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Thd surgery tomorrow and prep calls for two fleet enemas 2 hrs before surgery. do i do one after another or one have a bowel movement and then another?
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You can do: 1 after the other, so you to make sure your colon is cleaned out prior to surgery. That way you do not have bowel retention or obstruction problems after surgery is done and you are recuperating likely on narcotics. Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.
Answered 3/22/2020
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