Just did a colonic (gravity fed, not pressurized) and a probiotic enema afterwards. I'm probably going to get skewered alive for even mentioning colonics, but the only "risk" mentioned so far is perforation of the intestinal wall. This is why I think it's not recommended for UC because people have varying degrees of inflammation and are more prone to damaging to the intestinal wall than others. However (I think) it also depends on the type of machine being used. Some machines are pressurized and completely passive, others like the one I was on are gravity fed which means you let it out yourself as the pressure builds.
Sessions are 40 minutes. The water comes in by gravity and goes out, in and out... The most interesting part was the sensation of the water which by the way is very pure. Water is absorbed through the colon and it felt as if my body was being deeply hydrated. Since it's gravity fed, it forced me to control the muscles deep down for controlling bowel movements, which I think have become weakened over years of going several times per day. In this way it feels as if it has a strengthening effect on the bowels (not necessarily the colon itself). I don't subscribe to the idea that it's cleaning out "years of junk". The colon is very efficient at cleaning itself out at the cellular level, but introducing pure water does not do any harm to cells and if anything helps them do their job more efficiently. That's my take anyway.
After the session I did a probiotic enema and held it in for several hours. It was easy to hold it in for so long since much of the colon was cleaned out and allow the mixture to go deeper and saturate the colon. I plan on trying other enemas in the future, but probiotics and prebiotics (which a lot of people forget about
) are a good start.
That night I felt very calm, clear. Didn't have any of the dull aching that haunts me daily. The following day my symptoms slowly came back, but as with everything we do, we can't judge anything by the immediate effects. This is a chronic illness and only after months/years of doing something can we tell if it's worth it, but overall my first experience was positive.
I plan on doing this weekly. Fasting the night before helps make it more effective as there will be less peristalsis and waste to clean out. Fasting is good for the body and helps to clean out weakened cells/mitochondria. It's just easier said than done to deny yourself delicious food. At least I'll be committing to it once a week.
For those that disagree with this, think I'm an idiot, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'd love to hear science backed evidence of how colonics are actually harmful or "not beneficial at all" as some have claimed. Likewise I'd love to hear evidence of what good it does, but as for now I'm going with my gut.
Post Edited (eekseel) : 5/1/2017 10:32:33 AM (GMT-6)