Modern day medicine is awash with pills, painkillers and placebos. However, we’d do well to remember the methods of old. We put our guinea pig Maz Ogden on the case

Colonic Hydrotherapy by Maz at G3 Magazine (April 2009)

What: The colonic treatment aids the evacuation of waste both during
and after treatment. A brief rectal exam is carried out and then a speculum
is introduced to open the sphincter. Inlet and outlet tubes are attached to
the outside of the speculum, water is pumped into one tube and waste
comes out of the other tube. About 60 litres of filtered water are used per
treatment.

How it felt (Maz): It felt strangely comfortable, well, as much as having
a tube up your bum can feel, anyway! I did feel a bit strange, like I wanted to
let out wind or poo, but then I was reminded by the therapist that
that’s what I was there to do! It was all done very professionally and
discretely.

After: I felt really light and pure. You are meant to lose a few pounds, as
colonics clean out a lot of the debris that has been festering, and your body
functions better. For a week after the treatment I was advised to detox,
avoiding caffeine, processed food and refined sugars. I didn’t even want
them as I didn’t want to lose the pure feeling!

Where: Revitalise
in Brighton and Hove.
They also offer everything from
healthy lunches to laser fat busting.

For more information,
call 01273 738389
or visit www.revitalise-u.com
Cost: £70 per session.