Colon Hydrotherapy is also known as Colonic Irrigation, Colon Lavage or High Enema. It is an ancient natural health treatment for cleansing, detoxifying and strengthening the Large Intestine which is also known as the Colon or Bowel.At the Colonic Health Centre we aim to provide a relaxing cleansing experience which maintains your modesty at all times. The specialised "LIBBE" equipment is designed to ensure hygiene safety, dignity & comfort.Digestion, or the change that food undergoes, takes place in a long tube like canal called the digestive tract. The whole canal is lined with a mucous membrane.Accessory organs like the liver and gallbladder which empties bile into the small intestine to emulsify fats and the pancreas which empties pancreatic juice into the small intestine also aid digestion.From the time a meal is eaten, it takes 10 to 24 hours for food to travel the length of the alimentary canal.Emotions & DigestionIn 1822 Alexis St. Martin, a 19 year old fur trapper was accidentally hit at close range by a shotgun - which left a permanent open hole in his stomach. The attending Doctor, William Beaumont was surprised when St. Martin lived and saw the accident as a unique opportunity to learn about digestion. His years of experiments discovered many of the basic facts of gastric physiology taught today, including the first direct observations of the relationship between emotion and digestion.When St. Martin was particularly distressed, Beaumont noted little digestion occurring - as we now know, the sympathetic nervous system inhibits digestive activity, which affects all organs of the area, including the colon.The Mouth: The start of the processThe mechanical action of chewing breaks food down into small pieces that are more easily attacked by digestive juices. The chemical actions of salivary enzymes which are produced by the salivary glands in the mouth begin to digest carbohydrates.The Esophagus: On the way to the StomachOnce swallowed, the food enters the long tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach called the esophagus. It uses rhythmic, wave-like muscle movements (called peristalsis) to force food from the throat into the stomach. Peristalsis is an automatic action that takes place throughout the digestive tract.In the StomachThe stomach is a large, sack-like organ that bathes the food in 2-3 litres of strong gastric juices for up to an hour. The stomach blends the food into a thick liquid, called chyme, before it is passed on by peristalsis into the small intestine.In the Small IntestineThe small intestine is about 6 to 7 metres long. Most nutrients (90%) are absorbed into the bloodstream through the small intestines during a 3 to 6 hours transit time.In the small intestine, bile (produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder), pancreatic enzymes, and other digestive enzymes produced by the inner wall of the small intestine help in the breakdown of food.