In the article - on the procedure for cleansing the bowel enema, indications for the procedure and the rules for its conduct.
Contents
- Action of cleansing enema
- Indications for cleansing enema
- What should be the volume of the cleansing enema?
- Water temperature for cleansing enema
- Technique for performing a cleansing enema. How to make a cleansing enema at home?
- Best time for enema placement
- VIDEO: Cleansing enema
- Cleansing enema with oil
- Cleansing enema with salt
- Preparations for cleansing enema
- VIDEO: Cleansing the colon with Esmarch's mug
Cleansing enema is a special medical device for cleaning the large intestine. It should be used only if necessary, and you should not get carried away with such a tool.
But there is a real need for this procedure. And then you need to know all the subtleties of its conduct, despite the apparent simplicity.
Action of cleansing enema
By enema water:
- penetrates the rectum into the large intestine
- exerts pressure on its walls, irritates them
- strengthens intestinal motility
- strengthens intestinal wall contraction
- cleans remains of stool
After emptying the bowel, pressure in the abdominal cavity is reduced, resulting in a decrease in blood pressure.
IMPORTANT: If the procedure is cleansing, there should not be absorption into the intestine, water and dissolved stools should erupt.
Indications for cleansing enema
Indication for cleansing enema
Indication for cleansing enema
The procedure is indicated in the following cases:
- constipation and discomfort associated with them
- poisoning
- intoxication
- preparation for labor
- preparation for
- surgical operations before administering
- to the intestine of
- before the endoscopy of thickintestines
- preparation for anal sex
IMPORTANT: Bowel flushes are prohibited if there are cracks in the rectum, hemorrhoids, with gastrointestinal diseases accompanied by bleeding, after abdominal surgery in the peritoneum, with tumors
. What should be the volume of the cleansing enema?
On average, 1.5 - 2 liters of water is needed for cleaning.
Water temperature for cleansing enema
Water should be at room temperature, and this is 18 - 22 degrees.
At this temperature, water will not be absorbed, but will come out, washing the intestines.
Technique of carrying out a cleansing enema. How to make a cleansing enema at home?
There is a mug of Esmarch for the cleansing enema.
This is a rubber container that resembles a heating pad. Some Esmarch mugs are enamelled or glass. On the one hand, Esmarch's mug has a rubber hose 1, 5 m long.
Hose, tube also made of rubber, at the end has a plastic tip 8 - 10 cm in length for insertion into the anal opening. At the end of the hose is attached a flow regulator. It is needed to prevent air from entering the peritoneum.
The best time for setting the enema
The best time to perform the procedure is:
- morning - 6.00 - 7.00
- evening - 21.00 - 22.00
At home, putting the enema better with someone else's help, but it's possible to do it yourself.
- First you need to prepare 1, 5 - 2 liters of cooled boiled water or standing water at room temperature
- Raise the Esmarch mug above the bed, straighten the hose, open the
- control valve. Insert the tip inward with rotational movements. First 3 to 4 cm in the direction of the navel, then another distance in the direction of the coccyx of the
- . If there is a person who helps to put the enema, he should slightly open the tap and release a small amount of water before inserting the tip into the anus.
- Lie on the leftside. Bend the legs in the knees and press them against the stomach
- Apply the tip on the enema with Vaseline, glycerin or baby cream, so that it gently enters the anal opening. Make sure that the tip is smooth and does not cause trouble and pain when inserting
- . Make sure that the crane-regulator of the liquid on the Esmarch mug is closed. Pour water into it
- Prepare a place on the bed or sofa, where the procedure will be performed. To do this, we spread the oilcloth and diaper
- but will fill the intestine, and if there is no rasparing in the abdomen, the patient should take deep breaths through the nose. If the feeling of bursting is very strong, Esmarch's mug should be lowered for a while, then raised again for water to enter the intestine.
- No need to pour out all the water, there should be some amount left on the bottom of the mug. Then close the cock and remove the tip.
If there is an obstacle when inserting the tip, then the tip should be pulled out for 1 to 2 cm, injecting water and injecting into the anal opening again. - You need to try to stay in position on your side for 5-10 minutes or walk around the room so that the water is kept inside. After that, visit the toilet
- After the procedure, the Esmarch mug should be dried, the tip carefully washed with soap and disinfected.
VIDEO: Cleansing enema
Cleansing enema with oil
For more efficient removal of feces, oil enemas are used.
It takes up to 100 years to choose:
- of any vegetable oil
- Vaseline
- hemp oil
It is slightly heated to a temperature of approximately 30 degrees and is injected with a rubber enema. The action of oil enemas is softer, delicate and quick.
Cleansing enema with salt
Sometimes, for a more thorough cleansing of the intestine in water for enema, add one and a half tablespoons of table salt.
Preparations for cleansing enema
For cleansing enemas, in addition to oil or table salt, also used:
- infusion of chamomile, yarrow, other medicinal herbs( 1 glass infusion into the volume of liquid on the enema)
- glycerine( 2 to 3 tablespoons)
To clearintestines and get rid of constipation, before putting an enema, try to change your diet by including more vegetable products.
A relaxing effect is, for example, beet juice, juice from raw potatoes, onions, sauerkraut, prunes.