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Posted 8/8/2017 4:04 AM (GMT 0)
I literally just joined this site for this particular question. I am not new to taking nightly enemas during a flare but this time has been different. I have been in remission for 5 years after a 2 week hospital stay so this is my first opportunity to realize again how bad this disease sucks! There was no bloody stool, only lots of mucus and gas everytime I went. I didn't visit my doctor until the stiffness in my back and hips was too much to take. He doubled my dose of lialda and gave me the enemas. I can tolerate them just fine but this time around I'm not excreting the medicine at all the next day. This has been my third day that I have woke up had no urgency and never saw any medicine come back out. Is it just absorbing all of it?? This is sooo no typical for me and the enemas. Has anyone had this? And please no answers about how you aren't supposed to hold in an enema all night (I saw tons of those in other threads)

I would appreciate any help!
Posted 8/8/2017 6:44 AM (GMT 0)
the fluid can all absorb, but usually white residue on the stool
Posted 8/8/2017 10:38 AM (GMT 0)
Does this happen when the flare is more severe?
Posted 8/8/2017 10:52 AM (GMT 0)
I going that as I heal, the less I see evidence of the enema. It seems that my more formed stool really absorbs the enema but softer stool is typically covered in the white enema. Also, I never see the enema when in use steroid ones.
Posted 8/8/2017 12:09 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum. I'd not worry about it, as I believe it doesn't mean anything at all. Sometimes my 1st morning poop is all white, sometimes light tan, and other times there is no sign of the enema coloration at all in it. Shouldn't make any difference at all. Probably has more to do with what you have ate, and the consistency of the stool on whether you see any coloration from the enema or not.
Posted 8/8/2017 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
how come you're not suppose to hold the enema in all nite ?
Posted 8/8/2017 2:24 PM (GMT 0)
Any retention enema is *ideally* meant to be held in for 7-8 hours, which is the mesalamine rowasa/pentasa/salofalk enemas, as well as the steroid enemas. Although lesser amounts of time still do have a healing affect, should one have to evacuate before the ideal time.
Posted 8/8/2017 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
Melissa....are you meaning you arent having any bms at all? In otherwords....constipated?

No info says you arent supposed to hold it for longer than 8 hours....

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Posted 8/8/2017 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
I am having a couple more formed BMs throughouty day. I'm seeing a new gastro doc but both doctors had told me to take it at bed and ideally retain all night. I guess I have been concerned with this flare up because I've never had one with no blood and so much stiffness. Doc also wanted me to check with a rheumatologist for maybe an autoimmune disease contributing to the inflammation
Posted 8/9/2017 5:57 PM (GMT 0)
Quite often my stool shows no sign of the Rowasa the following morning. I read on the forum that someone thought that was a sign of healing, i.e., less inflammation. At one point, I was trying to determine if it showed up on days where I ate more insoluable fiber or if other foods somehow affected how much it gets absorbed. I couldn't draw any real conclusions. Like Ipoop says, it seems to be random and I've stopped worrying about it.
Posted 8/10/2017 12:28 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you guys! Just knowing someone else has experienced this makes me feel better
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