Definition of colonic
: of or relating to the colon of the intestine
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In general, the people who seek colonic hydrotherapy are often those who suffer from constipation.
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Yet, colonic irrigation methods and the unfounded notion that toxin build-up in your body from foods (auto-intoxication) have lingered for centuries.
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After 13 weeks, the researchers screened the pigs’ colonic tissue for markers tied to colon cancer.
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Doctors sometimes test colonic transit time for diagnostic purposes using high-tech markers and imaging tools.
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The diet didn't work, the colonic irrigation didn't work.
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First Known Use of colonic
1884
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His Gravity colonic uses the natural pull of gravity to introduce non-pressurized water into the body from a tank raised above the table.
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Coffee enemas and colonics have long been considered a popular-yet-wacky alternative wellness remedy.
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But other experts dispute those claims, saying that there's truly no need to give yourself a coffee enema or colonic literally ever.
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But whether colonics are necessary or even safe is up for debate.
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In a moment of gastrointestinal intimacy, the colonic hydrotherapist told me to chew some of my vegetables, particularly green peppers, more vigorously.
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The Lions rebound from back-to-back losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and on the road to the Green Bay Packers with a soul-cleansing victory against the Browns, who function as the NFL’s high colonic.
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The benefits lasted for days, says Packer, who now gets a colonic at least once a month.
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Where Marie Kondo takes a kind of the high-fiber, eat more fruits and vegetables for a gentle joyful purging; Sasaki is direct, more high-colonic.
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First Known Use of colonic
1939
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