The urge to purge: colonic ‘hydrotherapy’, unproven but widely practiced, potentially dangerous, and unsupported by scientific evidence
| Feb 04, 2017
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Article Category: Editorial
Published Online: Feb 04, 2017
Page range: 731 - 734
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0506.099
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The only documented justifications for colon cleansing are preparation for surgery or prior to barium contrast x-rays or colonoscopy.