For most people, just the mention of an enema instills a bottom-clenching fear. But for some, having several gallons of water pumped through the colon is as self-pampering as a pedicure. A colonic, ...

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 ...

Colonics, the celebrity-endorsed practice, is gaining in popularity among a new group of fans: people seeking clearer skin. But flushing your body with colon hydrotherapy can cause risks that are ...

Detox is an appealing notion for those who overindulge living in a fast-paced, polluted city such as Hong Kong. So detox regimes - from pills to juice-only fasts - have been touted here in recent ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was supposed to be a standard colonic irrigation. A procedure to rid her body of toxins and waste build up. But for 65-year-old Pamela Kilah — the procedure almost killed her. After deciding to ...

Its health benefits have long been endorsed by the likes of Madonna, Princess Diana and, of course, Gillian McKeith. But because of the intimate - and some would say uncomfortable - procedure and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Don’t mess with Kim Kardashian unless you’re prepared to, er, follow through. Perhaps wrong choice of words there as we’re talking about the delightful procedure of colonic irrigation. You know, when ...