Colon Hydrotherapy For Health Throughout History

• The Assyrian and Babylonian prescription tablets contained notes on the use of colon cleansing for “diarrheal clearance”.
• Many receive colon hydrotherapy during a period of life-style change or as a preventive measure.
• In Egypt, in 2500 B.C ., there were “bowel specialists” to assist people in elimination.

• Hippocrates ( 460-370 B.C.) recorded using enemas for fever therapy.
• Chang Chung Chin, China's greatest physician in 196 A.D. prescribed colon cleansing to enhance health.
• In France in 1480, Angelo Catho, physician to King Louis XI, saved the King’s life by prescribing colon cleansing.
• King Louis XIV (1638-171) had over 2,000 colon cleansings during his career, often done before making important decisions. The society women of that time had 3-4 colon cleansings a day to improve their complexions.
• In 1917, Dr. John Kellogg, the founder of Kellogg cereals and an American surgeon, maintained that his experience in the thousands of bowel surgeries he did led him to the conclusion that 90% of diseases of civilization were due to improper functioning of the colon.

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