Therapies
Colonic
Hydrotherapy
What
is Colonic Hydrotherapy?:
Colonic Hydrotherapy is an internal bath to help cleanse the colon (large
intestine) of poisons, gas, accumulated fecal matter and the mucus deposits.
Sterilised equipment is used to flush filtered water through the colon to
help expel waste products and compacted deposits.
return to top
How
does it work?
The colon is the last five feet or so of
intestible tube, approximately five feet in length. Food waste enters into
the colon from the small intestines in a fluid state and water, minerals and
vitamins are then reabsorbed and toxins and other waste materials eliminated
through the rectum, therefore if the colon is not functioning correctly,
many disorders can result, including constipation, diverticulitis,
haemorrhoids, colitis and even bowel cancer. In 1912, the Royal Society of
Medicine published a report stating that toxicity in the intestines can be a
contributing cause to sleep disorders, mental and physical depression, skin
problems, breast cancer, bladder infections, headaches, as well as digestive
disorders. The report concluded by saying: "To no other single cause is
it possible to attribute one tenth as many various and widely diverse
disorders."
return to top
What
is involved in treatment by Colonic Hydrotherapy?
Filtered water maintained at a carefully regulated temperature is slowly
introduced using specialised, sterilised equipment into the rectum. The
patients' modesty is maintained at all times and you would usually be given
a special gown to wear. The therapist will work progressively around the
structure of the colon allowing water to flow in and then release, thereby
expelling accumulated toxins and impactions.
The whole process takes about 30 minutes and
herbal preparations are sometimes used for specific conditions with regular
implants of lactobacillus acidophilus given to assure normalisation of the
bowel flora.
return to top
What
Colonic Hydrotherapy can help
The Health Education Council, National Advisory Committee on Nutrition
Education (September 1983) reported that 85% of the population have slow
bowel movements with as many as 40% of the population in the United Kingdom
being regularly constipated. When the colon does not function properly,
other elliminating organs (e.g., skin, kidneys, lungs and lymph) become
overloaded and subsequently they too become affected.
Adsvocates of Colonic hydrotherapy believe that it will help cleanse the
body and take strain off the vital organs. In this way, it may well assist
the action of the other therapies or dietary changes. Indeed, the Colonic
International Assocation recommends that Colonic Hydrotherapy "is best
used as a complementary technique to other therapies. By improving
elimination, response to dietary, homœopathic, herbal, manipulative and
other therapies is markedly improved."
return to top
|
