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How long do the effects of a Fleet enema last for
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Klineanswered
Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Briefly: Fleets enemas work by causing distension of the rectum, leading to evacuation of the contents of the rectum. If you have had a fecal impaction, you ma... Read More
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Dr. Johnny Greenanswered
Colon and Rectal Surgery 43 years experience
Couple hours: Usually the bowel stimulant effect of a fleet enema (sodium bisphosphate) will only last a couple hours.
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Dr. Andrew Seibertanswered
Gastroenterology 37 years experience
Not long: The effects of the Fleet's enema would be measured in hours. Certainly It will wear off by the next day. Good luck.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Probably OK: But the more important question is why are you this constipated? How do you feel otherwise? If your abdomen is distended, you have nausea or vomitin... Read More
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Dr. Victor Bonuelanswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Try OTC milk of: Magnesia, magnesium citrate, lots of water and prune juice. It's ok to wait till monday unless there's increasing abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomit... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Maybe/not: In the average person this would be okay at your age but might be risky in certain conditions/reasons. When you post on this site the more background ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
There may be: Some discomfort from holding in a large bolus of fluid in the rectum - as it reflexively causes the urge to defecate.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Holding in a large: Bollus of fluid in the rectum can be uncomfortable. However, if you have been consitpated then getting rid of excess stool will likely be a big relief... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Perry Milmananswered
50 years experience
Soon: A Fleet enema (sodium bisphosphate) should work within 5 minutes. Most people cannot hold it longer than that.
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. You Sung Sanganswered
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 33 years experience
Fairly quickly: Given its local stimulant effects, enemas tend to work faster than oral laxatives - usually within 15-20 minutes.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Arthur Helleranswered
Gastroenterology 45 years experience
Me? not personally: Typically won't be toxic, even if expired.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Natalie Siebanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
Impaction?: It's possible that you have an impaction so hard and stuck up there that even the Fleet enema (sodium bisphosphate) did not touch it and therefore the... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Klineanswered
Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Buffered phosphate: Fleets contains a buffered phosphate solution. This causes a mild stimulation of the rectal reflex. The response is also to to stimulating the stretch... Read More
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