Why should I be concerned about my colon?

The colon's main function is the formation and elimination of body waste. We experience health and well-being when the colon is clean and has a normal function. When the colon is sluggish the body wastes accumulate and degrees of constipation results. When the colon becomes constipated, generally it is packed or lined with accumulated, hardened faeces lodged in the pockets of the colon walls. This hardened matter then obstructs the muscular contractions, known as peristalsis, and more faeces build up along the walls resulting in the colon's inability to properly evacuate.

The waste of many months or even years can actually result in 5, 10 and sometimes more than 15 pounds of weight causing a distended and abnormally shaped colon. The clogged colon then interferes with the final absorption and digestion of food, depriving the body of necessary nutrients. This results in fermentation and putrefaction of undigested food, which creates toxins (poisons). These toxins are reabsorbed into the bloodstream and carried to every part of the body causing that tired and listless feeling; the brain and nervous system can become depressed and irritable; the toxins can create skin problems and pale complexion; and joints can become stiff and painful.

Why do people receive Colon Hydrotherapy?

Athletes use colon therapy to improve metabolic efficiency. Many receive the treatments during a period of life-style change or as a preventive measure. Another group manifests symptoms of intestinal distress:

• Constipation (some from prescription drugs)            
• Diarrhoea
• Bloating/discomfort after eating/smelly gas
• Haemorrhoids
• Indigestion
• IBS
• Diverticulosis
• Colitis
• Skin conditions such as psoriasis, shingles, and eczema 
• Scar tissue and adhesions from surgery. 
• Low back pain 
• Allergies
• Cravings
• Candida overgrowth 
• Removal of toxic material: Bacteria, Heavy Metal, Mucus, Undigested
• Food Fermented and Putrefaction 
• Inability to loose weight
• Some people actually achieve or maintain weight loss with regular Colon hydrotherapy
• Abnormal body odour
• Coated tongue/unpleasant breath
• Eating disorders
• Pot belly (sagging posture)
• Frequent headaches/poor concentration/memory
• Stiffness in joints
• Loss of energy/fatigue
• Some come in during a fast, a cleansing program, a raw food diet, a liver and/or gallbladder flush, or recovering from an accident.
• Another group is pain motivated; abdominal pain, continuous headaches and migraines, back or shoulder pain, aching joints, gout.
• Some clients are immune compromised with lupus, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, cancer, chronic fatigue, candida, infections, colds or influenza. 
• Many doctors are using Colon hydrotherapy for pre and post-surgery, barium x-ray and colonoscopy. 
• Some are working on emotional issues which they feel are physiologically rooted in their intestines.