01/03/2026
Bile plays a bigger role in digestion and bowel health than most people realise.
๐งผBile is like your bodyโs dishwashing liquid. It breaks down fats the way soap breaks down grease. It also acts as a transport system, helping move waste out of the body through your bowels.
โWho makes bile?
Your liver makes bile every day.
Your gallbladder is like a little storage pouch that holds bile and squirts it out when you eat, especially when you eat fats.
๐ทWhat does bile do?
Bile helps to:
* ๏ฟฝBreak fats into tiny pieces so you can digest them
* ๏ฟฝCarry waste products (like used hormones and toxins) out through your poo
* ๏ฟฝHelp your bowels move more smoothly
๐ฉConstipation & diarrhoea
Too little bile reaching the gut can be linked with sluggish, harder-to-pass stools for some people.
Too much bile reaching the colon can sometimes irritate it and look like a โrunny tummyโ or loose stools.
So bile can be involved in both constipation and diarrhoea, depending on how itโs flowing.
๐What we see in colonics
During a colonic, we often see:
* ๏ฟฝUndigested fats floating on top (like oil on water) โ can suggest your bile isnโt breaking fats down well
* ๏ฟฝBright, lumo yellow fluid โ often bile moving through
* ๏ฟฝThicker, sludgy matter โ older, stickier waste finally letting go.
We canโt diagnose conditions from colonics but we can see helpful clues about how your digestion and elimination are working, and then support you from there.
๐คWhat if you donโt have a gallbladder?
If your gallbladderโs been removed, your liver still makes bile - it just drips into your gut more slowly instead of being stored and squeezed out in one go.
Some people find this can affect how they digest fats and how their bowels behave.
Colonics are a gentle way to support the bodyโs natural elimination pathways, helping the bowel clear more effectively and allowing the liver-bile-gut system to work more efficiently together.
When waste is moving well, the whole system can function with less pressure and better balance.
If you would like to better understand your body, if you struggle with digestion, or constipation/diarrhoea, then book in for a Rojas colon hydrotherapy session with us at Bottoms Up!
