Sometimes, for various reasons, the movement of fecesslowed down or stopped altogether. This phenomenon seems innocuous, but in fact can lead to serious problems. Constipation may initially not cause trouble to a person, but, flowing into a chronic form, can pave the way for hemorrhoids.

When you can not go to the toilet you can nota few days, you start to worry and analyze your daily routine and diet. Someone, following the advice of doctors, leans on foods rich in fiber, drinks more fluids, goes in for sports - and acts absolutely right. Others, unable to overcome the habit, just go to the pharmacy and buy a laxative. There is another category of people that unites fans of enemas.

An enema with constipation is undoubtedly useful, but it is always to use it as a means to facilitate the process of cleansing the intestine, you can not! First, the body will begin to "lazy" and withoutThe enema will not be able to perform its task. Secondly, frequent enemas contribute to a change in the flora, that is, along with what should be removed from the body, take with them and useful bacteria. Thirdly, an enema of constipation, set incorrectly, can deform the rectum.

In addition, there are cases when similar procedurescan not be performed. An enema with constipation, no matter how painful they are, is unacceptable when: hemorrhoidal bleeding, inflammatory process in the rectum or colon, bleeding in the digestive tract, prolapse of the rectum, presence of malignant tumors in the rectum, presence of cracks in the anus.

In some cases, the procedure for setting the enemais justified (before a medical examination of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, before the operation, before delivery, when poisoning, before the treatment of the enema). If a person for a long time can not empty the intestines and tried other methods of treatment, you can resort to the procedure for setting the enema.

Enlarged enema: mechanism of action

What is the essence of the process: With the aid of a rubber pear or Esmarch mug, liquid is introduced into the lower part of the large intestine. Providing thermal, mechanical and chemical effects, it enhances peristalsis, and after a while the process of caloric eruption begins.

Enlarged enema: classification and characterization

There are several types of enemas: purifying, oily, hypertonic, medicinal, emulsion, with bifidobacteria, etc.

Cleansing enema helps to release the lower intestine from accumulated fecal masses and gases (with constipation), before preparing for various medical examinations and before staging a medicinal enema.

For the procedure, you need an Esmarch mug (rubber / enamel / glass), a basin / bucket, water at room temperature (1 - 1.5 liters), petroleum jelly, oilcloth / sheet (for bed patients - ship).

Oily enema is a gentle option. Spreading on the wall of the intestine, oil envelops the feces, relaxes the muscles of the intestine and facilitates the withdrawal of fecal masses. Required for the procedure is a rubber balloon (pear), 50-100 ml of hardly warm vaseline or vegetable oil.

Hypertensive enema has a laxative effect, while not affecting the peristalsis of the intestine. Required for the procedure are a rubber cylinder, table salt (10 g), warm water (10 ml).

Medicinal enema introduces the necessary soothing, hypnotics or pain medications. They are quickly sucked in by the hemorrhoidal veins that deliver the drugs into the bloodstream.

Emulsion enema has a soft, relaxing effect and is putlying sick. You need two glasses of chamomile infusion, whipped yolk, baking soda (tsp), vaseline oil / glycerine (2 liters), a rubber balloon for the procedure.

Here are the main types of enemas that are putdifficulty in emptying the intestine. An enema with constipation is not a panacea, everyone must understand this. It is necessary to reconsider your diet, your motor activity - and change them, because the body with the formation of constipation signals that in such conditions he himself can not cope.