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  2. Encopresis - Wikipedia

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    The initial clean-out is achieved with enemas, laxatives, or both. The predominant approach today is the use of oral stool softeners like Movicol, Miralax, lactulose, mineral oil, etc. Following that, enemas and laxatives are used daily to keep the stools soft and allow the stretched bowel to return to its normal size.

  3. Colon cleansing - Wikipedia

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    Autointoxication, a term coined in 1884 by the French physician Charles Jacques Bouchard, [3] is a hypothesis based on medical beliefs of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and was discredited in the early 20th century. [4] Nonetheless, during the 2000s Internet marketing and infomercials of oral supplements supposedly for colon cleansing ...

  4. Rectal douching - Wikipedia

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    Liquid, typically water, is inserted into the rectum by means of some tool. After some time, the water is expelled in the manner of a routine bowel movement, and, in the process, the rectum eliminates waste and is cleaned. Most people who use rectal douching do so with plain water. [5]

  5. Rectal administration - Wikipedia

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    Administering medication rectally Insertion of an enema nozzle as it breaches the anal sphincter. Glycerin suppositories for insertion into the rectum. A rectal "bulb" syringe for introducing a small amount of fluid into the rectum.

  6. Bowel management - Wikipedia

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    Bowel management is the process which a person with a bowel disability uses to manage fecal incontinence or constipation. [1] People who have a medical condition which impairs control of their defecation use bowel management techniques to choose a predictable time and place to evacuate. [ 1 ]

  7. This "Get It Done" Challenge Will Motivate You to Totally ...

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    Our 31-day Get It Done Challenge will help you do it, one day at a time. Day 1: Organize your closets Keeping any closet clutter-free is always a chore, regardless of its size.

  8. Fecal impaction - Wikipedia

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    A fecal impaction or an impacted bowel is a solid, immobile bulk of feces that can develop in the rectum as a result of chronic constipation [1] (a related term is fecal loading which refers to a large volume of stool in the rectum of any consistency). [2]

  9. Anal hygiene - Wikipedia

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    [3] The ancient Romans used a tersorium (Greek: xylospongium), consisting of a sponge on a wooden stick. The stick would be soaked in a water channel in front of a toilet, and then stuck through the hole built into the front of the toilet [4] for anal cleaning. [5] [6] The tersorium was shared by people using public latrines. To clean the ...