Coffee Enema – Its Benefits and Possible Side Effects

Posted on February 17, 2009 in Diet for Diseases, Diet-Health

What is Coffee Enema?
Coffee enema involves introducing coffee into the anus so as to cleanse the small intestine and rectum. The idea of using coffee as enema was first conceived by Merck Manual in 1917. In 1920, some German scientists first investigated the effect of coffee on the small intestines and biliary ducts. They found that caffeine solution could open the bile ducts and stimulate the liver to produce bile in experimental animals.

Benefits of Coffee Enema

Listed below are some of the benefits of coffee enema:

• Coffee Enema Can Strengthen the Liver and Gallbladder: It is suggested that the presence of kahweol and cafestol palmitate in coffee can stimulate the activity of certain enzymes. These enzymes can neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals on liver cells and gallbladder and help them function for effectively.
• Coffee Enema Can Promote Digestion: It is believed that the presence of theophylline in coffee can cause blood vessel dilation across the walls of the colon. This can enhance the supply of blood to the colon, thereby improving the muscle tone and digestion.
• Coffee Enema can Treat Cancer: It is suggested that coffee enema can treat cancer by strengthening the activity of liver and gallbladder and promoting bile flow.  This can help the liver and gallbladder to detoxify by removing toxins and cancerous metabolic byproducts from the body.

Possible Side Effects of Coffee Enema

• Anal Tearing: Inserting coffee through the anus can cause anal tearing.
• Internal Burn: Use of hot coffee can cause serious internal burn.
• Electrolyte Imbalance:  Overuse of coffee enema can cause loss of water and minerals in the body, thereby leading to electrolyte imbalance.

Those who are sensitive to caffeine may suffer from irritability, restlessness, sleeplessness, nausea, headaches, etc. Pregnant women may want to avoid coffee enema because caffeine effect can magnify due to the method adopted in taking it inside the body.

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