What Doctors Don’t Tell You About Colon Hydrotherapy
Colon is the last part of the human digestive system. Its function is to extract water and salt from the material which is passed on to it from the small intestine. Subsequently, the material passes out of the human system as excreta. Keeping the colon clean is prevents many harmful medical conditions.
Colon hydrotherapy is also known as colonic irrigation. In this form of colon treatment, the colon is irrigated with water, by introducing it through the rectum.Colon hydrotherapy is an effective way of removing toxic waste without using medicines.
Conventional medicines which are prescribed by doctors worldwide have harmful side effects. This is a common knowledge. Sometimes these medicines contribute to gradual deterioration of the patient’s health, which is very unfortunate.
Some people have raised concerns about the safety of colon hydrotherapy.Colon hydrotherapy is absolutely safe. Many people who have undergone this treatment will vouch for this fact.
Colon hydrotherapy is not self administered treatment. It is conducted by expert therapists. They use filtered water. The water is administered at low pressure, thereby eliminating the danger of bowel perforation.
The equipment used for colon hydrotherapy are usually disposable. Some therapists use equipments which are approved by appropriate authorities. These equipment are sterilized.
Therapists adhere to certain standard operating procedures set by organizations like the ARCH. They would have passed practical and written exams. The institutions which train the therapists are audited by the authorities.
Even though colon hydrotherapy is safe, it should not be performed on people affected by certain medical conditions like diverticulitis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, active infections, painful fissure and painful hemorrhoids.
Colon hydrotherapy should be performed only after the above mentioned medical conditions are healed. Otherwise there will be further harmful complications. Women should not undergo this treatment during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
People affected by severe abdominal hernias, congestive heart disease, severe hypertension, liver cirrhosis, severe anaemia, kidney disease and colo-rectal carcinoma should not undergo colon hydrotherapy.
Therapists usually examine a full case history before commencing the treatment. It is very important to get this treatment from a qualified therapist.
