Laxatives and enemas, which promote bowel movements, have been around for at least 4,000 years and were famously practiced by the ancient Egyptians. That shouldn't be an endorsement; the ancient Egyptians also buried servants live to attend to the mummified kings in the afterlife. Colon cleansing refers to dual action cleanser a added invasive procedure of dilute and hoses stuck you-know-where. It's not clear when this fashion started.
There have been real, honest-to-goodness syllabus on colon cleansing in recent years, he said, but they all have focused on the potential harm: abscesses caused by too much water, rectal perforation and electrolyte imbalance. All that water, exceptionally tens of gallons, washes out the electrolytes that the colon was built to absorb. The water also washes away beneficial bacteria needed for digestion, and not magically only harmful bacteria, as the proponents claim.