Detox your body! Boost your immunity! Lose weight! The wellness pitches for colonics make these colon-cleansing procedures sound like the ultimate health elixir. But the evidence suggests this trend — ...

Hydrotherapy of the colon, also known as colonic cleansing or irrigation, involves using water to flush waste out of the large intestine. The colon, or large intestine, absorbs water and salts from ...

Better out than in, they say? At least that seems to be the general consensus amongst the who's who of the wellness community—where colonics seem to be all the rage. If you're not familiar with the ...

The procedure might be trendy, but it comes with risks and doesn't address the root causes of digestive problems.

Out of all the wild treatments I’ve done in pursuit of wellness, getting a three-hour colonic in an underground cave from a woman sporting sparkly nails and wearing a red tracksuit might just be the ...