Why We Offer Self-Administered Colon-Hydrotherapy

“We all know how important it is to clean the outside of the body. However, few people realize that the same applies to the inside of the body. Historic writings dating back to the ancient Egyptians show that cleaning the inside of the body with water was considered to be the fastest and most effective way to lower a fever, alleviate abdominal pain and help ease any discomfort or ailment. The ancients knew that most diseases were merely manifestations of one single condition, the condition of autointoxication. Autointoxication results from being poisoned by one’s own waste. Incomplete elimination of waste matter from the intestines turns the body into a cesspool of toxins.”

-Andreas Moritz, from:  Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation

I didn’t know anything about colon hydrotherapy until I made the decision to heal myself from gallstones. I learned about colon hydrotherapy from Andreas Moritz as I was doing a Gallbladder and liver cleanse with guidance from his book. At first, there was some fear around it, and many people I talk to about colonics experience embarrassment and shame around it. 

Talking about our elimination organs is not very common or encouraged in modern Western society. Many people don’t even want to talk about their poop, let alone use gentle irrigation to clean their elimination organs. It can definitely be an uncomfortable experience, but the more we recognize this part of life as completely natural and healthy, the more we can appreciate the wonder of our digestive and elimination systems. This in turn opens up a new and more holistic way of fully loving ourselves. 

My first colonic was a life-changing experience because my whole life I felt as if my digestive system was normal; that is until I had my first colon hydrotherapy. After having a clean diet for a week, and then cleansing my colon I literally felt like a newborn baby in my belly. I felt as if I was just getting started eating and digesting for the first time in my life. 

Not only did I feel great in my body, but I also felt calm, at peace, and like all was well with my body. My cravings also changed, and how I related to food. I began craving foods that were hydrating, and that would support this newfound feeling within myself. It was still comforting to eat but it came from a place of appreciation for the wonderful gift that is all the different flavors and textures nature has to offer. 

“Colonic irrigation can also help with emotional problems. It is no coincidence that the transverse colon passes right through the solar plexus, which is the body’s emotional center. Most of our unresolved or ‘undigested’ emotional issues are stored in the solar plexus and result in the tightening of the colon muscle. This may slow bowel movement and cause constipation. Colonics can help clear the physical obstruction and release the tension that causes the emotional repression in the first place. Colonics have a truly relieving effect.”

-Andreas Moritz, from:  Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation

I have always used food as a coping mechanism. I love food deeply and have worked as a cook, chef, and producer of food for many years. Whenever there was a difficult situation in my life like heartache or stress I would eat. It wasn't until I started doing colon hydrotherapy, and consciously working on healing my trauma that I was able to change my relationship with my eating. The author Louise Hay also helped me immensely in healing emotional trauma. I also learned in her book You Can Heal Your Life, that she used colon hydrotherapy to heal herself. 

“I hunted for a good nutritionist to help me cleanse and detoxify my body from all the junky foods I had eaten over the years. I learned that junky foods accumulate and create a toxic body. Junky thoughts accumulate and create toxic conditions in the mind… I even had colonics three times a week for the first month.”

-Louise Hay, from: You Can Heal Your Life.

Working with colon irrigation showed me firsthand how healing it is to clear emotional trauma that was physically present through emotional eating, overeating, and stress that didn’t allow that waste material to be eliminated at the time. 

“When the stress response is activated, digestion is suppressed so the body can reroute its resources to trigger fight or flight. The central nervous system shuts down digestion by slowing contractions of digestive muscles and decreasing secretions for digestion. If the stress response happens occasionally, the body recovers and continues with normal functioning. If the stress response is triggered too often, the body has a harder time recovering. This impedes the flow of digestion and can cause stomach upset. It can also contribute to the development of irritable bowel syndrome and/or ulcers.”

—Stress Management & Biofeedback Services, Brigham Young University

We offer self-administered colon hydrotherapy at Pacha Munay Wellness because it’s so helpful in holistic wellness. Colon hydrotherapy addresses physical well-being and it helps heal emotional trauma at a somatic level. When we do this work it supports and frees us to evolve and live out our mission on this planet. Here’s some more information about colon hydrotherapy from Andreas Moritz:

“Within a short passage of time a colonic can eliminate large amounts of trapped waste that may have taken many years to accumulate. During a 40-50 minute session of colonic irrigation, a total of two to six liters of distilled or purified water is used to gently flush the colon. Through gentle abdominal massage old deposits of mucoid fecal matter (waste mixed and hardened by old mucus) are loosened and subsequently flushed out by the water. A colonic removes not only harmful, toxic waste, but it also tones, hydrates and rejuvenates the colon muscles. The repeated uptake and release of water improves the colon’s peristaltic action and reduces the transit time of fecal matter. In addition, colonic irrigation helps restore the colon’s natural shape, and stimulates the reflex points that connect the colon with all the parts of the body. This form of colon cleansing can detach old crusted layers of waste from the colon walls, which permits better water absorption and hydration of the colon and the body as a whole. However, it may take a minimum of two to three colonic sessions for these latter benefits to take effect.”

—Andreas Moritz, from:  Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation