Welcome to The Hydro Clinic. We are located at Medipharm on Georges St. Our clinic is dedicated to digestive health, and has a Naturopathic or natural approach to healing.

Our main mode of treatment is colon hydrotherapy where we use purified water, herbs and probiotics to restore the health of your colon. We can also advise you on diet, supplements and even detoxification programmes.

A course of colon hydrotherapy will make a huge difference to your health and wellbeing. At the Hydro Clinic we treat you to a free initial 30 minute consultation. Also, every colonic treatment ends with a herbal implant designed to treat your problem – this implant is included in the cost of the colonic treatment!
Please visit The HydroClinic website for more information
and an updated treatment and price list: :: www.colonhealth.ie

Did you know?

One in three people consulting GPs have a primary bowel problem. Bowel disorders, such as IBS, colitis, crohn`s disease, diverticulitis, and yeast infection are now wide spread. Ireland has the third highest incidences of colon rectal cancer in the world, the highest concentration of which is in Co. Dublin. 7500 people die from cancer every year, one quarter of these deaths are colon or rectal cancer in origin. [Irish cancer society 2003]

Vitamin K is produced by bacteria in the colon. This vitamin is required for blood clotting and bone protein formation. There are more bacteria present in the colon than there are cells that make up our own body, ideally 80% of these should be good.

Why do I need it?

The colon retains waste matter due to poor diet and lifestyle. The time from when we eat our food to when it comes out is called Transit Time: it should be between 12 and 24 hours. Anyting greater than this and you can coinsider yourself constipated. Below are some benefits of colon hydrotherapy.

Good intestinal flora. Most people understand the difference between good and bad bacteria, but did you know however that good bacteria live in the walls of the colon and bad bacteria live in decaying matter? When the bad bacteria outweigh the good dysbiosis ccurs and symptoms like excess gas, indigestion, yeast infections and constipation or diarrhoea can occur. Low levels of good bacteria have been associated with colon cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases. Good colon bacteria also are responsible for the manufacture of vitamin K which is required for clotting and bone formation. Colon hydrotherapy cleans the colon and thus gives the good guys more room to grow.

Feeling dehydrated? One of the functions of the colon is to absorb water from your food and from stool. The longer the stool remains in the colon the dryer it becomes forming a barrier through which water cannot be absorbed. A clean healthy colon should absorb 80% of the water from your food and into your bloodstream.

Feeling toxic? Toxins from decaying putrefying matter in the colon go straight to the liver via the portal vein, this leads to auto-intoxication of the blood and overloads the liver. Toxins enter your bloodstream from your colon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Exercise. The colon is composed of three layers of muscle which can become weak due to a diet low in fibre. A weak colon wall expands and retains old fecal matter. Colon hydrotherapy exercises and tones the muscles in the walls of the colon.

Immunity. White blood cells are found in the lymph and interstitial fluid. If the colon is toxic this has the direct effect of polluting the lymphatic system. 70% of the body’s lymphatic nodes are found in the bowel.

What conditions can it help with?

Everything! Removing toxic waste from your body is always beneficial. However here is a list of conditions that colon hydrotherapy is traditionally sought for:

Ailments that are connected directly to the bowel:
Bloating, constipation, candida, diarrhoea,
diverticulosus, excess gas, haemorrhoids,
IBS, poor digestion…

Ailments that may come as a surprise to you:

Toxicity signs: Headaches, bad breath, body odour, weight retention, food cravings, acne, psoriasis, mental or physical slugishness, irritability, anxiety, depression and insomnia…and women, cellulite!
Other organs: Bladder infections, frequent urination, liver problems, gallbladder problems, poor circulation.
Reproductive: PMS, bloating
Immune: Allergies, asthma, frequent colds
Musculoskeletal: Arthritis, backache, rheumatism

Contraindictions

Unfortunately, by law we cannot give you a colon hydrotherapy treatment if you have any of the following conditions:

Cardiovascular:
Cardiac Disease
Congestive heart failure
High blood pressure
Severe anemia

Gastrointestinal:
Bleeding haemorrhoids; Colon cancer; Anal fissures or fistulas; Liver disease; Hernia; Colon surgery (over 3 months OK); Active ulcerative colitis, chrons disease or diverticulitis.

Urinary:
Renal insufficiency

Reproductive:
Pregnancy

Medicines:
Long term steroidal use
Note: Reproductive pill takers can be treated