Posted by ed_uk2010 on February 25, 2015, at 19:02:51
In reply to Re: Best med for IBS-C, posted by pedr on February 25, 2015, at 11:15:54
Hi Pete,
>water, saline, glycol. Some days it works well, other days not so much.
Saline etc. Are you using a commercially prepared product? I'm just wondering because the safety would be dependent on the concentration of salt used.
>I was alluding to the reports that it can make your GI muscles "lazy" since they "forget" how to push.
This is widely claimed, but doesn't seem to be based on much.
For the glycerol, was it a glycerol suppository?
I think it's important to find the minimum dose which works. If you do this, it doesn't seem likely that you will harm yourself.
Problems with laxatives and enemas tend to follow their abuse eg. as part of ill-conceived attempts at weight loss, or extreme 'bowel cleansing' regimens associated with psychological problems. If you only use just enough to allow you to 'go', it's a different matter.
You could use a suppository on alternate days, perhaps, for a trial period.
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