Enemas
#362036 - 11/14/10 04:33 PM
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Is it ok to take saline enemas whenever needed? Only time i have a BM now is if i take Mg daily and am able to eat and relax in the morning and be by myself- otherwise I will never go and ill be horribly bloated all day. i used to be able to get up go to work and go there but cant now. also when my girlfriend sleeps over ane we spend the next day together i wont go all day. i also travel a lot for work and sometimes the schedule messes with my regularity. fleet enemas have gotten me out of some major binds, but i wanted to see if they are safe to use occasionally- honestly sometimes the only option for me is an enema
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Re: Enemas
#362052 - 11/15/10 10:55 AM
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luckiest1
Reged: 10/22/10
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Loc: Ontario, Canada
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I'd also be interested in the answer to this question. Since starting the EFI diet about a month ago I have been much better, but for years prior to this I would need to resort to the occasional home enema.
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#362054 - 11/15/10 11:54 AM
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Heather
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Loc: Seattle, WA
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anything that artificially affects your bowel like an enema can be traumatic, and worsen IBS.
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Hmm, not sure about that...i only use them when i really need them which is not frequent and when i do they only help
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Jason, enemas may help in the short term, but in the long term they will only decrease your body's ability to go on its own. I used to rely on a suppository to make me go, now I can go on my own. Some things I do to help stimulate a BM:
Put a very cold compress on your abdomen. The cold will draw blood flow to your gut, as the body attempts to warm up that area. Lie or sit like that for around half an hour - when notice the cloth becomes warm from your body, flip it over. You could do this in front of the TV with your girlfriend around. This technique has been recommended to me by a few massage therapists and really works.
Alos, after I have breakfast, I kneel on my couch, sideways, with my body right over my knees - and I check emails in this position, sipping on a herbal tea,m with my laptop next to me on my couch. So the upper thighs are pressing into the abdomen. After about 15-20 minutes, I get the urge to go.
If I am at work, I find doing twists while I am on the toilet, crossing my legs and spending time twisted on either side, helps me go. And I prop my feet on an upturned waste paper basket (at home I use a laundry basket), so my body is really in a squat position.
I am not saying these are ideal solutions. Ideally we'll get our guts working better on their own. But in the meantime, there are things you can do short of using an enema to help trigger a BM.
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thx but i dont have time for toilet aerobics, not with my lifestyle...i need to go and get on with my day. As i said i dont do it frequently so i wont develop a dependency. also i have a fissure and if im not very careful it will keep splitting open and is very painful...at least enemas soften things up and make it easy to go
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