The act of butt chugging, or ingesting a drink through the rectum, gained nationwide exposure in 2012 after was rushed to the hospital with a blood alcohol content level of .40 percent. (The legal BAC for driving in Tennessee is .08 percent.) Even worse was how the kid鈥檚 BAC got so high: a Franzia enema. Yes, is that boxed wine that costs $13.99 for five liters of 鈥渇ruity and friendly,鈥 crowd-pleasing cab.
That poor Pi Kappa Alpha dude taught us all that some things, such as alcohol can be absorbed into the bloodstream much more quickly through the rectum than through the mouth. Perhaps that鈥檚 why health nuts and stars of TLC鈥檚 鈥溾 have turned to shooting coffee up their bums. They聽somehow聽believe coffee鈥檚 natural antioxidants and caffeine will work better if they bypass the digestive system. Among the coffee-enema benefits coach and personal trainer :
-Clean and heal the colon鈥
-Detoxify the liver鈥
-Reduce many types of chronic pain鈥
-Help eliminate many parasites鈥
-Help with depression, confusion, and general tension鈥
-Increase mental clarity and energy levels, while聽reducing moodiness or聽anger鈥
-And much more鈥
Well, ladies and gents, the scientists have spoken, and all of those claims are a load of BS. To start, while caffeine is absorbed slightly faster through the butt, . 聽
And that coffee enemas have 鈥渘o proven benefit鈥 and carry a 鈥渃onsiderable risk of provoking unwanted complications.鈥 Those complications include , an inflammation of the rectum and colon more popularly associated with ,聽and STDs. And rectal burn. Not because some people鈥檚 butt coffee was 鈥90s McDonald鈥檚 hot, but because coffee contains chemical compounds that can scorch your insides.
And there鈥檚 more. “Whenever you are inserting something into the rectum there is a danger of causing a tear in the lining,” , assistant professor of medicine and a gastroenterologist at NYU Medical Center, . She said she would never recommend coffee enemas because of the possible complications and total lack of an upside. “Overusing enemas can sometimes lead to dehydration and it can basically lead to a decrease in bowel function.”聽
So, folks, keep it in your cup.聽