Using photos from actual experiences, Cole shows what some patients have 'passed out' after the procedures were done. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance PHotographer
When Keisha Shakespeare-Blackmore did the piece on Debbie Cole, colon therapist/consultant at The Colon Place in the May 18, 2008 edition of Flair, we received numerous responses from readers. Many persons wanted to learn more about it and to get their own colons cleansed.
Cole also received her fair share of enquiries and she offered a complimentary cleanse to both Mrs Shakespeare-Blackmore and myself. I don't have to repeat some of the comments we made as we offered excuses about why we would not be taking up the offer.
But Cole was relentless. She called almost every week and I kept promising to go. Two weeks ago, it finally hit me that, like death and taxes, Cole was not going away, so I made the appointment and arrived at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6.
Apprehensive
I did not have a long wait so I was not nervous; I was apprehensive, nursing a queasy feeling. From the brochure in the waiting room, the first fact about colon therapy read: "The colon is the sewage system of the body and the end of the digestive tract." I thought, how gross!
Forms completed, I entered Cole's office; she walked me through the process and directed me to the bathroom to change into the robe with the opening in the back (I hate that garment).
With the area of focus lubricated for easy entry of the tube with water, I positioned myself on my side facing the machine into which the waste passes for her to examine it. There was some discomfort with the tube insertion and almost immediately as the water started to flow up the walls of the large intestines, I began to feel the sensation of diarrhoea and, like magic, the waste in my system began its exit.
Cole explained that even with two bowel movements daily, there is still waste left inside of our intestines. She can analyse what is going or has gone wrong by looking at the waste. I was told to relax but that was difficult. The process continued for about 20 minutes until I was instructed to sit on the loo with feet elevated on a stool. The rest of liquids and solids were expelled in about 10 minutes.
Dressed and back in Cole's office, she explained what she has seen.
Full of gas
I am full of gas. That I knew, having had the problem ever since surgery in 2003. She suspected a big problem with acidity and a litmus test supported her point. My pH balance is way out of whack. This was not surprising either; I consume the juice of at least three freshly squeezed oranges daily. Plus I love limes, sweet pickles and apple cider vinegar; not to mention all the fresh Jamaican fruits that also have a high acidic content. Two other problems are detected but that is way too much information for readers and Cole has given me a set of instructions to follow.
I needed the six-treatment course but I didn't know about that. She recommended a list of foods to avoid, such as white flour, sugar, bread (I already do). She also recommended whole-wheat flour, brown sugar, olive oil, chicken, fish sea salt, brown rice, soy products and purified water (I use them all except for soy products and brown rice).
But the challenge, for me, was drinking water. That was difficult except during the heat of summer. Coconut water is just fine, plus I am hardly thirsty and when I am, even half an orange does the trick. The four ounces of aloe vera for seven days is easy. The colon cleansing process was not as bad as I expected it to be; I highly recommend it. So why not check out The Colon Place at 71B Molynes Road, Shop #7, Kingston 10, or call: 578-2422. Email:debbscol@yahoo.com
