Proctocolitis From Coffee Enema

Proctocolitis From Coffee Enema

Coffee enemas are often used by naturopathic practitioners to treat a number of diseases, including cancer. However, there is no supportive evidence, and its use comes with major risks. We report a case of proctocolitis in a healthy patient after coffee enema treatment. To our knowledge, only 3 othe...

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Veröffentlicht in:ACG case reports journal 2020-01, Vol.7 (1), p.e00292-e00292
Hauptverfasser: Lee, Anna H., Kabashneh, Sohaip, Tsouvalas, Charles P., Rahim, Usman, Khan, Mir Y., Anees, Mohammad, Levine, Diane
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Zusammenfassung:Coffee enemas are often used by naturopathic practitioners to treat a number of diseases, including cancer. However, there is no supportive evidence, and its use comes with major risks. We report a case of proctocolitis in a healthy patient after coffee enema treatment. To our knowledge, only 3 other cases of this adverse effect exist in the literature.
ISSN:2326-3253
2326-3253
DOI:10.14309/crj.0000000000000292