What Will Colon Hydrotherapy Do For The Colon?
Colon hydro therapy reshapes the colon muscle. When problems exist in the colon, they tend to alter the shape of the colon, which in turn causes more problems. The gentle action of the water accompanied by a gentle abdominal massage helps to eliminate bulging pockets of waste and narrowed, spastic, constrictions thus enabling the colon to return to its natural state. A series of colonics will soften and loosen the accumulated toxic fecal matter that has been stored in the colon over the years. A series of colonics is excellent for cleansing and healing the colon so that changes in diet, exercise and attitude are then able to produce their effects. Many people find the relief provided by colonics stimulates the motivation and enthusiasm to institute positive lifestyle changes. Colon hydro therapy cannot solve all health problems, but is a very important adjunctive therapy in the overall quest for vibrant health.
About the colon?
The colon is a tube approximately 5-6 feet long and 2 ½ inches in diameter. A healthy colon had uniform size, shape and tone. It extends from the cecum, where it joins the small intestine, up and across the abdominal cavity and down the left side of the body until is reaches the sigmoid and rectum. The main functions of the colon are, (1) The final digestion of our food. (2) The elimination of the digestive residue of food we have eaten. (3) The discharge of toxins and wastes from our body. We experience better health and well-being when the colon is clean and functioning normally. When the colon is congested with stagnant wastes, poisons back up and pollute the inner environment. This is called autointoxication. All of the body’s tissues are affected by autointoxication.
What is Autointoxication?
Autointoxication or self-poisoning is a process in which you are poisoned by substances produced by your own body because of poor digestion and/or incomplete or too few bowel movements. Undigested food ferments and putrefies when remaining in the colon longer than a day. When this fermented waste combines with the body’s own bile acids from the liver, the large intestine becomes toxic and the carcinogens may develop into colon or rectal cancers. Every cell in our body is affected by self-poisoning. When the toxins collect in the nervous system, we feel irritable and depressed. We feel weak if they back up into the heart, bloated if they reach the stomach and have bad breath if they reach our lungs. If the poisons try to escape through our skin, rashes and blotches develop, or we look pale and our skin appears wrinkly. If the toxins make it to the glands, we feel fatigued, lethargic, our sex drive may decrease and we appear to look much older than our actual age.
How do the intestines get out of shape?
Everything we put in our mouth touches and effects the walls of the stomach, small intestine, and colon (large intestine). When these substances, or their by-products are toxic, they damage the intestinal wall and cells; intoxicate the nerves and glands; and can be absorbed through the walls into the blood and lymph and ultimately to the cells and tissue.
As a result, peristalsis declines. The slower transit increases fermentation and putrefaction of undigested food by bacteria and yeast. The bacteria and yeast give off toxic wastes in the form of acids and gasses. These substances also cause inflammation and damage to the cells of the intestinal walls. Research indicates these substances can create abnormal behavior and abnormal brain behavior. The nervous system is directly affected.
Elimination becomes incomplete and waste remains in the intestines. Dehydration and stagnation occur. This matrix creates erratic condition in the body we call disease. The main dietary offenders are animal products, salt, sugar, flour, chemicals, and drugs. They are lifestyles and give no energy to the digestive system.
How is the lymphatic system related to the intestines?
The lymph system is part of the circulatory system and a major organ of the immune system. Its clear-to-white fluid is composed of many different types of white blood cells and other substances. One of its main jobs is to transports nutrients from the blood to each cell and removes its waste. Some of the waste is transported to the intestines via the lacteals, that part of the lymph system which empties into the small intestines. It then passes into the large intestine for elimination.
When the intestinal walls are impacted, the lymph system retains the cell waste. The prolific number of lymph nodes in the abdominal region becomes storage points for the waste. Lymphatic fluid becomes thicker and if accompanied with dehydration sets the stage for an impaired immune system. Keep the lymph highly fluid by focusing on daily fluid intake, diet, and exercise.
What is constipation?
Constipation is one of the first signs that our bowels are not functioning properly. When a person is constipated, the walls of the colon are often encrusted with accumulated fecal material. The inner diameter of the colon is reduced, making it more difficult to pass the fecal matter. Since the encrusted feces line the colon wall, the colon is unable to absorb nutrients from our food. Wastes from the blood stream that would normally be drawn into the colon through the colon wall are reabsorbed by the body along with other toxins resulting from the fermentation and putrefaction of incompletely digested food. Subsequent intestinal stasis often follows when the muscular contractions (peristalsis) can no longer sweep the hardened feces along the digestive canal. You may have several bowel movements a day and still be constipated. The movements will be smaller and more frequent because the inner diameter of the colon has been reduced. The body reacts by increasing the frequency of the peristalsis wave action to eliminate waste from the body. Taken to the extreme, the effects can be diarrhea where the body moves the waste so rapidly that the bowel does not have the time to remove water and condense the waste to normal stool. Symptoms are overweight, fatigue, irritability, mental confusion, bloat, gas, indigestion, lethargy, headaches, migraines, earaches, sinus drainage, allergies, cellulite, anxiety, depression, pessimism, whining, unsatisfied hunger, poor circulation. Do you recognize any of these symptoms?
A colon hydrotherapy session begins to hydrate the system and break up the impacted and dehydrated fecal, mucous, and other waste materials that layer the walls of the intestine. Once again, the intestines are capable of receiving and disposing of waste from the body, stopping the backup and re-absorption of toxic materials. Assimilation of nutrients improves. The liver and kidneys are relieved as well as the lymphatic system.
How do I restore my intestinal health?
Hydrate, dissolve, disinfect, soothe, and tone intestinal tissue. The colon hydrotherapy sessions with water and abdominal massage break up this matter within the small and large intestines with excellent results. People attain the most success with colon hydrotherapy when done in conjunction with fluids, exercise and diet.
What if I am unable to release during the first colonic?
Many people come in for the first time and expect the colonic to instantly release all waste from their large intestine/colon. When it doesn’t happen, some clients say, “Why should I come back if nothing came out the first time, I’m empty, it’s not really that effective.” When no fecal matter is released, it is a more difficult case. The ability or inability to release is one of the ways to assess a colonic session.
The first job is to get the gut muscles to respond by creating what we call a “flow through”. “Flow through” is the ability of the person to eliminate or have material flow through their alimentary tract from mouth to anus without restriction. Dehydration could be a reason for a difficult first cleanse. If a client states they drink one quart or less of fluid daily, we know that the colon is probably dehydrated. The lack of fluid allows hardening of waste in the gut. Dehydration may also affect the quality of intestinal muscle tissue and its ability to expand and contract properly.
Another cause is a low fiber diet. Low fiber combined with insufficient fluids can create a very sticky and thick elimination that gets stuck in the intestines not to mention the speculum. If this may be suspected, you can prepare before the first session by; drinking a gallon of fluids daily, making fruits and vegetables 50% of your diet. This is suggested and it is not mandatory, however, it is helpful for a more successful colonic.
