History of Colonics
Colon hydrotherapy has an incredibly long history dating back 3,000 or more years. Various civilisations including that of Ancient Egypt have offered proof that cleansing the colon was a common therapeutic procedure and regarded as a simple act of hygiene.
More recently, Dr John Harvey Kellogg was a pioneer of modern colonics who practised in the late nineteenth century and published an article on colon hydrotherapy. He believed that the root of most health problems originates in the bowel. In the early twentieth century, Dr Norman Walker was a great advocate for colonics and a very influential figure in nutrition and holistic approaches. He founded the Norwalk Laboratory of Nutritional Chemistry and Scientific Research in 1910 (Newman, 2002).
From approximately 1920 to the 1940s, colonic irrigation was standard practice in doctors' surgeries and hospitals, but subsequently it was employed less frequently due to the rapid rise in drug prescription and surgical intervention. Colonics have once again become very popular as people look away from drugs and surgery to more natural approaches. The recognised benefits of colonics give people an excellent place to start as they become more pro-active in maintaining their own health.
Colonics today have evolved to incorporate up-to-date equipment and techniques to cleanse the colon and increase all round general health and well-being.