Before your first treatment, your therapist will ask you to fill out a short personal health questionnaire and intake form. Your answers help your therapist understand your current health and what you're hoping to get out of the work.
The intake usually takes about a half hour, and your first session itself runs around 45 minutes. Future sessions typically fit inside a one-hour office visit.
Try to arrive well hydrated. In the 24 hours before your visit, aim to drink roughly half your body weight in ounces of water — so a 150-pound person would shoot for 70–80 ounces. That hydration helps your body get the most out of the session. Many clients also like to take an herbal colon cleanse the day before.
What happens during treatment
You'll change into a gown and lie on the treatment table. Your modesty is protected throughout the entire process, and your therapist will walk you through what's happening so you feel completely at ease. Our FDA-approved equipment uses multi-stage water filtration and single-use disposables to prevent any chance of contamination.
A small disposable speculum gently delivers warm filtered water into the colon. Because we use a closed system, waste is carried discreetly out to the sewer line — there's no odor and no compromise to your dignity. The unit also includes a lighted viewing chamber and a port for additives if appropriate. After every session, the equipment is fully disinfected.
No drugs or chemicals are used. Many clients describe the session as surprisingly pleasant and relaxing. Your therapist will use multiple fills and releases of water and — with your consent — light abdominal massage and relaxation techniques to help move waste along the walls of the colon. Once elimination begins, waste moves through the closed disposal line and out of sight.
Water temperature and pressure are adjusted throughout to encourage healthy peristaltic action — the wave-like muscular movement that carries material through the colon. If your colon has been sluggish (sometimes called atonic), this kind of stimulus, over a series of sessions, can help strengthen and retrain it.
Each session is about 45 minutes, with the total visit running close to an hour. Depending on your health and the issues you're working through, Lori may recommend a short series of treatments — often three to six sessions over a one- to two-week period — to get the most out of the work. It's not uncommon for follow-up sessions to release substantial waste that the first session loosened up.
What happens after
Having an experienced therapist with you during every session means you'll get real feedback on how your body is responding. Lori will help you decide whether additional sessions would be useful.
A close-together series can release waste built up over years — but cleansing is a process, not a one-and-done event. Most clients work through a three-phase arc averaging 8 to 10 sessions: an Eliminate phase of 4 to 6 weekly sessions, a Retrain phase of about 2 sessions two weeks apart, and ongoing Maintain visits every 1 to 3 months. See the main colon hydrotherapy page for the full breakdown.
After the initial series, many clients schedule follow-up treatments every three to six months. It's a simple way to hold on to what you've gained and keep the colon strong and well-functioning.
People often report feeling lighter, more energetic, and more at ease. Your colon is cleaner, eliminations get easier, and the body's natural systems have a better foundation to work from. Colon hydrotherapy is a detoxification process — not a cure or treatment for disease — but by removing waste, the body has a much better chance of doing what it's designed to do.