Colonic irrigation tops Xmas lists

From: The Sunday Herald | Date: December 11, 2005| Author: Judith Duffy Health Correspondent | Copyright information

IT'S the annual Christmas headache: what do you buy the man or woman who has everything? This year's answer may be . . . colonic irrigation.

Shoppers seeking a present with a difference are buying health- related gifts to help friends and relatives recover from the excesses of the festive season.

While colonic irrigation - where gallons of water are flushed through the bowel to remove toxins - may not be first choice on most people's wish-list, therapists claim the treatment is a...

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