The Process of Colon Hydrotherapy
By Pam Crawford, Certified Colon Hydrotherapist
The following article represents the method used by the author
and is not necessarily indicative of the procedure or equipment
used by all colon hydrotherapists.
Have you ever wondered
about the process of colon hydrotherapy? How does it work?
How does it feel? Is it painful? And
what does it really do?
Colon
hydrotherapy is a safe, mild and effective way to remove
material from the colon
(also known as the
large
intestine)
while gently stimulating the large intestine’s natural
peristaltic action to release softened waste. If you have
been experiencing constipation, gas or intestinal bloating,
learning more about colon hydrotherapy – also known
as CHT or colonics – might be important.
For someone
interested in CHT, the first step is to call a certified
colon hydrotherapist who will ask a series of
pre-screening health questions to help determine if there
are any reasons that would prevent you from having CHT. If
the answers indicate that CHT is safe, you can proceed to
schedule an appointment. Upon arrival, you will fill out
a one-sheet health questionnaire with such questions as “What
is the frequency of your bowel movements?” and “What
is a typical breakfast for you?”
After
completing the questionnaire, you will go into the office
where the certified
colon hydrotherapist reviews your
answers and briefly discusses any health issues you may have.
In the office, you’ll see a massage table with slant
pillows to make your head and shoulders comfortable. On top
of the table and pillows are a full-length paper sheet and
an additional underpad that goes under the buttocks. Both
the paper sheet and underpad are disposed of after each session.
Now, for the equipment. Your colon hydrotherapist shows
you the Dotolo colon hydrotherapy machine (pictured) and
explains how it works. She points out the disinfectant
that is attached to the machine and used between clients
to disinfect
the machine; the particle filters that remove particles
from the city water; the carbon filter that removes chemicals
(such as chlorine, fluoride, and aluminum) from the water;
and the ultra-violet light that destroys 98-99 percent
of
the remaining bacteria from the water so that the filtered
water from the machine is as purified as possible. She
also calls your attention to the temperature control that
ensures
that the water is comfortably warm.
Next, you see the sterile,
sealed, single-use kit that is new for each client. The
kit contains a tube for the purified
water and a tube for the waste, both of which attach to
the machine. Both tubes also attach to the rectal speculum,
which
is in a separate, sealed package inside the kit.
Comfortable with the cleanliness of the equipment and disposable
kit, you are now invited to use the attached bathroom, disrobe
from the waist down, and wrap a towel around yourself. Returning
to the office, you get on the table and turn onto your left
side with the towel still draped over your buttocks.
At this point, the colon hydrotherapist, wearing disposable
gloves, lubricates the speculum with a non-petroleum-based
salve and folds the towel back. Depending on your comfort
level, you can insert the speculum yourself or have the colon
hydrotherapist do it. Either way, she will make sure you
are comfortable before asking you to roll onto your back,
with knees bent and feet on the table, while holding the
speculum in place. After ensuring that you are comfortable
and then releasing her hold of the speculum, she offers you
a neck roll pillow as you continue to relax on your back.
Next, a flow of warm water gently enters into the rectal
region only, ensuring that the water temperature is comfortable
and allowing you to gradually adjust to the feeling of water
coming into your body. After asking you if you are ready
to begin, the colon hydrotherapist allows water to flow with
gentle pressure through the speculum and into the colon for
six seconds.
This
slow-fill method of six seconds introduces water into the
colon gently, and greatly reduces the possibility of
discomfort. After the water soaks in the colon for a couple
of minutes, the process is repeated until you feel an urge
to release the water. When you feel need to release the water,
the colon hydrotherapist turns the nozzle on the machine
to “Empty” and the contents of the colon which
are ready to be released flow freely into the waste tube
and down the drain. Because this is a fully enclosed, hygienic
system, there should be no mess and no odor.
This cycle of filling and releasing continues for up to
45 minutes, during which time your abdominal area is massaged,
helping you relax as well as loosening waste from the colon
walls. Finally, the speculum is removed, you go to the attached
bathroom, sit on the toilet, get dressed, and leave. Clients
report feeling refreshed, lighter, and less bloated.
(Dotolo Colon Hydrotherapy machine)
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Pam Crawford is a Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, a graduate
of the International School of Colon Hydrotherapy (www.cathysheaschool.com),
and a full member of I-ACT (the International Association
of Colon Hydrotherapy [www.i-act.org]).
She uses FDA-registered equipment and disposable, single-use
rectal speculums and
tubing. Sunrise Colon Hydrotherapy is located at 7325 West
Friendly Ave, Suite A-1, in Greensboro, NC. For an appointment,
please call (336) 482-0270.
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