Lee Anna H, Kabashneh Sohaip, Tsouvalas Charles P, Rahim Usman, Khan Mir Y, Anees Mohammad, Levine Diane
Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.
Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI.
ACG Case Rep J. 2020 Jan 2;7(1):e00292. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000292. eCollection 2020 Jan.
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.