Question from Deanna
I’m in search of a safe at home enema kit for my family.
I have narrowed it down to silicone or stainles steel bucket kits.
I called and spoke with the owner of optimalhealthnetwork.com— she said that their SS is the 300 series and is “coated with chrome containing oxide so that it does not leach metals into the enema fluid”. I knew that if SS is scratched it can leach so I dug in again and found your post on SS that goes into the details of this.
My question is, if we were to use sterilized water with an added powdered probiotic & kept care to not scratch the bucket, would this SS be a safe non toxic option for my family? The only other additives I would use may be coffee, plain chamomile tea or 24 hr yogurt.
With these I wonder if I should worry about leaching, even if it is not scratched.
My first thought was to just get silicone but it is sometimes hard to clean – the stains should be fine but it can get linty.
Debra’s Answer
It sounds like the manufacturer has done everything possible to make the stainless steel bucket as safe as possible. I would say there would be minimum leaching. It sounds like you would prefer the stainless steel.
My rule of thumb is to always do the least toxic thing, but then I balance it out by the benefits also. There may be a very large health benefit to doing enemas, and a very small toxic exposure.
We live in a world where toxic chemicals are all around. We cannot achieve zero toxic exposure. But reducing our toxic exposure in our homes and the toxic load in our bodies can greatly improve our health.
I personally don’t know of a better option, but my readers might have some suggestions. Readers?
According to the Gerson Institute which uses the Gerson Therapy, an important part of which is the coffee enemas…if you do one using organic coffee it will force your liver to throw off toxins stored as well as any minor in the solution. The coffee has several effects,not at all like dringking it – one of which is forcing your bile duct open, and your body sees it as a poison (which the caffeine is) and throws it off strongly along with cleaning out any stored toxins in your intestines, liver and gall bladder too.