The two most
frequently asked questions I hear when working with new colonic clients are:
“Will this help me to lose weight?” and “How often should one get a colon
irrigation?”
For any accuracy in
estimating suitable responses to these questions, I would need a detailed
understanding of the client's dietary history – foods and beverages consumed
over the previous several years, as well as the bowel habits over the same
period. This would include usual characteristics of their stool and frequency
of eliminations. I'd want to know if fried and fast foods were eaten with any
regularity, and the client's estimate of what percentage of the total diet
consists of colorful vegetables and fruits. I also ask about any internal
cleansing experiences and if there is a laxative dependency.
The adult large
intestine, or colon, is a five-six feet long hollow, yet muscular tube, that
fits in a space that measures under three feet. It becomes most active when we
eat, so that by the end of each meal, waste in the sigmoid, or distal colon and
rectum can be evacuated. That is, if the bowel is
functioning optimally, because of a high fiber diet and adequate
hydration consistently through out one's life.
The fiber and water in our food give the smooth muscles that make up the intestinal walls some bulk to push against. Muscular contractions, or peristalsis, propels food, and eventually waste, along the GI tract during digestion. Inadequate dietary fiber and water intake diminish peristaltic waves, causing slower transit of waste matter and gradual congestion of the intestines. Following several weeks and then months of low fiber intake, the colon becomes distended and over burdened with toxic waste and gas. This can produce overgrowth of unfriendly bacteria and other parasitic microorganisms. It usually also means there is an abundance of mucous, which can become hard and rubbery in a sluggish system. The accumulation of non-eliminated waste stretches and distorts the organ, often causing loss of normal anatomical position and a gradual impact on the circulation and nerve supply to all organs being squeezed by the expanding intestinal contents. Unless there are changes in lifestyle and diet to reverse this congestion, constipation is perpetuated and the system continues to weaken and lose even more function. I believe that true health cannot exist when regular eliminations are hindered, and that chronic constipation is the underlying cause of many diseases.
So as you can see, how
often a person should get a colon irrigation would depend on how healthy or
compromised the organ is. Several colonics over a period of one to three months
or longer, will decongest a sluggish, impacted colon, restoring its muscle
tone, natural shape, and position within the abdomen. A person who has thorough
daily eliminations would need fewer treatments, perhaps one-six per year,
depending on the ratio of processed foods to alkaline-forming fresh vegetables
and fruits consumed.
Yes, a person can lose
the weight of stored waste during one or more colonic irrigations. In a
normally functioning system, this may be as little as one pound. In some people
with chronic constipation, ten or more pounds of waste is not uncommon.
However, this is not weight from fat stored in one's
tissues.
The alkaline-forming
diet and cleansing through colonic irrigation will improve bowel function,
including better assimilation of nutrients, and gradual weight loss. This diet
supplies the raw materials required by the trillions of cells that make up the
human body, unlike a diet high in processed foods such as pasta, bread and
animal-based products. When the cells receive what they need to perform all of
their functions, normal hunger is satisfied and persons aren't likely to crave
excess calories that contribute to weight gain.
