Enema didn't really work?!


Question: Enema didn't really work?
I've been constipated since last night. Today I got enema and I used it and it just melted parts of the poop, I still have a rock in my butt that I want out ASAP. I try just pushing and bearing it but it hurts so bad. What did I do wrong w/ the enema and how should I do it this time?

Answers:

Did you buy a fleets enema? Did you use it all? Sometimes we have to give it more than once in the ER... Try doing one more and holding it in as long as you can.



Go buy some Colace, it is a stool softener. If it is so hard, the enema won't help. You can also try eating some sugar-free candy that has sorbitol - a few pieces should do. Sorbitol causes diarrhea.

To protect yourself in the future, you need to add more water to your diet. Drinking a glass of water about half hour after eating will add more moisture to your digestive tract and that will promote regularity. You aren't drinking very much at all and that's what caused this. Don't strain too much, you can do damage that will make it worse in the future.



It's called disimpaction.
get a plastic bag, wrap it around your hand and dig it out.
seriously.
don't strain so hard that you bust a blood vessel, creating hemorhoids, or tear.

And drink more water and eat fiber, so you don't have this problem again.

Occupational Therapist in a hospital




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