Colon Cleansing at Home
Tara Carpenter, NC.
Nutrition Consultant helping people of all ages heal with therapeutic nutrition.
Originally published on May 17, 2018.
My first colonic was in a tiny, dorm bathroom with college friends experimenting with fasting on water, wheatgrass, and brown rice for days on end. The longest I went was 30 days and colon cleansing assisted me in feeling much better and less nauseous. I didn’t do another until I was 30 years old diagnosed with systemic yeast overgrowth that caused chronic bloating, acne, and fatigue. A friend lent me the book Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) by Donna Gates and I opened to colon cleansing.
Colonics can help keep things moving along.
Colon cleansing (and eating well) was the answer to my prayers … inside this book was a chapter on how colonics can bring balance to yeast, bacterial, or viral overgrowth. The author stated that if I adhered to the healing foods promoted in the principles of B.E.D. my body could stand a better chance at going into a natural cleansing mode thus releasing pathogens (i.e., viruses, bacteria, yeast) down into the intestines and of course other elimination channels such as the skin, mouth, and ears.
Colonics can remove excess yeast, bacteria, and viruses living in the body.
I booked a colonic appointment with a certified I-ACT hydrotherapist and began B.E.D.’s eating protocol; especially food combining. At my fourth session, I watched a ‘thick paste” move through the clear tubing that I remembered from in reading the book was called sludge. After that, I felt relieved in my bloating and encouraged to move forward in the body ecology regime. With each colonic, I felt lighter, my skin cleared, and my attitude became more upbeat. Rarely did I need to nap anymore!!
The colon is the gateway to health or disease. ~ Edward F Group III, ND.
I loved my professional colonics yet they came at a steep price. When my sisters called to see what I wanted for my birthday that year, I replied without missing a beat “a colenz colema board please!” 🙂 Many years have passed since then and I am glad to have my board. Though, I no longer use it much, certainly not on a regular basis, I am glad to have one.
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How I do a home colonic:
First, here is the link to the board and bucket I use:
- Fill 5-gallon bucket with warm water. We have a well and pure water, so I do this straight from the tap. If you are renting or on city water or unsure of your water quality, then you will want to boil a pot of water, cool to body temperature, and pour into colema bucket. Make sure that the valve on tube is closed so water doesn’t come out.
- Hang bucket of water above toilet on hook; the bottom of bucket should be 2 feet from board.
- Run clear tubing through hole on top of board, attach rectal tube (straw sticking out in photo) to tubing and open main valve, let a trickle of water out to release any water bubbles (don’t forget or water won’t flow once tube is in rectum), close valve, lubricate 3 inches of rectal tube tip with oil.
- Set up board on stool the height of toilet bowl, make sure sturdy enough to hold your body weight.
- Put down chuck pad which can be cut in half or folded because you won’t need a whole one.
- Place stack of towels at top of board where head will be with an extra towel (or 2!) next to the board (trust me, you’ll reach for this).
- Lock bathroom door 🙂
- Get on board, lube rectum with oil (I use calendula salve), insert lubricated tube, place bum against opening of board and there you stay; you shouldn’t feel the tubing or have pain or discomfort.
- Lay back with head on towels, bend knees or stretch them up to rest on wall and cover with towel.
- Open valve and let warm water flow in. I keep valve open the whole time. When I first started, I had tightness/cramping, so I closed the valve here ‘n there to let cramps pass and the peristaltic reflex do its thing. Now, I let the water run and that works well.
- When bucket is empty, close valve, flush toilet, and gently lift off rectal tubing. Slide bum to edge of board and press a piece of toilet paper there to get into the shower without any mess.
- Take best shower of your life! Sigh deeply and relax ….
- Clean bathroom; sanitize everything. I joke that home colonics make my bathroom cleaner then ever! Toss chuck pad, rinse colema board in tub, and spray with disinfectant. Same with toilet, disinfect and scrub. I put rectal tube in a narrow glass jar with 10% bleach-water solution and let sanitize a few minutes. Wipe down floor and tub.
- Leave bathroom a whole new person with a new outlook on life (+ clean bathroom); entire process takes about 1-hr. start to finish.
See this link to find a certified hydrotherapist,https://www.i-act.org/
May all bellies be happy!
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