present as a hardened mucus 'glued' to the colon wall.

 

Diarrhoea is often caused by pathogenic organisms or an irritant. Colonics are often very helpful in flushing them out.

 

Yes, although often people will display symptoms of a toxic condition before it turns into an identifiable or serious illness - eg. fatigue and tiredness, skin problems, bad breath, joint pain, etc.

 

It depends on the condition of the colon. People with minor problems may be 'cleaned out' after 6 treatments or less. someone who is seriously ill however may need many more.

 

No : due to the low pressures used and the very small device introduced into the rectum.

 

It is very unlikely if you are in the hands of a good practitioner. More often the bowel will already be overstretched or distorted because of the retention of old faecal matter.

 

No, on the contrary. The internal 'massage' provided by colonic irrigation, the variation in the water temperature and the release of impacted water from the wall of the colon should help tone the muscle of the bowel.

 

Most of the loose bacteria living in the colon will be expelled (including putrefactive bacteria and parasites). With the removal of old waste there will be a better chance of long term colonisation of the bowel with 'good' bacteria. In the short term, your practitioner may recommend that you take a probiotic culture to 'restock' the bowel flora and a diet which will encourage these good bacteria to multiply.

 

Many people cannot assimilate vitamins and minerals properly through their colons anyway due to toxic waste. In the longer term, the removal of toxic matter should help the patient absorb more efficiently through the colon wall.

 

Yes. If the patient has severe cardiac disease, high blood pressure, aneurysm, severe anemia, gastrointestinal perforation or hemorrhage, severe hemorrhoids, cirrhosis, carcinoma of the colon or rectum, pregnancy, abdominal hernia, recent colon or rectal surgery, renal insufficiency or severe prostate condition, colonic irrigation is not recommended. A qualified colonic therapist should take a detailed history and be made aware of any conditions for which colonic irrigation is not advised.

 

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