Colonics

For a healthy digestive system, colonics should be carried out once a day with bowel cleansing. It is true that all the toxins get flushed out of the body during colon cleansing. However there is always the faint chance of some of these toxins remaining in the body.

It is the toxic waste that sticks on the walls of the intestine that may go back up to eventually reach your bloodstream. To prevent this from happening, you have to do a colonics cleanse or administer an enema during your colon cleansing process.

The procedure

Basically, colonics is an enema used for the colon. It is also called colon hydrotherapy or colon irrigation because of its mode of cleansing. In colonics, a long tube is inserted into the colon through which instilled water is introduced.  This water is circulated in the colon to loosen any remainder fecal matter and toxins in the intestine.

Besides, this water also initiates peristalsis in your large intestine wherein fecal matter is ejected out of the rectum. High colonics takes about 35 -40 minutes to complete. It is better to do a full colon cleanse, drink lots of fluids and have light food before taking the colonics session.

It is important that you take lots of rest after the colonics treatment and eat very light foods. Don’t eat any raw vegetables for a few days and it is better to take probiotics to help restore good bacteria in the intestines.

Benefits of colonics

Colonics is not a form of surgery; it can be compared to a colon massage. So there is no official certified process for colonics. There are many skilled people you can find through the phone directory for a colonics treatment. Just book an appointment and make sure you have light food before the appointment.

Colonics not only helps in detox by eliminating toxins and fecal matter from the intestinal wall, it also smoothens and strengthens the colon. The water introduced in colonics eliminates bulges from the intestine to give it its natural shape.

Colonics and weight loss are related to each other as in some people, there is so much accumulated waste in the intestine that on removal, one can lose 3-5 kilos. With the removal of so much toxic waste from the body, nutrient absorption in the body is improved. The other benefits of colonics is alleviation of constipation, clearing of the skin, strengthening of the digestive system and overall improvement in health.

No side effects

A colonics cleanse is a perfectly safe procedure and as they are not habit forming, they don’t damage the colon. There are no side effects with colonics; the only thing that happens is that good bacteria gets washed away. As this is necessary in a colonic cleanse, you can take probiotics later on to reintroduce good bacteria to your digestive system.

While you have to get a minimum of one colonic after cleansing, in some cases the toxic build up is so bad that you may require taking six sessions in a week followed by maintenance colonic every six months.