* * * Contraindications * * *

A contraindication is any indication or symptom that makes it inadvisable to use a particular therapy.

Absolute contraindications prohibit treatment altogether. For example, colon hydrotherapy is absolutely contraindicated for patients with pronounced rectal bleeding. Relative contraindications involve a risk/benefit ratio. In the case of colon cancer, colon hydrotherapy's ability to eliminate poisonous toxins is evaluated against possibly weakening the already-compromised colon walls.

The following are absolute contraindications for colon hydrotherapy.  If you have any of these, colon hydrotherapy is NOT advised. Once they have subsided or been eliminated, colon therapy may be indicated.

• Abortion (less than 6 months)
• Adrenal Exhaustion
• Anal Fissure/Fistula (a tear in the colon)
• Anemias (Severe)
• Aneurysm
• Cardiac Disease (Severe, Uncontrolled Hypertension or Congestive Heart Failure)
• Cirrhosis
• Colon Cancer (see below)
• Colon, Abdominal, or Rectal Surgery (less than six months post-op: see below)
• Colostomy
• Crohn's disease (in the acute inflammatory or bleeding stages)
• Epilepsy
• GI Hemorrhage/Perforation
• Hemorrhoids (severe or bleeding [minimal bleeding is okay])
• Hernia (abdominal/inguinal)
• History of seizures
• Kidney Dialysis
• Miscarriage (less than 4 months post-op)
• Pregnancy (during or less than 6 months post-op)
• Recent heart attack
• Rectal Bleeding (except for minor hemorrhoids)
• Renal Insufficiency
• Tumor in the Rectum or Large Intestine
• Ulcerative colitis (active or bleeding)

The following are relative contraindications for colon hydrotherapy. A physician prescription is necessary. Éireen is happy to provide referrals to MDs and NDs in the Phoenix area who will evaluate you and write you one.

• Crohn's Disease
• Acute Colitis
• Severe Diverticulosis / Acute Diverticulitis
• Colon Cancer (need MD approval on integrity of colon)
• Colon, Abdominal, or Rectal Surgery (need MD approval on integrity of colon)

Please know that insurance does NOT generally cover colon therapy treatments.