Colostomy looks gross and can be either temporary or permanent, but intended to make possible for stools to leave the body after the rectum has been removed. This operation creates also a life-long source of embarrassment and inconvenience that can be avoided if the bowel and colon irregularities are prevented or treated opportunely. While an average individual carries around 5 to 10 pounds of fecal matter, people who suffer from irregularity and chronic constipation can be carrying 40 pounds or more of old fecal matter inside their bodies.

Bowel irregularity is commonly known as constipation, and it is the major cause of serious health problems. Due to the slow transit through the intestine, leads to the colon walls re-absorb much of the excess of substances water from the residue that the body needs to evacuate, including hormone metabolites, carcinogenic toxins, cholesterol and some fats. Healthy bowel activity is considered one or two movements of moderate size every day. Colon irregularity predisposes to hormonal imbalances characterized by lowered energy.

Bowel irregularity is commonly known as constipation, and it is the major cause of serious health problems. Due to the slow transit through the intestine, leads to the colon walls re-absorb much of the excess of substances water from the residue that the body needs to evacuate, including hormone metabolites, carcinogenic toxins, cholesterol and some fats. Healthy bowel activity is considered one or two movements of moderate size every day. Colon irregularity predisposes to hormonal imbalances characterized by lowered energy.

Enema therapies are intended to empty the lower bowel and stop the irregularity; the absorption enema is widely used to deliver nourishment; the medication enema is especially designed to deliver medication to the patient and the purgative enema which is applied to cleanse the intestines, generally. In addition to these, there are other forms of enemas widely used: the air enema, the steam enema and the smoke enema that were very popular but are rarely practiced today.

Another method to control irregularity is bowel training, which helps to re-establish normal bowel movements in individuals who suffer not only from irregularity but also chronic constipation, incontinence, or diarrhea. Healthy bowel activity is considered one or two movements of moderate size every day and a low fiber diet contributes to constipation, bowel irregularity, and many other bowel diseases, including colon cancer, intestinal inflammation, Crohn's disease and diverticulitis However, a high fiber diet is normally resumed once the acute symptoms have subsided.

Also, the intestinal tract is populated by all sorts of bacteria roughly categorized as friendly and putrefactive. For proper intestinal function, the body needs 85 percent friendly bacteria and 15 percent putrefactive bacteria, but in most people these ratios are reversed causing colon irregularity. Putrefactive bacteria is necessary, but in an excessive amount the nutrients are decomposing within the body producing a noxious odor gas that is the cause of flatulence, gastric and eliminatory distress, as well as embarrassing for the individual.

Alternative medicine, including Ayurvedic, describes the colon as the place of accumulation of "Vata", or air energies. These "Vata" are the cause of nervousness, pain, premature aging, and the excess of "Vata" produce a condition in which the person cannot relax or rejuvenate worn tissues. This way it is considered that poor colon function is more than just an irregularity, but a real and serious medical and emotional problem requiring your attention.