History of Colon Therapy Colon Therapy is a very ancient method of treatment and form of healing. From the signal stage of history surrounding ancient Egypt, practices of colon hydrotherapy in their most basic form - enemas or clysters - have provided people with internal cleansings adjunctive to their personal external hygiene. The Ebers Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian medical document from the 14th century B.C. prescribes internal cleansing for no less than twenty stomach and intestinal complaints. 1 In those earlier times, people performed an enema in a lake or river using a hollow reed to allow water to flow into the rectum. But in the modern era it fell to J. H. Kellogg, MD, of Battle Creek, Michigan, a surgeon who had seen the condition of many peoples colons during surgery. In his quest to improve the health of peoples colons he is most famous for his invention of corn flakes and various techniques of good hygiene. He also popularized colon hydrotherapy. This happened from Dr. Kellogg's publication of his article in the Journal of the American Medical Association praising the procedure's efficacy for saving a dysfunctional large bowel. 2 That descriptive article was the impetus for advancement of a highly beneficial therapeutic method which has since flourished and found medical recognition among enlightened health professionals in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. Enthusiastic expressions of approval for colon hydrotherapy are undeniable medical endorsements for this significant complementary treatment which removes metabolic waste from the large bowel without applying toxic agents of any kind. Bernard Jensen, DC says, "In times past, knowledge of the bowel was more widespread and people were taught how to care for the bowel." Somehow, bowel wisdom got lost and it became something no one wanted to talk about anymore. Even in the 50s it was fairly common for enemas to be part of the recommended treatment for some illnesses.