Oasis Colonics

Recently, I received an email from a client who inquired about the value of getting multiple colonics, and about optimal spacing of treatments. The following is my response, which might benefit some of my Oasis Colonics readers.

“Your question about whether three colonics, three days in a row is “too much” depends totally on your preparedness and ability to release old waste. Many people do multiple colonics in a row, sometimes 12 in a 2-week period, or one per day for a month, with very satisfying results. Normally these clients are following a relatively rigorous detox protocol that promotes the rapid release of toxins from the body, such as a raw vegetable juice fast, a cleansing weight loss diet or a dietary program at an in-residence health retreat. Colonics are like opening the windows when you’re cleaning your house…not mandatory, but extremely helpful and effective at moving out the dust!

On the other hand, many people choose to move excess waste out at a slower pace, perhaps doing one colonic per week, spaced out over a longer period of time. Their decisions are often based on financial concerns, health considerations, work schedules and/or limited knowledge of the detox process.

When cleaning anything, we normally use tools like “soap, sponges, scrub brushes, mops and brooms” to loosen, wipe, scratch, soak and sweep dirty debris from the surface of our intended project. Then, we bring rinse water to the scene, and splash away the filth and junk.

Colonics can be compared to the rinsing process after cleansing products assist in getting the old waste material dislodged, broken-up and turned into sludge that can then, more efficiently, be released from the large intestine. Effective colon cleansers have long been promoted by natural health proponents, and doctors practicing alternative medical treatments and detox therapies. Fibers, such as flax seed meal, psyllium husks, apple pectin and chia seeds, as well as drawing and stimulating agents, such as bentonite clay and various herbal combinations, not-to-mention cleansing foods and juices, are commonly used.

Washing a filthy floor requires soaking, soaping and scrubbing before the mop can effectively sop up the dirt. Similarly, colonics produce more satisfying results when the bowel, likewise, has been adequately prepared for the release of years-old, built-up and caked-on crapola.

After thinking about it for awhile, you’ve finally decided to make the plunge, and get a colonic. Where to go is an important consideration. A facility that charges higher fees is not necessarily a better choice just because the expense is greater. Oftentimes, the cost of colonic treatments is directly related to overhead.

Many people do not realize that there are various types of colonic devises. It is commonly assumed that all colonics are the same…water goes in, waste comes out. This is basically true, but it is best to be informed about the equipment and method used. Colonic equipment is normally categorized into two basic types: “Open” and “Closed.” Be sure to find out which system the establishment uses. Ask the colonic therapist if they are trained to use both systems, so that you can feel confident that they have had experience with, and understand the mechanics and function of each. Many of the clients at Oasis Colonics report much deeper releases and more thorough results when using the “closed” colonic devise.

In the “open system” colonic equipment, the waste material which is eliminated from the body is open to the air before it falls down into the drain below the buttocks, enroute to the sewer. The basin, which channels the fecal waste, requires a high level of cleaning with toxic chemicals between each treatment.

In the “closed system” colonic equipment, the waste material flows directly into a hose which carries it straight to the drain, enroute to the sewer. When the fecal material remains enclosed from rectum to drain, there is no odor. The hoses are neatly disposed of after each colonic, requiring no need for lengthy cleaning with harsh sanitizers and disinfectants. The disposable hose kits sufficiently ensure no cross-contamination between clients.

You may read detailed explanations of “Open” and “Closed” colonics, and see pictures of each, by selecting “Open System Colonics” or “Closed System Colonics” at the Search by Categories drop-down box to the right of this post.

Oasis Colonics in Portland uses state-of-the-art, FDA approved and registered “Closed System” medical equipment, including sanitary, one-use, disposable hoses.

I often tell my clients that colon cleansing is like cleaning out your closet.

Before you can actually take the water bucket to the baseboards, you must move out the junk…old basketballs, outdated heels, moth-eaten sweatshirts, dirty unmatched socks, clothes never worn, holey sport shoes and stuff that your naughty dog dragged in (let’s not even imagine what that might be!)

Colon cleansing presents a similar scenario. To efficiently rinse the large bowel with the water from the colonic devise, it helps to first remove the excess, built-up material  that lines the colon wall. Sometimes this is, in effect, like moving out old basketballs…well, let’s say golf balls or ping-pong balls in order to paint a more realistic picture. You’d be as astounded as I am to see the massive amounts of old waste material flowing out of people’s colons.

The colonic is like the rinse cycle after the scrubbing has been accomplished. That’s why preparation can maximize the results of the colonic procedure. Extra fiber, such as flax seed meal, pea hull fiber, chia seeds, pectins and/or psyllium husks, as well as bentonite clay and proprietary blends of herbs all serve to soften, break apart and draw out toxins through the layers of the bowel wall. This gets the waste hydrated and fluffed up for more effective elimination. Avoiding refined foods, and eating lots of green, leafy vegetables also helps to more effectively cleanse the colon.

Why multiple colonics? Occasionally a person will eliminate copious streams of waste material during their first colonic. Most often, however, the old, built-up, dehydrated material needs to be prepared for more effective release. First colonics are often similar to priming a pump. Did you ever push the handle on a well expecting water to immediately pour out the spout? We might be inclined to think that there is no water in the well when it doesn’t start to flow out right away. With patient pumping, the water finally gushes out. This is priming the pump.

Our colons will often react in the same manner. At the first colonic a soaking process starts, and we often see substantially more waste come out in subsequent treatments. Colonic treatments always build on each other, with increasing amounts of waste evacuating with each colonic in a series. Oasis Colonics offers value package pricing to encourage maximum cleansing benefits from colonic irrigation.

I recently received a list of questions from a person interested in colon hydrotherapy. These queries are unique, yet similar to many that I hear. By posting my response to these frequently asked questions, I hope that the wider audience of my readership will benefit from a better understanding of the perspectives which we hold at Oasis Colonics.

Are there any additives in the water?

The water used at Oasis Colonics is pure, with no additives. In the past, we used various implants and additives in the water during the colonic procedure, but we now use simply plain triple-filtered water. The time involved in providing this extra, often minimally beneficial option, was driving the cost up to the client, so we decided, because implants can be easily administered at home, that we would pass the financial savings along to our clients.

What are your thoughts on electrolyte imbalances?

We are not alarmists on the issue of “electrolyte imbalances.” We believe that this cautionary idea is circulated by those who do not have a thorough or accurate understanding of colonic therapy. Electrolytes are nutrients that we consume everyday in a healthy diet. Imbalances occur from eating and living a less than optimal lifestyle. On another note, however, I support and encourage the use of probiotics, in order to help recolonize the gut flora that gets destroyed by antibiotic use and poor dietary choices.

How much water is pumped into the colon?

The colon hydrotherapy equipment used at Oasis Colonics is based on a gravity flow, so there is no pumping of water. The amount of water that enters the colon depends on how much the body will naturally accept. Anywhere between one cup and many gallons are used during each colonic treatment. The amount of water that remains in the colon for any period of time, during the procedure, depends on the body receiving the colonic.

Have you ever had incidences with your clients having infections in the bowel?

No way, Jose! None of my clients has ever experienced incidences of infections in the bowel due to the colonics that we have administered. The only time we have ever heard of bowel infections caused by a colonic procedure has occurred with the “Open-System” colonic equipment. There are a few reported cases of people having died of sepsis conditions that were precipitated by the poking, pencil thin, stick-like tube that is used to administer the water into the rectum. At Oasis Colonics, we use a completely disposable hose kit which includes a tube that gently holds the anus open, allowing the waste to freely flow out of the body. See this link to learn about the differences between Open and Closed colonic devises: http://www.oasiscolonics.com/category/closed-system-colonics

It was stated that colonics are not for everyone, and anyone with Crohns disease or internal hemorrhoids should stay away from this treatment. What are your thoughts on that?

That information is not posted on the Oasis Colonics website. We have read that statement here and there, as well. I would agree that there are some people, albeit few and far between, who might not be able to comfortably experience colon hydrotherapy, and therefore not benefit from the treatment. However, colonics are, in fact, administered to people with very serious medical conditions, including Crohns disease and internal hemorrhoids with remarkable results. Most often, people with debilitating health issues are referred to colon hydrotherapy by their doctors. It is not prudent to make a blanket statement that any group of people who suffer from certain health issues “should stay away from this treatment.”

What is the difference between taking oral treatments or herbal remedies to flush out the colon compared to a colonic?

We like to compare the rinsing of the colon to washing the kitchen floor. When we wash the floor we use soap, mops and various types of scrub brushes. Then, we rinse the dirt away with clean water. It is similar in colon hydrotherapy. The use of orally ingested substances, such as fibers, herbs and calcium bentonite clay serve to loosen, absorb and move the undesirable waste material (dirt) out of the bowel, Then, the colonic can more effectively assist the body in rinsing it clean, and allowing it to flow down into the sewer.

You might be familiar with Mr. Matt Monarch, an enthusiastic, raw foods advocate, author and educator. Matt wrote the article below for his blog on The Raw Food World website. The topic is one of his very favorites: Colon Cleansing. His article contains insightful information on what happens when we eat cleaner and lighter foods, and how our bodies naturally “detox” when given the opportunity. I have taken the liberty to sometimes replace the word “raw” for “clean” in order that my readers, who might not be familiar or interested in eating raw foods, can better relate.

Matt’s passion for health, and his unique persona, have inspired many on their “road to Wellville;” and even though Matt does not recommend that everyone ditch all cooked food in favor of raw, he loves to describe how he has thrived on his diet of raw, living foods for over a decade.

Cleansing the Colon on a Periodic Basis ~by Matt Monarch, January 2008

“Whenever you improve your diet (i.e. eating less, consistently, compared to your previous intake), you will inevitably go through detoxification. The more you improve your diet, or in other words, the more damaging foods that you elminate from your diet, the more you will detoxify. For example, the most cleansing diet that ANYONE can do is go on a water fast, because you are eliminating everything from your diet except water. Generally, you are advised to lie in bed during water fasting, as you detox, regenerate and heal.

About 10 generations ago (1000 years or so), man was not eating processed foods such as refined sugars or “McDonalds” and breathing polluted air like today. As our ancestors started eating more poorly and creating more polution with each generation, they would pass down their toxic cells as they reproduced, until we have reached our current state of widespread gross toxicity today. We are born with toxicity. Studies show that human breast milk is more toxic today than ever before in history.

Keeping all of this in consideration, most of us have also been eating poorly ourselves for decades on end. In this condition, if we were to eliminate everything from our diet except water and go on a fast, we will be detoxing a huge amount… Now… When you go on a 100% Raw Food Diet, you are eliminating everything from your diet except the most water-rich and easy to digest foods. Choosing this kind of lifestyle is ALSO like going on a Life-Long Fast. It’s like going on a “Raw Food Fast”. That is why it is called the DETOX diet. An apple is more than 80% water, it barely taxes the digestive system, and it is the same kind of situation with most fruits and vegetables. When you go on a 100% Raw Food Diet, you step into the process of bringing your body back to the days 1000 years or so ago when we walked a much cleaner Earth.

Regardless of your diet, your body’s natural process is to detox and cleanse every single night. Even if you are eating “McDonalds” three times a day, your body cleanses as much as it can throughout the night…and then you wake up groggy. Then most people seem to drink coffee in the morning to attempt to counter this groggy effect. With this type of lifestyle, you cleanse and detox a lot throughout the night, however, you become more and more toxic with every single passing day, because more toxicity is going in daily than the body can detox out. When you go on a [Clean] Food Diet, you are still going to do this natural process of detoxing every single night… however, the tides change a little here… Comparatively speaking MUCH LESS toxicity is going into your body on a daily basis and your body can easily handle cleansing out any toxicity created from those raw foods that you ate that day in a short period of time. Therefore, during this nightly cleansing process, the body has energy freed up to go after older, deeper DENSE matter that has built up through the decades and generations of poor eating. As the years go by on a 100% [Clean] Food Diet, you are going to consistently cleanse deeper and deeper and you will become “cleaner and cleaner”. at a cellular level. Side Note: The more you detoxify, the cleaner you become, the more sensitive you become to past food choices & toxins such as air pollution, cigarette smoke, and perfumes… and lastly… the more in-tune you also become to that universal cosmic spiritual energy.

This release of old waste matter is going to continue throughout your 100% [Clean] Food path, whether you are aware of it or not. The MOST EFFECTIVE way to get around this is to cleanse the colon with colonics (colon hydrotherapy). NOTHING DETOXIFIES THE BODY MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN CLEANSING THE COLON! ALL of the health institutes out there that bring people in and help them heal from degenerative diseases utilize colonics and enemas. In my opinion, it is the number one reason why these health institutes have such a HIGH SUCCESS RATE in healing people from all sorts of degenerative diseases. I have seen people who just wanted to slightly improve their diet AND were willing to do the colon hydrotherapy on a periodic basis, and they pretty much healed based on the colon cleansing. You name ANY health food institute out there that has a high success rate like this and guess what they do… They usually give everyone three colonics a week and everyone does two enemas a day… in the morning and evening. Ding ding ding…!!! Healing occurs and cleansing the colon is the number one reason why. When these people improve their diets, it is imperative to also get this old toxic waste out, swiftly and effectively.

It is unavoidable: the TRUE 100% [Clean] Food Eater will feel very toxic, again and again, as waste is released DEEP from their cells in detox. Most people who aren’t willing to cleanse the colon on a periodic basis don’t do well on the 100% [Clean] Food Diet because of these repeated cycles of feeling toxic. Often, when someone runs into a “rut” with the [Clean] Food Diet, they think that fasting is the solution. This can actually make the situation worse if the real issue is located in a dirty colon. They are already cleansing STRONGLY on this raw food diet and then they go on a fast and eliminate MORE FOODS from their diet, accelerating the cleansing process even more. This just adds more toxicity to the bonfire and can worsen the situation, whereas a simple colonic or series of colonics could remedy the situation.

Many people think “I have bowel movements three times a day, I don’t need to do colon hydrotherapy to aid my detox”. There is a GREAT chance that you may be extremely toxic AND poop three times a day. The amount of solid waste being eliminated daily does NOT determine the toxicity within the human body. For example, when a person goes on a water fast, they DETOX A LOT! and it is definitely not only coming out of the body in the form of feces. The tongue is coated white, they have body odor, mucus is pouring and their breath smells. If they were only detoxing through solid waste on this fast, they would obviously be pooping all day long; detox has many routes other than solid bowel movements, hence the amount of feces someone passes daily doesn’t necessarily correlate directly to their level of detox. To learn more about what toxicity really is, you can read about the blood gases in my book Raw Success or read the Blood Gas Theory article I wrote HERE.

Now, I am not suggesting to do colon hydrotherapy EVERY SINGLE DAY. However, I do feel that it is key to do this on a PERIODIC, ongoing basis for ultimate success on any type of improved diet. Ironically, the more foods you eliminate from your diet (the less you eat), it becomes ideal to cleanse the colon more often. Many people think that the 100% [Clean] Food Diet is what we are meant to eat in nature, and therefore, it should all work itself out, without colon cleansing. I consider this a little ABSURD considering the current condition of this planet and the human species; we can use all the help we can get in terms of detox. When you go on a 100% [Clean] Food Diet, you initiate the process of bringing things back to HUNDREDS of years ago, when we walked in a pristine environment.

Here is a general recommendation for the frequency of doing professional colonics. Each person’s condition is naturally different and someone weighing 300 pounds may require more than a slim person, for example. If someone is on a Standard American Diet without improving their diet at all, a colonic once a year may provide some benefit. Unfortunately, in this kind of situation, it would pretty much just be like hitting the reset button until the inevitable. Someone on a WHOLE FOOD, intermediate cooked food diet, I would suggest to do colonics 3 – 4 times a year. Ironically, if you are on a 100% [Clean] Food Diet, I would recommend doing colonics once a month. I know some individuals with serious degenerative diseases who want to heal so badly, that they do colonics weekly. I know of some individuals who wanted to heal so badly that they did a professional colonic 3 days a week, with enemas on the other days.

Matt Monarch

I don’t gain anything personally from sharing this information with you; I don’t make any money from colonics. I share this information because I KNOW from experience with myself and THOUSANDS of others who have benefited from cleansing the colon that this WORKS! If you think this is some kind of “ego” thing, well, I’m sure to the majority of the human population, I look like an IDIOT trotting around this planet telling everyone to stick pipes up their bums! I share this information because, quite simply, it works…whether you choose to take action on this or not is up to you…

For ULTIMATE success on any improved diet, the key is to not just cleanse the colon once here or there, but to do it on a periodic basis. Cleansing the colon CONSISTENTLY on a periodic basis has the potential to make a huge difference for your health and well-being.”