How To Do A Coffee Enema

You can use the coffee enema for general health purposes and total wellness, during a detox or cleanse protocol, or if you have bowel movement issues like constipation or diarrhea. Like any new experience, it takes a few tries to feel comfortable with doing an enema, so there is a learning curve and it is helpful not to get discouraged if it takes a while to perfect.

Interestingly, I have also found in my clinical experience that performing a coffee enema can help dramatically with sinus congestion and sinus problems. In Chinese medicine, ancient physicians recognized the connection between the lung and the large intestine. The classics of Chinese medicine state “the lung opens into the nose.” And since the lung and the large intestine are paired energetically, when bowel movements are smooth and easy, the sinuses will remain unclogged and flow easily as well. Deep breathing can also help relieve constipation by helping to create a peristaltic wave that allows the bowels to move.

Here are the step-by-step instructions for doing a coffee enema:

Step 1: If you have not done an enema before and do not have an enema bag, then you need to purchase the equipment necessary to do a coffee enema. You can call your local drugstore to see what they have in stock, or try Wal-Mart if you are willing to shop there. The one I use is by a company called Cara. It was very inexpensive, the bottle is made from dry natural rubber, and it can be purchased online at Amazon. The Cara enema bottle can also be used as a hot water bottle, or a douche system for women.

Here is the link if you want to purchase this online. As of this writing, the Cara enema kit was less than $5: (Update; as of 1/30/24 the cost is $12.49)

https://www.amazon.com/CARA-Economy-combination-Water-Bottle/dp/B0006NZG3W

Step 2: If you do not have organic decaffeinated coffee, you need to buy some from the grocery store. Make sure it is certified USDA organic so you are sure it is free of pollutants including heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides and other toxic contaminants.

Warning: If you use regular coffee, the caffeine content will be absorbed by the large bowel and can give you quite a caffeine rush that may include palpitations and anxiety in some cases.

Step 3: Brew 3 cups, about 0.75 quarts, of the organic decaf coffee, and let the coffee sit until it becomes room temperature.

Step 4: If the enema bottle is new or used: rinse your enema bag thoroughly with warm, filtered water: fill 2/3 full of filtered water, insert stopper and shake well and empty to remove any debris from manufacturing or previous use. Add 3 cups of decaf organic coffee to the rubber enema bag. Insert the adapter into the top of the enema bag: the adapter is what connects to the tube that will be inserted into the anus.

Step 5: Make sure that the shut-off-clamp is closed and locked onto the tubing. Insert the enema pipe into the tip of the tubing. Note: If you are using the Cara enema kit, there is also a vaginal pipe that can be used for the douche.

Step 6: You are going to lie down on the floor and most people choose the bathroom. You can also lie down in the bathtub, and I recommend the bathtub in case there is any leakage from the bottle, and for other possible leakages! Hang the enema bag up using the hook on the rubber bottle so that the bottle is several feet higher than your position in the tub or on the floor. I use the shower pipe behind the showerhead as a place to hang the enema bag.

Step 7: Once you are in a comfortable reclined position in the tub or on the floor and the enema bag is hung several feet above you, insert the enema pipe into the anus. It is helpful to use a small amount of coconut oil, or olive oil on the tip of the enema pipe to allow it to insert into the anus easily. Note: If you use Vaseline or another thicker lubricant, the lubricant might block the tubing and prevent the coffee from flowing out freely. Once you are comfortable and the enema pipe is inserted into the anus, simply release the shut-off-clamp and allow the decaf coffee to flow into the large bowel.

Step 8: Once all three cups have entered the large bowel (large colon or intestine), simply relax and retain the coffee from 3-5 minutes. After 3-5 minutes has passed, tighten the anal sphincter, arise and sit up on the toilet. Release the coffee from the large bowel by relaxing the anus and allow the liquid to flow into the toilet.

You have now learned to self-administer a coffee enema!

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