'We can't live without our coffee enemas': Meet the couple who inject caffeine into their colons at least four times a DAY



Mike and Trina share a bizarre addiction to spending the majority of their days in the bathroom - preparing and administering coffee enemas.



On the new season of TLC's My Strange Addiction , t he St Petersburg, Florida, couple are obsessed with injecting the liquid into their colons with a hose, to cleanse their lower intestines.

'I love the way it makes me feel,' Trina told ABC News . 'It gives me a sense of euphoria.'



My Strange Addiction: On the new season of the TLC show, Mike and Trina are obsessed with taking coffee enemas, injecting a bucket of the liquid into their colon via a Vaseline-coated hose

To perform the enemas, the couple heats up coffee on a stove, then they each take a 32-ounce bucket of it into the bathroom and deliver it to their lower intestines via a Vaseline-coated hose.

The whole ritual takes five hours of planning and performing each day - which they are able to achieve, since they both work from home.



'I love the way it makes me feel - it gives me a sense of euphoria'

Mike, 45, and his wife are so addicted to their time-consuming lifestyle that they refuse to travel or leave their home for long periods of time.



Trina even admits that she once did 'nine or ten' enemas in a single 24-hour period.

Neither Trina nor Mike drink coffee, but they both have different preferences as to the kind they use.

While Mike favours a fine espresso grind, Trina prefers it warm and thick, 'because I feel like it's not as messy and drippy.'

Passing time: The 'freaky' ritual takes five hours to prepare and execute, so the couple read, listen to music, and watch TV to relax while they administer the coffee enema

Time-consuming: Mike and Trina take at least four coffee enemas a day, leaving them so addicted that they refuse to travel or leave the house for long periods of time

Their addiction began two years ago, when Trina started using coffee enemas to treat her digestive and liver problems.

WHAT IS A COFFEE ENEMA - AND IS IT GOOD FOR YOU?

Some alternative practitioners believe coffee enemas - also known as Gerson therapy - can stimulate the liver and help remove toxins from the body.

They are also being explored as an alternative treatment for cancer - although no research exists to prove this.

Doctors say that the health benefits of such detoxification in general are unproven, and coffee enemas in particular can potentially be dangerous when overused.

Risks include dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, caffeine addiction and tissue damage. Medical experts also worry that people who consider coffee enemas as a scientific therapy will forgo proven medical treatment.

Those who wish to administer coffee enemas are advised to use them sparingly.



Although no medical study has ever confirmed any health benefits of coffee enemas, 'I felt like I was living for the first time in years,' she said.

Mike confesses his first reaction to his wife's habit was, 'Oh my god, how disgusting.' But he then gave it a try, 'and now I am addicted,' he says.

Trina tried twice to stop her addiction, but she says it just made her feel worse. So now she has them 'every day and as much as I can.'

Coffee enemas can be tricky to execute, however.

'I make a quick transition from the floor to the toilet seat,' Mike explained. 'It comes flying out like a torrent.'



The couple also confess that the 'freaky part' of their habit - administering the hose - requires a degree of relaxation.

So Trina listens to music, watches TV and tweets while she performs her enemas.

'I even play Sudoku,' she said.

Doctors and family members have warned against the enemas - which can cause dehydration, internal burns and even heart failure - but the couple say they have no intention of cutting back.

'We can't live with out them,' said Trina.

Different tastes: While Mike favours a fine espresso grind for his enemas, Trina prefers it warm and thick, 'because I feel like it's not as messy and drippy'

Dangerous habit: Doctors and family members have warned against the enemas - which can cause dehydration, internal burns and high blood pressure - but the couple say they 'can't live without them'

The new season of this disturbing TLC program also documents the lives of other people and their beyond strange habits.

One woman on the show is addicted to bee stings, while another has to inhale over thirty tubs of Vaporub to get her weekly fix.

And the season culminates in a woman's very unsettling penchant for drinking blood.

