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COLON HYDROTHERAPY
A HEALTHY MOVE
"Health is as infectious as disease, given the right conditions for its spread"
- Dr. George Scott-Williamson, 1943
THE COLON
The colon, large intestine or bowel is situated in the abdomen and forms the last part of the digestive tract. An extremely important organ in its own right, it carries out a number of vital functions including the completion of the digestive process involving absorption of water soluble nutrients as well as the synthesis of certain vitamins. The colon is a major part of the excretory system; and is responsible for eliminating food and other body wastes, as well as protecting us from infection and disease. In a normally functioning colon, all this is achieved with the help of billions of friendly bacteria, which inhabit the colon and make up some 70% of the dry weight of our faecal waste. However, the delicate balance of this internal ecosystem can very easily be disturbed by a number of factors including stress, pollution, electromagnetic influences, poor food and drink choices, certain drugs, smoking and exposure to toxic substances. The results of this imbalance may be seen as follows:
A HEALTHY COLON
HOW CAN COLON HYDROTHERAPY HELP?
Colonic hydrotherapy or irrigation is a gentle internal bath using warm, purified water that can help to eliminate stored faecal matter, gas, mucus and toxic substances from the colon. A practice dating from around 1500 B.C., colonics can also help retonify and reshape the colon. However, colonics have a much broader effect than simply cleansing the colon. Additional benefits can often be observed throughout the body in the form of clearer skin, more energy and mental clarity, fewer headaches, with circulatory, immune and weight problems often improving, amongst many other positive side-effects. Many people are referred to colonic practitioners by other alternative therapists including homoeopaths, acupuncturists, herbalists, etc., since by detoxifying the system using colonics, these therapies tend to be more efficacious.
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN MY PRACTICE?
Your modesty is preserved at all times. Probiotic implants may be used and your Practitioner may advise beneficial dietary changes to further enhance your treatment. No fasting or special measures are necessary prior to a first treatment but colon-cleansing programs may be advised between sessions.
The process takes one and a half hours during which time we will go through the two page questionnaire together and carry out the colonic. I aim to give the most thorough treatment possible for the patient and may spend more time with you than some therapists. Health advice will be given as necessary. Until the first treatment has taken place it is not possible to tell if further treatments will be necessary. I aim to empty the colon on the first treatment when ever possible. Cost £65.00 I use sterile disposable equipment as opposed to re-sterilised equipment. This costs £6.50.After the treatment I like to give an implant of friendly flora Lactobacillus. Bifidum, etc. as the digestive tract is the largest immune organ in the body and this flora on the mucosa of the gut wall is an important part of the process. This costs £7.00.
What to expect:
The sterile equipment consists of three pieces:
A speculum that is inserted in the body so that it just crosses over the anus muscle. From then on the only thing that enters the body is double filtered sterile water.
A small tube that carries the water into the body on the side of the speculum.
This leaves a straight flow out through the larger tube that is connected onto the end of the speculum.
The water flows into the body and breaks down the stools which then flow out of the large tube. When I hold water in you it is held up to a pressure of 1.8 lbs ( hospital enemas start at 5 lbs and go up to 12 lbs) so the process is gentle. If the stools are hard or clay-like then it will take a little while before they are broken down.
What you will experience is the feeling of going to the toilet and any accompanying feelings of spasm. You may feel like you have diarrhea if things move quickly. It is a strange experience as you are on a table and not a toilet. However if everything did not go down the tube then after all these year I would have thought of a better colour than white to wear to work!! Modesty is preserved at all times.
Everybody is nervous the first time.
HOW MANY TREATMENTS ARE NEEDED?
This depends upon the individual case and advice will be given at the first consultation. This may vary from only one treatment to a number spread out over a period of time, after which preventative or maintenance treatment may be continued.
IS IT SAFE?
Yes. The water is introduced at a low gravitational pressure by a specially designed colonic machine, so there is no danger of bowel perforation. All equipment is either disposable or disinfected using hospital-approved disinfecting solutions, which kill all viruses, bacteria and fungi. Colonic hydrotherapy, unlike the use of laxatives, is not habit forming and actually improves the tone of the colon.
THE COLON HYDROTHERAPISTS
You may visit a Registered Colon Hydrotherapist with confidence. To be on the Register a therapist must either have been trained and experienced in orthodox medicine (e.g. doctor, dentist or nurse), or have satisfactory training in anatomy and physiology and considerable training and experience in a body-based complementary therapy other than colonic therapy. Subsequently they will have been trained at one of the approved (and inspected) Colonic Hydrotherapy training colleges. The premises of therapists are inspected prior to their admission to the Register and these are periodically re-inspected.
I am a member of the Association of Registered Colonic Hydrotherapists (ARCH) and have been qualified and treating since 1992.
The colon, large intestine or bowel is situated in the abdomen and forms the last part of the digestive tract. An extremely important organ in its own right, it carries out a number of vital functions including the completion of the digestive process involving absorption of water soluble nutrients as well as the synthesis of certain vitamins. The colon is a major part of the excretory system; and is responsible for eliminating food and other body wastes, as well as protecting us from infection and disease. In a normally functioning colon, all this is achieved with the help of billions of friendly bacteria, which inhabit the colon and make up some 70% of the dry weight of our faecal waste. However, the delicate balance of this internal ecosystem can very easily be disturbed by a number of factors including stress, pollution, electromagnetic influences, poor food and drink choices, certain drugs, smoking and exposure to toxic substances. The results of this imbalance may be seen as follows:
- The healthy transit time of food through our bodies is less than 24 hours. On average in the U.K. it is now 60 hours for men and 70 for women.
- The United Kingdom is the most constipated nation in the world.
- The U.K. has the highest incidence of bowel cancer in the world with 20,000 new cases per year.
- One in three people consulting G.P.'s have a bowel problem. Bowel disorders such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Diverticulitis and yeast infections are now widespread. The repercussions of a toxic bowel may be seen throughout the body system in a wide range of health problems, and in the general malaise affecting so many in our society.
HOW CAN COLON HYDROTHERAPY HELP?
Colonic hydrotherapy or irrigation is a gentle internal bath using warm, purified water that can help to eliminate stored faecal matter, gas, mucus and toxic substances from the colon. A practice dating from around 1500 B.C., colonics can also help retonify and reshape the colon. However, colonics have a much broader effect than simply cleansing the colon. Additional benefits can often be observed throughout the body in the form of clearer skin, more energy and mental clarity, fewer headaches, with circulatory, immune and weight problems often improving, amongst many other positive side-effects. Many people are referred to colonic practitioners by other alternative therapists including homoeopaths, acupuncturists, herbalists, etc., since by detoxifying the system using colonics, these therapies tend to be more efficacious.
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN MY PRACTICE?
Your modesty is preserved at all times. Probiotic implants may be used and your Practitioner may advise beneficial dietary changes to further enhance your treatment. No fasting or special measures are necessary prior to a first treatment but colon-cleansing programs may be advised between sessions.
The process takes one and a half hours during which time we will go through the two page questionnaire together and carry out the colonic. I aim to give the most thorough treatment possible for the patient and may spend more time with you than some therapists. Health advice will be given as necessary. Until the first treatment has taken place it is not possible to tell if further treatments will be necessary. I aim to empty the colon on the first treatment when ever possible. Cost £65.00 I use sterile disposable equipment as opposed to re-sterilised equipment. This costs £6.50.After the treatment I like to give an implant of friendly flora Lactobacillus. Bifidum, etc. as the digestive tract is the largest immune organ in the body and this flora on the mucosa of the gut wall is an important part of the process. This costs £7.00.
What to expect:
Everybody is nervous the first time.
HOW MANY TREATMENTS ARE NEEDED?
This depends upon the individual case and advice will be given at the first consultation. This may vary from only one treatment to a number spread out over a period of time, after which preventative or maintenance treatment may be continued.
IS IT SAFE?
Yes. The water is introduced at a low gravitational pressure by a specially designed colonic machine, so there is no danger of bowel perforation. All equipment is either disposable or disinfected using hospital-approved disinfecting solutions, which kill all viruses, bacteria and fungi. Colonic hydrotherapy, unlike the use of laxatives, is not habit forming and actually improves the tone of the colon.
THE COLON HYDROTHERAPISTS
You may visit a Registered Colon Hydrotherapist with confidence. To be on the Register a therapist must either have been trained and experienced in orthodox medicine (e.g. doctor, dentist or nurse), or have satisfactory training in anatomy and physiology and considerable training and experience in a body-based complementary therapy other than colonic therapy. Subsequently they will have been trained at one of the approved (and inspected) Colonic Hydrotherapy training colleges. The premises of therapists are inspected prior to their admission to the Register and these are periodically re-inspected.
I am a member of the Association of Registered Colonic Hydrotherapists (ARCH) and have been qualified and treating since 1992.