We Know We Made An April Fools Joke About This 30 Years Ago, But PLEASE Don't Get A Coffee Enema! – CoffeeTalk

King Charles and Gwyneth Paltrow have both been involved in coffee colonic-related controversies, with the former Prince of Wales’s comments on Gerson therapy suggesting that it endorses an unproven regimen. This led to criticism from medical experts. Despite this, coffee enemas continue to be a social media wellness trend offered in many alternative health clinics as a method to cleanse the colon and detoxify the body. Some influencers even recommend coffee enemas as an alternative treatment for cancer and other serious illnesses.

An enema is a procedure that clears the bowel of fecal matter, usually by inserting a nozzle attached to a pouch containing fluid into the rectum. In conventional medicine, enemas are used to clear the bowel before surgery, for severe cases of constipation, or sometimes as part of a bowel management scheme in people with inflammatory bowel diseases. Florence Nightingale used coffee enemas as a form of pain management in soldiers during the Crimean War, and doctors used them in the second world war.

Gerson therapy, a health program promoted by the Gerson Institute, is highly publicized as an alternative option to chemotherapy. Patients follow a strict organic vegetarian diet, which can include up to 13 glasses of fruit juice and up to five coffee enemas daily. The Gerson Institute claims that coffee enemas can increase gut movement, help the body expel toxins from the liver and gut, and relieve pain. However, several studies show no evidence to prove this regime works to cure cancer and is not supported by any reputable cancer organizations.

The gut is self-cleaning, and regular digestion and bowel movements mean the body gets rid of waste naturally. A high-fiber diet rich in fruits, vegetables, wholegrains, and seeds should be enough for good digestive health and could even reduce the risk of cancer. Current advice suggests consuming at least 30g of fiber daily, but most adults have an average of only 19g of fiber daily. Drinking plenty of water is also crucial to gut health, and research suggests that eating fermented foods like kimchi, kefir, and kombucha can help the good bacteria in the gut and aid with digestion.

Drinking coffee is more likely to be beneficial for health than coffee enemas, with studies showing that moderate coffee intake is linked to lower risk of heart disease.

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