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  2. Anal hygiene - Wikipedia

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    Water-based cleansing typically involves either the use of running water from a handheld vessel and a hand for washing or the use of pressurized water through a jet device, such as a bidet. In either method, subsequent hand sanitization is essential [ 2 ] to achieve the ultimate objectives of post-defecation cleansing.

  3. Colon cleansing - Wikipedia

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    As the colon normally expels waste, colon cleansing is generally unneeded. [12] [13] Colonic irrigation can disrupt the bowel's normal flora, and, if done frequently, can result in electrolyte depletion with dehydration. [13] Rare but severe adverse events have been rectal perforation, [14] as well as amoebic infection, from poorly sterilised ...

  4. Whole bowel irrigation - Wikipedia

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    Whole bowel irrigation is sometimes used prior to colonoscopy, bowel surgery, other abdominal/pelvic surgery, or a barium enema examination, to cleanse the intestines, enhancing visibility of the intestines' inner surfaces, preventing complications from occurring as a result of spillage of bowel contents into the abdominal cavity, and potentially providing other benefits depending on the type ...

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  6. 7 doctor-approved ways to get rid of hiccups — and 3 ... - AOL

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    Gargle water. Gargling water can also stimulate the vagus nerve, which may help relax the diaphragm and stop a hiccup episode, the experts note. During a hiccup episode, try gargling a few times ...

  7. Enema - Wikipedia

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    Like plain water, it simply functions mechanically to expand the colon, but having a neutral concentration gradient, it neither draws electrolytes from the body, as happens with plain water, nor draws water into the colon, as occurs with phosphates. Thus, a salt water solution can be used when a longer period of retention is desired, such as to ...

  8. Got a Sore Throat? Here's Why An Old-School Salt Water Gargle ...

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    It's exactly what the doctor ordered—and we have the perfect recipe for you to try.

  9. Rectal administration - Wikipedia

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    A large volume enema [12] to inject liquid into the colon either to cleanse feces from as much of the colon as possible [13] or to deliver a drug solution. A specialized catheter designed for rectal administration of medications and liquids, that can be placed safely and remain comfortably in the rectum for repeated use.