The procedure, which involves flushing the colon with water through a tube inserted in the rectum, can lead to nausea, cramping, bloating and in some extreme cases, renal failure and even death, ...

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

It's a treatment that can be traced back to ancient times and has celebrity fans including Jennifer Aniston and Elle Macpherson. But the term colonic irrigation - not the mention what the procedure ...

It had been a steady passage from alternative to mainstream for colonic irrigation – but that could change after researchers have rubbished the treatment’s benefits, and cautioned about its side ...

CAN a jet of water up your rear end wash away your health problems? Sasha Westwood puts it to the test. I’m not sure what was more frightening – the thought of undergoing colonic irrigation or of ...

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 ...