Possible "eureka!" moment re: enemas

I've been reacting really well to mesalamine (generic rowasa) enemas, I think I am nearing remission, and I've been thinking about how to get this treatment to be even more effective by tossing back and forth (well, more like laying on both sides for equal amounts of time) in my bed after injecting the enema so that the coating hopefully covers more area of the colon.

What I started doing the past few nights is tightening/contracting the sphincter, almost like a kegel exercise, while the enema is in there so that the liquid solution is more evenly coated/absorbed. I feel like I've noticed an improvement since starting to do this a few nights ago.

Anyone else do this? I've never had a doctor recommend this or anyone on here mention it but it seems to be helping me.

try laying on your stomach (if its not too painful) instead of sides, if you have pancolitis like me you'll get your second eureka moment :D

My routine (after the enema) :

Flaring and painful to sleep on my stomach :

1- left side 30 min
2- back 10~15 min
3- right side 30 min

Not too painful :

1- left side 10 min
2- stomach 30 min
3- back 10 min
4- right side 10min
5- stomach 30 min (and possibly sleep in the same position)

Post Edited (Dreadsteel) : 10/11/2014 3:44:01 PM (GMT-6)

quincy said...
The enemas are meant to stay in the rectum and sigmoid and maybe a bit higher. Oral mesalamine are meant to deal with the rest of the colon and sigmoid.

It's unwarranted to try getting it any higher...the majority of med dosage is needed in the rectum and into the sigmoid.

insert, administer, watch tv, read a book or just veg and not overthink it.

q

trust her on that - she knows your rectum better than you do