Ozone therapy is a treatment method often used to stimulate the immune system, improve circulation and treat various conditions, such as viral infections, asthma, allergies, joint pain, eczema, ulcers, abscesses and wounds that heal poorly.
Ozone’s effect is based on its toxic action against viruses and bacteria. It may inhibit their activity or even destroy them. Ozone may also improve the properties of red blood cells by helping them release oxygen more easily. This is said to improve the oxygen supply to the tissues.
Some studies report benefits of ozone therapy for certain conditions, including diabetes-related wounds, chronic back pain, asthma and herniated discs. There are also reports suggesting potential benefits in the treatment of herpes viruses, hepatitis and other viral infections.
Rectal insufflation with an O3/O2 gas mixture is increasingly used as a systemic form of therapy and has been described as an alternative to major autohemotherapy (MAH) (Knoch et al., 1987). The indications for COLONOZONE, a special form of ozone therapy, include anal fistulas and fissures, candidiasis, chronic constipation, immunomodulation (as a complementary approach in oncology), hepatitis B and C, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), parasitic infections, proctitis, SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and unexplained diarrhoea.
Ozone therapy is used to address systemic problems by allowing ozone gas to be absorbed through the rectal veins and diffuse through the tissues of the lower colon. The ozone is absorbed through the veins, transported to the liver and gradually carried through the circulation. The treatment is described as painless and simple, and as having practically no side effects when the dosage is strictly observed. Rectal O3 insufflation is increasingly used in paediatrics, sports medicine, geriatrics and as a complementary approach in oncology. The source text describes it as scientifically supported.
