Coffee Enema

A coffee enema is a low volume enema, where the fluid is injected into the rectum, stimulating the liver and gallbladder to release bile and toxins that have accumulated in the body.  

The benefits of coffee enemas date back to the 1920s when German scientists found that a caffeine solution could open the bile ducts and stimulate the production of bile in the liver of experimental animals.

Dr. Max Gerson was one of the first medical doctors to use coffee enemas as part of a general detoxification program for his patients with tuberculosis, and then later in the 1930s found it beneficial for his cancer patients.  Dr. Gerson postulated that the caffeine traveled up the portal vein via the sigmoid colon and then to the liver. The caffeine would then stimulate the liver and gall bladder to discharge bile and eliminate toxins that have accumulated in the liver and gallbladder.  He found this process enhanced the overall health and vitality of the cancer patient. Along with other detoxification routines, the coffee enema remains an important component of both the Gerson and the Kelley cancer programs.

Indications

• Detoxification

Studies in 1981 found that substances in coffee –kahweol and cafestol stimulate the production of glutathione-S-transferase, an enzyme that detoxifies a vast array of electrophiles from the bloodstream and has the ability to neutralize free radicals (harmful chemicals now commonly implicated in the initiation of cancer).

Questions?
If you have any questions about Coffee Enemas or would like more information on our programs or services, you can contact IMI at 403.233.0917 or by email at info@i-medi.org