Colon hydrotherapy is referred to as colon irrigation, colonics, or colon therapy. Colon hydrotherapy is a gentle infusion of water in and out of the colon, reaching all four to five feet, allowing waste to be removed. The colon is the last five feet of the digestive tract or large intestine. Colon hydrotherapy is a process of removing fecal material from the colon and diluting the bacteria and toxic concentrations in the colon. The primary function of the colon is to absorb water, electrolytes and some vitamins as well as preparing and storing fecal waste prior to elimination. Everything we eat and drink is absorbed in the colon. If the colon is impacted with fecal matter, it can compromise our health. Every year, 140,000 Americans are diagnosed as having colon-rectal cancer, which is the #2 killer after heart disease.
Everyone can benefit from some internal cleansing. Everyday our bodies are exposed to toxins and pollutants in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. Our modern lifestyle has taken its toll on our digestive and elimination organs. Refined, processed, low fiber foods animal fats, a lack of exercise and ever increasing levels of stress all contribute to our current gastrointestinal health crisis. As toxins accumulate, they create preconditions for disease in the body.
Colon hydrotherapy is not a cure, but a valuable procedure used to assist the body with the reversal of a wide variety of health conditions, known to stem from improper diet and elimination habits. Colon hydrotherapy should be considered a preventative and health enhancement alternative rather than treatment for disease. Many individuals have received relief from constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating, headaches, fatigue, allergies, sinus congestion, candida yeast syndrome, PMS, arthritis, depression, low back pain, excess weight, and weakened immune system. Colonics can also help to detoxify the body of medications, drugs and alcohol.