Colon hydrotherapy is a process of removing fecal material from the colon and diluting the bacteria and toxic concentrations in the large intestines (colon). The therapeutic effect is improved muscle tone which facilitates peristaltic action and enhances the absorption of nutrients while minimizing the absorption of toxic waste material.
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. With an experienced colon therapist, additional waste can be eliminated by massaging the abdomen gently and addressing different acupressure points and by instructing the client with breathing techniques.
Research has determined that there are more than thirty-six different species of bacteria that reside in the colon. Of these bacteria, more than twenty are formed in the stool of flesh eaters, all of which produce very highly toxic products. It is a well known fact that good bacteria, the bacteria that is necessary for proper digestion, has difficulty surviving when the colon is encrusted with old putrefied waste. At this time, there is no published data on the effects of colon irrigation removing the indigenous intestinal microflora. The body is constantly manufacturing healthy bacteria flora.
In the 1989 study, Effects of Colon Hydrotherapy on Serum Electrolytes, reported in the Journal of Natural Medicine in 1990, no patient experienced any clinically significant symptoms or disturbances. When the body is properly nourished with good quality organic foods containing sodium, potassium and magnesium, the electrolyte level of the colon is replenished as part of the diet.
After your first colonic, your colon hydrotherapist will be able to assist you based upon what is observed during the procedure, your dietary habit history and your expectations or goals for cleansing and life style change. During the first session the client may expel considerable amounts of gas and recently digested food and waste before one starts dislodging the old encrusted feculent matter. Remember, that colonics are a process of removing impaction of mucus and encrustations which have been built up on the colon wall layer by layer over many years. Reversing the situation may take a series of colon irrigations. Most clients begin feeling better and removing large amounts of waste matter after the third treatment. Many colon therapists recommend a series of 6 to 10 colonics over a period of weeks for the first time client. Then, depending on the individual, it may be recommended that they have a colonic every 3 to 6 months.
The sessions vary according to the individual needs and response but it usually lasts from 45 minutes to an hour. The first visit may be longer due to an evaluation performed prior to the first treatment.