Colonic Irrigation. Should I have it done?

[Lizzylou]

Colleague wants me to go with her to have colonic irrigation.
Not in same room, obviously, that would be weird.

She had it done a few years ago and has raved about how good she felt. Said it was just a strange sensation.

I cannot get my head around the fact that someone would be shoving a tube up my arse and pumping warm water around my guts though.

Is it worth the weirdness?

We would be going to a reputable and regulated place btw.

Long time ago I had a few weeks stay in hospital, complete bed rest, on codeine, embarrassment of having to use a bed pan. After almost 2 weeks with no poos -even after they pumped dye up my bottom for a CAT scan -they resorted to suppositories (first ones a nurse put them in for me .) Eventually things sorted themselves out - mainly when I could use a real toilet!
After a while I realised that I had never had 'big' satisfying poos (regular but always thin - sorry if that's TMI)...and had IBS symptoms, serious pain, regular bloating had been to GP ...
After 12yrs of this I seriously thought about trying CI ...but read all the horror stories...
Instead I took full dose lactulose for the best part of a week (wasn't pleasant - lets just say you wouldn't want to be in the same room as me ) made me really thirsty so I drank lots of water ... end result normal 'poos' and IBS gone. Probably should have run it past the GP before I did it....
Now I really believe it is possible to get a build up ...but I still wouldn't do a CI...especially not just to get sparkly eyes!
(Also a flatmate of mine's gran needed a camera up her bottom - it took the hospital several enemas and fasting to get things clear enough for them to be able to see intestine wall)

I have it done regular! Well approx every 3/4 months.

I work strange shifts as a nurse and eat at stupid times, quite normal to have curry at 5am! So I swear by it.

It makes me feel so much better!
I can tell when I'm due which sounds weird! You can't knock it till you've tried it

I've tried it so can knock it:) obviously i only had the one though, not the course of 6 the lady recommended to see results!