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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever wonder what it's like to get a colonic? The author of this article got one, and she tells it all. Because the writer's job is to write about what he or she knows, it's sometimes necessary in this ...

An alternative practice that began many years ago is becoming a popular way of trying to improve health by removing harmful toxins in the body. Colon hydrotherapy may not sound like a fun day at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colon cleanses might not offer the health benefits they claim. Potential risks of colon cleanses include infection, burns, and dehydration. A colon cleanse called bowel preparation is medically ...