enemas
Intestinal irrigation procedures
Enemas are injections of liquid into the rectum, typically to relieve constipation or clear the bowels before medical procedures.
The liquid—often water, saline, or a mild soap solution—is held briefly, then expelled along with fecal matter.
Some people use enemas for purported detoxification, though medical evidence for such benefits is limited.
The nurse administered an enema before the colonoscopy.
Large intestine examination
- prepReadiness work, abbreviated
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
- bowelInternal digestive organ
laxative · rectal · saline · retention · cleansing · evacuation · suppository · obstruction
Substance removal process
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- colonicOf the large intestine
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
purification · wellness · naturopathy · Ayurveda · fasting · toxins · purging · spa
colonoscopy
Large intestine examination
- prepReadiness work, abbreviated
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
bowel · laxative · rectal · saline · retention · cleansing · evacuation · suppository · obstruction · barium
detox
Substance removal process
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- colonicOf the large intestine
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
holistic · purification · wellness · naturopathy · Ayurveda · fasting · toxins · purging · spa · colon
apothecary
Historical medicine preparer
Victorian · medieval · bloodletting · purging · tobacco · resuscitation · drowning · laudanum · opium · bellows
- old curesbloodletting, leeching, purging, cupping, bleeding
- colonoscopy prepmagnesium citrate, polyethylene glycol, clear liquids, laxatives, senna
- Islamic medicinecupping, Avicenna, physicians, healers, honey remedy
- remediesremedy, cure, medicine, treatment, medications
- Ayurvedaayurveda, dosha, doshas, pitta, agni
- laxativeslaxative, laxatives, stool softener, stool softeners, cathartic
enemaspills
Oral medication units
tablets · capsules · injections · suppositories · inhalants
enemasvomiting
Expelling stomach contents orally
emetics · stomach pumping · ipecac · regurgitation · aspiration
- barium enemaRectal contrast for imaging