Coffee and colon cancer?

We had a member here who did coffee enemas, but allas, it did not stop the eventual outcome, and they passed away. 

Coffee, like any other food/beverage comes with its pros and cons. You have to weigh them up and come to a decision of wether it will help you personally or not. 

I personally can't stand the smell of coffee, let alone the taste. 

Tru

I quit immediately upon diagnosis 10 months ago. Added it back in this week and actually feel much better as a result. Am sleeping better too, surprisingly.  Will discuss with my integrative oncologist on Tuesday, but I think he approves. 

Thank you for sharing that study. 

Followed a stricter diet during my initial chemo, since then have loosened up a bit.   I’m on chemo for life, every three weeks.  You have to enjoy the finer things in life, a drink or two with dinner makes life great.  There are all kinds of chemical compounds in coffee that can be beneficial.  

enjoy The moments people!  If you enjoy a drink occasionally, do it.  

I've been battling stage4 CRC for over 9 years.  It still has not gone to my liver, but is present throughout my lymphatic system.  I drink 8 cups every morning and at a minimum I think it is a good mild pain killer, and excellent laxative.  Some people believe in coffee enemas, but to me that seems sort of silly, why not just drink it.  Anyway, I'm a very strong believer in coffee and/or tea-- drink up.  In my opinion, just based on my experience, it is full of antioxidants, possibly a liver cleanser, gives you a ton of energy for a short time period, and a mild pain reliever.  Drink up.

Surveys and studies are just that.  Colo/rectal cancer can be brought on by a lot of things, big thing is heredity like mine.  Others just by chance.  Don't believe in the diet thing at all as mine was a healthy diet, exercised and was in good shape.  Yup got diagnosed at 50, so the diet went out the window - and yes drank coffee every morning.  I'm not a believer in studies like this but wish you the best.

Kim

SandiaBuddy said:

Many approaches

Anabelle: There's room for many approaches to CRC.  We are all trying our best.  The coffee is interesting to me and perhaps to others because it deals with recurrence, not initial occurence.  Just because you drank coffee and got CRC does not mean that drinking coffee can not help to optimize the odds of not having a recurrence.  Let's share information freely and let the readers select what is worthwhile to them.

Surely agree on sharing information, I'm just sharing that my doctor told me it wasn't anything that I'd eaten or drank, just family history.  I'm all for anyone else searching for their own journey in life.  If you never read Pete Lost at Sea's story he was one that always searched for the next approach and he was very detailed and so I'm never saying don't share info.  And I'm saying that I'm not one to believe in the food/diet thing just because of my family history, not that it's not relevant to others.

Kim

JanJan63 said:

I wonder what it is in the

I wonder what it is in the coffee that's supposed to help. I've never been a coffee drinker. I love the smell but I've always had IBS and the coffee worked like a strong laxative for me so no choice. Now I just have no interest. I drink tea, though. 

Jan

Pete Lost at Sea gave himself coffee enemas in the ocean.  He swore by it, but he tried everything.  Everything gives me the urge to go. 

Kim

Love coffee!  Since reversal in July had to start limiting to one cup a day as it is a trigger for "running" to the bathroom.  

So bummed.  Hope will change in time as my body continues to adjust to the new normal.

Cindy

I drink about 4-5 cups of organic decaf a day. I like one cup hot in the morning and then having it iced throughout the day. I drink it black, I discovered if you buy really good coffee you don't need all the added stuff. I be sure and get the decaf that is done with water and not chemicals. Decaf is my choice because I have to watch my blood pressure and don't like the spikes caffeine gives me. I don't drink anything with caffeine if I can help it. One thing about not doing caffeine, you don't get the peaks and valleys of caffeine slumps. 

The funny part of this is that before I was originally diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer 6 years (and a few months) ago I had never been a coffee fan. Really hated the stuff. Then I came home from surgery and craved coffee and detested meat (still do, but that is another story for a different day). I am not sure drinking coffee makes any difference. I have had 2 recurrences since the initial diagnosis and it wasn't for lack of coffee. I think in my case I just enjoy it. There are so many things we deal with when living with cancer a small vise like decaf coffee isn't going to change the course of things. But it sure makes me happy, so why not? 

Trubrit said:

Ah, Pete

He tried stuff that made me gag just reading it. Some really weird 'cures' out there and a few hardy folks willing to try them. Do you remember REN? He tried allot of things, also. He passed while doing trials in Germany. 

Pete was 'different' but you had to love him.  Miss them all!

Tru

Believe Pete also was in Germany and yes Ren tried everything, but Pete was quit the trial expert.  We have had some here that went outside the box.  John23 was in to radio waves and that one was really over my head.  Pete was one of a kind that's for sure.

Kim