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Assplode Therapy

Colonoscope

You're putting that where?


“We see it all in here,” she chirped at my naked backside as I flung myself toward the toilet in the next room. That’s the whole point of the treatment, she reminded me cheerfully through the closed door. It often doesn’t happen the first or second or even third session. It takes time to work everything loose. '
By Citizen Correspondent Zoe Blunt
Date Posted: 07/24/08
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OK, so I’ve been having stomach problems. No big deal. But one of my friends, a rich, gay lawyer and alternative health guru, insisted on doing something about it. He turned me on to probiotic supplements, and for six months he’s been nagging me to try colon hydrotherapy. What’s colon hydrotherapy? It’s like colonic irrigation. What’s that? Well, like an enema, only more. Much, much more. I said no. No, thank you, no, I’m really not a fan of enemas. He said, you have to do it, the health benefits are incredible...

My friend wouldn’t take no for an answer. He paid the hydrotherapy clinic in advance for six sessions. At first I told myself, I’m not going to do this. Then I decided to call and just ask some questions.

I spent a lot of time on the phone with the resident expert, explaining that I had serious reservations and I was only checking it out to please my friend. I wasn’t convinced the procedure wouldn’t do me harm.

Reading up on it, I found hydrotherapy can hurt people with ulcerative or inflammatory bowel disorders. But the doctor’s diagnosis ruled out those problems, and with my friend urging me on, I went ahead and reluctantly made an appointment.

That’s how I came to be lying on a hospital bed with a thick metal nozzle pumping warm water up my ass for three-quarters of an hour while Maggie, the attractive young woman holding the tube, made small talk about her trip to the cloud forest of Costa Rica. Occasionally she would pinch off the outflow hose, which was very uncomfortable, but it only lasted a minute. Otherwise, it wasn’t terribly unpleasant. It just felt like lying on a hospital bed with a warm and slightly pulsing metal tube up my ass.

After the first session, I felt great. Energized. Wonderful. So I set up the rest of the appointments.

The second time was a let down. I didn’t feel any better, and I had watery poop for a day afterward. Both times I was disappointed that hardly anything came out of me, after my friend’s graphic descriptions. The outflow tube is transparent and runs right next to the bed, so you can see what’s coming out.


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Re: Assplode Therapy

By luyen, July 25, 2008 at 10:43

I have no doubt there's lot of "stuff" stuck in my stomach, but I also think there are gentler ways to do this, although they might take longer. My mom has been taking herbal medicine to de-toxify the organs for the last 3 weeks, it's intense, preparing the medicine and all that, but it works gently and gradually. I suspect many health store cleaners work the same way...

I'm surprised, impressed and slightly nauseous that the the assistant can be so brave and relaxed in such a "messy" environment...after read this article however, I lost my appetite for lunch.

Re: Assplode Therapy

By Heather Wallace, July 25, 2008 at 09:19

You just convinced me never to try this...

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