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Posted 12/16/2010 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
I have been using Rowasa enemas in the evenings but after I use them, I have terrible cramping for a few minutes. Does anyone else deal with this? Is there anything I can do to make it less painful?

Recently someone told me to squeeze the air out of the bottle before administering and that has helped a ton with gas but I still have the issue of cramping. After the cramps subside, I am fine all night.

Posted 12/16/2010 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
When I was flaring and the inflammation was pretty bad, I also had some cramping and discomfort while administering the enemas. But it would last for a couple of minutes or so. Once the inflammation is under control, I don't feel any pain when I use the enemas.

Best,
LT
Posted 12/16/2010 6:36 PM (GMT 0)
Some nights I have a little bit of cramping (kind of feels like period cramps), but it's not really painful so much as it is annoying. It seems to only happen on nights that I've been a little bit gassy from eating beans or something.
Posted 12/16/2010 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
Absolutely....normal. I don't get them as much any more...but when I'm flaring it's there.

I don't squeeze the air out because it's impossible to do so with the Salofalk enemas.

I'm with fruitgirl regarding the internal gas I'd be suffering from whatever I ate that day/evening and how much discomfort I feel throughout the night retaining the enema.

The cramping is from the excess "stuff" and trigger from the rectum to empty now!....
Squeeze, grunt, whimper, pant...do whatever you need to ease the feeling so that you don't run for the toilet. In the 22 years, I've had to let 2 enemas go and redo because of the urgency.

Hang tough..seems you're an enema pro!

q
Posted 12/16/2010 8:27 PM (GMT 0)
I had to let one go once because of cramping. This was a few weeks ago. Some nights I have no cramps at all but other nights the cramps are pretty bad and I have to lay in bed doing breathing exercises for 5-10 minutes until they go away. It's strange that they go away, you would think they wouldn't until you use the bathroom. I think it's worse if your not totally "emptied" out but it's impossible to force youself to be empty.
Posted 12/16/2010 8:31 PM (GMT 0)
What you're doing is conditioning the rectum to smarten up and say it doesn't have to overreact.

I've never forced a bm at night before I use the enema. My goal is to only go during the morning...

If you can retain as long as you are, you're doing well.

I sometimes have cramping and nausea about an hour after using the enema...again, have to tough it out. It passes and then nothing afterward.

The trick for me is to try and pee without letting the enema go...good exercise, however.lol.
q
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