When I lived in Asia, there was a certain cohort of individuals who would pop across to Thailand once or twice a year for a "retreat". At said retreat, they would receive daily enemas.
These individuals claimed that they went for the health benefits, and the refreshing cleansing it provided.
I don't know about you, but personally I don't find the idea of having a hose up my butt and having water pumped up there very refreshing. Never mind that they're probably using tap water in Asia to perform these procedures, which is not treated to the same standards as here, and would be likely to carry bacteria, parasites and if you're really lucky, there may even be other human fecal matter present, carrying something like hepatitis... Mmm- cleansing!
For those who know even the slightest bit about biology, you will probably know that to keep your bowels healthy you just need to have a good diet. The thing which "cleanses" if you like is fibre, as consumed through vegetables, fruit and grains. As these pass through the body, they will eventually exit in a natural fashion... that's right- exit- not enter- that way.
I'm going straight with the Wikipedia quote on this one, because it really cannot be put more clearly or accurately: No scientific evidence supports the alleged benefits of colon cleansing. The bowel itself is not dirty and barring drugs, disease or mechanical blockage, cleans itself naturally without assistance.
One individual told me you can get different "flavours" of enema, such as caffeine to "invigorate your system".
Okay, so firstly- your rectum can taste? Not that I've ever tried, but I'm imagining mine can't, so flavours may be going a lil far. Call me old fashioned perhaps, but personally I DRINK my caffeine, and enjoy flavours through my MOUTH. Unless you happen to be other-than-the-front segment of a human caterpillar, I really see no purpose to the aforementioned flavouring!
As the survival of such clinics show, the industry is not suffering in the economic pressures since the GFC (that's global financial crisis, not Geelong Football Club btw, although they have been know to also give people the shits), and I was bemused by some advertising that popped up in my google research that said "Winter Cleanse Special - Bring A Friend Only $70 each". With the loss of popularity of open communal toilets since the Roman empire, I would have thought there are some things in this world that were not considered group activities, but it would appear not.
I would truly love to know what Sigmund Freud would have to say about these individuals, and about the existence of colonic irrigation clinics in general. It takes a truly "special" individual in my mind to pay someone to stick a hose up your butt- and a whole new level of stupidity.
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