It’s sometimes hard to summarize all the questions and answers people have when discussing colon hydrotherapy. To make things easy, let’s just get to some of these points using a classic question and answer format!

Question: How much does Colon Hydrotherapy cost?
Answer: The price of colon hydrotherapy is dependant on the skill and experience of the practitioner, the location of the clinic, and the type of equipment used to perform the colonic. That being said, sessions generally run a couple hundred dollars.

Question: Will my health insurance company pay for colonic services?
Answer: Unfortunately, modern health care is reluctant to be involved in any services associated with so called alternative medicine practices. This means that patients are typically paying for these services out of their own pocket without any assistance from their health insurance companies, even if the use of colon hydrotherapy is specifically tied to a reduction in symptoms of a targeted health condition or disease of the patient.

Question: Does it hurt to receive colon hydrotherapy?
Answer: Many first timers understandable are reluctant about the physical experience of having the colon cleaned out. They imagine it as perhaps a painful experience or at best an uncomfortable one. While the experience itself is NOT painful, some may consider it uncomfortable to an extent. Note though the water temperature is controlled by the practitioner, and every measure it taken to ensure the comfort of the patient.

Question: Can colon hydrotherapy help me with my (medical condition/problem)?
Answer: It’s best to consult with a clinic in a one to one setting to discuss the specifics of your health and what the services of colon hydrotherapy can offer for your health. For a broad answer to this question, take a look at our article discussing the benefits of colon hydrotherapy.

Question: How long have people been using colonics as a health remedy?
Answer: Evidence points back to the use of colon cleansing as a health measure for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks and Egyptians were some of the first cultures to uncover these benefits through the use of cleaning out the colon. Now people all over the world benefit from this knowledge.

Question: Can this really help me lose weight?
Answer: Because up to 20 pounds of fecal matter can reside in the digestive system, the use of colonics to remove this waste results an immediate loss of weight equal to the weight of what was removed from the body. In this sense, colon hydrotherapy naturally results in weight loss. Additionally, by improving the function of the digestive system, the body is able to function at an optimum level of health in a broader sense. This supports the ability for the body to shed unhealthy weight levels through exercise and proper nutrition.

If there are others questions you have on colon hydrotherapy, feel free to leave a comment with your question and we will do our best to add the Q&A to this article.