I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about her weight loss. She mentioned that she has been doing weekly treatments of colonics. I didn’t want to seem ignorant, so I didn’t ask what that was, but I really had no idea of what she was talking about. So after our conversation, I went home and googled ‘colonics’ for more information.
Here’s what I found: Colonics is a process of cleaning out the colon by using and enema to shoot water into the body through the rectum and into the intestinal tract to remove fecal waste and toxins. It is also sometimes called colonic irrigation or colon hydrotherapy. The water that goes into the body is sometimes combined with herbs or with other liquids. Colonics should only be performed by someone certified in the practice to avoid complications.

There is no solid evidence that colonics has any health benefits. Some claim to feel better after the treatments, but there are complications that may occur in some individuals such as dehydration or an electrolyte imbalance, so you should be keenly aware of your bodies reaction. My friend attributes the colonics to her weight loss, but I don’t know if I would go that far to say that cleaning your colon will result in weight loss.