Having a clean colon can significantly reduce the anxiety and discomfort of an impending colonoscopy. If you’ve never done it before, however, you might be at a loss as to where to start. Should you use chemicals or water therapies? Do laxatives help? What’s the best way to truly eliminate waste?

While many are familiar with colonics, there are two types of systems that are used by facilities that offer this service, closed and open system colonic hydrotherapy. While each system has its advantages, the open system colonic hydrotherapy is considered superior by many because of how it works.