Experience with different PROFESSIONAL colonic irrigation systems
What has been your experience with PROFESSIONAL colonic irrigation systems?
I had my first "professional" colonic irrigation when I was 19 years old. I had always enjoyed enemas and was incredibly curious to see what a colonic irrigation was like so I took myself to a "colonic spa." Over the last twenty five years and about 100 professional irrigations (about four per year), I have used many different types of open and closed system colonics at colonic centers. Of the closed systems, I have used the Hydrosan, Dotolo Toxygen, Aquanet, Woods gravity system and my first, quite a while ago and not seen in years, the Dierker. The open systems I have used are the Libbe, Angel of Water and Colenz.
In my experience, the closed systems were all about the same and use a speculum to carry fresh water in and waste and water out. If I were blindfolded, I don't think I could tell the difference. They were all good. I love being pampered and having the therapist in the room. I enjoy the feeling of filling up, the pressure and fullness in the abdomen really makes me feel good. I also enjoy the feeling of the water and waste being sucked out of me without having to push. I also like that the fill rates of the closed system can be adjusted fast or slow depending on how you like it. I have had what has been called the Woods system several times by different people using slightly different equipment. One person used the large glass percolators and another used almost what looked like fish tanks with a spigot to drain the water into the colon through a tube. One of the therapists used a colon tube and did some pretty deep insertions before having me use the toilet and telling me not to flush so she could see what was in there, followed by the use of a speculum for a second irrigation session. The Dierker, with its large glass percolator tank and imposing large stainless steel speculum was a real turn-on for me, especially since that was my first experience with colonics when I was in college. I have not seen a Dierker machine in 20 years and would love to find someone who still uses it. I have no idea why it has fallen into obscurity. I fully enjoy the closed systems.
For the open systems, the water fills you up and then you push to expel it. The Libbe and Angel of Water are about the same to me as far as the water going in is concerned. The Libbe has a continuous supply of water for extended irrigating sessions. It was OK but not great. The Angel of Water has a tank that the therapist needs to refill after about half an hour, which gives them a reason to keep an eye on you, but also interrupts the session somewhat or the tank can be set on a constant fill mode for a longer session. It was also OK, but not great. The rate of water filling is not adjustable on the open systems. The water and waste in the Libbe and Angel of Water goes through a clear tube so you can see what comes out of you and then it goes right down the drain. Today I had my first experience with the Colenz system. The Colenz was positively terrible. (It's funny that on the face of the machine that you look at during the process says "The Ultimate Enema System".) The fill rate was really too slow and in a 40 minute period, I could only get three fully distended fills and a couple of partial fills of my colon, but the worst thing about it was that my butt felt wet to about my waist line during most of the irrigation and when I got up I saw that my backside was covered with brown water and a few bits of feces. YUCK! The drain system on the Colenz is horrible. Furthermore the water and waste stays in a tank under the table during the entire procedure until it is emptied later. I don't even know if it is emptied after each client. There isn't a tube for you to see what comes out of you either. I would never use a Colenz again. It was totally gross and disgusting. If that wasn't bad enough, I never even got to have a clear return on it. The first thing I did when I got home was take a shower followed by a closed colonic with the system my husband made that has a continuous thermostatically controlled water supply in our master bathroom and another shower.