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Colonic irrigation, also known as colon hydrotherapy, colonic hydrotherapy, or a "colonic", is a treatment which is used "to wash out the contents of the large bowel by means of copious enemas using water or other medication." [19] During a cleansing enema, liquid is introduced into the colon and retained for five to fifteen minutes. [20]
Whole bowel irrigation is sometimes used prior to colonoscopy, bowel surgery, other abdominal/pelvic surgery, or a barium enema examination, to cleanse the intestines, enhancing visibility of the intestines' inner surfaces, preventing complications from occurring as a result of spillage of bowel contents into the abdominal cavity, and potentially providing other benefits depending on the type ...
Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy and also called water cure, [1] is a branch of alternative medicine (particularly naturopathy), occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. The term encompasses a broad range of approaches and therapeutic methods that take advantage of the ...
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For emptying the entire colon as much as feasible [12] deeper and higher enemas are utilized to reach large sections of the colon. [9] The colon dilates and expands when a large volume of liquid is injected into it, and the colon reacts to that sudden expansion with general contractions, peristalsis, propelling its contents toward the rectum. [5]
Although the procedure and general goals may be similar, transanal irrigation is different from colon cleansing (colon hydrotherapy), which is a term used in alternative medicine. Transanal irrigation is used for medical conditions which affect defecation, such as spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. Colon cleansing is used outside of ...
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Again, looking at what the ACS says, they list the following as being other common names for colon therapy: "colonic irrigation, high colonic, detoxification therapy, colon hydrotherapy, coffee enemas, enema irrigation, hydro-colon therapy, high enema". We'd need a strong source to prove there was a distinction and split the article.