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2. Enema - Wikipedia

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   In standard medicine, the most frequent uses of enemas are to relieve constipation and for bowel cleansing before a medical examination or procedure; [5] also, they are employed as a lower gastrointestinal series (also called a barium enema), [6] to treat traveler's diarrhea, [7] as a vehicle for the administration of food, water or medicine ...

3. How to Make Yourself Poop When You Need Fast Constipation Relief

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   “Enemas of tap water generally are well tolerated and can be used intermittently by patients with severe symptoms of constipation that don’t respond to other lifestyle changes, dietary changes ...

4. Bowel management - Wikipedia

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   This means that even when an enema cleans the colon rather easily, stool keeps on passing fairly quickly from the cecum to the descending colon and the anus. To prevent this, a constipating diet and/or medications to slow down the colon are necessary. Eliminating foods that further loosen bowel movements will help the colon to slow down.

5. Constipation - Wikipedia

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   Constipation is the most common chronic gastrointestinal disorder in adults. Depending on the definition employed, it occurs in 2% to 20% of the population. [18] [58] It is more common in women, the elderly and children. [58] Specifically constipation with no known cause affects females more often affected than males. [59]

6. Doctors Say These 12 Home Remedies for Constipation ... - AOL

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   Chronic constipation may be a sign of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); a gastroenterologist can recommend both lifestyle changes and medications to help.

7. Fecal impaction - Wikipedia

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   Because enemas work in 2–15 minutes, they do not allow sufficient time for a large fecal mass to soften. Even if the enema is successful at dislodging the impacted stool, the impacted stool may remain too large to be expelled through the anal canal. Mineral oil enemas can assist by lubricating the stool for easier passage. In cases where ...