What are the contraindications of Colon Hydrotherapy?
For your safety, colon hydrotherapy may not be appropriate for individuals with certain medical conditions. Please review the list below before booking your appointment. If you currently have any of the following conditions, colon hydrotherapy may not be recommended unless you have written clearance from your physician.
Contraindications may include:
- Abdominal hernia
- Recent abdominal, colon, or rectal surgery (within the past 3–6 months)
- Severe or unexplained abdominal distention
- Acute liver failure or cirrhosis
- Severe or uncontrolled anemia
- Aneurysm (any type)
- Active cancer or cancer under treatment
- Colitis or inflammatory bowel disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Dialysis or severe kidney disease
- Renal insufficiency
- Diverticulosis or diverticulitis
- Recent gastrointestinal or rectal bleeding
- Severe hemorrhoids or recent hemorrhoidectomy
- Intestinal perforation
- Lupus or severe autoimmune flare
- Pregnancy
- Rectal prolapse
- Unexplained severe abdominal pain
- Severe or uncontrolled hypertension
- Severe or uncontrolled blood sugar (Clients with controlled diabetes can receive colonics)
Medications and medical treatments that may require physician clearance include:
- Blood thinners or anticoagulants
- Prolonged steroid use or medications that may weaken the intestinal wall
- Chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- Immunosuppressive medications
- Any medication or treatment that may significantly affect healing, bleeding risk, or intestinal integrity
Important Notice:
The presence of one or more of the conditions listed above does not necessarily mean you cannot receive colon hydrotherapy. However, written clearance from your physician may be required before treatment to ensure the procedure is safe for you.
If you are unsure whether colon hydrotherapy is appropriate for your situation, please consult your healthcare provider or contact us prior to booking.
What are the benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy?
Modern diets of processed foods, lack of exercise, and prolonged mental stress stops the body from functioning optimally. The colon in particular becomes a repository of accumulated waste or toxins, these toxins end up re-entering our blood stream and getting deposited into our cells. As a result we become susceptible to disease and feel or act far below our potential. Colon Hydrotherapy is beneficial for removing this accumulation of waste. Thus, the process of detoxification is improved because the harmful bacteria that is produced by encrusted fecal matter is removed from the body. It also helps to re-shape and re-tone the colon, it encourages the body's natural peristalsis while hydrating the body.
Other benefits one may notice are:
- Improved digestion
- Increased immunity
- Increased energy
- Weight loss/normalizing weight
- Relief from bloating/heaviness
- Better assimilation of nutrients
- Mental clarity
- Clear skin and eyes
- Helps improve joint pains, headaches, allergies
- Maintains regularity
- Improves overall well-being
Is there any downtime?
No, you can continue on with your day after the session. However, if you are new to colonics, it is a good idea to go home and rest for a few hours after as there may be some detox symptoms such as a little fatigue or headache but these feelings quickly subside.
Every person is different, some have come in for the first time and felt energized immediately afterward and went on about their day normally. It is a good idea to have time to relax after a session and your body will tell you what is best.
Will enemas and laxatives achieve the same results?
The colon is 5 to 6 feet long and enemas only clean out the lower part of the large intestine (sigmoid colon) which leaves approximately 4 feet of colon untouched. To clean out the entire colon, colon hydrotherapy is necessary.
Laxatives are irritants to the body and can cause electrolyte disturbances, dehydration, and mineral deficiencies if overused. It can also lead to chronic constipation and cause damage to the digestive system overall.
Are there any side effects?
There are no known negative side effects. Usually a client will feel lighter and more energized after a session. It is possible to have slight fatigue, headaches, brain fog and emotional sensitivity but this is likely due to toxins being flushed from the system. This feeling will pass quickly, and with more sessions the client will feel the benefits right away.
Will I be regular after a colonic?
It is common to have a light delay in bowel movements after a colonic and then the continuation of a somewhat larger, easier to move stool. If the colon is sluggish or weak, there might be no bowel movement for a day or so but this isn't due to the colonic, rather the weakness in the colon that will resolve on its own.
What about possible contamination?
Following a Colonic session, the device is thoroughly sanitized and disinfected using professional grade virucide/fungicide/germacide disinfectant solution. These solutions are approved by the FDA for each manufacturer of Colon Hydrotherapy devices. After disinfecting, the device is generously cleansed with water clearing the disinfectant solution completely from the device. The Colonic device has several check valves in it to prevent waste water from returning to the water supply. In addition, the single-use disposable, sterilized packet containing a disposable nozzle is disposed of following each session, ensuring against any possible contamination to clients.
Does Colon Hydrotherapy deplete healthy gut bacteria?
No it doesn't. If your colon is not functioning properly because of possible encrusted fecal accumulation, then your body has issues creating healthy gut bacteria and flora on its own. Once the large intestine is free of these toxic burdens, the body can easily maintain homeostasis with the assistance of a fiber rich diet and proper hydration.
Still, we give the client a probiotic after their session if they so desire.
Is it safe?
Colon hydrotherapy is very safe when performed by a qualified therapist. We only use FDA approved medical devices for the procedure and all of the equipment used is sterilized or disposable and the water goes through an advanced filtration process prior to entering the colon. Our therapists are I-ACT (International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy) trained and registered and meet the highest professional and ethical standards.
Is it embarrassing?
No, despite being an open-system there is no odor. The fan remains on throughout the session and pulls any odors, the waste goes directly into the sewer system and there is a flusher jet that the client uses when releasing. The client is draped with a towel in a private room and the client's dignity is always maintained.
How many treatments do I need?
Every person is different so there is no standard number of treatments that are recommended. It depends on your personal health objectives and your lifestyle. Even though a person feels relief even after an initial session, it is necessary to take additional colonics to properly cleanse the colon. We suggest you book a single treatment initially and discuss with your therapist during the consultation what their recommendations are.
Will just one session completely empty my colon?
Typically, one colonic will not completely empty the colon. Due to modern living (processed foods & stress) most of us have a considerable amount of impacted feces in our colon. This impacted fecal matter are hardened, rubbery or wallpaper like material. Substantial work must be done to remove it.
As you become more aware of what is going on in your abdomen, and as your body learns how to allow the cleansing experience to occur, you are better able to relax into that process, and therefore more material is released.
One colonic will move some of the stagnant waste in the colon. The second and subsequent colonics will remove more. How many you wish to have will depend on your personal objectives.