Colonic Machines or Gravity Devices

Closed system colonic machine every time.

Eric

Ditto what @ericmacson said. There’s no comparison between the two in my book. Unfortunately, gravity is the only option in my small community and I’m not going to drive 180 miles for a closed system. Still, the gravity system is better than nothing and the therapist and I have a great (non sexual) relationship. She stays with me for the entire session Which isn’t the case with many open system therapists. Without that, I probably wouldn’t indulge.

I very much prefer the open gravity machines. Seem more natural to me. I decide how much to take, then I push it out and start over. The device used in Denver had 2 glass cone-shaped containers on the wall. A toile-like bowl was in the table, and you b pushed your butt up against it, and the tech inserted the speculum and connected it to the machine. There was no viewing tube, she just looked down between your legs and watched everything come out. Yeah, she saw everything including the erection I usually got while on the table,-no big deal. It told her I was feeling hood and she just smiled. She would refill the 2 containers alternating from hot, warn, and ending with tap cold water. I new I got a good cleanout when I could feel the cokd water flow all the way around my colon.

Finally, she would add about quart if aloe Vera to the tanks and I would hold it 5-10 min. And release I I would go sit on the toilet foe about 5 min to let the rest run out while she cleaned/sanitized the equipment. Everything to this piunt lasted an hr and 15 min or so.

Sometimes she would take me to another room where I got on a tilt table, head down knee-chest, and she would inject 8 0z of an acidophilus mixture, which I held for 5 mins. After that, I dressed and left with a Kotex in my underwear.

@Public_Enema

There are basically two types of machines: open and closed

All open machines are gravity AFAIK. Open machines use a small diameter speculum and you poo around it.

The closed machines are either gravity (constant pressure) or constant flow. Most all are constant flow. There are a couple of dual-mode machines.

The machine you describe is an old (1930s to 1950s ?) gravity closed system. You pood through a hose into the drain. I would not go on one like you descibe today because of the backflow contamination issue.

YMMV

Probably depends on how it's sanitized between users. I had one of these used on me for 18 yr when I was in Denver. Went several times a month, with never a problem.

I really don't like the more mechanical ones.

@Public_Enema

How the effect is achieved is not a primary concern of mine. Constant pressure can be achieved a number of ways.

I do agree with you that constant pressure gives a much more comfortable colonic irrigation with much less camping. A skilled therapist can achieve this by manually adjusting the flow rate on a pressure (Dotolo) type machine. IMO a constant pressure treatment will get the colonic water up much higher and produce more complete poos.

When you're talking about a gravity centered colonic, that can actually mean two different systems. There's the open system like an Angel of Water or Libbe colon hydrotherapy table, or the Wood's Gravity Colonic.

The Angel of Water/Libbe system uses a suspended tank of temperature controlled water that flows down into a specially made fiberglass table with your legs straddling a basin with a thin rectal nozzle coming out of it. You lower yourself onto the nozzle so 1-2 inches is in your rectum. The water flows into your colon until you feel the urge to release, and you release the waste around the fixed nozzle into the basin. I personally don't like this kind of system because of the fecal matter being out in the open instead of concealed in a waste hose.

The Wood's Gravity system is similar only in that a tank of temperature controlled water is suspended above. However, the client lies on their left side on a flat treatment table while the therapist inserts a speculum about 3 inches up their rectum, just like with a pressurized closed system device. The difference being the water entering the client is under gravity instead of gentle mechanical pressure. The client releases through the speculum into a rubber waste hose connected to a sewer outlet. This system is only okay if certain safeties are put in place such as check valves and proper sanitizing of the components ……. Wood's Gravity therapists often use stainless steel speculums and reusable latex waste hoses.

I myself prefer and was trained on a closed-system machine (Dotolo Toxygen) that uses gentle mechanical pressure. The flow of water into the client and release of waste is controlled and checked with safety valves. All the speculums and treatment kits I've used while giving colonics have been single use disposable. This further eliminates any chance of cross contamination between clients as long as the machine waste inlet is cleaned thoroughly with germicide after every use. I estimate I've administered nearly 2,500 colonics to roughly 200 or so different clients. None of them once have ever complained of any injury while using a closed system device.

I have found the closed gravity systems (i.e., Woods Method) to be the most effective at cleaning me out. I am not a fan of the open systems at all. I have also had sessions with closed machine systems. Those can also be effective in the right circumstances. The biggest variable with the closed system colonics is the skill and persistence of the therapist. I have had a number of closed colonics that did little or nothing to unblock my colon. After a few, I have actually gone home and self administered a tap water enema. The results of the enema confirmed the ineffectiveness of the colonic. I have been lucky enough over the years to find therapists who are really good at what they do. One guy in New York never failed to empty me completely with a Woods system. It used the non-disposable latex tubing and a stainless steel speculum. The possibility of cross contamination worried me despite his willingness to share with me a rigorous sterilization protocol.

I have had many colonics over the past 20 years. I have never experienced an open system (like the libbe) I have been to about 8 different therapists. was split about 50/50 between gravity systems and pressure systems. I do find the metal scope more comfortable. I recently found a therapist that offered coffee enemas from a disposable bag after the colonic. At my next visit later this month she has agreed to start with a plain water enema then the colonic (she uses a gravity system with a metal scope) then a coffee enema to finish.

I am not hooking myself to a machine. I have tried both types and prefer the Woods Method, but it is getting very hard to find someone who uses this method in the Chicago area.

A plain bag is simple. All there is is gravity.

Nothing to fail

Einstein said "Seek always the simplest solution, but none simpler!"

I live my life by that!

Whats all this Bs about machines, VS gravity,. Lets get back to the good old days Three adult women with a 3 Qt Hot Soapy enema bag, Holding down a guy, him complaining I dont want an enema, and the three women laughing and telling him he had to take the whole bag

I’ve never experienced a colonic but my New Age sister-in-law talks about her fasting and cleansing😁regimen. A divorced single woman, I’m pretty sure she’s discovered some other benefits😁and explored.

@LisaK

A colonic is about the relaxing experience, the process, not about making someone poo.

@rigid58

What you describe has nothing... zero... to do with colonics.