How Colonics Work
Your first colonic should be performed by a professional in a sterile environment (the therapist’s office). As the patient, you’ll lie on a table that has a built-in receptacle (a toilet) at the end, and the table will slant so that your head is slightly elevated. The therapist will insert a speculum attached to a hose into your rectum.
The hose, in turn, is attached to an irrigation machine that will do all the work for you. The therapist (called a hydrotherapist or colonic hydrotherapist) will turn on the machine, then adjust the dials to make sure you’ll receive just the right amount of water and that the water temperature will be just slightly higher than your own.
After enough water has been pumped in to fill your colon, the therapist will massage your abdomen to move the water through. Then the water (and everything else) will be pulled out through the hose. The entire procedure will involve several fills and releases and will use a total of twenty to forty gallons of water.
It’s possible to learn to do this yourself at home by attaching a special board to your toilet and operating the equipment yourself. But it’s certainly safer and more hygienic to have your colonics performed by a professional because colonic equipment that’s not sterilized properly can cause infections.
There’s no consensus as to how many times you should have your colon cleansed. Experts say that it takes more than just one colonic to cleanse and detoxify your system, and they often suggest a series of five to get the body back in shape. Some people get a treatment every couple of weeks to keep internal wastes from building up in the first place. Ask your therapist what he or she thinks would be best for you.
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