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What makes fleet enemas (sodium bisphosphate) more effective than water or saline?
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They are just as eff: They are equally effective in most cases unless one has a fecal impaction.
Answered 7/14/2016
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Irritants: Fleets enemas contain a powerful irritant to cause your colon to make mucus that aids in evacuation-simple saline and water do not!
Answered 6/30/2018
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