Will coffee enemas work IF...

You don't have a gall bladder? Mine was removed more than 25 years ago. What's you're opinion?

Have fun,

vapor

Vapor, I have been led to believe that the coffee detoxifies the liver. The gall bladder releases bile into the digestive process. I assume that not having a gall bladder would make little difference in the effectiveness of coffee. If this is not correct, would one of our physician members enlighten me; liquidsky, ericmason, rayme. faultless, or any other?

The big thing you get from a coffee enema is the rapid 'hit' from the caffeine. The rectal vault is unusual in that the venous return does NOT go through the liver. This avoids first pass metabolism by the liver, and in fact the bioavailability of many drugs in suppository form approaches IM or IV because of this. I don't think the gall bladder has any involvement in coffee enemas. The gall bladder contracts in response to a meal containing fat, or administration of certain drugs.

It makes no difference if you have a gall bladder or not. Bile is released in response to fat being present either way, except without a gall bladder, there is no storage facility for unused bile--it all goes into the small intestine constantly.

The hepatic portal system drains the GI tract from the inferior aspect of the esophagus to the superior aspect of the anal canal.

When you do a "liver cleanse" via coffee enema, you are supposed to supply a large fat load by drinking several ounces of olive or other oil or more palatably by making whipped cream from 8 to 12 ounces of heavy cream or just drinking the cream and waiting a couple of hours before taking the coffee enema.

As Susie says the venous drainage of the entire gut is through the liver. This is why rectal cancers frequently metastatize to the liver. I don't believe that coffee enemas detox anything any more than I believe that castor oil detoxes the liver. Drink the coffee. You'll like it better.

Mattheww50, thank you for your knowledgeable comment. I forgot to also ask our PHd's on the board with an outstanding background in physiology.

Regardless of a coffee enema's proposed biological benefits, I find them to be the most enjoyable of any enema solution I've tried.

I agree with Doug. Whether the benefits are real or imagined, I like coffee enemas better than the others. I just feel good after them.

I agree Cheryl.

Although for me personally the coffee enemas have done wonders, that said wether it is real or the placibo effect, I have bennifited greatly.

I just enjoy them. They relax me and make me feel great

I can guarantee if you brew a quarter pound of coffee in a twelve cup pot, let it cool and take it all in one enema (two full quarts) and retain it for 20-30 minutes, you'll have quite a strong caffeine buzz that will leave you feeling wired for a few hours.

Don't ask how I know this!

DON'T do this if you are on BP meds with high blood pressure or are suspended by your ankles.

I rarely take coffee enemas, but always find them pleasurable and renewing. I can't help but wonder why I don't indulge more often.

I love a good coffee enema. Almost all the enemas I take are coffee enemas and I feel really good afterwards. Its not a coffee buzz, just a good feeling.