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What is Colon Hydrotherapy?
Colon Hydrotherapy is a safe effective method of removing waste from the large intestine, without the use of drugs, by introducing filtered warm and regulated water into the colon; the waste is softened and loosened resulting in evacuation through natural peristalsis.  This procedure must be performed by a Certified Hydrotherapist.
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What Is A Colon?
The colon, or large intestine, is the end portion of the human digestive tract. The colon is approximately 5 feet long and 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Unlike the small intestine, the colon does not play a major role in absorption of foods and nutrients.  However, the colon does absorb water, potassium and some fat soluble vitamins. It stores waste, reclaims and maintains water, balance and absorbs some vitamins, such as vitamin K.   The colon extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body.  Its site in which flora-aided (largely bacteria) fermentation of unabsorbed material occurs. The Colon consists of four sections: the Ascending Colon, the Transverse Colon, the Descending Colon, and the Sigmoid Colon.
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How Much Does a Colon Hydrotherapy Session Cost and How Long Does The Session Usually Take?
You should plan for an hour in duration.  The cost for each session is $70.00.
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What Kind Of Water Is Used For Colonics?
Filtered, sterilized water is used. This kind of water is capable of absorbing and flushing more toxins out of the Colon because of its drawing effect on solid particles, chemicals and other matter.  Tap water is not used because it already has numerous chemicals and inorganic substances present.
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Is There Any Possibility Of Bacterial or Viral Contamination From The Instruments Used During My Session? 
All of the instruments used at our facility are individually packaged and disposable.  After each session, the system is sanitized with hospital grade disinfectant solutions.   
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What Should I Do To Prepare For A Colon Hydrotherapy Session?
Preparation is not required but it is a good idea to drink plenty of water to keep your colon hydrated.  
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What Can I Expect After Having A Colonic?
It’s been reported by many of our clients that you may feel lighter and enjoy a sense of well-being. As soon as the session ends you can carry on with your daily routine.  For some, Colonics may trigger several subsequent bowel movements for the next few hours, but there won't be any uncontrollable urgency or discomfort. 
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How Much Of My Colon Is Actually Cleansed During The Session?
During your session, you will actually able to bathe the full length of your colon, but it will not able to cleanse the small intestine. The buildup in the small intestine is cleansed with the help of cleansing the colon, dietary changes, plus nutritional aids like fiber, enzyme and flora supplementation taken during your series of Colon Hydrotherapy Sessions.
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Will It Be Okay To Eat After Having A Colonic?
We suggest that you eat at your normal mealtime, and consume a moderate amount of whatever seems gentle and nourishing to you. 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. Something light like vegetable soups or broths, fruit, or juices are the best choice.
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I’m Scared! Is The Colonic Session Painful?
Many people are scared of Colonics. Truly, you don't need to be. Of course, your experience is influenced by the state of your health.  Most clients don't have pain during the Colon Hydrotherapy session but the few that do experience short cramps because of wind in the Colon.  Breathe deeply.  Usually, painful experiences are the result of resistance and tension. Clients actually enjoy Colonics and are especially pleased with the unaccustomed sensation of feeling lighter, clean and clear afterward.  Sometimes during a Colonic the Colon muscles will contract suddenly expelling considerable amounts of liquid and waste; this may feel like cramping or gas, and may create a feeling of urgency to empty the rectum. Let go and let and enjoy your session.  I hope this motivates you to really take your health seriously.
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Would My Menstrual Cycle Have An Effect On My Session?
No, in fact it’s usually a good time to schedule a session since your body is already cleansing. Your menstrual flow will not interfere with the success of the treatment. Flushing the colon may also reduce abdominal pressure often associated with menstrual cycles.
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Will A Colonic Clear Up My Skin?
Your skin actually "breathes" and is an important organ of elimination of waste material. Sometimes, if the Colon, Liver or Kidneys are functioning poorly, the skin will be required to make up the difference.  Cleansing and healing the Colon diminishes the burden placed upon the skin as well as the other organs of elimination. 
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Can I Lose Weight Using Colonics?
Colon cleansing, combined with diet are excellent tools to achieve and maintain your ideal weight. The crucial point to understand here is that when you diet you often release toxins into the Colon that are reabsorbed by the Liver. This is one of the factors that may make you crave the foods that you are trying to stay away from.  When you move waste out of your body more quickly and more efficiently with Colonics, it tends to increase your motivation to stick to your program. Colonics are highly recommended as part of a successful and healthy weight loss program.
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Are Colonics Dangerous?
Being an essentially natural process, there is virtually no danger with a Colonic. Make yourself familiar with the topic of Colonics/Colon Hydrotherapy and educate yourself as much as possible. Colonics performed by a Certified Colon Hydrotherapist can be of great value and are not dangerous at all.
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How Often Should I Clean My Colon?
This is a question that can only be answered on an individual basis. You are a unique individual with unique needs. In order to answer this question, one should look at their health and lifestyle history, their diet, their goals, and their present lifestyle. One very important guide when thinking about having Colonics is to realize that it is a powerful emotional tool that often allows the person to frame a difficult lifestyle change, thus promoting a successful program that brings more self-directed motivation.

I highly recommend cleaning your colon at least once a year with a good cleansing program. This can be any type of fasting or herbal cleanses, depending on your body type. During that time you can have more Colonics or see a Holistic Colon
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Is It Embarrassing To Have A Colonic?
It is a very natural process.  When you go to the toilet you usually generate a smell which can be worse when you eliminate toxic waste, but due to the open system used here; there will be no smell.  Think of your therapist like a doctor or nurse, (but they aren’t) you wouldn't be embarrassed in hospital as you know that it is there job and they do it all the time. Our Therapist has seen it all.  Don’t be embarrassed to express with your family and friends that you are going to have a Colonic. Be honest about it, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. You are doing the right thing; taking care of your health.
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How Can I Tell If I Have Toxic Material In My Colon?
This condition is prevalent in all civilized societies. A few common signs may include: headaches, backaches, constipation, fatigue, bad breath, body odor, irritability, confusion, skin problems, abdominal gas, bloating, and diarrhea.  As you can see, Intestinal Toxicity is part and parcel of many people's everyday experience.
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How Will I Know When My Colon Is Empty?
It will probably never be completely empty, as it’s an organ in continuous use. As more of the old impacted material is released you will actually feel the water enter higher regions of the colon without any sense of obstruction. The objective should not be an empty Colon, but rather a well functioning Colon.
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Will One Colonic Completely Empty My Colon?
Almost never. Many of us have a considerable amount of impacted feces in our Colon. Often times the waste is so hard and deeply lodged in the colon that a series of Colonics may be necessary to sufficiently soften and loosen it.  We have clients who have been cleansing regular for 10+ years and they still have mucous plaque coming out of them. 

 There is a subtle learning process involved in having Colonics. As you become more aware of what is going on in your abdomen, and as your body learns how to allow the cleansing experience, you are better able to enter into that process, and therefore more material is released. One Colonic will remove some of the stagnant waste in the Colon. The second and subsequent Colonics will remove more. How many you may wish to have will depend upon your personal objectives.
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What Are The Characteristics Of A Healthy and Well Functioning Colon?
Assuming there is sufficient fiber, oil and water available to the Colon, one characteristic is a bowel movement shortly after a meal is eaten (we are talking full meal not snack). The elimination should be easy and take no more than a few seconds. The stool will be long, large in diameter, light brown in color, without an offensive odor and should float just below the surface or sink very slowly. When the toilet is flushed, the stool immediately begins breaking apart by the action of water movement. This is true and commonly experienced in cultures where people live more naturally.
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What Makes A Colonic So Special?
Cleansing the Colon goes back thousands of years. It is as wholesome as brushing your teeth. Many people, more than you realize, would greatly benefit from getting a Colonic once a week.  Optimally, most of us should have least one bowel movement daily, 10-20 cm long.  So many people are afraid to talk about their bowel habits with others, even those close to them.  There are so many reasons why adults should have a Colonic; Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, relief of constipation during pregnancy, and in preparation for a colonoscopy or other medical procedures.
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If Colonics Are So Good Why Haven't I Heard About Them Before?
The answer is a commentary on our present-day lifestyle. During the 20th century, the present-day Colonic Machine was developed.  In the late 1920's many doctors had Colonic Machines in their offices, and some could be found in hospitals as well.  In the early 1930's, the modern man began a 50 year love affair with drugs and surgery. These seemed to offer relatively instant relief for body ailments, resulting in purification and prevention techniques becoming less attractive. Recently, however, there has been a resurgence of interest in using Natural approaches for healing the body.  Colonics have rapidly been regaining the respectability they had already earned.
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What Is The Purpose Of Having A Colonic?
A Colonic is a rejuvenation treatment.  Colonics exercise the muscles of the Colon. 
The gentle filling of the Colon with up to 60 liters of water and emptying it improves peristaltic (muscular contraction) and stimulates activity by which the colon naturally removes toxic waste better than any short-term technique.  Waste material (impacted feces, dead cellular tissue, accumulated mucous, parasites, or worms) that remain in the Colon have the potential to cause the Colon to become toxic (poisonous). These poisons have the ability to re-enter and circulate in the blood stream making you feel ill, tired or weak.  Impacted waste materials impair the Colon's ability to assimilate Minerals and Bacteria- Produced Vitamins. A build-up of material on the Colon Walls can inhibit muscular action causing sluggish bowel movements, and can result to constipation. 

A Colonic can reshape the Colon.  When problem or conditions exist in the colon, they tend to alter its shape.  The gentle action of the water helps to eliminate bulging pockets of waste and narrowed, spastic constrictions and finally enabling the colon to resume its natural state.
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What’s The Difference Between An Enema And Colon Hydrotherapy?
The bottom line is that you have access to a lot more water during a Colon Hydrotherapy session (40-80 liter) versus the 2 liters that your average Enema bag holds. Colon Hydrotherapy is often a better tool to get the Intestinal Muscles to start pumping or 'peristalsis '.  Often, the number one goal of colon cleansing is to get the gut muscles to expand and contract rhythmically, just like the heart. This action is the key to getting out the right amount of stool daily.  Enemas can be also very effective.  Given the experience and patience, Enemas can clean out the entire colon just as a Colonic would; it just would take some patience, work and you have to know what you are doing. 
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What Is Constipation?
Constipation is any form of congestion and is usually accompanied by dehydration.  One bowel movement a day and incomplete elimination is a sign of constipation.  Some symptoms of Constipation 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.  A Colon Hydrotherapy session will begin to hydrate the Large Intestine (Colon) and break up the impacted and dehydrated fecal, mucous, and other waste materials that layer the walls of the Intestine. The Intestines are capable of receiving and disposing waste from the body, stopping the backup and re-absorption of toxic materials. Assimilation of its nutrients improves when the Liver and Kidneys are relieved.
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Will a Colonic Help If I’ve Been Suffering From Constipation?
There are (3) factors involved in having a well functioning Colon: Diet, Exercise and Attitude.  All three must be in balance for your Colon to function well. However, because your Colon has been sluggish for so long, it has become severely weakened due to being constantly bathed in toxic waste, stretched from holding excessive amount of stools, and/or frequently, constricted by chronic tension.  For chronic constipation a few Colon Hydrotherapy sessions in combination with sufficient changes in your diet, exercise, and attitude are suggested. 
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How Often Should I Clean My Colon?
This is a question that can only be answered on an individual basis. You are a unique individual with unique needs. In order to answer this question, you should look at your health and lifestyle history, your diet, your goals, and your present lifestyle. One very important guide when thinking about the benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy is to realizing that it is a powerful emotional tool that often allows you  to frame a difficult lifestyle change, thus promoting a successful program that brings more self-directed motivation.

Remember, Colonics are not intended to replace your bowel movements. You want your bowels to do the work. Once your system becomes cleaner you get a renewed sense of how you ought to feel, this should help you to know for yourself how often you should clean your colon.
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Are Colonics Habit-Forming?
The Colonic is a tool intended to be used to create a clean and healthy Colon. You should set a goal of having a well-functioning colon. Your fulfillment comes from assisting yourself in healing your Colon, not in making yourself dependent upon Colonics.  Actually, one of its features is that a Colonic can be used to tone the colon muscle so that the Colon doesn't perform sluggishly. Many people have sluggish colons. It can take sometimes days for bowel movements to return after a good Colonic.  This is when people think they are becoming "dependent" on Colonics. A good Colonic can be worth 2 or 3 regular bowel movements, so it may take some time for fecal material to build up in the Colon once again if you have a sluggish Colon.  When the colon is sluggish and bowel movements do not return for a few days after one Colonic, it is an indication that extensive colon work is needed to remove the debris that the bowel has built up over the years. This build up of fecal material has decreased the muscular action in the Colon. Colonics may give you a feeling of being lighter, cleaner and healthier with a sense of well-being.
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How Does The Large Intestine (Colon) Get Out Of Shape?
Everything you put in our mouth touches and effects the walls of the Stomach, Small Intestine, and the Colon (Large Intestine). When these substances, or their by-products are toxic, they damage the Intestinal Walls and Cells; intoxicating the Nerves and Glands. The toxins can be absorbed through the walls of the Colon directly into the Blood and/or 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 waste 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 brain behaviors and the Nervous System can be directly affected.  Elimination becomes incomplete and waste remains in the Intestine (Colon), therefore dehydration and stagnation occurs. This matrix creates a disease, an erratic condition in the body.  The main dietary offenders are Animal Products, Salt, Sugar, Flour, Chemicals, and Drugs; these offenders are lifestyles and give no energy to the digestive system.
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How Is The Lymph System Related To The Intestines?
The lymph System is part of the Circulatory System and a major organ of the Immune System. One of its major roles is to transport nutrients from the blood to each cell and removes its waste. Some of the waste is transported to the Intestines via the Lacteals. It then passes into the Large Intestine (Colon) for elimination.  When the Intestinal Walls are impacted, the Lymph System retains the cell waste.  Lymphatic fluids become thicker and if accompanied with dehydration it sets the stage for an impaired Immune System. Maintaining healthy Lymph can be established by focusing on daily fluid intake, diet, and exercise.
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Are There Any Additional Benefits I Might Expect From A Colonic?
Colonics can start you on a very beneficial educational process. You can learn to expand your awareness of your body's functioning by acknowledging signals from your abdomen, your skin, your face and even from your bowel movements.   You may find that you can spot the beginnings of developing conditions through clues from these body regions and functions before they become serious; allowing you to deal with them sooner and more easily than if you otherwise waited until they produced effects seen elsewhere in the body.  Also, the Solar Plexus is the emotional center of the body and the Transverse Colon passes right through it. If an emotional event is left uncompleted, it can often result in physical tension being stored in the Solar Plexus, which affects all organs of the area, including the Colon.  This ongoing tightening of the Colon muscles results in diminished movement of fecal material through it, which is experienced as Constipation.

Not only can Colonics alleviate Constipation, it may assist you in creating a fully holistic view of your body's functioning, therefore leading you to a better Quality of Life.
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Will A Colonic Make Me Constipated Or Give Me Diarrhea?
The most frequent post-Colonic experience is to have a slight delay in your next bowel movements and then a resumption of a somewhat larger, easier to move stool.  Sometimes, if the colon is weak and sluggish, there may be no bowel movement for several days following a Colonic. However this is not due to the Colonic, but rather to the weakness of the Colon, and it should be interpreted as an indication that the Colon requires strengthening and healing. Most people usually go back to normal and improved bowel movements after a series of Colonics.
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Will I lose Good Bacteria From Having A Colonic?
Some people say that Colonics wash out intestinal flora and valuable nutrients. Is this so?
The truth is that the washing out of putrefied material in the Large Intestine, increases the good intestinal flora.  Good bacteria can only breed in a clean environment, which has been washed free of putrefaction and it’s accompanying harmful bacteria. This is why the Intestines of a newborn baby immediately begin to grow good intestinal flora.  Each time you clean out the putrefying rubbish and make a better environment for the good flora, they start to multiply immediately in their natural media. It also stands to reason that valuable nutrients can better be absorbed in a clean environment than in a putrefied one.

It is recommend that you take Probiotics if you are planning to have a series of colonics or it Candida is presence. 
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What Effect Can Colonics Have On My Immune Systems?
The removal of stagnant waste material and hardened, impacted toxic residue can rejuvenate the immune tissues that reside in the Intestines.  Recent European studies speculate that 80% of immune tissue resides in the Intestines.  Colonics are not a cure-all, but an important adjunctive therapy in your overall health care.
 

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