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A member asked:

I just had an enema at the emergency room because i was so constipated, and after i got severely nauseated and shaky, cold sweat and rapid heart beat, why did that happen to me???

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Fluid shifts: Depending on the kind of enema (sodium phosphate?) you can have rapid fluid and electrolyte shifts and have what's akin to a vaso-vagal reaction. It's better not to have to use enemas. Consider a daily maintenance dose of a laxative like Milk of Magnesia (magnesium hydroxide).

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Answered 4/18/2015

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