Is enema good?

There are many common diseases in life, and there are even more common methods of treating diseases in life. Not only can we choose drugs and surgery to treat diseases, but some other treatment methods are also very helpful in improving patients' diseases. Therefore, when treating diseases, the method selection cannot be carried out arbitrarily. So is enema good or not? Many people don’t know much about this.

Enema is a very common treatment method, but you cannot choose it casually. However, you should pay attention to whether enema is good or not, so that you can have some understanding of this issue.

Is enema good?

In fact, short-term intermittent enema treatment has little effect on the whole body and few adverse reactions. It is a better method of defecation. In acute constipation (such as acute fecal impaction), this method can sometimes be used to stimulate the rectum to achieve the effect of re-establishing the rectal defecation reflex. Enema can be used for the early treatment of some constipation patients. Enema therapy is also a basic treatment for childhood constipation and is often used to relieve constipation in children with idiopathic constipation or congenital megacolon. For patients with severe constipation who have not responded to treatment with diet therapy, oral laxatives, etc., enema is often the last resort for defecation. In addition, frequent enema may cause dependence, so please be careful.

Long-term use of enema to relieve constipation is harmful to the human body, especially long-term use of soapy water enema, which can cause colitis, which is related to the alkaline effect of soap and the toxicity of long-chain fatty acids. In addition, complications related to enema include allergies, diarrhea, and dehydration, and there have been rare reports of death. Therefore, it is very important for patients to correctly understand the indications and methods of enema.

There are usually a large number of microorganisms in the intestines, forming a delicate balance. Frequent enema will disrupt the balance of microorganisms and thus affect physical health.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of whether enema is good or not. When choosing such a treatment method, we also need to be cautious. In this way, we will have a good understanding of whether it will harm our health after choosing it. However, when using such a treatment method, we need to follow the doctor's practice.