No. The earliest recorded practice of colon hydrotherapy is in 1500B.C. in the ancient Egyptian document, Ebers Papyrus which dealt with the practice of medicine. The father of modern medicine Hypocrites (4th and 5th century B.C.), recorded using enemas for fever therapy. James A. Wiltsie, M.D. and Joseph E.G. Waddington, M.D. are modern physicians who promoted the value of colon hydrotherapy in preventing ill health and chronic disease conditions. Today, colon hydrotherapy is available on specialized equipment certified by the FDA.