Tag: cleansing concepts

One of the things that I felt truly helped me get back to health was coffee enemas. I know, I know it sounds super gross,but I promise you this helped clean my liver tremendously. It also took a large amount of work to make the coffee enema and would use up 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon. So I started to look around my area to have a colon cleanse. To be honest, I wanted somewhere close but not too close, and I wanted somewhere not that intimate so that I would get lost in the crowd. I also heard that some places will have someone in the room for you to help massage your belly and help stimulated more cleansing and detoxing, but I did not want that either. So when a friend recommended cleansing concepts and I looked it up, it met all the requirements. So I did what any smart person would do when you want to try a new place out, and I got a Groupon. The Groupon was 3 sessions for 85 dollars. When I called to make the appointment, I was able to get one within 2 weeks. They quickly sent me an email with instructions to prepare for my first cleanse, what to wear, what to expect, and what to bring.
On arrival, I was greeted by a friendly face at the front desk, who quickly brought me back to my room. In the room, there is a cleansing machine bed, a toilet, and a sink. Everything is set up on the cleansing bed before you arrive, including a gown, pads, lubricant, and plastic tube. After you get yourself undressed and uncomfortably situated on the bed you self insert the tube which is about an inch wide. Since I had already done the coffee enemas, I had no problems with the insertion. Then after you are all settled, you ring a button, and the assistant comes back into the room, and she starts the machine. The first time I did this, the water did not flow as there was a kink in the back end of the device.
I was like “this is so easy” until I realized that nothing was actually happening. So I called the woman back in, and she did something to the tube in the back, and then the water started flowing in. At first, it was okay, but after about 4 minutes it became extremely uncomfortable. You begin to cramp and nothing, nothing can take away or distract you from the feeling. The pain is close to that of labor pains, which makes sense because it is cramping. I held the fluid for as long as I could and tried to use my hands to massage my stomach to dislodge any stool stuck in my intestine. I went through the same process maybe 4-5 times, but due to the intense cramping, I was very relieved when my 45 minutes were up. The woman came in and shut off the machine. You awkwardly get up and make your way over to the toilet which you are super glad is in the room. I sat there for another 10-15 minutes. I cleaned myself up, got dressed again, and made my way out to the desk. At the counter, you are handed a cup with a probiotic in it and a cup of water. I left and drove the 20 minutes back to my house. I again needed to use the bathroom when I got home.
I showered when I got home, and pretty much stayed home as much as I could with three kids for the rest of the day. I would keep the rest of the day open without scheduling any exercise or workouts. I was also mildly crampy for the first day as well, and despite what I had heard about my stomach being flat after a colonic I actually felt a little bloated, likely due to the excess swelling and fluid. While I did not notice any amazing health benefits right away, I did about 3 more at the same facility after this, and I felt that this also contributed to my overall wellness and return to health after my lyme disease. It did not, by any means, help me to lose weight, and I did not lose any weight in the days after. I did find the facility clean, well managed, and easy to book appointments. I would, and did return and have used the facility for other treatments including an infrared sauna and ionic foot detox, both of which I will chronicle in future blogs.