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Contraindications for Colon HydrotherapyAppendicitis: anyone who has had an appendicitis attack and/or surgery within the past six months. Adhesions: often occurs when a portion of the bowel is covered with fibrous bands of scar tissue that obstructs the lumen of the bowel. Advanced Crohn’s Disease: nonspecific, granulomatous inflammatory disease which may involve any area of the gastrointestinal tract from the esophagus to the rectum, but most commonly is seen in the area of the ileum and ileocecal valve region. Cryptitis: a pocket of infection formed by particles of stool that become lodged in one of the anal crypts and decays. Diverticulitis: increased pressure within the lumen of the bowel, which in turn causes the tissue to bulge outward between the muscle fibers of the colon. This condition may get aggravated and perforation, hemorrhage or inflammation may occur. Dysenteries: a condition caused by amoebic and bacterial organisms, such as entamoebe hitolytica and shigilla bacilli. Symptoms of this condition can be indicated by varying amounts of blood in the stool and is manifested by intense diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Hemorrhoids (severe): distended veins in the lining of the anus. They are caused when increased pressure is exerted on the anorectal veins. This can occur when chronically straining during a hard or constipated bowel movement. External hemorrhoids: distended veins covered by external anal skin and are found below the mucocutaneous border. They appear outside of the anal canal and protrude through the anus. Internal hemorrhoids: distended veins near the internal opening of the anal canal located above the mucocutaneous border. Herniations or hernia: this condition occurs when a viscus protrudes from its normal cavity through a congenital (birth defect) or acquired opening. Hernias may penetrate through any defect of the abdominal wall, through the diaphragm, or some other internal structure within the abdominal cavity. Intussusception: this condition occurs when the small intestine telescopes into the large intestine at the ileocecal junction. Pilonidal cyst: a cyst usually containing hair, which becomes infected and forms an abscess and then a sinus tract. These are usually found in young adulats and most commonly occur at the base of the sacrum. Rectal fissure: an ulceration of the skin at the anal canal often due to the stretching of rectal tissue by attempting to pass hard or large stool. Fissures may bleed during and after the bowel movement has passed. They may heal and then be reopened again by hard or large stool. The bleeding is often alarming but in most situations subsides. Stool softeners are recommended and a diet high in fiber content. Rectal fistula: a sinus tract that goes from the anal canal to the skin outside the anus. It can develop between two cavities or between a body cavity and the skin surface. Severe Ulcerative Colitis: characterized by a passage of blood and mucous stools. Ulcerative colitis involves the mucosa and submucosa of the colon and consists of congestion, edema and ulcerations, which may develop into abscesses. The general manifestations of this disease are pain and frequent stools that contain pus, blood and mucous accompanied by the presence of liquid feces, weight loss, anorexia and mild fever. Colon Cancer/Tumors: a tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue, which forms when individual cells in a specific area reproduce at an increased rate. Tumors may be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non-cancerous). Tumors can occur in any portion of the bowel. In the colon, carcinoma is the most common tumor, with 60 to 70 percent of these occurring in the distal portion, from the sigmoid to the anus. Other contraindications:
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