Elle Australia – June 2017

134 ELLE AUSTRALIA

❯❯ WHAT IT IS: Designed to

hydrate the colon and clean it of

waste and toxins, colon hydrotherapy

involves a small tube being inserted

into the, ahem, you know where, and

‘Ž Œ˜•˜— ‹Ž’— ꕕŽ  ’‘ǰ Š— ‘Ž—

̞œ‘Ž ˜ǰ  Š›–  ŠŽ›ǯ ž›’— ‘Ž

̞œ‘’—ǰ Š ‘Ž›Š™’œ –ŠœœŠŽœ ¢˜ž›

œ˜–ŠŒ‘ ˜ ‘Ž•™ ‘Ž ™›˜ŒŽœœǯ ‘Ž

ꕝ›Š’˜— œ¢œŽ– ’œ Œ•˜œŽ œ˜ ‘Ž›ŽȂœ

—˜ȱœ–Ž••ȱŠ—ȱ’ȂœȱŠ••ȱœž™Ž›ȱ‘¢’Ž—’Œǯ

❯❯ WHAT I EXPECTED: ȂŸŽ

always wanted to have a colonic –

I could talk about my digestive

œ¢œŽ–Š••Š¢ǯ›˜– ‘Š˜‘Ž›œȱ‘Šȱ

˜• –Žǰ ‘˜ž‘ Ȃ •ŽŠŸŽ

feeling lighter, fresher, more

Œ•ŽŠ›Ȭ‘ŽŠŽǯ œ œ˜–Ž˜—Ž

 ‘˜ œžěŽ›œ ›˜– ‹•˜Š’—ǰ

I was also hoping to get

some answers as to why,

Š—‘˜ ȱŒŠ—ȱ™›ŽŸŽ—ȱ’ǯ

❯❯WHAT IT’S REALLY

LIKE:How graphic do you

 Š— –Ž ˜ ‹Žǵ ˜› ‘Ž œŠ”Ž

˜‘ŽœšžŽŠ–’œ‘ǰȂ••‹ŽŸŠžŽ

• but if you ever run into me
  ˜— ‘Ž œ›ŽŽǰ Ȃ– ‘Š™™¢ ˜
  ’ŸŽ ¢˜ž ‘Ž ž•• ›ž—Ȭ˜ —ǯ
  Ÿ’œ’Ž•”Š•’—Ž™Šǭ•’—’Œ
  ’— ¢—Ž¢ ǻŠ•”Š•’—ŽǯŒ˜–ǯŠžǼ
  where you lie on a bed, the
  tube goes in and a therapist is
   ’‘ ¢˜ž ‘Ž  ‘˜•Ž ’–Ž ǻœ˜
  ˜—Ȃ ‹Ž œ‘¢ —˜ Ǽǯ ‘Ž¢
  watch what passes through
  ‘Ž ꕝ›Š’˜— œ¢œŽ– Ȯ  ‘’Œ‘
  you can also see – and can
  Ž•• ’ ¢˜žȂŸŽ ˜ ŒŠ—’Š ˜›
  fermentation, or if you eat
  too fast and have undigested
  ˜˜ ’— ‘Ž›Ž ǻž’•¢Ǽǯ Ȃœ
  only uncomfortable if you
  have trapped gas bubbles
  ǻ›˜– ŽŠ’— ˜˜ šž’Œ”•¢ ˜› œžěŽ›’—
  ‹Š ’Žœ’˜—Ǽ ’— ¢˜ž› Œ˜•˜—ǰ ‹ž
   ‘Ž—‘Ž ŠŽ›’œĚžœ‘Ž˜žǰ‘Ž›ŽȂœ
  ’—œŠ— ›Ž•’Žǯ ‘Ž –˜œ ’œž›‹’—
  ™Š› ’œ ‘Ž Ž—DZ ¢˜žȂ•• ‹Ž ’›ŽŒŽ ˜
  a toilet for one last “movement”
  ‹Ž˜›Žȱ¢˜žȱ–Š”Žȱ‘Žȱ›Ž”ȱ‘˜–Žǯ

THE

RESULTS:

DespitewhatI’d

heard,Ididn’tfeellike

I’dmiraculouslylost

weightafterwards.

Infact,Ifeltkindof

bloatedandhyper-

awareofthegas

bubblesstillhanging

aroundinmycolon.

Butmentally,Ifelt

energisedand

actuallybouncedout

ofbedthenextday

(somethingI’venever

done),nowminusthe

bloat.I’ddoitagain,

especiallyifIfelt

constipated,because

IknowwhatI’minfor

andasthetherapist

toldme,thefirsttime

isalwaystheworst.

It’smadememore

mindfulofwhatand

howmuchIeatand

thefoodsIcombine.

Oh,andI’mactually

chewingmyfoodnow.

• LAURA COLLINS

GO WITH THE FLOW

COLON HYDROTHERAPY

COST:

$125 PER SESSION