Accordingly, the videos instruct viewers to use coffee "specialized for colon detoxification" and boil it with filtered water. The coffee water is put into a bag and then hung up high or put into "specialized enema devices", while the other end is inserted into the anus so that the coffee water flows into the body.
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Most of these cases are performed at home or in some unlicensed medical facilities. While domestic and international scientific evidence has not confirmed the effectiveness of this detoxification method, many dangerous complications have recently been recorded due to this method. One of them is rectal rupture due to improper enema.
Recently, the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Bach Mai Hospital has just performed surgery to treat a case of rectal rupture due to detoxification using coffee enema. That is the case of Ms. D.TP (38 years old) who was hospitalized due to severe pelvic pain below the navel accompanied by bloody stools after using a coffee enema at a private clinic. Previously, the patient had used this method twice, each time one week apart. On the third time, during the enema, the patient felt severe pain in the lower abdomen accompanied by bleeding through the anus. Through questioning, examination and necessary tests, MRI showed an image of retroperitoneal fluid collection, suspected of rectal rupture. Therefore, the doctors decided to perform emergency surgery to treat the injury.
During the surgery, a rupture of the lower third of the rectum caused a retroperitoneal abscess. After 14 days, the patient was discharged and was able to eat and live normally. However, Ms. P will have to undergo another surgery in a few months to close the colostomy.
Although she was lucky to have survived due to timely surgery, Ms. P, from a healthy person, just because she believed in unfounded information, false advertising to sell products, cure diseases... had to endure 2 serious surgeries, greatly affecting her current and future health; in addition, there were many negative effects on the economy , work and family...
Doctor Nguyen Thanh Khiem, Department of Digestive Surgery - Hepatobiliary Pancreatic, Bach Mai Hospital said, enema is a method of using liquid pumped back from the anus into the rectum, these liquids have the effect of softening stool. This method is indicated in cases of constipation, difficulty in defecation, need to clean the colon for procedures, surgery or some special cases needing enema for diagnosis and treatment.
“In fact, injecting coffee into the anus will reduce the stimulation of the rectum, in the long run, it will cause the rectal reflex to be lost, and if you do not use coffee enema, you will not be able to defecate. At the same time, the loss of rectal reflex also increases the risk of rectal rupture during subsequent enema, because the patient no longer feels the urge to defecate. Therefore, it is very easy to inject too much medicine into the rectum and cause rupture,” said Dr. Nguyen Thanh Khiem.
Studies around the world have shown that there is no convincing evidence that detoxification or cleansing actually removes toxins from the body or improves health. In addition, colon cleansing procedures or enemas - a popular detoxification method, "may have side effects, some of which can be serious". The US National Cancer Institute has reported three deaths that may be related to coffee enemas. Reputable medical journals such as Endoscopy, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Mayoclinic also announce on their pages that colon cleansing can cause harm, rectal burns, and even death.
Therefore, colonic lavage is a treatment method that must be prescribed by specialists and performed at licensed medical facilities. Instead of applying unorthodox methods, each person should protect their digestive system by drinking plenty of water, eating lots of fruits, vegetables, etc. At the same time, limit beer, alcohol, red meat, and greasy foods. Regular exercise also helps the digestive system become healthier every day.
Coffee enemas may have originated as a treatment for cancer in the early 1900s by German doctors, and were later officially recommended by Gerson in the 1930s. Max Gerson was a German-American physician who believed that it was possible to detoxify the body and provide it with the nutrients it needed to heal itself through an organic plant-based diet, fresh juices, and coffee enemas.
Coffee enemas are said to stimulate bile flow and the production of glutathione, a detoxifying antioxidant. Today, many practitioners of alternative medicine (non-drug, non-surgical) continue to promote these enemas with claims that they can cure a variety of ailments, even cancer. They claim that they have many health benefits, including helping with allergies, depression, fatigue, skin conditions, sinus problems, digestive problems, the immune system, and weight loss.
However, in reality, calories are mainly absorbed in the small intestine, enemas only clean the large intestine, so they are less effective in affecting the amount of calories absorbed, so they do not have a weight loss effect. There is very little scientific evidence to support coffee enemas. In 2020, Heejung Son (Korea) synthesized 9 studies from 1980 on this method, all of which failed to demonstrate any effectiveness. Meanwhile, many serious risks have been reported, including: dehydration and electrolyte imbalance; burns, ulcers, rectal tears, colon strictures, sepsis leading to emergency hospitalization and surgery. In some cases, it can lead to death, at least three deaths related to coffee enemas have been recorded in medical literature.
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