Towards the end of the year a friend and I usually get together for some sort of bonding outing and…read morethis year was her choice. I never thought someone would suggest a colonic for a girls outing, but since I've never had one before, I went in with no real expectations other than I was gonna have multiple bowel movements (BM) in the time I was there. From what I'd read online, having one colonic is the equivalent of having 3-5 BMs.
One of the main reasons I decide to go was they take my insurance company's HSA/FSA card. When I asked how that was possible, Rachel, the owner, says that it is considered prep for a colonoscopy and is an approved treatment. So I signed up for the December special, which was the colonic and a foot detox, she agreed to allow me to use the infared sauna instead of the foot detox.
When I walked in the mood music and aromatherapy oils in the air immediately soothe whatever jitters I had, and I don't know if its Rachel's normal, but she gave me a genuine hug, I don't know the last time I've had one, so I blurted out to her that I was nervous and being so, I'd had three BMs that day, so I wasn't sure if there was anything left. She assured me there was.
There are some brief medical history forms to fill out, and after reading the fine print, I learned that in the State of GA it is not mandatory to be licensed/certified to provide colon hydrotherapy, so again RED FLAG for me, but since Id read on her website that she is certified, I stuck around for the appointment.
By then my friend came out the colonic room smiling, but at this point, she had better been smiling or I'd run straight back out the door.
I opted for doing the sauna before the colonic, but Im sure most people do the sauna afterwards, but since I had to wait for her to clean the colonic table and get my friend ready for the foot detox, I went ahead and got naked and got in the sauna, and I'm extremely glad I did. It was just what my post holiday (Dec 27) nerves needed. I was able to do some journal writing and the smell of lavender and the alkaline water did me good.
When you do the colonic, she gives you an opportunity to stick the tube up your own rectum, which Im sure some people can do with no issue, but me being an anal virgin, after multiple attempts, I was unable to do it for myself, so she re-entered the room to help. She has a gentle touch and I felt very comfortable with her doing so.
After she starts the machine, she leaves the room and then came back about ten minutes later and I admitted that I hadn't BM. She rubbed some type of oil on my stomach and began to massage my abdomen and let me tell you, I started going like I hadn't been in months. I asked her to leave the room again, because I didn't like the idea of BMing with someone standing there massaging my stomach, she giggle and said she understood and that everyone has different reactions, and that the procedure also helps to relive a lot of stress, worry and other emotions we carry in our guts.
The colonic is 40 mins and afterwards I felt different, and could tell the difference in the bloatness of my stomach. I'd read online that people says they lost 2-3 lbs after one of these. I didn't weigh myself prior or afterwards, but again I could tell the difference in the size of my stomach.
Afterwards, she told me about a special she is running and instead of it being $90 per treatment, it would be $45, so I signed up for two more within the next month. Im not sure if Im going to keep the appointments since I saw my primary care physician four days after the colonic and she says there is no medical reason a person should be taking these every two weeks and recommend that I get a colonoscopy instead of multiple colonics back to back, but if I wanted to go back, she'd recommend spacing them out to 1-2 per year.
Overall it was a pleasant experience, I felt pretty good afterwards and slept so good that night, that I would recommend this location and the service to anyone considering it.
Rachel is a genuine spirit and she's very calming. I like that she took some time to review the medical history I'd provided and made some recommendation on ways I can increase my iron levels without having to take iron pills or other medications.
I strongly recommend her services and the location is in East Point which is easily accessible from almost anywhere in Metro Atlanta.