Colon hydrotherapy, otherwise known as a colonic, is a natural alternative medicine treatment.
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My first colonic was during a spa day in Bali.
The hydrotherapist was great, but I experienced severe cramping during the procedure.
I felt like my stomach was exploding, and the therapist massaged my abdomen to relieve the cramps.
Eventually, the pain subsided, and after the procedure I felt great.
I noticed, however, that none of my friends were having the severe cramping experience I was.
I needed to acknowledge that my IBS-C was because of my diet and unhealthy lifestyle at the time.
I knew I needed to make behavior modifications and stop using colonics as a quick fix to feel better.
I started tuning into my body.
The first step to treating the cause was learning to communicate with my body in its language.
I learned to honor my bodys intelligence and stopped pushing and demanding so much from it.
I tuned intohow I felt after certain foodsand drinks and began to learn what worked and what didnt.
I stopped the binges.
I changed those behaviors and also made modifications to the foods I was eating.
I stopped my trigger food binges and addeddigestive enzymesto work on achieving balance in my diet and digestion.
I learned about the magic of probiotics.
As the father of medicine Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.”
I knew that if I wanted to heal my IBS I would have to heal my gut.
I addeddaily probioticsto my diet and swapped my evening wine for kombucha.
I did more yoga.
My doctor felt that my IBS stemmed from stress and suggested I tryyoga.
As I noticed I was feeling better, I enrolled in yoga teacher training to learn more.
If I experienced IBS symptoms I would sequence poses together that helped with digestion.
I decided healthy was more important than skinny.
Before my IBS, I focused on being skinny.
I skipped meals, took diet pills, and I tried all the fad diets.
I decided to focus on preventing the symptoms that sent me running to get a colonic.
I changed my intention to being healthy and put my digestion first.
Ironically, I am smaller and look better now than I did before.
While colonics have many benefits, I havent had one in over a year and Im OK with that.
I needed this time to turn inward and let my body show me my own path to healing.
Im definitely not cured from IBS, but I seldom experience severe symptoms.
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