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A member asked:

I have stage 3 ckd & used a fleet enema (sodium bisphosphate) today. how soon would i know if it damaged my kidneys? is there anything i can do now to lessen the risk?

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It didn't: If you're not under the care of a nephrologist and having to adopt other lifestyle restrictions, that phosphate enema isn't going to hurt you. The people who really had trouble with these were end-stage kidney failure people in nursing homes, though there's been some silly litigation.

Answered 9/10/2014

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