CONTENTS

preface 1

Chapter 1

Early References to Colon Hydropathy.................................6

The Flushing of the Colon.....................................................10

Hot Colon Douches for Pelvic Pain......................................12

The Colon Douche..................................................................13

Chapter 2

Colon Hydropathy Statements in Evidence.......................16

Injections or Clysters..............................................................23

Cholera Infants Summer or Bower Complaints (Cholera Infantum)......................................................................................24

Dysentery (Dysenteria)..........................................................24

Bilious Colic.............................................................................24

Clysters and How To Use Them...........................................25

Method of Giving an Enema.................................................25

Oil Clysters and How to Use Them.....................................26

Slow Injections of Lukewarm Water....................................27

Clysters for Intestinal Parasites............................................28

Nutrient Enemata...................................................................28

The Effect of Enemata............................................................32

Enemata...................................................................................34

Thread-Worms (Oxyuris vermicularis)...............................34

The Utility of Saline Enemata in Haemorrhage.................35

Three Cases of Puerperal Eclampsia...................................35

Acute Dysentery "Bloody Flux", Acute Colitis, Acute Proctitis.........................................................................................36

Toxic Headaches.....................................................................37

Eclampsia.................................................................................38

Port Wine Enemata.................................................................39

Typhlitis, Caecitis, Inflammation of the Caecum, Paratyphlitis, Perityphlitis.........................................................41

Inflammation of Colon, Colitis, Catarrh of the Colon.......41

Acute Laryngitis.....................................................................44

Inflammation of the Bile-passages and Gall-bladder........44

Severe Haemorrhage..............................................................44

Disease in Sigmoid Flexure...................................................45

Rectal Irrigation......................................................................46

Exophthalmic Goitres (Graves disease)..............................48

Typhoid Fever.........................................................................49

Treatment of Chronic Disease...............................................50

Tympanites..............................................................................51

Uraemia....................................................................................52

Infantile Convulsions (Eclampsia).......................................52

Cholera Asiatica......................................................................53

Constipation............................................................................53

Chronic Diarrhoeas................................................................54

Yellow Fever............................................................................54

Intestinal Obstruction............................................................54

Enemas.....................................................................................55

Hot Water Injections Vice Nutrient Enemata.....................57

Merck's Manual Remedies:

Remedies for Cystitis.............................................................57

Remedies for Dysentery (Intestinal Inflammation)...........57

Remedies for Peritonitis........................................................57

Remedies for Typhoid Fever.................................................58

Remedies for Cancer..............................................................58

Remedies for Asiatic Cholera...............................................58

Remedies for Constipation...................................................58

Chapter 3

Colonic Cleanliness................................................................59

Observations and Suggestions Concerning Hypodermoclysis........................................................................59

Chloride of Sodium................................................................61

Lavage of the Stomach, Colon and Rectum, and Enteroclysis..................................................................................62

Some Colonic, Sigmoidal and Rectal Conditions..............63

Recto-Colonic Hydrotherapy................................................65

Enema In Gastroenteric Diseases.........................................66

Intestinal Sepsis in Ocular Affections..................................66

Chapter 4

The Emunctories Require Attention....................................68

The Action of the Bowels is Essential to Health.................70

Treatment of Cholelithiasis (Gallstones).............................71

Autogenous Colon Vaccines in the Study, Diagnosis and Therapy of Chronic Intestinal Toxemia...................................71

Intestinal Indigestion.............................................................75

Irrigating Solution..................................................................75

Chapter 5

Chronic Colonic Infections....................................................78

A Safe and Ready Method of Treating Intestinal Obstruction..................................................................................79

CHAPTER 6

A Plea for More General Employment of Intestinal Irrigation.......................................................................................81

CHAPTER 7

Statements of Clinical Evidence...........................................84

Perityphlitic Abscess, Its Treatment.....................................84

Prostatodynia..........................................................................88

Heart Disease and What to do to Save Life........................88

Asphyxia: Its Meaning, Its Causes, and Treatment...........88

CHAPTER 8

Reference Notes on the Value of Colon Hydropathy........90

CHAPTER 9

Colonic Cleanliness................................................................98

Treatment of Intestinal Obstruction.....................................99

Clinical Cases Examined.....................................................100

CHAPTER 10

Steps Toward The Cure of Disease....................................105

Physiological Experiments With Intestinal Irrigation

on Pulse Tension, Temperature, Renal Secretion & Excretion, and Intestinal Absorption.....................................106

Therapeutic Adaptations of Cecostomy and Appendicostomy.......................................................................111

CHAPTER 11

The Effects of Colon Hydropathy.......................................115

The Value of Colon Irrigations...........................................115

The Pathological Basis for Intestinal Toxaemia................116

Myocardial Degeneration....................................................116

Treatment of Chronic Interstitial Nephritis......................117

Care of the Bowels................................................................117

Myocardial Insufficiency.....................................................117

The Use of the Plombieres Douche....................................118

Treatment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms.........................121

Unwanted Publicity..............................................................121

Colon Hydrotherapy Saved My Life.................................122

The Wonderful Mission of the Internal Bath....................124

Intestinal Cleansing, Detoxification, And Rebuilding....127

CHAPTER 12

Annual Reports of the Trustees of the Gardner State Colony.........................................................................................129

The Value of Colonic Irrigation..........................................131

Case Reports..........................................................................133

General Health......................................................................137

Special Treatment.................................................................137

Occupational Therapy..........................................................139

Hydrotherapy........................................................................139

Colonic Irrigation.................................................................140

Wet Sheet Envelopment.......................................................140

Nursing Service....................................................................141

Colour Experiment for Therapeutic Value.......................143

Community Activities..........................................................144

Physical Therapy...................................................................146

Personal Hygiene..................................................................146

Podiatry..................................................................................153

CHAPTER 13

Annual Reports of the Trustees of the Westborough State Hospital......................................................................................155

CHAPTER 14

Colon Hydropathy in the Treatment of Mental Disease.157

Copro-Psychiatria.................................................................157

The Role of Auto-Toxis in the Production of Insanity.....158

On the Nature of Insanity, and its Treatment by

Irrigation and Prolonged Baths..........................................161

Hydrotherapy in Insanity....................................................165

Trenton Psychiatric Hospital..............................................166

Gastro-Intestinal Motor Functions in Schizophrenia......167

The Colon in Mental Disease Dementia Praecox.............168

CHAPTER 15

The Relation of Intestinal Autointoxication to

Mental Diseases....................................................................171

Mental Derangement and Constipation............................171

Symptoms Indicating Autointoxication............................172

Constipation..........................................................................173

Other Treatments May Be Needed.....................................175

Value of Enema.....................................................................176

Massage..................................................................................177

Electricity...............................................................................177

CHAPTER 16

Colon Irrigation in the Treatment of Mental Disease......179

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Mental Health, Public Document N.30, Annual Reports of the Trustees of the Westborough State Hospital...................181

CHAPTER 17

Treatment of Chronic Arthritis...........................................184

Faecal Retention....................................................................186

Colonic irrigations................................................................186

The Colon in Relation to Chronic Arthritis......................187

The Treatment of Arthritis...................................................188

The Large Bowel in Chronic Arthritis...............................189

The Colon as a Focus of Infection in Chronic Arthritis...189

Clinical Cases........................................................................190

Chronic Arthritis Hydropathy, Colonic Lavage...............191

Chronic Arthritis and Fibrositis.........................................195

Pemberton in the Treatment of Arthritis...........................196

CHAPTER 18

Colonic Irrigation in the Treatment of Rheumatism.......198

Colonic Irrigation.................................................................199

Changing the Flora of the Lower Bowel...........................200

Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis...................................201

The Use of the Plombieres Douche....................................202

CHAPTER 19

Colon Hydropathy in the Treatment of Psoriasis, The Successful Treatment by Colonic Lavation of Some Cases of Eczema, Psoriasis, Urticaria, Acne, and Pruritus.................205

Eczema...................................................................................206

Psoriasis.................................................................................208

Urticaria.................................................................................210

Acne........................................................................................210

Pruritus..................................................................................211

Lactic Acid and Colonic Irrigation in the Treatment of Psoriasis......................................................................................213

CHAPTER 20

The Peristaltic Cycle of the Colon......................................219

Schematic representation of the Peristaltic Cycle of the Colon...........................................................................................222

CHAPTER 21

The Effects of Colon Irrigation...........................................229

Colon Irrigation or Enteroclysis.........................................230

Therapeutic Uses..................................................................230

Intestinal Irrigation (Enteroclysis) and Enemata.............231

Indications.............................................................................231

Contraindications.................................................................233

The Effects of Colonic Irrigation........................................234

Another Example..................................................................237

Saline Solution in Colon Hydropathy................................238

The Physiological Effects of Rectal Irrigation..................239

The Physiological Effects of Colon Irrigation...................240

Therapeutic Applications....................................................242

CHAPTER 22

The Diuretic Action of Rectal Irrigation, The Specific Action of Normal Saline Solution in the Production of Diuresis.......................................................................................244

As to Method.........................................................................246

The Value of Rectal and Colon Irrigation in Nephritis

Some Physiologic Experiments...............................................248

Acute Renal Congestion......................................................249

Modern Methods of Intestinal Irrigation..........................253

Advantages of Method........................................................253

Technique...............................................................................254

Solutions for Use...................................................................257

CHAPTER 23

The Treatment of Muco-Membranous Colitis..................259

Entero-Colitis........................................................................272

CHAPTER 24

The Treatment of Chronic Intestinal Stasis.......................275

Habit Formation...................................................................276

Response to Desire...............................................................276

Exercise..................................................................................276

Massage..................................................................................277

Support of the Abdominopelvic Walls..............................278

Foods......................................................................................278

Agents Which Give Bulk and Soft Consistency to the Faeces..........................................................................................280

CHAPTER 25

Conditions in which Colonic Lavage Has Proven Beneficial....................................................................................282

Therapeutic Uses of Colonic Irrigation.............................283

Intestinal Parasites................................................................286

Constipation..........................................................................286

Atonic or Hypotonic Constipation....................................288

Spastic or Hypertonic Constipation..................................288

Pelvi-rectal Achalasia, Megalocolon (Hirschsprung’s Disease).......................................................................................289

Dyschezia...............................................................................290

Colic........................................................................................290

Flatulence...............................................................................290

Diarrhoea...............................................................................291

Malposition of the Colon—Coloptosis..............................291

Adhesions and Kinks...........................................................292

Constipation during Pregnancy.........................................292

Auto-intoxication..................................................................292

Metabolic or Nutritive Disorders.......................................293

Hyperemesis Gravidarum..................................................294

Endocrine Disorders............................................................294

Disorders of the Nervous System......................................294

Migraine.................................................................................294

Vertigo....................................................................................295

Neuritis..................................................................................295

Neurasthenia.........................................................................295

Mental Disorders..................................................................295

Circulatory Disorders..........................................................297

Respiratory Disorders..........................................................298

Chronic Bronchitis................................................................298

Rheumatic Disorders...........................................................298

Diseases of the Skin..............................................................299

Diseases of the Eye...............................................................300

Disorders of the Throat, Nose, and Ear.............................300

The Genital Organs..............................................................300

Dysentery...............................................................................301

Sprue......................................................................................301

Colitis.....................................................................................302

Muco-membranous Colitis.................................................303

Ulcerative Colitis..................................................................303

Diverticulitis..........................................................................304

Peritonitis (Tubercular)........................................................304

Appendicitis..........................................................................304

Anal Fissure...........................................................................304

Haemorrhoids.......................................................................304

Gastric and Duodenal Disorders........................................305

Diseases of the Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas............306

Catarrhal Angiocholitis.......................................................306

Jaundice (Catarrhal).............................................................306

Cholelithiasis.........................................................................307

Disorders Benefited by the Diuretic Action of Colonic Irrigation.....................................................................................307

Nephritis................................................................................307

Oxaluria.................................................................................307

Pyelitis....................................................................................307

Ureteric Calculi.....................................................................308

Cystitis...................................................................................308

Prostatic Disorders...............................................................309

Ulcer of the Stomach............................................................309

Treatment of Diabetic Coma and Collapse.......................309

Acute Nephritis....................................................................310

Pyelitis....................................................................................312

Asthma...................................................................................313

Mucous Colic........................................................................313

Cyclic or Persistent Vomiting.............................................320

Fermental Diarrhoea............................................................320

CHAPTER 26

Conditions that Benefit from the Treatment, Achylia Gastrica Achlorhydria Hemorrhagica Gastrica Achylia Gastrica.......................................................................................322

Acidosis..................................................................................323

Acne Aetiology and Treatment...........................................324

Acne Vulgaris........................................................................324

Amebic Dysentery................................................................325

Anaemia The Diagnosis and Treatment of Pernicious Anaemia.....................................................................................326

Pernicious Anaemia.............................................................328

Pernicious Anemia with Exhibition of Case.....................328

Colonic Irrigation in the Treatment of Pernicious Anaemia.....................................................................................329

Angina Pectoris.....................................................................331

Anthelmintic Treatment for Infestations of Parasitic Worms.........................................................................................331

Arthritis, Treatment of.........................................................332

Asiatic Cholera, Treatment of.............................................333

Appendicitis, Treatment of.................................................334

The Treatment and Cure......................................................336

Appendicitis..........................................................................340

The Craze for Appendicectomy..........................................342

Blood Pressure......................................................................343

Point of Technic in Colonic Irrigation................................344

High Blood Pressure, Treatment of....................................346

Bright's Disease, Treatment of............................................346

The Constitutional Treatment of Bright’s Disease...........347

Bright's Disease.....................................................................347

Chronic Colonic Infections, Treatment for........................349

Chronic Intestinal Indigestion, Treatment of...................355

Chronic Intestinal Putrefaction, Treatment of..................356

Chronic Nephritis, Treatment of........................................357

Cholera Infantum, (Acute Noncontagious Intestinal Disturbance) Treatment of.......................................................357

Complete Bile Obstruction..................................................358

Consumption Wasting Disease, especially Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Treatment of.......................................................359

Cardiovascular Disease.......................................................359

Acute Catarrh........................................................................360

Constipation, Treatment of.................................................361

Chronic Obstruction through Faecal Accumulation.......361

Treatment of Diarrhoea.......................................................363

Diverticulitis..........................................................................364

Dysentery...............................................................................365

Treatment of the Amebic Type...........................................368

Amebic Dysentery (Synonym Intestinal Amebiosis)......369

Diphtheria, Treatment of.....................................................369

Eczema, Treatment of...........................................................370

Eclampsia, Treatment of......................................................371

Purging and Irrigation of the Bowels................................372

Puerperal Eclamptic Attack, Treatment of........................372

Eczema and Epilepsy, Treatment of...................................373

Epilepsy..................................................................................374

Fever, Treatment of...............................................................375

Functional Diseases of the Nervous System Convulsions Infantile Treatment of Eclampsia............................................375

Haemorrhoids, The Non Operative Treatment of...........376

Hyperpyrexia........................................................................377

Mode of Giving and Benefits of Cold Rectal Irrigation..377

Hypertrophic Catarrh (chronic condition of inflammation) of the Rectum, Treatment of....................................................378

Gas Pains................................................................................378

Treatment of Gastroenteritis (Summer Diarrhoea)..........380

Acute Gastroenteric Infection, Treatment of....................381

Acute Intestinal Obstruction...............................................381

Intestinal Obstruction..........................................................382

Intussusception (Bowel Obstruction)................................384

Treatment of Haemorrhoids...............................................384

Ileo-Colitis in Children........................................................385

Treatment of Diseases of the Heart....................................385

Heat Cramps.........................................................................386

Infantile Diarrhoeas, Treatment of.....................................387

Intestinal Autointoxication, Treatment of.........................388

Infectious Diseases...............................................................391

Intestinal Haemorrhage, Gelatin Enemata in...................392

Intestinal Parasites................................................................392

Acute Intussusception in an Infant, Resection of Gangrenous Intussuceptum....................................................393

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Treatment of.................393

Jaundice and Biliousness, Treatment of............................393

Therapy of Catarrhal Jaundice...........................................394

Kidney Infections..................................................................395

Laziness, Some Causes of (Lack of Motivation)...............395

Malaria...................................................................................396

Membranous Colitis The Treatment of.............................396

Migraines...............................................................................397

Mucous Colic (Memebranous Enteritis)...........................398

Mental Symptoms................................................................399

Ulcerative Colitis Colon Inflammation.............................399

The Plombieres Cure............................................................400

Myocardial Degeneration....................................................400

Oedema Treatment of..........................................................401

Inflammation of the Ovaries...............................................403

Paralysis, Treatment of........................................................404

Paroxysmal Delirium, Treatment of...................................404

Pelvic Distress, Treatment of...............................................405

Pemphigus.............................................................................406

Phlegmonous (Purulent) Enteritis.....................................406

Pneumonia, Treatment of....................................................407

Treating Pneumonia: The Microbic Doctrine Must Not Discount the Physician's Efforts at Rational Treatment......409

Management of Incipient Pneumonia...............................410

Poisoning, Treatment of.......................................................411

Poliomyelitis The Treatment in the Acute Stage..............411

Pregnancy, During................................................................411

Proctitis..................................................................................412

Conservatism in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostatic Hypertrophy..............................................................................412

Prostatitis...............................................................................412

Chronic Prostatitis................................................................413

Psychosis, Treatment of.......................................................414

Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Treatment of.............................418

Rheumatism, Treatment of..................................................418

Chronic Rheumatism...........................................................420

Schizophrenia The Pathogenesis of Dementia Praecox..420

Sciatica....................................................................................421

Treatment of Sciatic Neuralgia from organic origin........422

Sepsis, Treatment of.............................................................422

Septicopyemia, Treatment of..............................................423

Septic Endocarditis, Treatment of......................................424

Scarlet Fever Treatment of...................................................424

Hot-Water Irrigations of the Bowel In Scarlatinal Nephritis.....................................................................................425

Treatment of Scarlatinal Nephritis.....................................425

Dilatation of the Stomach....................................................427

Gastroptosis...........................................................................427

Tonsilitis.................................................................................430

Toxic and Lumbar Backaches.............................................431

Trichinosis.............................................................................432

Tuberculosis..........................................................................432

Typhoid Fever, Treatment of...............................................433

Exclusive Soup Diet and Rectal Irrigations in Thyphoid Fever............................................................................................435

Treatment of Typhoid Fever................................................439

Typhoid Fever, ParaThyphoid Fever, Brill's Disease.......444

Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Typhoid, Treatment of....446

Salt Enemas in Typhoid Fever............................................446

Treatment of Vertigo............................................................447

CHAPTER 27

Rationale of Intestinal Irrigation........................................448

A Colon Irrigation or Enteroclysis.....................................448

Conditions and Purposes for which Colon Irrigations are Given...........................................................................................449

A Proctoclysis Rectal Infusion or Seepage........................450

The Principle of Colon Lavage...........................................451

Therapeutic Effect................................................................451

The Mode of Action of Irrigation Upon the Intestine.....452

Rationale of Intestinal Irrigation........................................453

Diuretic Effect.......................................................................453

Therapeutic Indications:

Infantile Diarrhoea...............................................................454

Catarrhal Jaundice................................................................454

Asiatic Cholera......................................................................454

Uremia and Renal Insufficiency.........................................455

Dysentery...............................................................................455

Procedures Adapted to Various Diseases.........................456

Mechanical Procedures, The Enema, Intestinal Irrigation, Proctoclysis................................................................................456

Enteroclysis, Hypodermoclysis, and Infusion.................459

Therapeutic Notes on Enteroclysis....................................460

The Fallacies of the Method of giving Colonic Irrigation in Children......................................................................................462

Cleanliness is said to be next to Godliness.......................463

CHAPTER 28

Diseases of the Rectum, The Problem of the Diseased Colon...........................................................................................467

Reflex States..........................................................................468

Endocrine...............................................................................468

Allergy....................................................................................469

Conditions of the Rectum....................................................469

Cancer of the Rectum...........................................................470

Treatment of Digestive Disorders......................................471

Treatment of Intestinal Diseases.........................................472

Continuous Irrigation..........................................................473

Gastric Atony with Constipation.......................................474

Sigmoiditis and Perisigmoiditis.........................................474

Intestinal Stenosis.................................................................474

Adenomatous Polypi...........................................................475

Intestinal Neurosis...............................................................475

Emotions and its Effects upon Colon Function................476

CHAPTER 29

Autointoxication...................................................................477

Another Source of Disorder and of Disease.....................478

A Case of Auto-Intoxication................................................479

Auto-Intoxication, Overstrain, Exercise and Bathing.....481

Antiseptic Treatment of Intestinal Troubles.....................483

The Treatment of Constipation...........................................483

Intoxication or The Accumulation of Excess of Toxins...485

Colonic Cleanliness Compulsory.......................................486

Clean Up, Clean Out, and Keep Clean..............................486

The Secret of Good Health..................................................486

Intestinal Auto-Intoxication, Its Treatment by Irrigation.....................................................................................488

There Are Well Marked Symptoms In The Autointoxicated.........................................................................488

Conditions and Symptoms Associated with Intestinal Autointoxication........................................................................490

Habitual Constipation.........................................................491

The Liver................................................................................491

Circulatory Disorders..........................................................491

Nervous System....................................................................491

Ocular Affections..................................................................493

Cutaneous Disorders...........................................................493

Indicanuria............................................................................495

Intestinal Putrefaction is a Forerunner in Many Cases of Arteriosclerosis..........................................................................504

The Thyroid Gland and the Toxemias...............................505

The Relation of Seminal Vesiculitis to Impotence...........507

Treatment of Fermental Diarrhoea....................................507

Diarrhoea and Bacteria........................................................511

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Arteriosclerosis............518

Intestinal Toxemia................................................................520

Asymptomatic Conditions of the Colon...........................526

CHAPTER 30

The State of the Colon & Health.........................................528

Indigestion.............................................................................529

Of the Use of Lavements in Various Diseases..................530

Recto-Colonic Enteroliths and Concretions......................533

CHAPTER 31

The Flushing of the Alimentary Canal in Chronic Disease........................................................................................541

The Flushing of the Colon...................................................543

The Treatment of Influenza.................................................545

Enteroclysis and Colonic Flushing....................................545

The Treatment of the Viscera through the Colon............548

The Care of the Bowel..........................................................551

Enemas & Colonic Irrigations.............................................551

Role of the Bowel in Back Pain (Due to Inflammation)..553

In Heart Conditions.............................................................554

In sleeplessness.....................................................................555

In Pyelitis (Inflammation of the Renal Pelvis)..................555

In Mental Conditions...........................................................556

CHAPTER 32

Colon Irrigation....................................................................557

Rectal Irrigation in Gynecology..........................................559

The Value of Rectal Irrigation.............................................564

Vaginal Candidiasis and the Role of the Digestive Tract

As a Source of Infection............................................................566

The Enema: Its Place in the Treatment of Gastro-Intestinal Diseases......................................................................................567

Indications for Colonic Lavage...........................................570

CHAPTER 33

Some Observations of Practical Interest on Colonic Lavage.........................................................................................574

Colonic Lavage, is a Washing Out of the Colon...............575

Local Effect............................................................................576

General Effect........................................................................577

Indications.............................................................................577

The Therapeutic Method of Irrigation of the Colon........583

The Methods of Giving Colonic Irrigations in Children......................................................................................584

CHAPTER 34

Clinical Case Reports...........................................................586

Flushing of the Colon...........................................................586

Case Reports..........................................................................589

College Clinic, Louisville City Hospital, Clinical Cases.595

Irrigation of the Colon as a Therapeutic Measure...........596

Preliminary Report of the Treatment of Idiopathic Epilepsy by Appendicostomy for Colonic Irrigation...........600

A Case of Pellagra Treated by Appendicostomy..............605

Colonic Therapy A System of Treatment of Disease.......606

Colonic Irrigation and Bacillus Acidophilus Milk in Diarrhea......................................................................................607

Systemic Disturbances Due to Colonic Infection.............610

Hydropathy in Appendicitis...............................................620

Catatonic Dementia Praecox...............................................622

Infectious Arthritis of the Tarsometatarsal Joints............626

The State of the Bowels........................................................627

Colonic Lavage.....................................................................636

CHAPTER 35

The Gymnacolon Institute Case Reports on Colon Irrigation.....................................................................................646

Testimonials from Patients and Results Obtained...........647

Intimate Hygiene, The new way to achieve good health and the ennoblement of the body...........................................654

The Intestinal Bath Physiological Procedure....................662

Verdicts on the Intestinal Bathing Treatments.................675

Colon Lavage........................................................................685

Gymnacolon in the Treatment of non-wedged Ureteral Stones..........................................................................................686

CHAPTER 36

The Effect of Drugs on the Emunctory System................688

An Example of the common Medical Trade “Opinion”.688

Colonic Irrigations...............................................................689

The Uses of Injections..........................................................689

Saline Irrigations and Infusions.........................................690

The Value of Colonic Irrigation..........................................691

The Colon as A Focus of Infection.....................................692

Toxemia in Nervous Diseases.............................................696

The Cunning Medical Trade Advice..................................707

Improbable Research...........................................................710

The Nasty, The Bad, and The Ugly Side of the Medical Trade...........................................................................................713

Further Case Reports...........................................................714

Following Publication..........................................................714

Colon Hydropathy Professional Clinical Practice Training.......................................................................................714

Appendix A...........................................................................716

Index 718

Colon Hydropathy The Clinical Evidence and Published Research