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A Harris flush is a type of enema aimed to evacuate painful flatus from a patient who has undergone abdominal surgery.It differs from a standard enema in that it is intended to alleviate flatus, while the purpose of standard enemas is to principally remove stool.
The Macy Catheter is a specialized catheter designed to provide comfortable and discreet administration of ongoing medications via the rectal route. The catheter was developed to make rectal access more practical and provide a way to deliver and retain liquid formulations in the distal rectum so that health practitioners can leverage the established benefits of rectal administration.
Rectal bulb syringe to administer smaller enemas. An enema , also known as a clyster , is the rectal administration of a fluid by injection into the lower bowel via the anus . [ 1 ] The word enema can also refer to the liquid injected, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] as well as to a device for administering such an injection.
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 ...
Rectal administration (colloquially known as boofing or plugging) uses the rectum as a route of administration for medication and other fluids, which are absorbed by the rectum's blood vessels, [Note 1] and flow into the body's circulatory system, which distributes the drug to the body's organs and bodily systems.
A. Button device in the cecum via the appendix. B. Close-up view of the appendix, wrapped with cecum, and a tube in the channel. C. View of how the device looks connected to the abdominal wall – with catheterization access above and indwelling balloon device below.
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Evidence is not clear, but it is possible that rectal douching before anal sex can increase the risk of transferring HIV, [1] and other diseases. [2] There is evidence that douching sometimes can disrupt the epithelium, or tissue in the rectum, and if this tissue is damaged, then diseases can spread more easily.