The amazing COFFEE ENEMAS

As a Doctor for over 20+ years, I am very interested in self-care routines that make a significant difference in people’s lives. True overcoming of chronic disease and reaching optimized health is difficult to achieve without these. I can help my patients understand where their organ deficiencies and obstructions lay in their system, but it is up to them to incorporate lifestyle habits that help create changes that help them reach their health goals.  

Coffee enemas have been used as a healing remedy for the last century. They have been included as part of the cancer treatment protocol with Gerson Therapy. They have been well known to aid patients in relieving migraines, some digestive disorders, clearing acne and especially helpful in detoxification protocols included in lyme disease, cognitive diseases & degeneration, chemical & heavy metal detoxification as well as recovery post-surgery.  Specifically, regarding cancers: many cancers are fueled by estrogen, coffee enemas aid the liver in metabolizing estrogen, reducing estrogen levels. Coffee enemas aid the body in detoxing chemicals and heavy metals that are often the underlying cause of cancer and most disease. Additionally, coffee enemas can help to relieve pain, nausea, general nervous tension and the heavier emotions tied into depression.

Coffee enemas are superior to plain water enemas, as they provide so many more benefits. Coffee enemas stimulate detoxification enzymes in the liver and increase its detox capacity.  Theobromine, theophylline, and caffeine in the coffee travel via the rich capillary bed of the rectum into the portal vein, which leads directly to the liver. These substances dilate blood vessels and open up the bile ducts allowing the liver to release bile, which contains toxins.  Palmitic acids in coffee ie kahweol and cafestol palmitate, are also absorbed into the portal vein system. These again lead directly to your liver where the palmitic acids boost production of glutathione s-transferase (GST) enzyme by up to 600-700%.  The entire blood supply circulates through the liver every three minutes. By retaining the coffee for 12 to 15 minutes, your blood circulates through your liver four to five times, removing toxins and purifying it much like dialysis.  You can read more and find further reading at the bottom of this article

Benefits

Anyone, but especially a patient coping with a chronic degenerative disease or an acute illness can achieve the following benefits from the lowering of blood serum toxin levels achieved by regular administration of coffee enemas:

  • Increased cell energy production

  • Enhanced tissue health and repair

  • Enhanced cellular regeneration

  • Vegas nerve stimulation (helps the brain)

  • Better immunity

  • Clean and heal the colon

  • Most effective and quick relief of constipation

  • Detoxify and rebuild the liver

  • Reduce and get rid of many symptoms of general toxicity — the cause of dozens of common symptoms from arthritis to cancer

  • Increase the acidity of the intestines, making it less hospitable to parasites, yeast, and bacteria

  • Help eliminate many parasites

  • Improve digestion

  • Less acid reflux

  • Migraine headaches disappear

  • Better mood

  • Increase mental clarity and cognitive function

  • Relieve depression, anger, and anxiety

  • Nausea eliminated or greatly reduced

  • Reduce many types of pain

  • Clears acne and skin congestion

  • Better sleep

  • Feel ‘less toxic’

Frequency

Coffee enemas only need to be 2-3 times per week for few years while you’re detoxing, then can be done occasionally as needed. With Gerson Therapy for cancer and chronic illness, people perform 4-6 coffee enemas every day! Unless you have cancer or are very sick with a chronic illness, I recommend doing a coffee enema whenever there is a need, which can be once a day, once every few days or once a week. If you are healthy, once a week should be sufficient.

Be sure to add sea salt to your enema to reduce mineral loss!

Once you start doing coffee enemas, you will know when you need to do another one based on how you feel.

How to Do a Coffee Enema

Materials

  • Buy a 2-quart enema bucket or bag. An enema bucket is so much easier to pour the coffee into an easier clean. It can be your enema kit for the rest of your life as you will only need to replace the silicone tube when it gets worn down. I also find them easier to handle. Enema bags from the drugstore are also made of plastic, which must be avoided. I recommend a medical grade silicone bag if you prefer a bag. This enema kit is my favorite.

  • Buy your coffee enema coffee. This is my absolutely favorite enema coffee. Coffee enema coffees are different from regular coffee in that they are “green coffees” and not roasted. They have properties more appropriate for enemas like more caffeine and palmitic acid, which make the enema more effective. If you don’t get a special enema coffee be sure to only buy organic. Get regular ground coffee that is not instant and not decaffeinated. Many prefer to buy the whole beans and grind their own coffee so the oils and other aspects of the coffee are fresh. Organically grown coffee is best to avoid introducing estrogenic pesticides into your body. Coffee is one of the most heavily sprayed crops.

Preparation of coffee

  • 15 minutes before you take the coffee enema, it is essential that you take some sort of binder. This will grab some of the toxins that the liver and gallbladder release in the bile. If someone is really full of toxins, forgetting this step can make you feel toxic for part of the day. Many folks already have their favorite binder, so use that. If you have not used binders before you can start with 1/2-1 TBSP of psyllium husk powder mixed in water. Drink this immediately as it will swell and be hard to get down.

  • Place 2 to 3 cups of purified water and one to two tablespoons (15-30 ml) of coffee in a saucepan and bring to a boil. NOTE: The first time you do a coffee enema, use only 1 teaspoon (5ml), NOT TABLESPOON, of coffee. This is critical because some people are sensitive to caffeine and will feel very jittery on more coffee. After a few enemas, you will see how much coffee you can tolerate comfortably. Ideally, increase to two tablespoons per enema.

  • Let it simmer 15 minutes, then turn off the heat and allow it to cool. One or two ice cubes may be added to speed the cooling process.

  • You can brew your coffee the night before if you have a lot to do to get out of the house the next day. It will be fine covered on the stove for 8 hours and then re-heat the next morning. Fresh, though, is always best.

  • Wait until the coffee is about body temperature. Body temperature feels warm when you place your finger in it. If the water is too hot or too cold, retaining the enema will be more difficult.

  • Strain the liquid through a stainless steel strainer into your clean bucket. Do not use an aluminum strainer, if possible. Add 1 tsp of Himalayan or sea salt to ensure some minerals are also absorbed.

Preparing to take the enema

  • Prep yourself a little bed of towels to lie on in the bathtub or bathroom. It is always best to begin in the bathroom in case you leak or have an accident. You can eventually lie elsewhere, like your bed, when you become better at performing the enemas. I just make sure there is a towel underneath me.

  • If you have not had a bowel movement, take a plain water enema first, before the coffee enema. This will usually clean out the bowel quickly and effectively. Some folks can hold the coffee enema no matter what and do not need to use water first. Some can even walk around and go about their morning while retaining the enema. Everyone is different. I do recommend allowing the time to be meditative and relaxing.

  • Be sure the silicone hose is pushed or fastened well onto the enema bag and the thin enema tip is attached to the other end.

  • Remove any air from the enema tube the following way: Grasp but do not close the clamp on the hose. Place the tip in the sink. Hold up the enema bag or bucket above the tip until the coffee begins to flow out. Then quickly close the clamp. This expels any air in the tube. If this air gets in your colon, it could create cramps or create the urge to evacuate too soon.

  • Lubricate the enema tip with a small amount of personal lubricant, coconut oil or olive oil. You can also lubricate your anus.

Taking the enema

  • The position most effective is lying on one’s left side. The sigmoid colon is the only part of your large intestine that needs to be in contact with the coffee.
    With the clamp closed, place the enema bag or bucket on the floor next to you, or hang the bucket 1 to 3 feet above your abdomen. You will likely need to place the bucket well above the tip so that the water can flow out via gravity.

  • Insert the tip gently and slowly. Move it around until it goes about an inch or two ( 2-4 cm) inside you.

  • Open the clamp and hold/hang the enema bag about one foot (30 cm) above the abdomen. The coffee may take a few seconds to begin flowing. If you develop a cramp, close the hose clamp and try to take a few deep breaths. The cramp will usually pass quickly. You can control the flow of the coffee by raising and lowering the bucket.

  • RETAIN THE ENEMA FOR 15 MINUTES (less time is okay, but not quite as effective). Deep breathing helps to keep the coffee in longer. Try to stay relaxed and meditate, especially in the beginning. Stimulation can create the urge to go. When there is an urge to empty too soon try to contract and squeeze the rectum and relax the rest of the body, breathing deeply and see if the urge will pass.. Use the time to read a book, meditate, write in your gratitude journal, etc. Some people are able to get up and go lie on a towel in bed, instead of on the floor or in the bathtub. Walking around the house with the coffee inside is not recommended. A small number of people are unable to retain even a cup of water for the required 15 minutes. One can start with less coffee in these cases. First timers may have to do three enemas for 5 minutes at a time and add more. Do your best. There seems to be no harm if one wishes to retain the enema longer than 15 minutes, unless you are really caffeine sensitive.

Finishing up

  • After 15 minutes or so, go to the toilet and empty out the water. It is okay if some water remains inside. If water remains inside, you may be dehydrated.

  • Wash the enema bucket and tube thoroughly with soap and water. Run water with hydrogen peroxide through the bucket and hose. Wipe insertion tip with alcohol.

  • The whole procedure takes about 30 minutes, so allocate plenty of time for it and have a good book to read. However, if you do them often enough and don’t have a lot of fecal matter to evacuate, you can do a super quick enema in 20 minutes. It doesn’t have to take a lot of time.

Enema Tips

  • Remember, you will do best if you have a bowel movement before doing the coffee enema. When you first take in some coffee, only take in a little to aid in a bowel movement, then proceed to doing the full enema.

  • If intestinal gas is a problem, some exercise before the enema may eliminate the gas.

  • If the enema makes you jittery, reduce the amount of coffee. For instance, use one teaspoon, instead of two tablespoons.

  • The enema may lower your blood sugar. If so, eat something just before or after taking the enema.

Difficulty Holding the Enema

Some people have difficulty holding the enema in the beginning. If you simply can’t seem to retain the enema very long, try these tips:

  • Be patient. Practice makes perfect.

  • You can add 1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan or sea salt per 2 cups of coffee to reduce colon spasms.

  • You can break the 15 minutes up into 5-minute segments until you can hold the entire 15 minutes.

  • The water may be too hot or too cold. Be sure the water temperature is comfortable.

  • It may help to place a small pillow or rolled up towel under your buttocks so the water flows downhill into your colon.

  • Many find that adding a teaspoon of blackstrap molasses to the boiling coffee mysteriously aids in retaining the enema.


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