Coffee enema
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A coffee enema is the injection of
colon via the anus, i.e., as an enema. There is no scientific evidence to support any positive health claim for this practice, and medical authorities advise that the procedure may be dangerous.[1][2]
Efficacy and safety
There is no medical or scientific evidence to support any detoxification or anti-cancer effect of coffee enemas.[2][3]
Coffee enemas carry a risk of adverse effects, some of them serious, including infection, seizures, heart and lung problems, and death.[4]
History
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The rationale for using enemas can be traced back the earliest medical texts, to the
autointoxication and that the "cleansing" of intestines can prevent that.[5]
The practice of
goop.com was promoting coffee enema kits, one of a number of questionable medical products it has sold.[9]
Advocates of coffee enemas often point to their inclusion in editions of the retention enema for treating constipation. The Merck Manual does not list any other uses for coffee enemas, and in editions after 1972 all mention of them was dropped.[7]
See also
References
- PMID 9252839.
- ^ PMID 7052177.
- PMID 20361473.
- ^ "Gerson therapy". Cancer Research UK. 5 April 2019.
- ^ Scott Gavura (11 July 2013). "Ask the (Science-Based) Pharmacist: What are the benefits of coffee enemas?". Science-Based Medicine.
- PMID 9252839.
- ^ a b Unconventional Cancer Treatments. Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment. 1990. p. 51.
- ISBN 9780944235713.
- ^ Sabrina Barr (9 January 2018). "Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Goop' promotes potentially harmful coffee enema kit". The Independent. London.