Want to feel refreshed, revitalised and get a flatter tummy? Why not try colonic hydrotherapy? It may not sound too appealing, but once you’ve overcome the initial embarrassment, you’ll never look back. You’ll have bared it all, and you’ll definitely be grinning!

The problems created by food and faeces clogging your colon are obvious; bloating, flatulence and fatigue are just a few. Colonic hydrotherapy removes this toxic waste, literally giving your insides a spring clean.

Not only that, but colonic hydrotherapy is also thought to help with conditions like irritable bowel syndrome and multiple sclerosis.

Still not convinced? Well if the health benefits don’t have you searching for your nearest colonic centre, you should know that it’s also a great tool for weight loss. Afterwards your tummy looks flatter and you feel that little bit lighter.

In truth, the process isn’t the most comfortable of treatments, but it’s far from painful.

You lie on your side and warm water is passed through your bowel through a tube inserted in your rectum. It’s no more intimate that a bikini wax and after five minutes of chatter with a friendly therapist, you’ll forget the whole thing is going on.

If you’re not on the squeamish side, take a look at what gets cleared out. It will make you wonder how you ever functioned with such a lot of ‘crap’ weighing you down.

Treatment usually takes under an hour and can be fitted in to your lunch break.

Afterwards you’ll have the option to take some probiotics to give your brand spanking new colon a bit of defence from the food you’ll put into it in the future.

Opinion differs on whether these probiotics are beneficial, but the best advice I can give is just to make sure the things you put in your body don’t resemble what has just been cleared out!

Colonic hydrotherapy might even inspire you to give other things a clear out too; your wardrobe, your desk, even your mind. You’ll feel cleansed, energised and you’re jeans will feel looser!  

Sophie Ellis 2009

Colon Hydrotherapy treatments for renewed energy. Far less embarrassing and far more comfortable than most people ever imagine.