HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

Colonic irrigation was first recorded in biblical times in the book of The Essens written approximately 3500 years ago. It was also used by the Egyptians, around 200 years ago, where they would most likely have used what we know today as an enema. In the book of the Essens, the description of the procedure is of a similar but naturally ancient method of how one would take an enema today. They took a gourd and cut off the top, filled with water and then placed it in the sun to warm the water. They then placed the end of e hollow vine in the gourd and the other end in the rectum.

Modern colonic irrigation has been practiced for around the past 60 years in North America and Europe. The De Welles apparatus was developed by Dr Roy De Welles in Anaheim, California, USA in 1937. The Australian scene has seen colonic irrigation procedures. It wasn’t until John Cooper D.C. imported three of De Welles apparatus from California in the late 1970s, that a new concept emerged onto the colonic hydrotherapy scene in Australia.

The philosophy of colon hydrotherapy is to quickly help a person improve their bodily functions and so improve their health.

OPEN AND CLOSED COLONIC IRRIGATION METHODS
Colonic Irrigation methods are described in two ways – closed method and open method. The closed method is where the waste leaving the client’s rectum flows directly into the sewage system and is not exposed to the atmosphere. The open method is where the waste matter leaving the client’s rectum flows into an open sewage aperture, such as the toilet bowl.

The closed method of colon hydrotherapy is more effective, as one closed system treatment equals 3-4 open system treatments.