Colon Cleanse Treatments

Colon cleansing treatments include colonic hydrotherapy done at clinics and simple enemas done at home. Spas that offer juice fasting for weight loss often provide colon cleansing treatments to speed weight loss for their clients. Colonics consist of having water or other liquids introduced into the large intestine or colon and the waste is softened and extracted in a very thorough process.
A similar effect can be achieved at home performing enemas using filtered water.
The purpose of colon cleansing treatments is to remove waste from the large intestine. Doing so can improve digestion and assimilation of nutrients of foods.

Identification

• Colon cleansing treatments can include professional colonics done at a hydrotherapy clinic or doing enemas at home.
  Each treatment is designed to remove waste from the colon to improve health.
  People may do colon cleansing treatments to kickstart a diet, to recover from chronic irregularity or as an occasional practice as a preventative health measure.

Significance

• Colon cleansing treatments are a relatively low-cost way to correct a common problem: constipation. Long-term constipation can create toxicity in the body, weight gain and gastrointestinal discomfort.
  Colon cleansing has gained wider popularity since the 1970s when people often fasted on a lemon juice, cayenne pepper "lemonade" to cleanse gradually over several days.
  Today, there are many commercial colon cleansing products that include herbs such as senna or cascara sagrada, to cleanse the colon.

Features

• Colonics performed at a hydrotherapy clinic or a weight loss spa are done on a treatment table. The client generally will lie flat on his back and a tube is inserted in the anus. The tube is attached to a machine installed in the wall that fills the colon with water and also extracts the waste.
  A colonic treatment may take an hour or longer.
  Enemas can be done at home with a simple enema bag and tubing that is available at drugstores or online. Generally six to seven enemas are equivalent to a professional colonic treatment.

Benefits

• For people who are trying to lose weight or relieve constipation, colonics might help by removing old waste from the colon.
  Aloe vera juice is often used in the final rounds of a colonic treatment and this can heal the tissues of the large intestine.
  Live culture yogurt is often recommended after getting colonics, to encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut, that contributes to digestion and proper elimination.

misconceptions

• It is a misconception to believe that doing colonics alone will "solve" a weight management problem. While a person might lose a little weight after getting colonics, that weight loss is generally water weight loss.
  Instead, consume a low-fat, high-fiber diet and follow a sensible exercise program daily to trim excess pounds safely.