Introducing Colonic Irrigation
By Jenal Je
The term of Colonic Irrigation or Colon Irrigation was defined as a process of removing waste material from the rectum or colon using liquid solution. Colonic irrigation is done to eliminate toxins from the whole colon and not just from the lower bowels. Colonic irrigation was used as popular form of therapy not only for colon treatment, but also treats everything from infections to kidney disease to heart disease to depression
Colon therapies by the processes of colonic irrigation are usually performed in a special clinic. Special equipments are needed to do this all. The costs of colonic irrigation are usually varied per treatments. These normally around $30 – $70 per session. Because of equipments of colonic irrigation are not cheap (it’s about $9000); most people are not upset by the cost of colonic irrigation session in special clinics.
In the process of colonic irrigation, a small tube will be inserted into your rectum. This tube with about 5,5 inches long called speculum is attached to a plastic hose connected to a colon irrigation machine. Then, Purified warm water will put into your colon using the colon irrigation machine. Muscle contract from the water in the colon forces the fecal matter out through an evacuation tube that leads back to the colon irrigation machine. The process needs 20 to 30 gallons of water to be flushed trough your colon. This colonic irrigation treatment usually takes 30 to 50 minutes and in this process time, you will feel a warm sensation as the toxins and fecal matter leaves your body. Don’t worry, it’s no pain that should you feel.
Most practitioner’s advice to take colonic irrigation session every 3 to 6 months for maintaining well function of your colon. You can take two to eight sessions on each time depending on the built –up fecal matter in the colon
It is important to consider that people who have Cohn’s disease, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, tumor of the rectum are should avoid colonic irrigation therapy.
