Lee Chang Jung, Song Seung Kyun, Jeon Jin Ho, Sung Mi Kyung, Cheung Dae Young, Kim Jin Il, Kim Jae Kwang, Lee Youn Soo
Department of Internal Medicine, Daerim Saint Mary Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Korean J Gastroenterol. 2008 Oct;52(4):251-4.
Rectal enema used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes infrequently causes colitis. In medical practice, enemas are known to incidentally bring about colitis by mechanical, thermal, or direct chemical injuries. Coffee enema is told to ameliorate the constipation in alternative medicine. We hereby report a case of acute colitis resulting from coffee enema, which was presented with severe abdominal pain and hematochezia.