Regular enema before medical enema?

Hey everyone, first time poster -- so hello!

Question: I've started taking hydrocort enemas at night and cortifoam in the am. Has anyone ever tried using a fleet enema to clear the way first? ...So the medicine would absorb better (maybe easier to retain too) Haven't seen much on this, would love your thoughts or experiences. thanks!

Background: I've had mild UC since 2005. Since then, i would have minor flares that i could remedy with Asocal. Then this year i experiencing a long mild flare (9 months worth that wouldn't go away with normal treatment) followed by, WHAM! I got hit with a bad flare 3 months ago -- Blood., serious pain, big weight loss...etc. So i switch doctors. Began treating with Lialda x4 day. And rowasa enema x2 a day. I also tried did a month of Butyrate enema x1day. And elimination diet. Everything seemed to help but i can't kick loose stool and on and off D. So i went in for a flex sig scope and dc said still have active colitis. about the first 7 inches, still red and irritated before seeing the health colin. (i was a awake so i saw it).

-popo

I have got the enema thing down to a spa treatment. :) I give myself an enema with aloe vera before the medicinal one. It is kind of like washing a wound before you apply medicine. The aloe vera is very soothing. (I use George's aloe vera and just a bulb syringe). I hold it for about 5-10 minutes and then all the blood, stool, and mucous comes flushing out. (Sorry for the graphicness of this)

Then I sit in an epson salt bath to help calm down the cramps and the salt is very healing.

about 15 minutes later, I administer the melasamine enema.

I find this process is time consuming but it makes it way easier to keep the melasamine in. Steroid enemas always make me worse but I am steroid resistant.

Ya know, i just did some research on enimas and apparently they can do more harm than good. The one i was using works by drawing water into the colon. So further dehydration and potential kidney problem could result. It also washes out the good bacteria, not good. And lastly, using enemas regularly can throw off your natural bowel movement timing.

Once and a while, it's probably ok. just not every day.

Thanks for the posts everyone. Popo