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Colonic hydrotherapy, also called colon cleansing, flushes the colon with warm filtered water. It attracts strong opinions in both directions, and this page tries to be plain about what it is, what a session involves, and who should leave it alone.
What Happens in a Session
A trained colon hydrotherapist runs the session while you lie on a table. Warm water enters through a small tube, waste leaves through a separate line, and the cycle repeats over roughly 45 minutes. Around 60 litres passes through in total, though not at once. It is a closed system, so there is no odour and no mess.
Most people describe pressure and fullness that comes and goes rather than pain. The therapist stays with you and adjusts throughout, and you can stop at any point.
What People Notice
- Feeling lighter and less bloated, often the same day
- More regular bowel habits over the following week
- Less abdominal discomfort where constipation was the driver
What we would not tell you is that it removes toxins, boosts your immune system or resets your metabolism. Those claims get made about this therapy constantly and the evidence does not support them. Your liver and kidneys handle clearance, continuously, and they do not need flushing.
Who Should Not Have It
This matters more than the benefits list. Colonic hydrotherapy is not appropriate if you have:
- Active inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's and ulcerative colitis
- Diverticulitis, or a history of bowel perforation
- Severe haemorrhoids or rectal bleeding that has not been assessed
- Recent bowel or abdominal surgery
- Serious heart or kidney disease
- Pregnancy
Rectal bleeding, a persistent change in bowel habit or unintended weight loss need proper medical assessment first. Those are symptoms that deserve a diagnosis, not a session, and we will say so.
Where It Fits
It is one tool among several rather than a cure for anything. If constipation or bloating keeps returning, the more useful work is finding what produces it, which is what digestive health and functional testing cover. Colonic hydrotherapy sits alongside that rather than instead of it.
At Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center we work from an integrative holistic philosophy, supporting the person as a whole. Dr. Ravello puts particular weight on gut health, and uses colonic hydrotherapy as one step among several.
Our colon hydrotherapy page covers the equipment we use and what to expect. To ask whether it suits you, call (770) 674-6311 or request an appointment .
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