Holding enemas?

Your not going to OD. I have wasted 3 of those in an evening before. Gets really frustrating as they are about 7$ a piece. I only put about 1/4 in initially. If that is fine I will do another 1/4 and save the other half for later. Always had problems holding those in. You only get so many per month so wasting them is not a good thing. In my worst times I kept some distilled water and would try that first to see if I was going to be able to hold. Then if that seemed fine I would expel it and follow with the enema and that would work out pretty good.

Few tips : ( used a ton of them)

- make sure any food you eat before enemas doesn't cause gas (i.e. sugars and fat) by like 4~6 hours
- try to empty your bowels before using enemas, and after the BM don't use the enema immediately wait for like 30min
- if the enema contains a considerable amount of air try to squeeze it out (not all of it though)
- only use water based lubrication on the enema
- take your time squeezing the enema don't rush it (30sec~2min)
- make sure the enema is close to body temperature & shaken well

try this technique after using the enema : lay on your left side for 30 min, back 10~15 min, right side 30 min and if it is not painful for you sleep on your belly

usually its hard to retain enemas in the first days, but later on it is as easy as brushing your teeth and even if you only retained them for like 15 min (in the first few times) such enemas usually contain substances that helps it stick to ulcers and colon surface, don't worry.


psst: it usually takes ~5hours for a colon to absorb a 100ml enema, at least mine :)

BezzyUC said...
I can't agree more with all of the advice that Dreadsteel provided. Very good information.

Thanks, i though i could make a thread with a complete guide as i keep seeing people ignoring rectal meds or using them in a wrong way even though they are far more effective and faster than oral mesalamines.

notsosicklygirl said...
The info you provided was great. The thing about enemas is that sometimes you can't hold them no matter how hard you try, or even if you try every trick in the book. In those cases, I usually use a suppository or foam but often those can also be fruitless in the worst cases of rectal inflammation.

Worse times distilled water about only thing that helped. Stuck that in a few times first just to get the feeling over with. Wouldn't have mattered if I had stood on my head the first several bottles weren't staying in.

Using them over the years it's never as easy as brushing your teeth, lol. Started using them in 2002 and never thought that once. Maybe if you have mild UC. Easy to get them in, but not holding them. Rowasa the tougher to hold much less viscous. Cort enemas easier for me to hold.