The following conditions, symptoms, or circumstances, may contraindicate a colon hydrotherapy treatment. This includes:

• Cirrhosis
• Colitis
• Colon Surgery (less than twelve months post-op)
• Colostomy
• Crohn’s disease (acute inflammatory or bleeding stages)
• Intracranial Hypertension
• Diverticulitis
• GI Hemorrhage/Perforation
• Hemorrhoids (when in a severely inflamed or severely bleeding stage). If you are experiencing hemorrhoids, you can contact us to discuss this further. Please note we do treat a large number of clients who have hemorrhoids.
• Rectal Bleeding (other than minor hemorrhoids)
• Recent heart attack
• Recent abdominal surgery
• Hernia (abdominal/inguinal)
• Kidney Dialysis
• Ulcerative Colitis (active or bleeding)

If you have any of the above contraindications you may be eligible to receive a colonic once the condition has subsided. Feel free to give us a call on 0433 505 878 to further discuss if this treatment is right for you.

The body does eliminate waste on its own, however the effectiveness of which, is dependant on diet, bowel strength and how unobstructed a person is. Most people today were raised on a diet high in refined and processed food, much of which the body cannot eliminate entirely. These foods also promote the growth of putrefactive bacteria in the gut, suppressing the amount of good bacteria, which your body needs to ‘mop up the mess left behind’. After decades or even just years of a modern diet, waste builds up and accumulates in the bowels, becoming impacted in the spongy tissue of the colon, which stretches to accommodate the waste. As the colon becomes impacted, it becomes more difficult to move our bowels with efficiency, thus increasing the problem. Even if you think you are moving your bowels on a regular basis, one or two movements per day still does not account for the common consumption of three meals and environmental toxins being processed by the body on a continued basis.

The natural peristaltic motion of the colon is prompted once the water enters the organ. This is the most effective method for removing toxic matter while also strengthening your colon. A highly trained therapist administers the treatment, guiding you through the experience while using pressure points and gentle massage.

If it’s your first time at Release, we will ask you to fill out a form to understand more about why you have come to our centre. Your therapist will then explain the Woods Gravity method and the process of colonics that we practice in our centre. Your therapist will leave the room while you remove any clothing from the waist down and lie down on the table, using a modesty sheet to cover yourself. Once ready, your therapist will re-enter the room and start treatment.

We reserve one hour for your appointment, with treatment usually lasting between 45-60 minutes.

No two sessions are the same, and in turn, after each colonic you may feel different. You could feel rejuvenated and a sense of lightness, you could also feel fatigued. You could feel the following after a colonic:

– Energised

– Relief

– Lighter

– Less stressed

– Cramps

– Bloated

– Fatigue

We recommend planning ample time after your first appointment so you aren’t rushing off to another activity.

Yes. In fact, a colonic is one of most effective things you can do to speed your recovery. Symptoms of “illness” are most often a sign the body is overwhelmed with waste and toxicity, which has not been able to exit through the usual channels of elimination. Removing the burdensome waste and gas will diminish the symptoms and promote healing.

• Avoid excess fruit as this can be gas forming.
• Follow food combining principles as best as you can, ask us if you have any questions!
• Make a tonic of fresh grated ginger, a squeeze of lemon juice and a pinch of salt or make a ginger tea by boiling freshly sliced ginger.
• Do inverted yoga postures – they move gas: Downward dog, Shoulder Stand, Head Stand, and Bridge Pose.
• Take a Brisk Walk: this helps move gas by creating motion in the intestine.
• Take digestive enzymes with your meals.
• Avoid drinking liquid 30 mins before / after your meals.
• DoTerra DigestZen can be added to water or a drop can be added to your wrist and licked – do not add the drop directly to your tongue.
• Avoid hard to digest / gas forming foods: gluten, dairy, legumes, cruciferous vegetables (especially raw).

Be patient and loving with yourself and know that this is a process!

Yes you can still receive treatment if you are pregnant. Release Wellness will continue to see regular clients throughout their entire pregnancy.

The only time we wouldn’t recommend receiving treatment is if you are in your first trimester of pregnancy and your body isn’t familiar with the process of a colonic. We encourage pregnant clients that are new to colonics to receive treatment once they have reached their second trimester, in addition to not having other complications during their pregnancy.