Hydrotherapy of the colon, also known as colonic cleansing or irrigation, involves using water to flush waste out of the large intestine. The colon is the large intestine, and it absorbs water and ...

Irrigating your colon doesn’t sound pleasant, but practitioners claim it can provide numerous health benefits like improving digestion and weight loss. However, doing a colon cleanse doesn’t come ...

Lying on a coach in a therapist’s treatment room, events organiser Tamily Cookson was not enjoying her first ever experience of colonic irrigation. ‘Every few minutes I was getting sharp cramps in my ...

Graham Newstead is Chair of the Bowel Cancer Australia Awareness Advisory Board. PANACEA OR PLACEBO – A weekly series assessing the evidence behind complementary and alternative medicines. Colonic ...

What Is a Colon Cleanse? A colon cleanse is the act of flushing out your large intestine (colon). It's a normal way to prepare for some medical procedures, such as a colonoscopy. Some people with ...

Colon cleanses might not offer the health benefits they claim. Potential risks of colon cleanses include infection, burns, and dehydration. A colon cleanse called bowel preparation is medically ...