Frequently Asked Questions

HISTORY OF THE ENEMA AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Anenemais"afluidinjectedintotherectumforthepurposeofclearingoutthebowel."The
enemahasbeencalled"oneoftheoldestmedicalproceduresstillinusetoday."Tribalwomen
inAfrica,andelsewhere,routinelyuseitontheirchildren.Theearliestmedicaltextin
existence,theEgyptianEbersPapyrus,(1,500B.C.)mentionsit.TheGreekswroteofthefabled
cleanlinessoftheEgyptians,whichincludedtheinternalcleansingoftheirsystemsthrough
enemas.EnemaswereknowninancientSumeria,Babylonia,India,GreeceandChina.American
Indiansindependentlyinventedit,usingasyringemadeofananimalbladderandahollowleg
bone.Pre-ColumbianSouthAmericansfashionedlatexintothefirstrubberenemabagsand
tubes.Infact,thereishardlyaregionoftheworldwherepeopledidnotdiscoveroradaptthe
enema.EnemasarefoundinworldliteraturefromShakespearetoGulliver’sTravels.
ItwasanacceptablepracticeinParisiansocietytohaveas
manyasthreeorfourenemasaday,thebeliefbeingthatan
internalwashingor"lavement"wasessentialtowell-being.It
wasnotonlyconsideredindispensableforhealthbut
practicedforgoodcomplexionaswell.LouisXIVissaidto
havetakenover2,000inhislifetime.Forcenturies,enemas
werearoutinehomeremedy.
JohnHarveyKellogg,M.D.reportedinthe1917JournalofAmericanMedicinethatinthe
treatmentofgastrointestinaldisease,inover40,000cases,heusedsurgeryinonly20cases.
Therestwerehelpedasaresultofcleansingthebowels,diet,andexercise.
ColonHydrotherapygainedtheattentionofJamesA.Wiltse,M.D.,whocontendedthat“our
knowledgeofthenormalandabnormalphysiologyofthecolon,andofitspathologyand
management,hasnotkeptpacewiththatofmanyorgansandsystemsofthebody”.Hewent
ontosay,“Aslongaswecontinuetoassumethatthecolonwilltakecareofitself,justthatlong
willweremainincompleteignoranceofperhapsthemostimportantsourceofillhealthinthe
wholebody.”
FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
Whatiscolonhydrotherapy?Alsoknownasa"colonic","colonlavage",colonirrigation",or
"highcolonic",colonichydrotherapyisasafe,effectivemethodofremovingwastematerial
fromthelargeintestinebyrepeated,gentleflushingwithwater.Byintroducingfilteredwater
intothecolon,thewasteissoftenedandloosenedresultinginevacuationthroughnatural
peristalsis.Theremovalofwasteencouragesbettercolonfunctionandelimination.
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isthecolon?Thecolon,orlargeintestine,istheendportionofthehumandigestivetract(food
carryingpassagewayextendingfromthemouthtotheanus).Thecolonisapproximately5feet
longand21/2inchesindiameter.Itsmajorfunctionsaretoeliminatewasteandtoconserve
water.Also,therearebacterialivinginthecolon,whichsynthesizevaluablenutrientssuchas
vitamins"K"andportionsofthevitamin"B"complex.
Whatisthepurposeofhavingacolonic?Wastematerial,deadcellulartissue,accumulated
mucous,parasites,andtoxicwastecanaccumulateinasluggishcolonandcanimpairthe
colon'sabilitytoassimilatemineralsandbacteria-producedvitamins.Abuildupofmaterialon
thecolonwallcaninhibitmuscularactioncausingsluggishbowelmovementsandconstipation.
Butthecolonisn'ttheonlyorganofelimination,whatmakesthecolonicsoimportant?While
thelungs,skin,kidneysandliveralsoservetoeliminatetoxins,peoplehaveexperienced
throughouthistorythatwhentheyensurethatthecoloniscleansedandhealed,thewellbeing
ofthewholebodyisenhanced.Colonicshavebeenfoundtobeaveryeffectiveprocessto
accomplishthisquicklyandeasily.
Itappearstobeimportanttocleansethecolon,butwhynotuseenemas,suppositoriesor
laxativesinstead?Everythinghasitsproperplace,butthosethingsreallyaren'tsubstitutesfor
colonhydrotherapy.Enemasareusefulforemptyingtherectum(thelowest8to12inchesof
thecolon).Usually,oneortwopintsofwaterareusedtodothat.Suppositoriesareintendedto
accomplishthesametask.Laxatives,particularlyherballaxatives,areformulatedforavariety
ofpurposes,suchasdealingwiththeeffectsofconstipationandbuildingupthetoneofthe
colonmuscles.Butthe“RollsRoyce”ofcoloncleansingwithoutquestioniscolonic
hydrotherapy.
Itsoundslikeacolonicmaybegoodforme,butwillitbepainful?Itrarelyis.Usually,painful
experiencesaretheresultofresistanceandtension.Aprofessionalcolontherapistisskilledat
puttingyouateaseandminimizingdiscomfort.Mostpeopleactuallyenjoythecolonicandare
especiallypleasedwiththesensationoffeelinglighter,cleaner,andclearerafterward.
WhatisaColonHydrotherapysessionlike?Asessionisacomfortableexperienceformost
people,however,ifdiscomfortisexperienced,thesessioncanbestoppedatanytime.
Techniquesutilizedallowasmallamountofwatertoflowintothecolon,gentlystimulatingthe
colon’snaturalperistalticactiontoreleasesoftenedwaste.Theinflowofasmallamountof
wateriscontinuallyrepeatedoveraperiodofapproximately35minutes.
Isitembarrassingtohaveacolonic?Youwillfullymaintainyourpersonaldignity.Youwillbein
aprivateroomwithonlyyourtherapistcominginandout.Yourtherapistfullyappreciatesthe
sensitivityofthecolonicprocedureandwillhelpyoufeelatease.Yourfeelingswillbe
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acknowledgedandhonored.Afteryouinsertasmalltubeintoyourrectumyouwillcompletely
coveredthroughtheentiretyoftheprocedure.
Whataboutsanitation?WeusetheAngelofWater™which ismanufacturedwithstrict
compliancetofederalguidelines and isstateoftheartintheindustry.Disposablesingle-use
rectaltubesareusedoneachclientaswellascleanlinen.
IsthereanythingIneedtodotogetreadyforacolonic?Youwillgetmorefromyourcolonicif
yourbodyishydrated.Pleasedrinkplentyofwaterinthe3-6hoursbeforeyoucomein.We
alsosuggestnoteatingwithin2hoursofcoming,asnackisOK.
AndwhatcanIexpectafterwards?Mostlikely,you'llfeelgreat.Mostpeopleactuallyenjoythe
colonicandareespeciallypleasedwiththesensationoffeelinglighter,cleaner,andclearer
afterward.It'salsopossibleyoumayfeellight-headedorchilledforafewmomentsfollowingor
duringacolonic.Assoonasthecolonicisfinishedyoucancarryonwithdailyroutine.For
some,thecolonicmaytriggerseveralsubsequentbowelmovementsforthenextfewhours,
buttherewon'tbeanyuncontrollableurgencyordiscomfort.
Ifcolonicsaresogood,whyhaven'tIheardaboutthembefore?Inaway,theanswerisa
commentaryonourpresentdaylifestyle.Historically,artifactsandrecordsshowthatpeople
haveregularlypurifiedtheirbodies,includingcleansingthecolon.Aroundtheturnofthe20th
century,thepresent-daycolonicmachinewasdeveloped,providingasignificantlyimproved
methodofaccomplishingcoloncleansing.Uptothelate1920'smanydoctorshadcolonic
machinesintheiroffices,andmachineswerefoundinhospitalsaswell.Articlesdealingwith
colonhealthfrequentlyappearedinprestigiousmedicalandscientificjournalsuntiltheearly
1930's.Atthattimemodernmanbeganaloveaffairwithdrugsandsurgery,whichseemedto
offerinstantreliefforbodyailments.Purificationandpreventiontechniquesbecameless
attractive.Recently,therehasbeenaresurgenceofinterestinusingnaturalapproachesfor
healingthebody,andcolonicshaverapidlybeenregainingtherespectabilitytheyhadearned
earlier.
Arecolonicsdangerousinanyway?Beinganessentiallynaturalprocess,thereisvirtuallyno
dangerwithacolonic.Havingsaidthat,therearecertaincontraindicationswhereacolonic
wouldnotbeadvisableandtheyarelistedatthebottomofthissection.Ourintentistoprovide
asafeandhealthyservicesothatyoudonothavetoworry.Cleaningandsterilizationofthe
necessaryequipmentisdoneasnormalprocedure.
Arecolonic'shabitforming?Thecolonicisatoolintendedtobeusedoccasionally.Initiallya
seriesofcolonicsmayberecommended.Acolontherapist,whoisdedicatedtoyourhealth,will
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educateyouonthetoolsavailabletocreateawell-functioningcolonandnotinmakingyou
dependentuponcolonics.Manypeoplehavesluggishcolonsanditmaytakedaysforbowel
movementstoreturnafteragoodcolonic.Thisiswhenpeoplethinktheyarebecoming
"dependent"oncolonics.Itmaytakesometimeforfecalmaterialtobuildupinthecolononce
againifonehasasluggishcolon.
Willacolonicmakemeconstipatedorgivemediarrhea?Themostfrequentpost-colonic
experienceistohaveaslightdelayinbowelmovementsandthenaresumptionofasomewhat
larger,easiertomovestool.Ifthecolonissluggish,theremaybenobowelmovementfor
severaldaysfollowingacolonic.Howeverthisisnotduetothecolonic,butrathertothe
weaknessofthecolon,andshouldbeinterpretedasanindicationthatthecolonrequires
strengtheningandprobablymorefiber.Veryinfrequentlydiarrheaorloosebowelsmaybe
experienced.Thiscouldbeduetotheextrawaterintroducedintothecolonortothestirringup
oftoxicwaste.Ifthisshouldoccur,itisusuallyofveryshortduration.
SupposeIhavebeensufferingfromconstipationforalongtime,willcolonicshelp?
Constipationcanbesuccessfullymanagedwithnatural,harmlesstechniques,includingtheuse
ofcolonics.Often,however,becausethecolonhasbeensluggishforsolong,ithasbecome
weakenedduetobeingconstantlybathedintoxicwaste,stretchedfromholdingexcessive
amountofstools,andfrequently,constrictedbychronictensioninthecolon.Theprocessof
colonichydrotherapyisexcellentforcleansingthecolonsufficientlysothatchangesindiet,
exercise,andattitudearethenabletoproducetheirpositiveeffects.Manypeoplefindthe
reliefprovidedbycolonicsstimulatesthemotivationandenthusiasmtoinstitutepositive
changesintheirlifestyle.
Howlongdoesacolonictake?Probably90%ofallcolonicstakeabout40minutes.Itcouldalso
beshorterorlongerthanthat,dependinguponyourbody.Therewillalsobeabout15minutes
requiredbeforeyourfirstcolonicforthetherapisttogooveryourhealthhistoryandexplain
theprocedure,another15minutesshouldbeallowedforchanging.Onafirstcolonicyou
shouldallowanhourand30minutes.
Isthereaspecialkindofwaterusedforcolonichydrotherapy?Weusefilteredwater,which
passesthroughtwoseparatefilters.Thewaterusedisapproximately100degreesF.
Willitbeokaytoeatafterhavingacolonic?Wesuggestthatyoueatatyournormalmealtime,
andconsumeamoderateamountofwhateverseemsgentleandnourishingtoyou.Justasit
doesn'tmakesensetohaveyourcarcleanedandthenimmediatelydriveitthroughmud,
eatingamealknowntocausetroubleforyourdigestiondirectlyafteracolonicisn'tan
intelligentchoice.
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HowwillIknowwhenthecolonisempty?Itwillprobablyneverbecompletelyempty,asitis
anorganincontinuoususe.Asmoreoftheoldmaterialisreleasedyouwillactuallyfeelthe
waterenterhigherregionsofthecolonwithoutanysenseofobstruction.Theobjectiveshould
notbeanemptycolon,butrathertoencourageabetterfunctioningcolon.
Willacolonicclearupmyskin?Yourskin"breathes"andisanimportantorganofelimination.
Ifthecolon,liverorkidneysarefunctioningpoorly,theskinwillberequiredtomakeupthe
difference.Eruptionsontheskinofvarioussortsmayoccurduetotoxinsbeingreleased.
Cleansingthecolondiminishestheburdenplacedupontheskinanditveryoftenclearsup.
ContraindicationsforuseofColonHydrotherapy:
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Congestiveheartfailure
Severehemorrhoids
Abdominalhernia
Renalinsufficiency Colonorrectalsurgery
Cirrhosisofliver
Abdominalsurgery
Intestinalperforation
Carcinomaoftherectum
Fissuresorfistula
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