Early Naturopaths valued the importance of bowel cleansing for optimal health. The famous quote by Hippocrates who stated that ‘Every disease begins in the gut’ still holds truth today. Bowel cleansing with colonics and enemas are not new to us, they date back to Egyptian times where they found references to enemas in the Ebers Papyru, clearly they understood the importance of this natural practice so long ago.

Naturopaths knew that when the body becomes overwhelmed with accumulations of waste products and toxicity it becomes weaker and less able to function optimally. When we have weakened systems such as the colon, we are then not able to clear wastes efficiently. Our modern diets and overconsumption of unhealthy foods only feed our addictions and not our cells. Processed foods, excess of processed meats & grains, low fruit & vegetable intake, lack of enzymes from living foods, poor hydration, stress, poor sleep and late night eating affects all the organs of digestion – stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver etc.

Colonic Hydrotherapy (or also known as Colonic Irrigation) involves the application of water into the colon (the large intestine – bowel). I use a gravity-fed colonic treatment which has less pressure than that of a normal bowel movement. It uses filtered water which is heated according to bowel tone/condition which is then fed at low pressure into the bowel using ‘disposable’ tubing and speculum. Gravity-fed colonic treatments are gentle, colonic massage during treatment can help to deliver great results. I am trained on both the gravity method and colonic machines but my choice is the ‘gravity’ tank method which our early naturopaths used.

Colonic treatments may also be supportive during a cleansing/detoxification programme, which was my reason for training, however, as below you will see there may be many other health reasons to consider a colonic treatment.

Whilst there are many people who with primary bowel issues such as constipation, bloating, spasms, diarrhoea who have experienced improved bowel function, there are also secondary symptoms that may relate to bowel toxicity and function including headaches, brain fog, weight gain, sluggishness, irritability, joint pains, skin issues such as spots, congested skin, psoriasis, eczema and more have experienced positive changes with colonic treatments.

There are a number of conditions where a colonic hydrotherapy treatment will be contraindicated and would be determined before booking.