What is the difference between a “low” colonic and a “high” colonic?
A low irrigation, now called a colonic means the rectal tube (speculum) is inserted only 3-4 inches into the rectum; while in the “high” irrigation or high colonic, a 54 inch or longer tube is inserted into the colon. In a low colonic the water enters the rectum and slowly softens the fecal material from the rectum thru the sigmoid into the descending, transverse and ascending parts of the colon. While in the high colonic, the tube is inserted “high” up into the colon and then water attempts to flush the fecal material from the ascending colon to the rectum. We use a low irrigation system.
