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Colon Hydrotherapy and Your Doctor

Should I see my doctor before my first colon hydrotherapy session?
If you have a concern about your health or the appropriateness of colon hydrotherapy you should consult a doctor.

If you are diagnosed with diverticulitis, colitis, crohn's disease, severe hemorrhoids, rectal/intestinal tumors or if you are pregnant, you would be required to have a doctors prescription in order to receive colon hydrotherapy. 

Contraindications for colon hydrotherapy include the following:
You will not be able to recieve colon hydrotherapy services if you have any of the following conditions:

  • Recent Rectal or Colon Surgery
  • Cancer of the Rectum or Colon
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Uncontrolled Hypertension
  • Kidney Disease (decreased kidney function)
  • >Fissures or Fistulas
  • Abdominal Hernia
  • Severe Hemorrhoids
  • GI Hemorrhage/Perforation
  • Aneurysm
As always, we will be more than happy to discuss the colon hydrotherapy process with your physician should he/she be unfamiliar with the procedure or have any questions. Just pass our phone number along.



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