Is there anything I need to do to get ready for a colonic cleansing?

As sugar levels may drop it is a good idea to eat a light protein meal before your treatment. Your abdomen will be massaged so drink lightly in the 2 hours immediately before a colonic cleansing. Please eat lightly 24 hours before i.e. no pizza or pasta.

Is it embarrassing to have a colonic cleansing?

No, you will fully maintain your personal dignity. You will be in a private room with only your practitioner, who fully appreciates the sensitivity of the colonic procedure and will help you to feel at ease. Your emotions will be acknowledged and honoured. After the gentle insertion of a small sterile tube into the rectum, you are completely covered. Rubber tubing carries clean water in and waste out in a gravity pressured system.

It sounds like a colonic cleansing may be good for me, but will it be painful?

Colonic Hydrotherapy is rarely painful. Some discomfort may arise as the result of resistance and tension. Sometimes during a colonic treatment, the colon muscles will contract suddenly moving considerable amounts of liquid and waste towards the rectum. This may feel like cramping or gas, and may create a feeling of urgency to empty the rectum. Such episodes, if they do occur, are brief and easily tolerated.

At the colon cleansing centre your professional colon practitioner is able to release the water pressure at any time to reduce discomfort immediately. The practitioner will communicate with you through the whole process and is skilled at putting you at your ease to minimise any discomfort. Most people actually enjoy the colonic cleansing and are especially pleased with the unaccustomed sensation of feeling light, clean and clear afterwards.

Can I have a colonic cleansing treatment if I am on the pill?

Yes. A colonic cleansing treatment does not interfere with the use of the contraceptive pill.

Can I have a colonic cleansing treatment if I have my period?

If you have strong period pains and you won't feel well enough, try to avoid making your appointment during your period. If not, it can actually be a beneficial time for colonic cleansing as both are an elimination time for your body.

When is a colonic cleansing treatment not recommended?

Colonic Hydrotherapy is not recommneded during pregnancy or if you are under the age of 18 years. Please speak to your therapist who will professionally discuss your personal concerns.

Why not just use enemas, suppositories or laxatives instead?

Enemas do not clear as much of the colon as a colonic cleansing treatment. Suppositories and laxatives can contain chemicals to create bowel movements and can also cause dehydration and create a lazy bowel.

Colonic cleansing treatment however does not contain chemicals and instead hydrates. It also assists with your gut microbiome reporograming to ensure good bacteria has a stronger environment to live in. The colon is 2 metres long and is full of pockets which are 3 fingers wide so the colon cleansing treatment with hydration/water moves much more effectively around the colon and within the pockets and gets in deeper than an enema.

Why not use a professional practitioner to assist with your mind gut connection with healing and support.

What can I expect afterwards?

You will most likely feel lighter and enjoy a sense of well-being. Many of our clients, after having their first colonic cleansing treatment, remark that it was an amazing experience.

As soon as the colonic cleansing treatment is finished you can carry on with daily routine. For some, the treatment may trigger the contraction of the colon.

Are colonic treatments dangerous in any way?

At the Colon Cleansing Centre, your practitioner is professionally trained, and experienced industry qualified. It is our intent to provide a safe service. We do not use harmful chemicals, sterile disposable gloves tubes and speclums are used and cleaning of equipment and linen are a part of normal procedure.

Will a colonic treatment make me constipated or give me diarrhoea?

The most frequent post colonic experience is to have a slight delay in bowel movements for a day or two (depending on your condition) and then a resumption of a somewhat larger, easier to move stools.

You may also feel a bit gassy - It is good to release the bloating feeling as bloating is only stored up gas in the colon pockets.

Directly after the treatment loose motions may be experienced. This could be due to the extra water introduced into the colon and if this occurs it is usually of a very short duration.

If I've been suffering from long term constipation, will colonic treatments help?

We want to state that constipation can be successfully treated with harmless techniques, including the use of colonics.

Constipation is one of what may be termed ‘modern civilised man’s diseases'. There are three factors involved in having a well-functioning colon: diet, exercise and attitude. All three must be in balance for the colon to function well.

However, when the colon has been sluggish for a long time, it may become misshapen from holding excessive amount of faecal matter, and constricted by chronic tension in the colon.

The process of colonic cleansing is excellent for clearing the colon sufficiently so that changes in diet, exercise, and attitude are then able to produce their effects.

Clients have found that the relief provided by colonic cleansing treatments helps to stimulate the motivation and enthusiasm to institute positive changes in their lifestyle.

Will it be all right to eat after having colonic cleansing treatment?

We suggest that you listen to your gut brain and feel the gut instinct as this is what the treatments support mind gut connection. Consume a moderate amount of whatever seems gentle and nourishing to your gut, listen to your gut it is your 2nd brain.

Just as it doesn’t make sense to have your car cleaned and then immediately drive it through mud, eating a meal known to cause trouble in your abdomen directly after a colonic isn’t an intelligent choice. Eating a wide variety of foods is important.

More information will be provided by your practitioner. Definitely try to avoid alcohol as there may be a reaction.

Will one colonic cleansing treatment completely empty the colon?

It depends on your lifestyle, stress, body type, hydration level and dietary choices. From our client's experience, a complete emptying after one colonic cleansing treatment almost never occurs.

Also, a subtle learning process and connecting with you is involved in receiving colonic cleansing. As you become more aware of what is going on in your colon, and connect to the cleansing experience, you are better able to enter into the process, and therefore more faecal material is released.

Studies are now proving that our gut is connected to our brain, our thoughts are our health and by having a clean colon with regular bowel movements our thinking is more productive.

The colon is also the support organ for our immune system; with a clean colon our immune system can absorb the nutrients from our food and drink. The colon is our last organ and needs to be functioning well to help with the elimination process.

What exactly does a colonic cleansing treatment involve - how is it done?

Colon Hydrotherapy is a gentle treatment using warm filtered water. The water is hygienically introduced into and released from the bowel through a closed colonic system machine. At the Colon Cleansing Centre a full appointment is for 60 minutes. It begins with a 10 minute introduction and ends with a short clean up. The actual Colonic Cleansing treatment is usually a 45 minute session. To start you off you will be given a massage of your shoulders to relax you which allows you to connect with the treatment and your practitioner, there is also a combination of abdomen massage and reflexology to assist the colon to release as much waste as possible.

We have meticulous standards: sterilised, single use, disposable kits for each session; all water entering your body is filtered and sterilised; and all waste water is captured within a totally closed hygienic system. The session is in a private room with an experienced practitioner who appreciates the sensitivity of the treatment and will help put you at ease. After your treatment, you will be feeling clean, light and revitalised.

All you have to do is lay comfortably on the bed, and you will feel a warm sensation in the bowel. As the water enters the bowel, you will begin to feel ‘full’ and as the water is released, you will feel a sensation of relief. The practitioner communicates with you throughout the process and the water can be turned off at any time. At the end of the session clients report feeling cleansed and ‘lighter’ than before their treatment.

Clients have described this as not just feeling of lighter weight, but also as a feeling of a lifting of their mood. Many do actually lose a little weight during the treatment as sometimes more than a kilogram of accumulated waste material can be attached to the colon walls. Just one colonic cleansing session is equivalent to having several regular bowel movements. Further sessions can be even more substantial as older faecal matter is dislodged from the colon walls.

At the end of a colonic cleansing treatment you will be given electrolytes to support your hydration, sheets of information to improve your general health and assist you with your colonic cleansing program and also to support you at home.

Can I have a Colonic during a detox?

Common complaints of headaches, fatigue or nausea during a detox program are a toxic overload on the liver and organs.

Including colonic hydrotherapy treatments in your detox program can help to eliminate these toxins quickly, preventing them from recirculating, and keeping you from feeling clear and focused.

Special treatments for your detoxing can be arranged eg; 3, 5 or 7 day cleanses.