The
Edwin
Smith
Papyrus
(c.1700
BC)
and
the
Ebers
papyrus
(c.1500
BC)
hint
at
the
importance
of
the
cleansing
of
the
colon via the rectum.
Equally,
numerous
civilisations
(Egypt,
Mesopotamia,
Greece,
China,
India,
Native
Americans,
the
Essenes,...)
offer
proof
that,
throughout
all
times,
cleaning
the
large
intestine
has
been
extolled
as
a
simple
act
of
hygiene,
as
a
therapeutic
procedure or as a method of inner purification.
The
first
mention
of
the
enema
in
medical
literature
comes
from
Ancient
Egypt.
The
enema
was
considered
such
an
essential
component of good health that every pharaoh had his own so-called "Guardian of the Anus."
Jesus,
in
The
Essene
Gospel
of
Peace
from
the
third
century,
stated:
“The
uncleanness
within
is
greater
by
much
than
the
uncleanness
without.
And
he
who
cleanses
himself
without,
but
within
remains
unclean,
is
like
a
tomb
that
outwards
is
painted
fair,
but
is
within
full
of
all
manner
of
horrible
uncleanliness
and
abominations.
And
this
holy
baptizing
is
rebirth
unto
the
new
life,
for
your
eyes
shall
henceforth
see,
and
your
ears
shall
hear.
Fear
no
more,
after your baptism, and the angels of air and water will eternally abide in you and shall serve you evermore.
”Ancient
Greek
writings
corroborate
the
Egyptian
preoccupation
with
colonic
cleanliness.
Hippocrates
(460-377
BC)
and
his
followers
began
to
advocate
health
by
enema
as
well,
as
did
the
eternally
popular
Galen,
some
650
years
later.
Hipocrates
described
how
to
carry
out colonic cleansing and specified what type of plant had to be added according to the type of illness.
In China and India has been practiced for centuries.
Pliny
in
AD
77
tells
the
legend
of
Ibis.
The
legend
relates
that
it
was
Ibis
Ave
which
taught
man
how
to
purge
their
gut.
After
a
hearty
meal of fish, this bird was overloaded and its peak inhaled seawater, introduced in the year, then evacuated and felt better.
In
the
Middle
Ages,
doctors
administered
enemas
with
complex
solutions
–
the
formulae
for
which
are
collected
in
the
‘antidotarius
magnus’ --compiled about 1080 by the archbishop of Salerno.
Paré (16th cent.) was the first to describe colonic irrigation in great detail and to make a distinction with a simple enema.
Dr.
John
Harvey
Kellogg
(Michigan,
U.S.A.)
in
1903
published
a
comprehensive
booklet
(Rational
Hydrotherapy)
on
this
therapy
and
in
his book recommended colon hydrotherapy for many ailments, including bile, liver, surgical shocks and cholera.
Dr.
Kellogg
reported
in
the
Journal
of
American
Medicine,
that
in
the
treatment
of
more
than
40,000
cases
of
gastrointestinal
disease,
he had used surgery in only twenty cases. The others were improved by the cleansing of the bowel, improved diet and exercise.
The
value
of
colon
hydrotherapy
has
been
recognized
by
many
medical
practitioners
of
our
time,
among
which
the
most
notable
were
James
A.
Wiltsie
MD.
and
Joseph
EG
Waddington:
"Bowel
irrigation
scientific
and
supportive
therapy"
in
which
he
said
that
"the
abnormal
functioning
of
the
intestinal
canal
is
the
precursor
to
many
health
problems
and
especially
of
chronic
diseases.
The
restoration
of
physiologic
intestinal
elimination
is
often
of
paramount
importance,
preliminary
to
eventual
full
restoration
of
health
in
general."
CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:
1.-
HISTORY
2.-
EFFECTS
3.-
PATHOLOGIES
4.-
CLASSIFICATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THE INTESTINES
5.-
COLON CLEANSING BEFORE COLONOSCOPY
References
Vassey, C. 1992. Las toxinas, ¿cómo eliminarlas del organismo?. Urano.
Roselló, R. 2001. Limpieza interior.
Jensen, B. 1992. Limpieza de los tejidos a través de Intestino {Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management}.
Walker, N. 1979. Colon Health, the key to a vibrant life. Norwalk Press
Cayce, E. 1971. Edgar Cayce"s guide to Colon Care. Inner Vision Publishing Co.
Weinberger, S. 1988. Healing within, the complete guide to Colon Health
Medsker.
1997.
Understanding
the
need
for
Colon
Hydrotherapy.
{Comprendiendo
la
necesidad
de
la
Hidroterapia
del
Colon}
Medsker Publishing Co.
Scholz, N.; Lúhr, K.; Heribert, D. 1998. Fitness für den Darm. Verlag Gesundheit
Walker, NW. 1993. Darm-Gesundheit ohne Vertopfung. Worldthausen Verlag
Mignot, J. L"Hydrothérapie du Colon. Editions Jouvence
Mannier-Shraer, G. 1992. La Santé par l"Hygiène Intestinale. Editions 3 Fontaines
Poirot, C. 1997. Les Intestines Naturellement.
Massa, B. 1996. Rigenerarsi con la Idrocolonterapia. Editorial Emar.
Ullrich, M. 2003. Hidroterapia del Colon
Terrass, S. 1996. Síndrome del Colon irritable. Ediciones tutor S.A.
Monasterio, M. Introducción a la terapia colónica. Ediciones Kier.
Kousmine, C. 1988. Salve su Cuerpo.
Asociación Médica Kousmine. 1999. Los Cinco Pilares de la Salud: El Método Kousmine. Ediciones Urano.
Moritz, A. Limpieza hepática y de la vesícula. Ediciones Obelisco.
Gray, R. 1986. The Colon Health Handbook. Emerald Publishing
Briel
JW,
Schouten
WR,
Vlot
EA,
et
al.
Clinical
value
of
colonic
irrigation
in
patients
with
continence
disturbances.
Diseases
of
the
Colon & Rectum 1997;40(7):802-805.
Weiss, J.; Burnett, V. Colon Cleansing, The Best-kept Secret
Walker, N. Colon Health: the Key to a Vibrant Life
Baker, M. Colon Irrigation: A Forgotten Key To Health
Collings, J. Principles Of Colonic Irrigation
Trickett, S. 1990. Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diverticulosis
Dorman,
T.
Exploring
Issues
of
Philosophy
and
Conscience.
Colonics
article
in
Contemporary
Health
Care,
August
2000
-
Vol.
5,
Issue 8.
Bail,
J.
P.,
Juglard,
G.,
Framery,
D.,
Deligny,
M.,
and
Charles,
J.
F.
[Value
of
colonic
irrigation.
Long-term
followed-up
in
432
colostomized patients]. Presse Med 11-19-1994;23(36):1651-1654.
Bastedo WA. Colonic irrigations: their administration, therapeutic application and dangers. JAMA 1932;98:734-736.
Cazemier
M,
Felt-Bersma
RJ,
Mulder
CJ.
Anal
plugs
and
retrograde
colonic
irrigation
are
helpful
in
fecal
incontinence
or
constipation. World J Gastroenterology. 2007 Jun 14;13(22):3101-5.
Centracchio
P.
A.,
Tony.
Colon
Hydrotherapy–A
Forgotten
Art;
The
American
Chiropractor;
October
1986
pp.
55-5940.
Church
JM.
Warm
water
irrigation
for
dealing
with
spasm
during
colonoscopy:
simple,
inexpensive,
and
effective.
Gastrointest
Endosc
2002;
Nov,
56(5):672-674.
Collins
D.
Colon
therapy.
In
Joseph
Pizzorno
and
Michael
Murray,
eds.
A
Textbook
of
Natural
Medicine
(Seattle:
Bastyr
University
Publications, 1993). Vol. 1
Collins
JG,
Mittman
P.
Effects
of
colon
irrigation
on
serum
electrolytes.
Journal
of
Naturopathic
Medicine,
Vol
1,
Number
1,
1990;1:4-9.
The Colon Hydrotherapists Network. Colon Hydrotherapy and its Clinical Applications. Retrieved on 2005-08-31.
Friedenwald
J,
Morrison
S.
Value,
limitations,
indications
and
technic
of
colonic
irrigations.
Medical
Clinics
of
North
America,
May
1935, 1611-1629.
Horne
S.,
Colon
cleansing:
a
popular,
but
misunderstood
natural
therapy.
J
Herb
Pharmacother.
2006;6(2):93-100.
American
Herbalists Guild, St. George, UT 84791, USA.
Hunt, T. Colonic irrigation. Nurs.Mirror.Midwives.J 7-5-1974;139(1):76-77.
Hunt, T. C. Colonic irrigation. Practitioner 1972;208(246):523-524.
Kelvinson RC. Colonic hydrotherapy: a review of the available literature. Compl Ther Med 1995;3:88-92.
Koch
SM,
Uludağ
O,
El
Naggar
K,
van
Gemert
WG,
Baeten
CG.,
Colonic
irrigation
for
defecation
disorders
after
dynamic
graciloplasty. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2008 Feb;23(2):195-200. Epub 2007 Sep 21.
Lestár
B,
Polányi
C,
Bihari
L,
Garcia
J,
Vörös
A.
[Antegrade
colonic
enema
is
a
choice
for
the
treatment
of
faecal
incontinence
and
constipation] Magy Seb. 2007 Aug;60(4):210-4. Hungarian.
Lim
JF,
Tang
CL,
Seow-Choen
F,
et
al.
Prospective,
randomized
trial
comparing
intraoperative
colonic
irrigation
with
manual
decompression only for obstructed left-sided colorectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 2005;48(2):205-209.
Messina, B. and Grassi, M. [Hydrotherapy in colonic diseases]. Clin Ter. 6-30-1978;85(6):619-629.
Zhao Fa, Guo LinLi, Hua JH. Colon Hydrotherapy for Pre-endoscopy preparation. Hebei Medical Journal, Dec 2004, Vol 25, No. 12.
Pizzetti D, Annibali R, Bufo A, Pescatori M. Colonic hydrotherapy for obstructed defecation, Colorectal Dis. 2005 Jan;7(1)
Taffinder NJ, Tan E, Webb IG, McDonald PJ. Retrograde commercial colonic hydrotherapy. Colorectal Dis. 2004 Jul;6(4):258-60.
Tod
AM,
Stringer
E,
Levery
C,
Dean
J,
Brown
J.
Rectal
irrigation
in
the
management
of
functional
bowel
disorders:
a
review.
Br
J
Nurs. 2007 Jul 26-Aug 8;16(14):858-64.
Triadafilopoulos G, Simms RW, Goldenberg DL. Bowel dysfunction in fibromyalgia syndrome. Dig Dis Sci 1991;36:59-64.
Van
der
Berg
MM,
Geerdes
BP,
Heij
HA,
et
al.
Defecation
disorders
in
children:
treatment
with
colonic
irrigation
through
an
appendicostomy. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2005;149(8):418-422.
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The
Edwin
Smith
Papyrus
(c.1700
BC)
and
the
Ebers
papyrus
(c.1500
BC)
hint
at
the
importance
of
the
cleansing of the colon via the rectum.
Equally,
numerous
civilisations
(Egypt,
Mesopotamia,
Greece,
China,
India,
Native
Americans,
the
Essenes,...)
offer
proof
that,
throughout
all
times,
cleaning
the
large
intestine
has
been
extolled
as
a
simple
act
of
hygiene,
as
a
therapeutic procedure or as a method of inner purification.
The
first
mention
of
the
enema
in
medical
literature
comes
from
Ancient
Egypt.
The
enema
was
considered
such
an
essential
component
of
good
health
that
every
pharaoh
had
his
own
so-called
"Guardian of the Anus."
Jesus,
in
The
Essene
Gospel
of
Peace
from
the
third
century,
stated:
“The
uncleanness
within
is
greater
by
much
than
the
uncleanness
without.
And
he
who
cleanses
himself
without,
but
within
remains
unclean,
is
like
a
tomb
that
outwards
is
painted
fair,
but
is
within
full
of
all
manner
of
horrible
uncleanliness
and
abominations.
And
this
holy
baptizing
is
rebirth
unto
the
new
life,
for
your
eyes
shall
henceforth
see,
and
your
ears
shall
hear.
Fear
no
more,
after
your
baptism,
and
the
angels
of
air
and
water
will
eternally
abide
in
you
and shall serve you evermore.
”Ancient
Greek
writings
corroborate
the
Egyptian
preoccupation
with
colonic
cleanliness.
Hippocrates
(460-377
BC)
and
his
followers
began
to
advocate
health
by
enema
as
well,
as
did
the
eternally
popular
Galen,
some
650
years
later.
Hipocrates
described
how
to
carry
out
colonic
cleansing
and
specified
what
type
of
plant
had
to
be
added
according to the type of illness.
In China and India has been practiced for centuries.
Pliny
in
AD
77
tells
the
legend
of
Ibis.
The
legend
relates
that
it
was
Ibis
Ave
which
taught
man
how
to
purge
their
gut.
After
a
hearty
meal
of
fish,
this
bird
was
overloaded
and
its
peak
inhaled
seawater,
introduced in the year, then evacuated and felt better.
In
the
Middle
Ages,
doctors
administered
enemas
with
complex
solutions
–
the
formulae
for
which
are
collected
in
the
‘antidotarius
magnus’ --compiled about 1080 by the archbishop of Salerno.
Paré
(16th
cent.)
was
the
first
to
describe
colonic
irrigation
in
great
detail and to make a distinction with a simple enema.
Dr.
John
Harvey
Kellogg
(Michigan,
U.S.A.)
in
1903
published
a
comprehensive
booklet
(Rational
Hydrotherapy)
on
this
therapy
and
in
his
book
recommended
colon
hydrotherapy
for
many
ailments,
including bile, liver, surgical shocks and cholera.
Dr.
Kellogg
reported
in
the
Journal
of
American
Medicine,
that
in
the
treatment
of
more
than
40,000
cases
of
gastrointestinal
disease,
he
had
used
surgery
in
only
twenty
cases.
The
others
were
improved
by
the cleansing of the bowel, improved diet and exercise.
The
value
of
colon
hydrotherapy
has
been
recognized
by
many
medical
practitioners
of
our
time,
among
which
the
most
notable
were
James
A.
Wiltsie
MD.
and
Joseph
EG
Waddington:
"Bowel
irrigation
scientific
and
supportive
therapy"
in
which
he
said
that
"the
abnormal
functioning
of
the
intestinal
canal
is
the
precursor
to
many
health
problems
and
especially
of
chronic
diseases.
The
restoration
of
physiologic
intestinal
elimination
is
often
of
paramount
importance,
preliminary
to
eventual
full
restoration
of
health
in
general."
CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:
1.-
HISTORY
2.-
EFFECTS
3.-
PATHOLOGIES
4.-
CLASSIFICATION
OF
THE
CONTENTS
OF
THE
INTESTINES
5.-
COLON CLEANSING BEFORE COLONOSCOPY
References
Vassey,
C.
1992.
Las
toxinas,
¿cómo
eliminarlas
del
organismo?.
Urano.
Roselló, R. 2001. Limpieza interior.
Jensen,
B.
1992.
Limpieza
de
los
tejidos
a
través
de
Intestino
{Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management}.
Walker,
N.
1979.
Colon
Health,
the
key
to
a
vibrant
life.
Norwalk
Press
Cayce,
E.
1971.
Edgar
Cayce"s
guide
to
Colon
Care.
Inner
Vision
Publishing Co.
Weinberger,
S.
1988.
Healing
within,
the
complete
guide
to
Colon Health
Medsker.
1997.
Understanding
the
need
for
Colon
Hydrotherapy.
{Comprendiendo
la
necesidad
de
la
Hidroterapia
del
Colon} Medsker Publishing Co.
Scholz,
N.;
Lúhr,
K.;
Heribert,
D.
1998.
Fitness
für
den
Darm.
Verlag Gesundheit
Walker,
NW.
1993.
Darm-Gesundheit
ohne
Vertopfung.
Worldthausen Verlag
Mignot, J. L"Hydrothérapie du Colon. Editions Jouvence
Mannier-Shraer,
G.
1992.
La
Santé
par
l"Hygiène
Intestinale.
Editions 3 Fontaines
Poirot, C. 1997. Les Intestines Naturellement.
Massa,
B.
1996.
Rigenerarsi
con
la
Idrocolonterapia.
Editorial
Emar.
Ullrich, M. 2003. Hidroterapia del Colon
Terrass,
S.
1996.
Síndrome
del
Colon
irritable.
Ediciones
tutor
S.A.
Monasterio,
M.
Introducción
a
la
terapia
colónica.
Ediciones
Kier.
Kousmine, C. 1988. Salve su Cuerpo.
Asociación
Médica
Kousmine.
1999.
Los
Cinco
Pilares
de
la
Salud: El Método Kousmine. Ediciones Urano.
Moritz,
A.
Limpieza
hepática
y
de
la
vesícula.
Ediciones
Obelisco.
Gray, R. 1986. The Colon Health Handbook. Emerald Publishing
Briel
JW,
Schouten
WR,
Vlot
EA,
et
al.
Clinical
value
of
colonic
irrigation
in
patients
with
continence
disturbances.
Diseases
of
the
Colon & Rectum 1997;40(7):802-805.
Weiss, J.; Burnett, V. Colon Cleansing, The Best-kept Secret
Walker, N. Colon Health: the Key to a Vibrant Life
Baker, M. Colon Irrigation: A Forgotten Key To Health
Collings, J. Principles Of Colonic Irrigation
Trickett, S. 1990. Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diverticulosis
Dorman,
T.
Exploring
Issues
of
Philosophy
and
Conscience.
Colonics
article
in
Contemporary
Health
Care,
August
2000
-
Vol.
5,
Issue 8.
Bail,
J.
P.,
Juglard,
G.,
Framery,
D.,
Deligny,
M.,
and
Charles,
J.
F.
[Value
of
colonic
irrigation.
Long-term
followed-up
in
432
colostomized patients]. Presse Med 11-19-1994;23(36):1651-1654.
Bastedo
WA.
Colonic
irrigations:
their
administration,
therapeutic application and dangers. JAMA 1932;98:734-736.
Cazemier
M,
Felt-Bersma
RJ,
Mulder
CJ.
Anal
plugs
and
retrograde
colonic
irrigation
are
helpful
in
fecal
incontinence
or
constipation. World J Gastroenterology. 2007 Jun 14;13(22):3101-5.
Centracchio
P.
A.,
Tony.
Colon
Hydrotherapy–A
Forgotten
Art;
The
American
Chiropractor;
October
1986
pp.
55-5940.
Church
JM.
Warm
water
irrigation
for
dealing
with
spasm
during
colonoscopy:
simple,
inexpensive,
and
effective.
Gastrointest
Endosc
2002;
Nov,
56(5):672-674.
Collins
D.
Colon
therapy.
In
Joseph
Pizzorno
and
Michael
Murray,
eds.
A
Textbook
of
Natural
Medicine
(Seattle:
Bastyr
University Publications, 1993). Vol. 1
Collins
JG,
Mittman
P.
Effects
of
colon
irrigation
on
serum
electrolytes.
Journal
of
Naturopathic
Medicine,
Vol
1,
Number
1,
1990;1:4-9.
The
Colon
Hydrotherapists
Network.
Colon
Hydrotherapy
and
its Clinical Applications. Retrieved on 2005-08-31.
Friedenwald
J,
Morrison
S.
Value,
limitations,
indications
and
technic
of
colonic
irrigations.
Medical
Clinics
of
North
America,
May
1935, 1611-1629.
Horne
S.,
Colon
cleansing:
a
popular,
but
misunderstood
natural
therapy.
J
Herb
Pharmacother.
2006;6(2):93-100.
American
Herbalists Guild, St. George, UT 84791, USA.
Hunt,
T.
Colonic
irrigation.
Nurs.Mirror.Midwives.J
7-5-
1974;139(1):76-77.
Hunt,
T.
C.
Colonic
irrigation.
Practitioner
1972;208(246):523-
524.
Kelvinson
RC.
Colonic
hydrotherapy:
a
review
of
the
available
literature. Compl Ther Med 1995;3:88-92.
Koch
SM,
Uludağ
O,
El
Naggar
K,
van
Gemert
WG,
Baeten
CG.,
Colonic
irrigation
for
defecation
disorders
after
dynamic
graciloplasty.
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2008 Feb;23(2):195-200. Epub 2007 Sep 21.
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