This treatment must always be performed with caution and clinical attention. From the onset, it’s important to be aware of any possible food intolerances and be able to modify those habits that might have caused inflammation within the body.

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We receive many questions about hydrotherapy of the colon.

This technique consists in a mechanical cleansing of the colon by way of the introduction of water and its elimination along with residues removed from the colon walls.

A deep cleansing of the colon may have ambivalent effects.

On the one hand, it's a detoxification treatment, and the mechanical cleansing seems to bring to mind the awful fashion of laxatives that were used to rid the body of "evil" substances; in this sense this cleansing process sometimes does help to cure illnesses that involve the presence of toxic substances in the intestines.

However, this type of treatment has not yet been codified and its results depend on the frequency and intensity of its use. What's more, after the initial positive effects, undesirable secondary effects often arise that can resemble the previous disturbances.

In order to fully understand this discussion: almost every page of Eurosalus contains a reminder of how important it is to maintain intestinal equilibrium. But if a person cleanses his colon once or twice, he only removes the latest effects of his recent nourishment and doesn't change the habits that created intestinal distress. If one's habits remain the same, the previous symptoms will return within a few days with an additional problem that one ought to know about.

Hydrotherapy of the colon can temporarily leave the intestinal mucous bare of its natural immune defenses, just like after a gastroenteritis or after antibiotic therapy and thus propose the same problems again.

Therefore, you must use caution and clinical attention when using this therapy. Before performing hydrotherapy of the colon, it's important to be aware of any possible food intolerances and be able to modify those habits that might be causing inflammation within the body

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