What is a coffee enema?
A coffee enema is a type of colon cleanse used in alternative medicine. During the procedure, a mixture of brewed, caffeinated coffee and water is inserted into the colon through the rectum.
Coffee enemas may have originated from German physicians searching for a cancer treatment in the early 1900s. But it was the Gerson therapy that helped put the procedure on the map.
麦克斯·格森(Max Gerson)是一位德国裔医生,他认为您可以使用有机植物性饮食,生果汁和咖啡灌肠来排毒身体,并为其提供营养。他严格的计划被称为Gerson Therapy。
咖啡肠被认为可以刺激胆汁流量和谷胱甘肽的产生,谷胱甘肽是一种排毒的抗氧化剂。听起来很有希望,对吧?但是,请勿跑到药店买灌肠袋。在尝试咖啡灌肠之前,您应该知道一些事情。
它可能会有所帮助:
- relieve constipation
- boost immunity
- 增加能量
对于许多人来说,咖啡灌肠的直接利益是有多次排便,有助于清除结肠。如果您经历了便秘,咖啡灌肠可能会带来缓解。
Coffee enema supporters claim the procedure provides these additional benefits:
- boosts immunity
- 增加能量
- stops yeast overgrowth
- 治疗自身免疫性疾病
- 从消化道中去除寄生虫
- 从身体中去除重金属
- treats depression
- 治疗癌症
没有科学证据证明或反驳咖啡灌肠有助于治疗任何医疗状况。使用或反对使用咖啡灌肠的证据主要是轶事。在主流医学中,结肠清洗被认为是不必要的,因为您的人体的消化系统能够自行消除废物,毒素和细菌。
结肠废物对您的身体有毒的理论被称为自动化。根据2014年articlepublished in The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital, there isn’t any evidence to support this theory.
There aren’t any official medical guidelines about who should get a coffee enema.
根据article替代医学医师Linda L. Isaacs,医学博士,人们不断暴露于食物,空气和水中的有毒化学物质和污染物。结果,她认为任何人都可以从咖啡灌肠中受益,以此作为“帮助刺激肝脏消除这些废物和污染物的身体”的一种方式。
咖啡灌肠可以用作刺激性泻药的替代方法,以清洁肠道内窥镜检查。2014年
Risks
- 这个过程可能有害。
- 医学文献中已经记录了与咖啡灌肠有关的三例死亡。
- Coffee enemas may cause serious side effects, such as rectal burns.
有证据表明咖啡灌肠可能有害。根据国家癌症研究所的数据,文献中报道的三例死亡似乎与咖啡灌肠有关。尽管无法证实,但可能是由于细菌感染而发生的。由于电解质不平衡,发生了另外两次死亡。
According to a Letter to the Editor published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, a coffee enema caused proctocolitis (inflammation of the colon and rectum) in a Korean woman. The letter’s authors concluded that coffee enemas are risky and should be reconsidered as an alternative treatment.
如果您对咖啡因敏感或服用与咖啡因相互作用的药物,则可能是一个问题。
Colon cleansing may also cause:
- 直肠烧伤
- nausea
- 呕吐
- cramping
- bloating
- 脱水
- 肠穿孔
- infection caused by improperly sterilized equipment
在一些整体健康诊所中,可以在家中进行咖啡灌肠,或者以巨额价格进行。没有关于如何进行咖啡灌肠的任何官方准则。
如果您选择获得咖啡灌肠,则可能会在手术过程中感到抽筋,压力和丰度。您可能还会感到摇摇欲坠或经历心pal症作为咖啡因的副作用。之后您应该喝大量的水,以防止脱水。
Mainstream medicine doesn’t advocate the use of coffee enemas. Many people claim coffee enemas improve their health and well-being without negative side effects. Because statistics about coffee enemas are hard to come by, it’s difficult to determine if most people have had a positive or negative experience.
以肯定的是,是咖啡灌肠吗potentially dangerous. The decision to have a coffee enema or not is a personal choice best made between you and your doctor.
If you choose to have a coffee enema and experience any serious side effects, get emergency medical help. Serious side effects include severe pain, persistent nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, and rectal bleeding,