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Choosing an Enema 11/7/2008

If an enema is required, what type is safe and most effective?

It would be best to stay with the enema type most often used either by the patient or the facility. It is a good idea to maintain familiarity and routine. This adds to safety. Enemas with smaller volumes are generally safer, and in patients who are otherwise healthy, enemas containing sodium phosphates are most common. For special circumstances such as fecal impaction there are both pro and con arguments regarding the use of enemas. Whatever is used, the situation needs to be controlled. Again, a familiarity with the product(s) is most important.

Eric G. Tangalos, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN

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