Calling all senior citizens

I'm googling and googling the safety and effectiveness of coffee enemas and I am wondering if we could hear from those over 60 who believe in and have been doing coffee enemas for awhile and if they can answer the following questions.

How old are you, when and why did you start with coffee enemas? Did it affect your health and do you think they, along with exercise can prevent cancer?

Please folks, I'm not looking for a debate on wether or not to do them, if they are dangerous or how kooky they are (That has already been discussed to death). What I'm looking for is testimonies from people that have been doing them for a while and how healthy they are.

What's even more significant, are testimonies from people who do coffee enemas and lead a normal lifestyle with no serious emphasis on excercise.

The reason I'm asking is because recently two people I know have been diagnosed with cancer. One person (female) leads a stagnant lifestyle with no emphasis on proper diet or exercise. The other is almost the polar opposite. This person (male) leads an active lifestyle with a sensible (but not fanatical) emphasis on diet. Both are in the later stages of cancer.

I myself lead a sensible lifestyle with no fanatical emphasis on diet or excercise. I do coffee enemas 3-4 times per week 2 quarts at a time and I'm reasonably fit and not what you'd call overweight but I admit I should excercise more.

Over 60, but no experience with coffee enemas. Thirty years of coffee going in the top end.

Sorry to learn of your friends' cancer, but as we put 60 behind us, that news comes around more often it seems. However, cancer doesn't seem to care about how good or poor someone's lifestyle is, it seems to attack at random.

So enjoy your coffee enemas, but know that they likely will have no effect on your cancer risk.

62 here, done a few coffee enemas just to see what all the fuss was about, but not anything regular. My father, his mother, my brother, all my father's siblings except one killed in WWII, (he was one of 9 kids), and one of my mom's sisters, all died from cancer. My father and mom's sister never smoked. So far, knock wood, I am OK. I don't smoke or drink. Mom died in April at 90 after a stroke. Her baby sister is 85 and still going strong. It is my belief that genitics plays as big a role as anything. My mothers parents were well up in years when they died so I am hoping I got mom's genes. I really doubt that coffee enemas are like Superman's cape, but on the other hand I am fairly sure none of my dead relatives ever had a coffee enema either!

Over 60 here and have done maybe 2 or 3 coffee enemas a week for over 20 years. Recent blood tests came back as very normal in all ranges and that is the same result I have had for over ten years of blood work. I am admittedly over weight or under height. I credit my weight for my hypertension which is controlled with drug therapy. Not sure if the coffee has helped, but pretty sure that it has not hurt.

When you have hypertension, they often reduce or eliminate caffeine from your diet OR ENEMAS.

I have to admit I am over 60, and I do like my coffee, so I feel qualified to offer an opinion here.

I have had many, many enemas over the years, and starting about four years ago I discovered coffee enemas. I really like them. I probably average two a week.

I have not been in a hospital since my kids were born and currently have one prescription for "borderline" high blood pressure. When he started me on those pills I asked about diet restriction and he said everything in moderation. Coffee and Coke (with caffeine) are OK as long as I keep it to 2 a day. I did not tell him about the coffee enemas. Maybe that is why my bp is high? Anyway, I consider myself in generally good health and I feel great after a good round of coffee. Maybe that is wrong but I am not ready to give up my coffee.

Cheryl, first let me applaud you for coming clean about your age. That took some courage, and maybe you will start a trend with other people our age. I don't know what my profile says, it was correct on day 1 of my being here. Or, so I thought. Oops! I am now 67; the profile says 50+. See, YOU already converted another to share the truth; thank you!

I work out 5 to 6 days a week, weigh 180 pounds, and have not been in better condition since the 80s when I went from 247 to 167 pounds over a 10 month period.. I feel great!

About coffee enemas... If they are causing your BP to go into the stratosphere, gosh ~ a wet & warm 2-quart water enema would still serve the purpose and not create cardiac issues for you. Tis hoped that you will look at it from the perspective of 'life', and that you want one for as many years as He will give to you, and find something without caffeine to satisfy your desire and/or need for the quality systemic cleansings.

Yep, I am a senior, and feel pretty damn good about it. I'm off to the Poconos on September 7th for a week or two, and may go down to visit family in Maryland, so I can run into D.C. for 2 to 3 days.

Anyway, yall go out and make it a great evening! I am

Kindly yours,

Hermann

At the tender age of 64, I have never had a coffee enema. Sorry if I offend all you coffee lovers, but I absolutely can not stand either the taste or for that matter even the smell of coffee, so there is such a slight chance that I would ever try a coffee enema! My father was a coffee drinker, and what I remember most is that he would brew a pot of strong black coffee before going to bed every night, let it sit on the stove overnight, and then have a full cup or two of the cold black liquid every morning before going to work - YUCK ! ! ! !

I am not over 60, but do suffer from hypertension. (Only 52). I have used coffee enemas quite a bit over the last two years. I was doing at least one a week, twice a week when I could.. I have started a new job and am out of my routine. I miss having 2 hours twice a week for enemas.

I really believe the coffee enemas made a tremendous difference, my understanding is it stimulates the liver to increase the detox effect on the liver. I can feel the difference in my body espeially in my energy level. Caffime has been controversial for years. I have a high tolerence---only drink coffee iced tea and water. My advice is to try it. If you are caffeine sensitive morning is best. I usually do a through clean out, them the coffee last about 1.5 quarts retained for 15 minutes.

L

If I were single, or had a spouse (or significant other) who was into enemas, I probably would do coffee enemas on a fairly regular basis. Because those conditions don't exist today, and I only do enemas when I have the privacy and the time, my coffee enemas are few and far between, although I must say, that I do find them refreshing, and a nice way to finish off a good series of clean-out enemas. Are they really therapeutic? Hard to say, since I don't do enough of them.

68 here, 15 years Post Quadruple By-Pass, was told last month I had a heart of a 28 year old, my Cardiologist neglected to inform my knees that, walk 9 holes 5 times a week, and 18 during the cooler months, been into enemas off and on since early childhood ( forced ). Personally, Peppermint or Chamomile tea provides more gratification to me. I have read extensively about coffee enemas, and to be honest, it like anything else, it is what you take away from it.

I have been doing 1 or 2 coffee enemas per week for years. Usually Wilson's Enema Coffee, other times, when less time is available, Folgers Instant Coffee crystals (highest caffeine content I could find). I feel great afterwards and I have not had a cold or flu in years. I also take sea salt/baking soda, or SSE followed by a plain water enemas on average 2 times per week. Unless you are following the Gerson Research Organization protocol, I doubt that it prevents cancer and I am not saying it does, if you follow the protocol.

Here is how I look at this and and other alternative health practices: If the upside potential is high or if you feel better (even if it is the placebo effect) by doing it, keep it up as long as there are no contraindications.

I am 67, and started trying Coffee enemas back in the 1970's when I was about 30, or around 37 years ago! I lift weights, have competed and won trophies in younger years as a Powerlifter. At present, I am 5'9" and about 190 pounds, muscular, but on the thick side, most people think I am too young to get my "Senior Citizen Discounts", but I don't complain too much! Sometimes I take over 5 of these enemas in a week, usually 2 quarts of very warm, diluted black coffee, sometimes with Epsom salts added. I find they help reduce pain and swelling in my knees, which have been injured, with cartilage damage, and resulting arthritic pain. On a good day, I can still pull over 400 pounds off the floor in a deadlift! (Yes, I still look like my avatar/thumbnail photo, if near DC, I can meet you in person for proof)