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Historical View of Colon Hydrotherapy |
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Historical View of Colon Hydrotherapy
Historians tell us that the practice of Colon Hydrotherapy was first used by the Egyptians. The Ebers of Papyrus (circa 1700 B.C.), mention "irrigations" and give directions for the use of them. The 17th Century became known as the "age of clysters". It was an accepted practice in Parisian society to enjoy as many as three or four a day. The belief being an internal washing or "lavement" was essential to well-being. By the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, with the advent of rubber, irrigation slowly developed to more effective colon hydrotherapy equipment that improved the cleansing of the colon. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg reported in the 1917 Journal of American Medicine that in the treatment of over 40,000 cases of gastro-intestinal disease, he had used surgery in only twenty cases. The rest were helped as a result of cleansing the bowels, diet and exercise. Colon hydrotherapy eventually gained the attention of James A. Wiltsie, M.D., who contended that our "knowledge of the normal and abnormal physiology of the colon, and of its pathology and management, has not kept pace with that many organs and systems in the body". He went on to say, "As long as we continue to assume that the colon will take care of itself, we will remain in complete ignorance of perhaps the most significant cause of ill health in the whole body".
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