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The Coffee Enema

The most controversial element of the Gerson Therapy is the regular

use of coffee enemas. The Gerson therapy excludes drinking coffee,

but, in fact, uses caffeine in another way. Gerson discovered that

the use of coffee enemas could substantially accelerate the

detoxification process. In the early phase of therapy, coffee enemas

are administered approximately every four hours to help relieve

pain, nausea, and other symptoms accompanying detoxification.

Although this treatment is controversial, there is an explanation

for its possible effectiveness, since the rectal administration of

caffeine has a very different effect than when it is consumed

orally.

In an interview Gerhard Wolter, M.D., outlined the rationale for

giving coffee enemas. He explained that when coffee is given in the

form of an enema, the caffeine is absorbed through the rectal mucosa

and is transported directly to the liver, where it causes a dilation

of the bile ducts. This increases the elimination of toxins from the

liver. Occasionally a " healing crisis " is produced by an overload of

toxins being released into the duodenum and small intestines. In

these cases, large amounts of peppermint tea can be used to dilute

and wash the noxious bile out of the intestines. (11)

Recent research shows that certain chemicals in coffee called

palmitates stimulate an important liver enzyme called glutathione-S-

transferase, which is capable of removing a variety of free radicals

from the bloodstream. A coffee enema increases the glutathione-S-

transferase enzyme activity in the liver from 600 percent to 700

percent above normal. During the time that the coffee enema is being

held in, all the blood in the body passes through the liver at least

five times, since all the blood in the body goes through the liver

every three minutes.

Other chemicals in coffee, including caffeine, theobromine, and

theophylline, cause blood vessels and bile ducts to dilate,

increasing the elimination of toxic bile. Additionally, some of the

water absorbed through the intestinal wall goes directly to the

liver, diluting the bile and increasing the bile flow.

A choleretic is any substance that causes bile flow. The coffee

enema is the only pharmaceutically effective choleretic noted in the

medical literature that can be safely used many times daily without

toxic effects. (11)