How to make an enema at home?

Enema is a curative and preventive measure that can be performed at home.

The technique of setting an enema depends on its purpose. Indications and contraindications for different types of procedure can have significant differences.

Many patients, having received the recommendations of a specialized doctor, put enemas with a therapeutic purpose or for prophylaxis independently, without resorting to the help of medical staff. But not everyone knows how to do an enema at home to himself, without harming one's health.

Therefore, it will be a question of the execution method depending on the type, that is, the destination.

How to make a nutritional curative enema?

are subdivided into procedures having general or local effects. The first include nutritional enemas, the second - microclysters.

Indications:

• need to make food through the anus;
• dehydration of the body;
• significant blood loss.

Contraindications

1. Perforation of the stomach.
2. Neoplasms in the intestine.
3. Acute foci of inflammation in the tissues of the anus.

Technique for setting the enema independently

Before starting the procedure( about half an hour), a cleansing enema is produced. Then you need to warm the drug solution to 38-39 ° C and pour it into the built-in system. Around the vial of medicine, you need to install a heating pad filled with warm water so that the solution does not change the temperature index throughout the procedure.

One end of the catheter( permissible to replace with a rectal tube) is connected to the system. The second - smeared with petroleum jelly.

Lie on your left side. Legs bend at the knees and pull to the stomach. With your right hand, gently insert the oiled end of the catheter into the anus. It is recommended to do this by rotational movements. The penetration depth of the catheter should be about 20 cm.

Monitor the rate of administration of the drug. It should be 50-60 drops per minute. It is better, if someone from close people will help you to carry out the procedure. It is right to put the enema at home on your own, but this can cause some inconvenience. For example, when connecting a rectal tube to the system or adjusting the medication input.

Microclysters( curative)

Indications:

• presence of chronic intestinal pathologies;
• foci of inflammation present on the mucosa of the rectus and / or sigmoid colon;
• intestinal dysbiosis;
• hyperthermia( rarely prescribed);
• epilepsy( rarely prescribed).

Contraindications

1. Imbalance of intestinal microflora.
2. Gastrointestinal bleeding.
3. Inflammation of the tissues of the anus.
4. Tumors in the tissues of the digestive tract.

Production Technique

Before the procedure( half an hour) you should put a cleansing enema. The solution used should be heated to 37-38 ° C and filled with a special cylinder or syringe "Janet".Accept the traditional pose.

Lubricate the end of the catheter with paraffin oil and insert into the anus( approximate depth - 15 cm).Connect the other end of the catheter to the syringe( canister).Enter the solution in small portions by slightly pressing the can or the plunger of the syringe.

How to make a cleansing enema to yourself?

Most often put such an enema with constipation, especially if a similar condition occurs in a person systematically. From other indications it can be noted the need for:

• endoscopic examination of the large intestine;
• diagnosis of the gastrointestinal tract and urinary system;
• surgical intervention.
• X-ray examination of the digestive system.

Also, a cleansing enema is put before staging other types of enemas, with intoxication and maternity immediately before childbirth.

Contraindications

1. Massive swelling of any internal organs.
2. Hemorrhoids.
3. Anal cracks.
4. The period of rehabilitation after surgery on the organs of the digestive tract.
5. Erosion, swelling and inflammation of the colon.
6. Perforation of the stomach.

Creation of enema

Prepare:

• Esmarch mug and tripod for its attachment;
• vaseline oil;
• sterile tip;
• aqueous solution, the temperature of which should be 22-24 ° C.

Important!
If an enema is put to ease the condition with spastic constipation, you need to use water with a temperature of 34-40⁰С, with an atonic -11-12⁰С).

Fill the mug with a solution by placing it on a tripod. Accept the traditional pose. Unscrew the valve to allow the rubber tube to fill with water. In the anus, insert a lubricated oil tip for 3-5 cm. When the intestine is filled with solution, close the valve.

Try to keep the solution in the intestine for several minutes to maximize the effect. At the end of the procedure, the intestine is completely emptied.

For the purpose of liquefaction and easier removal of stools, a little bit of soapy chips or a few drops of olive or castor oil can be added to the water.

How to put a siphon enema at home?

This is one of the types of cleansing enema, the features of which are the most thorough washing of the intestine by repeated administration of an aqueous solution.

Indications

• Intestinal obstruction.
• Conditions in which enteric and fermentation processes occur in the intestine.
• Removal of toxic agents, pus, mucus, stagnant stool from the intestine. Poisonous substances could enter the body through food, or through their isolation through the mucosa of the colon.
• Lack of effect or its insufficiency after other types of enemas. Or when it is not possible to make a cleansing enema.

Contraindications

1. Acute pain syndrome in the abdomen, the cause of which is not clear.
2. Rehabilitation period after surgical intervention on the peritoneal organs.
3. Bleeding from the stomach and / or intestines.
4. The presence of malignant tumors in the tissues of the rectum.
5. Inflammation of the intestine in the acute stage.

The technique of setting the house

Prepare 10 liters of lukewarm water, 2 probes, which are used in the field of gastroenterology. The length of each of them should be at least 1 m, and the diameter of the lumen - not less than 10 mm.

You will also need:

• glass tube, through which it will be necessary to connect the ends of the probes;
• vaseline oil;
• a bucket where you need to collect rinsing water;
• oilcloth and diaper;
• funnel( 1 liter);
• a mug or a jug.

When staging this type of enema is recommended to use the help of someone close to them. Assemble the system: connect the ends of the probes to the glass tube, and then attach the funnel.

Take a traditional pose( lying on the left side with highly bended knees).Lubricate one end of the probe with petroleum jelly and put into the rectum to a depth of 30 cm.

To introduce water, it is necessary to gradually - 1 liter at a time. The procedure should end when the rinsing water remains clean.

The liquid should also be added to the funnel gradually, not allowing the vessel to remain completely emptied. Otherwise, air will enter the intestine.

The funnel must be in a tilted position during the infusion of water.

Oil enemas

This enema can be put on itself by a pear, but it's better if someone from your relatives helps you. The peculiarity of the effect of the oil enema is relaxed muscular tissues of the intestine, its enveloping, dilution of the stool, which completely comes out 10-12 hours after the procedure. Therefore, it is better to perform it before bedtime.

Indications

• Frequent and persistent constipation.
• Presence in the intestine of chronic deposits of fecal matter.
• Removal of toxins from the body.

Contraindications

1. Diseases of the intestines that are ulcerative and / or inflammatory in nature.
2. Intestinal obstruction( intestinal perforation may occur).
3. Postoperative period( if surgery was performed on the large intestine).
4. Pathologies that are accompanied by rectal bleeding.

How correctly to put an oil enema?

You will need a pear-shaped cylinder, a gas pipe, a warm oil solution( 100-150 ml) and petrolatum. Accept the traditional position of the enema, lubricate the end of the tube with petroleum jelly and gently insert it into the anal opening at 15 cm.

Connect the free end of the tube to the balloon and slowly insert the oil into the intestine. Then go to bed. Accept horizontal position after the introduction of oil is not recommended.

In the morning, empty the bowels.

As you can see, putting an enema at home is not so difficult. The main thing is to observe all the precautions and follow the recommendations of specialists.

To avoid the development of negative health effects, before setting any type of enema, you need to get a doctor's consultation.

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