For most people, just the mention of an enema instills a bottom-clenching fear. But for some, having several gallons of water pumped through the colon is as self-pampering as a pedicure. A colonic, ...

Hydrotherapy of the colon, also known as colonic cleansing or irrigation, involves using water to flush waste out of the large intestine. The colon is the large intestine, and it absorbs water and ...

A few months ago, I noticed I felt more sluggish than usual when it came to using the bathroom. Let me be frank: Things were not smooth sailing with my bowels. After getting firsthand feedback and ...

One of the many alternative health treatments available is a procedure called colonic irrigation or hydrotherapy, which removes waste from the colon using filtered water. Hydrotherapists believe waste ...

Irrigating your colon doesn’t sound pleasant, but practitioners claim it can provide numerous health benefits like improving digestion and weight loss. However, doing a colon cleanse doesn’t come ...

Lying on a coach in a therapist’s treatment room, events organiser Tamily Cookson was not enjoying her first ever experience of colonic irrigation. ‘Every few minutes I was getting sharp cramps in my ...

Graham Newstead is Chair of the Bowel Cancer Australia Awareness Advisory Board. PANACEA OR PLACEBO – A weekly series assessing the evidence behind complementary and alternative medicines. Colonic ...

After the excesses of Christmas and New Year, I'm feeling pretty bloated and lethargic. A couple of friends have suggested colonic irrigation to help me detox and reset. Is colonic irrigation safe and ...

Colonic irrigation cleanses the colon and helps remove harmful toxins from the body. The procedure is performed at such facilities as spas. This typically involves a practitioner administering an ...