Colonic irrigation - wierd experience yesterday

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I had my first ever colonic yesterday and I had to stop before things had really got moving.

I had a really wierd response to it and I wondered of anyone else has had this - or not been able to?

Any experiences anyone?

Sorry, I realise I haven't said what my experience was - just wanted to ask blind to see how common it is (cryptic!). I will reveal all later, promise!

never had one, but you really have to reveal, please!

You got cramp in your tummy?

You saw poo floating around in front of your eyes?

You had a terrible flashback to those ridiculous on-line scams which suggest you have metres of compacted sludge inside?

No idea but sounds interesting!

Did you orgasm?

Haha! No I didn't orgasm! Wish I had though, it would have been a darn sight more pleasant and perhaps less embarassing!

I had a massive emotional overload. The therapist seemed to think, by feeling my tummy, that I had experienced some kind of trauma around 6 years ago. I had already given the ages of DCs as 11, 8 and 4 (included DSD as is often easier) but she was very exact to 6 years. I said nothing. During the procedure, I was really uncomfortable, in pain and eventually I compared it to labour - honestly, it felt like mid stages of labour to me. I also couldn't bear the feeling of being trapped - you can hardly jump off the bed with a tube stuck up your arse.

Anyway, I had to stop and she insisted that there was something that went on 6 years ago - she questioned again around the birth thing as she had never in 20 years had anyone compare it to that. I said nothing the whole time.

Well, I was already in tears by the time I left and couldn't drive home. DH had to come and get me. 6 years ago I had a DD that didn't survive. I was in the delivery room for 10 days and literally could not move off the bed.

I've always felt I dealt with it, months and months of grief counselling e.t.c. And I find her (DD) easy to talk about now. The therapists suggestion is that I haven't actually dealt with 'it' and that I am unable to let go of that trauma and am clinging on to it in my colon, that's why the procedure was so painful! I don't know, a load of old crap or truth in there somewhere? Pardon the obvious puns!

Oh. Wow. I am so sorry about your DD and your horrendous time.

That is amazing how the therapist knew something had happened and when. The when is the fascinating bit for me. Anyone could hazard a guess that something happened but to date it is amazing.

It must have been shocking for you. How do you feel now? Will you go back?

Blimey! That sounds a bit full on. Sorry to hear about your DD.

I have a colostomy and I irrigate my colon virtually every day at home. Not through the normal route, as that was carved out by a surgeon, but through the hole in my tummy that the poo now comes out from. And I've been through plenty of trauma relating to all of that area. Not as severe as losing a baby, no doubt about that. I generally listen to the radio, play with my iphone or read a magazine while I irrigate. In itself it's not stressful. But BUT I do think things like this can trigger flashbacks.

Maybe there was something about the physical position you were in that was the same as when you were "trapped" in the delivery room? I'm absolutely not a psychologist nor given much to cod psychology (although it's often tempting and obviously amusing) but rather am speaking from my own experience. I had a really bad flashback leading to an instant panic attack when I suddenly found myself feeling physically "trappped" in precisely the same manner as I had during one traumatic hospital crisis. It didn't matter how rational I was - my body had completely different ideas.

The therapist sounds as if she was talking a load of old shit, though.

It has been a total shock, I have wandered around for 24 hours feeling like it all happened yesterday. I am completely undecided about going back, is it a load of old bunkum or actually has this identified an issue that 'releasing' will change my life?

It has been a total shock, I have wandered around for 24 hours feeling like it all happened yesterday. I am completely undecided about going back, is it a load of old bunkum or actually has this identified an issue that 'releasing' will change my life?

So sorry to hear about your loss.awful for you.

I don't know about changing your life, however why discount everything therapist said as load of shite.

Look, i've seen bf go completely bald, pubes, eylashes, everything after death of DH. My Aunt covered in the worst psorasis at stress. I have no doubt that such a life altering event as the death of a child may leave your body changed in some way.I would go back,what have to got to lose?. You'll have sparkly colon at the end at the least.I wish you all the best, please let us know what you decide and how you get on

Did the therapist really come up with 6 years without knowing any of your medical history? Sounds very unlikely.

Very sorry to hear of your loss.

Why go for a colonic? There is a risk of trauma or tearing to the anal passage/colon area, especially for someone such as yourself who might possibly have had some damage from a prolonged, traumatic, invasive procedure.

I'm sorry to read about your DD, your awful experience at that time and also your trauma with the colonic.

I believe that physical experience can trigger emotional memories so it is wholly possible that there was a link here. I have colonics and my therapist is trained in more than one discipline so I can imagine her diagnosing more than what is going on in my colon and she does seem to be very aware of what I'm thinking without me expressing it.

I'm not sure what to advise but you may find youcan talk to your therapist if she has been so perceptive thus far.

Good luck!