PREPARING FOR COLONICS

Our goal at Innovations Medspa is to help you have a relaxing, enjoyable colon hydrotherapy session, and there are several things you can do beforehand to make the most of your time with us.

1) Relax. We understand that new procedures can induce some anxiety. Please know that we understand, and are here to support you. Arrive a few minutes early to sit and center yourself. We will be with you every step of the way, and you will never be alone.

2) Eat high-fiber foods and foods with a high water content in the 24-48 hours before your appointment. Raw fruits and vegetables are ideal. Chew thoroughly and avoid gas-producing foods such as beans, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and brussels sprouts. This ensures your colon isn’t focused on passing difficult foods during our session and allows us to target impacted waste and toxic material.

3) Hydrate. When you’re dehydrated, the colon will absorb some of the water in an attempt to rehydrate the body, instead of allowing it to pass through and flush waste from the system. For optimal hydration, take your body weight in pounds, divide by half, and drink that number of ounces of water the day before your session. A portion of those ounces may come from fresh juices and herbal teas, but please avoid carbonated sodas and sparkling water 24 hrs prior to your session. If you typically drink coffee to help induce a morning bowel movement, please have your coffee as usual.

4) Avoid eating 2-3 hours prior to your appointment, and avoid drinking 1 hour before your appointment. This ensures that your body will not be focused on digestion during your colonic, and helps facilitate abdominal massage to dislodge impacted matter.

5) Consider taking a gentle herbal laxative or stool softener if you’re particularly constipated. You will be passing waste during your colonic, and a laxative can help loosen up impactions and prevent cramping or difficult eliminations due to hardened stools. We recommend Smooth Move Tea (Traditional Medicinals brand) and Magnesium Citrate (Natural Calm brand). If you have been taking laxatives and they are not working, STOP, please do not take anything the night before your colonic.

6) Go for a walk. Exercise stimulates intestinal circulation and will help prepare your colon for your session. A brisk walk, swimming, riding a bicycle, running, dancing, gardening — any movement that gets the blood circulating and the core engaged. However, please refrain from intense abdominal workouts 24 hours before a colonic. Tense abdominal muscles will impede peristalsis and likely cause some discomfort during your session.

Frequently Asked Questions

Colon Hydrotherapy / Colon Cleanse – Frequently asked questions

What is Colonic irrigation? A colon hydrotherapy or colon cleanse is an internal irrigation of the colon that helps the colon to get rid of gas, toxins, parasites, chemical acid, bile, mucoid plaque, and compacted fecal matter in the ripples of the colon.

The person is provided disposable shorts and is covered to insure privacy. 

The person receiving a colonic lies comfortably on their left side while a disposable lubricated speculum tube is gently inserted in the rectum by him/herself or by a certified practitioner.  

During the session the person then is turned on his/her back, at a comfortable position and is able to see the waste tube as the fecal matter is released.  

There is no discomfort, just a steady gentle flow of filtered warm water in and out of the colon.   As the water releases out of the colon, a gentle abdominal massage is given to stimulate the colon to remove its contents. The practitioner is always present during the session.

As you can see in the video all materials used during the session are disposable, and the machine is sterilized after each use.

We use the FDA approved closed system, model HC1 classic.  This model has an integrated gravitation that helps with the release of the fecal matter.

What are the benefits of colon irrigation? Colonics offer relief from a variety of disturbances by cleansing the large intestine and improving absorption of nutrients.  When toxins like urea, uric, bile, acids, sugar, chemicals, and parasites accumulate in a high concentration in the colon, some get reabsorbed into the bloodstream affecting the health and well-being of the person. Fatigue, lethargy, headache, lack of concentration, loss of energy and mental irritation are just a few symptoms of having a high concentration of toxins in the system.  On the other hand, a high concentration of toxins in the colon and having a low fiber intake can cause colon irritation, constipation, and poor absorption of nutrients, bloating, blockage, a distended abdomen and a sluggish colon.  Colonics should be combined with a balanced diet.  Your sense of well-being is often dramatically improved with a deep cleanse (a series of colonics). You feel lighter, get a flatter abdomen, more energized, can concentrate better and as an optimum result, a feel or well-being is restored.

Do I also lose weight? Normally a person loses about 2 pounds of fecal waste after a session and up to a couple inches from the waist line from the removal of waste, toxins, and gas from the colon.  However, the weight may come back when ingesting the same kind of food again (carbs, sugars, starchy foods, white bread, pasts, etc.)

How many colonics do I need? The number of treatments will always vary with the individual, his/her health, medication regimen, diet and lifestyle.  Often the waste is so hard and well lodged in the colon pockets that it might take a series of colonics and diet preparation to sufficiently soften and loosen this accumulated and incrustrated fecal material.  One colonic session will normally not be enough to clean up the entire 5-6 foot long colon.  When an individual’s diet is high in proteins like the Atkins diet, or high in carbohydrates (fast food), sugars and fats, and low in fiber, it is advisable to prepare with fiber and fluids before having the first session.

What type of equipment is used? We use colonics units and disposable rectal colonic kits.  A pre-packed disposable colonic kit is used per person each time.

How often should I get treatments and how do I prepare? When having a Detox program, it is better to have a series of colonics close together within a week or two.  A high fiber/fluid diet and exercise should be included to complement the cleansing. The diet should be high in fiber and fluids and cleansing vegetables like greens, beets, prune juice, aloe Vera juice, ect, as tolerated.  Soft proteins should be consumed like fish, soy or whey proteins, beans, seeds and nuts.  Red meats should be avoided including canned processed meats.  If the person is trying to lose weight, fruit juice, processed canned food, starchy vegetables, white breads, and pasta should be avoided.

Do colonics wash away electrolytes and intestinal flora? The optimum goal of having colon irrigation is to remove layers of fecal matter, plaque of mucus, toxins, chemicals and parasites from de colon to improve absorption of fluids, nutrients, and electrolytes, and to promote a balanced PH environment for optimum health.  However, by eliminating excessive toxins and fecal matter, some traces of minerals and intestinal flora will wash away in the waste content. Fresh vegetables, vegetable juice, orange juice or bananas should be consumed after having a colonic to replace electrolytes. A supplement of acidophilus or probiotics and/or low sugar yogurt is advisable when having colon irrigation to replace and ensure a balanced intestinal flora (good bacteria) in the colon.