Colon Health
Colon cleansing, also known as colonic irrigation or colonic hydrotherapy, involves flushing the colon with fluids to remove waste. It’s a practice that’s been around since ancient times, and the benefits are based on the premise that digestive waste can be a toxin to the body.
What is Colon Hydrotherapy?
Colon cleansing, also known as colonic irrigation or colonic hydrotherapy, involves flushing the colon with fluids to remove waste. It’s a practice that’s been around since ancient times, and the benefits are based on the premise that digestive waste can be a toxin to the body.
Generally, a professional called a colonic hygienist performs the colon cleanse while you rest on a table. It involves sending approximately 60 liters of fluid through a tube into the rectum. Toxins are then expelled through a different tube, and the process is repeated.
The Benefits of Colon Cleansing
Depending on your reason for undergoing colonic hydrotherapy, you could benefit from some of the following results:
If you suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), the treatment has helped to show signs of improvement from symptoms such as constipation, abdominal bloating and trapped gases associated with the condition. As colonic hydrotherapy is a completely safe and natural way of removing substance build-up, there’s no need to worry that the treatment may interfere with the body’s natural processes.
Skin improvements are greatly noticed with the results of colonic hydrotherapy. With the skin being the largest organ in the body, it can get overwhelmed with all of the waste and toxins building up in the colon which can eventually manifest itself in the form of acne or a dull complexion. By flushing out all of these toxins, there’s less chance of this happening.
Although not strictly a weight loss treatment, colonic hydrotherapy flushes out a mass of old hardened, faecal matter that can weigh between 5 and 20 pounds in the average person. Because of this, people report immediate weight loss after their first treatment, and some people see significant weight loss after a successful course of treatments.
Bad breath can sometimes be caused by problems in your bowel, so by removing all of the built up waste and toxins, this can see a great improvement.
Colonic hydrotherapy can have great results for people suffering with chronic fatigue and depression. By cleansing the body internally, it has a positive effect on the mind and has proved to alleviate stress and make you feel healthier due to a reduced number of toxins in the body.
Eczema and Psoriasis are two other conditions that can see improvements from colonic hydrotherapy, due to the removal of toxins in the body showing great results for the skin.
One small pilot study done in 2016 noted improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms after colonic irrigation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
Successful colon cleansing has been proven effective for people suffering with the following conditions:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Headaches
Backaches
Arthritis
Insomnia
Fatigue
Skin problems
Problematic weight loss
Abdominal gas
Allergies
Bad Breath/Halitosis
Foul body odour
Menstruation problems
Breathing difficulties
Irritability
Depression
Haemorrhoids
Asthma
Hypoglycaemia