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by CRP
Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:33 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Daily enema question - new member
Replies: 4
Views: 1136

Re: Daily enema question - new member

I am the developer (CRP) of the lowrectalcancer.com web site. The site was developed to give people like yourself an option to a colostomy and LARS. I have been doing a "daily enema" since 1997 (almost 8000). When I originally posted on Colon Talk there was little interest in the daily ene...
by CRP
Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:53 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Daily Enema
Replies: 34
Views: 20388

Re: Daily Enema

The daily enema is a difficult lifestyle choice. Either you accept your life being controlled by your new bowels or you take control with a daily enema. Often taking control of your own bowels is critical to your relationships, professional life and enjoyment in life. It is up to you. The commitment...
by CRP
Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:56 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Bowel Management through daily enema
Replies: 44
Views: 40136

Re: Bowel Management through daily enema

I do my enema either in the shower or sitting on the toilet. In both cases the bag hangs from a hook on the ceiling. Your use of the fleets bottle is a nice introduction but you really must do a 2 quart tap water enema to make the program work. Once again, the key is the nozzle. You must have an inf...
by CRP
Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:40 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Daily Enema
Replies: 34
Views: 20388

Re: Daily Enema

The “’daily enema” is a technique that simply replaces the normal bowel function. Because you keep eating, there is somewhat of a constant stream of initially semi-liquid stool entering the colon at the cecum. As it travel through the colon water is absorbed by the colon walls and the peristaltic ac...
by CRP
Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:51 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Daily Enema
Replies: 34
Views: 20388

Re: Daily Enema

The technique and equipment is critical if the daily enema can be done safely in an efficient way. You cannot succeed without either. The equipment is not the same as you find in the big box stores. The rigid tip of the enema or douch kit is dangerous to use on a daily basis. The only safe tip is ca...
by CRP
Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:46 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Bowel Management through daily enema
Replies: 44
Views: 40136

Daily Enema

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by CRP
Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:46 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Bowel Management through daily enema
Replies: 44
Views: 40136

Re: Bowel Management through daily enema

The present day “concept” of any enema is always negative. Before the 60’s the enema bag under the bathroom sink was common. An enema is simply injecting water into the colon. The semi-liquid stool is simply flushed out by the water. It is literally the oldest medical practice going back to the Egyp...
by CRP
Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:10 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The Daily Enema
Replies: 44
Views: 13429

Re: The Daily Enema

The daily enema is a real option for those of us who have had an ultra low rectal anastomosis. The simple truth is that a properly functioning rectum is key to normal bowel functions. The rectum was the cancerous organ that you agreed to have removed. Everyone who is reading this site knows the func...
by CRP
Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:25 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Bowel Management through daily enema
Replies: 44
Views: 40136

Bowel Management through daily enema

Low rectal cancer survivors, Over the past few months I have have several posts about the benefits of the enema for reduction of the effects of the treatement for ultra low rectal cancer. At the request of several of you, I recently created a web site called http://www.lowrectalcancer.com that summe...
by CRP
Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:35 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The Daily Enema
Replies: 44
Views: 13429

Re: The Daily Enema

As your doctor suggested, a daily enema is an option that may help you through the transition between the removal of your rectum and regaining of some bowel function normalcy. But, as you have discovered, your bowel functions will never be the same as before the surgery. The rectum is an organ that ...
by CRP
Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:39 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The Daily Enema
Replies: 44
Views: 13429

Re: The Daily Enema

Gaelen, Your comments hit home. I cannot image the how difficult it must be for anyone to have to make the decision to have a colostomy. There are hundreds of thousands of survivors who are alive and living satisfied lives with a colostomy. The daily enema, like a colostomy is indeed a constant remi...
by CRP
Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:00 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The Daily Enema
Replies: 44
Views: 13429

The Daily Enema

Over the past year, I have occasionally posted concerning an seldom discussed option for low rectal cancer survivors whose bowel function has been adversely affected by the removal of some or most of their rectum. The program is doctor approved, supported by research, 93% effective when done properl...
by CRP
Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:33 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Looking for someone with the simlar issues :)
Replies: 29
Views: 5085

Re: Looking for someone with the simlar issues :)

Permanent Solution by daily enemas YMMV is correct in that ostomates are given the option by their doctors of colon irrigation (enema) to control the timing of “output”. The daily enema as a method of bowel management is a medically accepted practice for those who have anorectal malformations. Follo...
by CRP
Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:26 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Looking for someone with the simlar issues :)
Replies: 29
Views: 5085

Re: Looking for someone with the simlar issues :)

Subject: Permanent Solution to bowel function problems Like others who have posted, congratulations on being a ten year survivor. As an eleven year ultra low rectal cancer survivor, I am grateful that my cancer was detected in time and that there was a medical option to save my life. However, unlike...
by CRP
Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:10 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Permanent Solution to bowel functions problems
Replies: 11
Views: 3333

It's up to you.

ks1 Maybe we are expecting too much from the medical community. After all, their primary goal is to cure the cancer. Perhaps the medical community is uninformed about the long term consequences of their treatment. Most likely you would have followed the same treatment options even if your doctor ha...

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