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Posted 5/9/2014 5:17 AM (GMT 0)
I've read that you cannot have any food in the bowel at the time of taking a salofalk enema, however I accidentally had a few crackers right before I go to bed, and bedtime is when I take my enema suppository.

Will it still be okay to use the enema despite having ate a few crackers?
Posted 5/9/2014 9:12 AM (GMT 0)
yes, its okay
Posted 5/9/2014 9:14 AM (GMT 0)
I don't think it will be bad. I ate all the time before taking an enema.
Posted 5/9/2014 11:32 AM (GMT 0)
I've always have too.
Posted 5/9/2014 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
The reason your not supposed to have anything in your bowel is because 1) the food could absorb the enema content, preventing it from reaching the colon walls and 2) It could make you have a BM, forcing you to loose all of the enema. The crackers you eat right before you take the enema are not going to reach your colon for a least 16-24 hours. Its food you ate that much time before the enema that will give you problems. Just make sure you go to the washroom before doing the enema and youll be perfectly ok!
Posted 5/9/2014 2:50 PM (GMT 0)
If you feel like you need to have a poop, then poop before using it. Otherwise, don't worry about it. I rarely poop before using an enema, simply because I usually only poop in the morning after I have coffee/breakfast. It's not a big deal, and there's really nothing you can do about it if you don't need to poop.
Posted 5/9/2014 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
I don't think it says anywhere that you cannot have food in your bowel when taking Salofalk enemas...makes no sense.

The point of the suggestion to have a bm (that doesn't mean food, per se, that means stool) is if you can have one then, then at least there won't be any in the lower part of the colon/sigmoid or in the rectum that might already be on its way out. The enema will stimulate easily to have a bm...so in reality, it's a waste of money and effort from my perspective. It's a suggestion....not a stipulation/"rule".

My normal to have a bm is in the morning....but on occasion, I've had the urge to have one in the late evening. If I seem to have the urge, I'll wait to have one. If it doesn't come, then I'll use the enema or even skip that night because of possible discomfort. If I'm flaring...most of my bms are in the morning/early day...especially after eating.

What you eat and when it gets into your lower colon through the digestive process has no correlation to using the enema.

Just use it....if you have the urge before, then go. If not, that should be a minor concern.

You'll get the hang of it as you get more experienced.

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