Alternative medicine Main article: Alternative Medicine The term colonic irrigation is commonly used in gastroenterology to refer to the practice of introducing water through a colostomy or a surgically constructed conduit as a treatment for constipation.[7] The Food and Drug Administration has ruled that colonic irrigation equipment is not approved for sale for the purpose of general well-being[8] and has taken action against many distributors of this equipment, including a Warning Letter.[9] The use of enemas for reasons other than the relief of constipation is currently regulated in some parts of the United States[citation needed] while practitioners in other states may go through a voluntary certification process.[citation needed] Colon cleansing Main article: Colon cleansing The same term is also used in alternative medicine where it may involve the use of substances mixed with water in order to detoxify the body. Practitioners believe the accumulation of fecal matter in the large intestine leads to ill health.[10] This resurrects the old medical concept of autointoxication which was orthodox doctrine up to the end of the 19th century but which has now been discredited.[11][12][13] Coffee enemas Main article: Coffee enema In the Gerson therapy, coffee enemas are administered.[14]
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