Do You Need A Colonic?
The purpose of cleansing the colon is to allow it to relax and rejuvenate itself. When the colon is cleansed, this process allows the liver do his job of detoxification more easily and allows the small intestine to rejuvenate.
Dr Arikian uses Cranio-Sacral treatment to get the body to continue to eliminate properly. In fact, some clients will need to do so after a treatment if their intestines have become sluggish.
Dr Arikian will ‘kick start’ the body and help the (Peristalsis) muscles or movement within the walls of the intestine to function as they should, and this will alleviate any future impacting occurring. He would also look into your diet. Often people are given the wrong information regarding fibre – see our other posting on fibre.
COLONIC PRACTITIONER
Colon therapy emphasises prevention, but also may give relief in these areas:
- Constipation
- Rehydrate the body
- Rejuvenate the liver
- Fatigue
- Colitis
- Allergies
- Diverticulitis
- Acne/Skin problems
- Headaches
- Flatulence
What is auto-intoxication?
It is the absorption of toxins into the blood stream and lymph system from an unhealthy colon. It is the poisoning of our internal ‘eco-system’.
If your colon (large intestine) is healthy, you will eliminate daily and ideally, soon after meals, ie two and maybe three times a day. If you are 
If you are one of the many who suffer in this manner, with the help of colon hydrotherapy, you may eliminate this problem and dramatically improve your health and reduce the likelihood of diseases stemming from your toxic colon.
Even if you feel your colon is doing fine, it could certainly do with a good “spring-clean”. Everyone holds toxic by-products in their colon to some degree and as the saying goes “better out than in”. It will also help with weight loss if you have been dieting.
It’s not just poor diet that leads to poor elimination, the daily stress under which we all live, the chemical toxicity which surrounds us and in the foods we eat, all impact on our inner ecology.
Can I be constipated and still have daily bowel movements?
Yes! Constipated colon is much like a water pipe that is partly obstructed by mineral deposits and corrosion. Some water may flow through, but that does not mean it is clean. Eventually the opening becomes narrower and narrower as waste builds up to the point where it can close – this is faecal loading or impaction. This condition often results in unnecessary colostomy surgery.
Is Colon Hydrotherapy habit forming?
No – not at all. The purpose of cleansing the colon is to allow it to relax and rejuvenate itself. When the colon is cleansed, this process allows the liver do his job of detoxification more easily and allows the small intestine to rejuvenate.
What is your daily bowel movement like?
The shape, smell, size and texture of your morning bowel movement (or lack of one) can tell you a lot about the state of your colon and
The shape, length and size of your BM is contoured by the shape of your colon and the health of your colon.
About the Colon
How does the Colon Work?
If malfunctioning, your colon absorbs toxic substances along with the water, vitamins and minerals. This is called auto-intoxication. Contaminants, due to putrefaction and fermentation, enter the blood stream and pollute the body at the cellular level, creating extra burdens on the lymphatic system and liver in particular.
The Result of a Stressed Colon
Your colon or large intestine is the last stage of your digestive tract. It is about 1.6 to 1.8 metres in length and about 8-10cm across. It ascends from the lower right side of your abdomen, where it connects to the small intestine , proceeds across the abdomen towards the left side near the rib cage and descends to the rectum and anus.
If your colon is stressed or malfunctioning, various symptoms may result – constipation, diarrhoea, flatulence, discomfort and pain, feelings of fullness and very smelly stools, headache, skin problems, halitosis (bad breath), irritability and fatigue leading to more serious chronic disorders or diseases. Your colon, if toxic, may in fact be a major player in setting the scene for major health challenges of many kinds, including arthritis, skin diseases, frequent infections, colitis, diabetes, loss of eyesight, cardiac diseases and cancer.
If you are among the many who have deformities of the colon (see diagrams) – strictures (narrowing), diverticula (finger-like projections), pockets, ballooning and prolapse or ptosis (sagging), you need to develop strategies to compensate for these sources of colon toxicity developing as a result of these abnormalities.
What is Colonic Hydroptherapy or Colonic Irrigation?
‘Colon irrigation or colon Hydrotherapy is a process during which safe, clean water is infused into the colon via rectum. Often Coffee is also used as this stimulates the Liver and opens the Gallbladder Duct.
The process is painless and does not involve any drugs. This result is the cleansing process which relaxes and rejuvenates. The results also may vary from one 
‘Colon Hydrotherapy is a process, working in co-operation with the natural function of the colon. It is administered by a registered Colon Hydro-therapist who has completed both practical and theoretical training by a Nationally registered training school’.
There will be either a Diploma (or a Certificate) displayed. The therapist will be professionally insured and have a current First Aid Certificate.
‘This treatment requires a natural therapist to base his/her therapy on a knowledge of the type of organ the colon is and an understanding of its natural function.
General benefits of colonic treatment: Colon therapy does not represent a cure for any type of disease. Rather, a colonic assists the various systems of our body to return to normal function or to fight against ‘intruders’. Diseases of various types gain a hold on body tissues when the cells are unable to obtain the nutrients they need, or are unable to rid themselves of waste products from normal cell function or of toxins taken into the body. Both these cell problems are the result of body systems not functioning normally.
Benefits to the Liver: 
Environmental & Emotional Problems: Poor eating habits and emotional trauma can mean poor colon function; poor colon function means a toxic blood system; a toxic blood system means an irritated nervous system and an irritated nervous system means a breakdown in structure in the colon and other part of the body.
An emotional trauma may cause a contraction of some part of the colon walls and thus reduce the space through which waste normally passes. This contraction may continue for days depending on the emotional brain’s (abdomen) ability to resolve the emotional problem created by external influences’.
