 Colon
Irrigation/Hydrotherapy
Colon toxicity
can be the underlying cause of many of these commonly reported
health problems and may indicate the need for colon
hydrotherapy...
What is The Colon and What Does It Do?  To
maintain good health, your body must effectively eliminate food
and bodily waste!
Your colon, together with your lungs, skin and kidneys are designed
to accomplish this essential task by elimination of toxins in the
intestines, blood and lymph systems. The colon (large intestine,
rectum, and anus) is the end portion of the human gastrointestinal
(GI) tract that extends from the mouth to the anus. It is a muscular
tube approximately 5 to 5 ½ feet in length and has an average
diameter of approximately 2 ½ inches.
The colon starts on the lower right side of the abdomen, where
the small intestine empties the contents of digestion into the
first portion of the colon. The ascending colon goes up from the
cecum to the level of the liver; it then bends sharply to the left
and crosses the abdomen as the transverse colon.
At the level of the spleen the descending colon goes down the left
side of the abdomen to the pelvis, where it becomes the sigmoid
region. The sigmoid colon empties into the rectum, from which waste
material is ultimately eliminated from your body.
Muscular movements called peristalsis, which is initiated by the
nerve supply to the colon, move along the contents of digestion.
The main functions of the colon are absorption of water and minerals,
and the formation and elimination of faeces.
The colon contains nearly 60 varieties of micro flora or bacteria
to aid digestion, promote vital nutrient production, to maintain
pH (acid-base) balance, and to prevent proliferation of harmful
bacteria. These bacteria provide important functions such as the
synthesis of folic acid and valuable nutrients from foods, including
vitamins 'K' and portions of the 'B' complex. Bacillus coli and
acidophilus comprise the majority of healthy bacteria in the colon
along with other disease producing bacteria in lesser numbers.
The process of digestion from ingestion of food to defecation,
normally takes between 12 to 24 hours assuming that the colon is
fully functional and non-toxic. Irregular or infrequent bowel movements
can allow toxic residues, from the by-products of undigested foods,
to remain in the colon.
A person with a healthy colon will have 2 to 3 bowel movements
per day, shortly after each meal taken. Elimination should be complete
and easy. The stool should be light brown in colour, long and large
diameter. There should be no offensive odour and it should break
apart with toilet flushing.
Colon abnormalities
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Diverticula |
Prolapsed |
Spasm |
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Colitis |
Stricture |
Ballooned Sigmoid |
Colon Hydrotherapy
What Happens During A Colon
Hydrotherapy Session?
Problems Associated With Colon
Toxicity...
Frequently Asked Questions about
Colon Hydrotherapy
What are the Benefits of Colon
Hydrotherapy?
What will colonic hydrotherapy
do to the colon?
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