Here are the 3 main reasons this can happen and how to prevent it & what to do!
1. You are dehydrated - when you are dehydrated (aka not drinking at least 2.5 litres of water a day, your body will want to absorb any liquid that comes it's way. This can also be true if your diet is high in salt or processed foods. When you do an enema, you are inserting water into the colon which, if you are dehydrated will get absorbed instead of released. Our recommendation is to drink lots of (filtered) water daily to ensure you are hydrated, and especially as your are detoxing to ensure your body is able to flush the toxicity out. This will prevent absorption and allow you to release more and not bloat after an enema.
If this has happened to you and you feel like you have retained water during an enema, try doing another water enema to follow to continue the flush out.
2. Toxins are stirring up, but haven't all come out yet- if you have been constipated, eating poorly or suffering from other discomfort or disease for a long period of time, it will be a process to move stool from the colon. Your colon is about 2 metres long and the average person is holding around 5 -7 kg's of waste . If you do not go to the toilet everyday at least once, you are likely on the higher scale of that. Thus, when we do an enema and start to clear the lower colon.
3. You are inflamed - Try taking a strong probiotic, eating and drinking lots of soothing inflammatory foods and minimising stress.