recto-sigmoid colon

Yes, I'm very new and I've already clarified that I do enemas as a basic health maintenance and I haven't tried to get formerly diagnosed with any thing specific. I've had chronic pelvic pain for several years, with no relief in site, i became desperate. Now 4 months of enemas have improved my world. From this, I have become highly interested in the Sigmoid area, since I want to maintain this area into old age. I'm amazed at my bodies ability to process all the stuff I consume, and I merely think enemas are a easy way to help the body along. I'm thinking enemas are preventative type of medicine, but I'm also not so think headed to ignore any down sides. That's why I'm here, to learn more.

It's helpful to know that steroid & Mesalazine enemas are being used, which I'm just learning about now.

Marsky, did you have a timeline of using any enemas before you had surgery?

It's not easy to find people willing to talk about enemas for a variety of reasons, so I'm grateful that you-all let me humbly sit on the sideline and be a part of your contemporary conversation.

thank you.

summer - whoa, I never did an enema before my surgeries, for maintenance like you're describing. I did have a flex-sig before my cancer was diagnosed and did 2 back to back, over a 2 hour span. But that is the only time I ever remember doing them and I only did so because of my prep schedule.

Back when I did do them, post-resection, to clear out the gunk, once a week, they worked for about 2 years. My surgeon gave me the green light for doing them but then a few lasted nearly a day and my hands/feet went numb - this freaked me out. My husband stood by and said - why are you doing this to your body?

So now I don't do them, I implement other tactics to have consistency, stool wise. They are listed in my bio.

You can really deplete your body of necessary nutrients and electrolytes (why I think my hands and feet went numb once), so to do enemas w/o a medical dx or approval from a physician, is risky I think.

Post Edited (Marsky) : 7/2/2013 5:49:33 PM (GMT-6)

This is a forum for people suffering from ULCERATIVE COLITIS or CROHN's COLITIS, which are chronic inflammatory syndromes of as yet-unknown origin that damage the mucosa, and in the case of Crohn's, also the inner layer & outer walls of the intestines. Members posting here about enema usage are mainly discussing prescription RETENTION ENEMAS, designed to be instilled & retained in the lower colon OVERNIGHT to reduce inflammation from either of these diseases. You finally explained how you got here, Summerland, but you don't seem to understand that WE who have chronic illness that usually causes continuous bloody diarrhea DO NOT NEED TO USE BULB ENEMAS to empty the sigmoid colon daily!!!!!!! OUR DISEASES EMPTY OUT OUR COLONS. Capisce? / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)