16-Session Colonic Hydrotherapy Package in Holborn, London

Description

The 16-Session Colonic Hydrotherapy Programme is our most structured course for clients who want continuity, regular therapist support and time to work with the bowel’s natural response. It includes 16 appointments over approximately five weeks in Holborn.

This programme may appeal to people with a sluggish bowel, irregular bowel habits or a history of relying on coffee, laxatives or other stimulants to trigger a bowel movement. Our aim is not simply to empty the bowel. Across the course, we use controlled filling and release, abdominal massage and client feedback to encourage natural peristaltic activity and a more independent bowel response.

A structured course focused on bowel response.

Your first visit includes consultation and suitability screening. We discuss your bowel habits, goals and relevant health information before treatment begins. If screening before your first treatment shows that colon hydrotherapy is not suitable for you, we will not proceed and will issue a full refund.

Each appointment uses our closed-system, gravity-fed colon hydrotherapy set-up with filtered, temperature-controlled water. Your therapist stays with you throughout and can adapt water flow and treatment cycles to your comfort and bowel response.

Encouraging natural peristalsis

The colon moves its contents through muscular contractions known as peristalsis. With a sluggish bowel, that response may feel weak or difficult to recognise. During the programme, your therapist observes how your bowel responds from one session to the next.

For clients who have become accustomed to coffee, laxatives or other bowel stimulants, one of our practical goals is to encourage greater awareness of the bowel’s own signals and natural muscular activity. The longer-term objective is a bowel that does more of the work itself rather than relying on repeated external stimulation.

Visceral abdominal massage

Where appropriate, treatment includes focused visceral abdominal massage along the course of the large intestine. The therapist adapts the pressure and area of massage to your response. Together with controlled water cycles, the aim is to encourage natural bowel movement and support evacuation.

A systematic review of 23 studies found that abdominal massage increased bowel-movement frequency and reduced constipation symptoms in adults with chronic constipation.[1]

A programme that develops with you

Some clients experience an active bowel response from the first appointment, while others respond more gradually. A 16-session course gives your therapist time to observe changes in contraction, urge, evacuation and overall bowel responsiveness rather than judging progress from one isolated treatment.

You can also discuss specialist options, including sodium bicarbonate, herbal treatments and probiotic implants. These are not automatically included in this package, so your therapist can explain the available options and any additional cost.

How should I prepare?

A quick tip: don’t drink any liquids two hours before your procedure. Also, don’t take laxatives or drink coffee before or after treatment. However, you don’t need to fast before or after visiting us.

You may eat normally. Avoiding liquids for two hours before the appointment can also reduce the need to urinate during treatment. Your therapist will provide practical aftercare guidance after the session.

16 colonic hydrotherapy sessions in Holborn

Parkland Natural Health was established in 2005 and has been serving clients in Holborn since 2007. Our clinic is at 239 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EW, close to Holborn Underground station.

This programme offers continuity and ongoing therapist support. If you are new to colonic irrigation, you can also begin with one session and decide afterwards whether a longer programme suits you.

Reference

[1] Huang SY, Chiao CY, Chien LY. Effectiveness of abdominal massage on chronic constipation in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2025.