The first high colonic I had was on a Libbe open system. This is a fiberglass table with a cut out in the middle. The speculem comes through the hole. There is a ventilation system so there is no odor. Do a search on Libbe and you'll see what the table looks like.

My second high colonic was on a closed Detolo system. This system uses a much larger speculim and the water tube and waste tube combine at the speculem which has a one way valve to keep the waste and water from mixing. The main difference is the size of the speculem. Do a search on Detolo to see what a closed system looks like.

The main difference to me is the speculem size. I prefer the open system with the small one. Some people say the closed system works better. Try both and you be the judge.

With a closed system the water enters the colon machine directly from the plumbing system to be purified and pressure regulated, and the evacuated waste matter exits directly from the the client's colon to the waste portion of the office plumbing.

At no time does the inflow or outflow come in contact with the air.

In contrast, an open system is more like an enema, where a container is filled, often via a tube connected from the sink and introduced into the client's colon by a pencil thin rectal tube. When the client eliminates, the waste matter is often directed to the toilet through an opening in the board or table where they received the colonic.

I think it's fair to say that a series of enemas can produce results equivalent to those achieved from an open system colonic.

I'll elaborate some more in a reply to the one preceding mine.

An open system is where you will expel into a basin-toilet while you lie on the table; the nozzle stays in your rectum while you eliminate.

A closed system is 2 separate tubes, one for the water in and one for the waste out.

The nozzle in open is much smaller: but expulsion does not go directly into a waste pipe.

An open system would be like a colema. The unit I have is the Ultimate Trends deluxe unit. This type of open unit is generally used by individuals in the privacy of their own home. These systems all generally include a board with a dome on one end, tubing and tips, some also include a fully plumbed solution container. The board is placed with the domed end on the toilet and the other on a household chari. The five gallon solution container must be elevated to allow for gravity to get the solution flowing. According to Dr. Bernard Jensen , 72 inches (plant hook in a stud in the ceiling)is the height to allow for right amount of gravity pressure for the solution flow. You then lay on the board with a pillow, insert the tip and relax. The unit is made in a way that makes it so you do not have to take the tip out to expell, you just do so and everything drops from you into the toilet, hense "Open System". The fact that the waste matter leaves the body and drops in to the toilet is what makes it an open system. An open system could also be called a gravity system because the flow of solution is controled by gravity rather some kind of pressure regulator. Colenz is a new professional unit on the market that encompasses the open system, but is hooked to the plumbing so temperature and pressure can be easily regulated with no need for a hanging solution container.

If you want to see a non professional open system, search on ebay for "colonic"

You can see the Colenz professional open system at http://www.colenz.com


A closed system's tip includes an evacuation tube so that the BM leaves the body enclosed in the tube then on to the sewage plumbing. The waste goes from your body into the inserted tip then on through the plumbing. Because the tip must accommodate solids leaving the body, it tends to be large. This can be uncomfortable to insert with some short term discomfort after cleanse. With the closed system, inflow and out flow, temperature, and pressure are usually regulated by a practioner.

The majority of practitioners use a closed system. The closed colonic systems are FDA medical device class II's. FDA regulations now require Dr.'s supervision over medical device class II colonic system. Many clinics do not have an MD on staff and are finding the need for professional open systems like the Colenz mentioned above.
The Colenz professional open system is considered a Class I medical device and does not require a prescription or a doctors supervision.


Hope this info helped

Happy Cleansing

There is no way on this earth that I could have eliminated what came out of me through the 3/4" tube of aa closed system. I was fortunate to have found the Open LIBBE Colon Hydrotherapy system.

Here is my story.

I had been severely constipated for over 10 years and became quit impacted this year. I suffer from IBS and a very slow peristalsis after an injury that damaged my Vegas Nerve in 1991.

In April, 2010, my doctor was unable to hear any bowel sounds at all. No matter what we had been doing. We had no success. Enemas, twice a day, fiber and stool softeners, supplements, you name it. I was facing surgery.

I had three weeks before my pre-surgery scope, and I felt like I just wanted to die, literally. I told my mother how I felt and she said, "I think you should try colonics. I don't belive in colonics, but I think you should try it."

I felt that I had nothing to loose so I checked around for Colon Hydrotherapy in my local area. I found Mia, at the Whole Body Cleanse Center. She was the first one to call me back so I went to see her. She had the Libbe Open system.

It took 14 sessions of 45 min each to completely break up my impaction. I went every day except Sunday for 2 1/2 weeks, since I only had 3 weeks before the surgery. I was desperate and willing to do anything.

Not only did I pass the stuff I needed to in order to avoid surgery, but some of it was about 2" wide. "Yeouch!" (I would not have been able to pass half of what I passed through a closed system).

But, the most exciting news is that my energy shot through the roof. I went from being sick, fatigued and weak for the past 10+ years, to full of energy and able to work full time for the first time. And in just 2 weeks! It was unbelievable.

I will tell you, that during most of the sessions I was in terrible pain and nauseated. And one day a "toxic load" broke loose and I felt like I had been poisoned. (A toxic load is when a pocket of bowel breaks loose releasing and excessive build up of toxins into your system). The next session instantly relieved the symptoms. I didn't quit. I didn't give up. No matter how rough it got. I didn't give up. Something inside of me told me that I needed to continue if I wanted a chance to avoid surgery.

Mia told me that most people give up when they get sick or get much pain. But, that is when they most need to be patient, persistent, and continue. Don't give up, because it is so worth it in the long run. I will continue colonics every couple weeks probably for the rest of my life due to low peristalsis and IBS.

I spoke with a colonics specialist that uses a closed system and she confirmed that If you need to eliminate anything larger than 3/4" then it won't fit through a closed system tube.

I went for my pre-surgery scope on April 29th, 2010. The surgeon was able to tell me that we were not going to be doing surgery. That everything looks really good now. The tissues look good. My bowel sounds were really good. I broke into tears and hugged him right there in the office. I cried through out the day. I couldn't believe it. I had been so scared because I felt that surgery was ultimately going to make things worse. Slow my peristalsis even more.

I wish everyone out there success and remember that love comes out of happy hearts.