Can children use enema?

Suppository is a very common laxative, mainly suitable for patients who often suffer from constipation, especially the middle-aged and elderly. If symptoms of constipation appear, you can try to use suppository to relieve it. If children need to use suppository, they must be accompanied by a guardian and are not allowed to use it at will in private.

1. Do not use this product if its shape changes.

2. Children must use this product under adult supervision.

3. Please keep this medicine out of reach of children.

4. The opening of the injection catheter after puncture or cutting should be smooth to avoid scratching the anus or rectum;

5. People who are allergic to this product are prohibited from using it, and those with allergic constitutions should use it with caution;

6. If you are using other medicines, please consult your physician or pharmacist before using this product.

Adverse reactions: easy to become dependent.

Side effects: Enemas help defecation by stimulating the intestinal wall to induce a defecation reflex. If used frequently, the more times the rectum is stimulated, the less sensitive it becomes. Once people get used to the drug, they will no longer respond. This is especially true for patients with dry and small stools. Long-term reliance on enemas for defecation will make it more difficult. Enemas cause dryness of the intestinal wall. Frequent use can cause habitual constipation and can also lead to dependence.

So avoid taking medicines and eat some convenient vegetables and fruits, such as watermelon (it is best to eat the seeds together) and bananas.

When to use enema

Enema is used when you feel like having a bowel movement, because it takes 5-10 minutes for the enema to take effect, and then you can have a bowel movement easily. But for more severe constipation, it takes longer to take effect, generally not more than 30 minutes. Therefore, patients should determine the time to use enema according to their specific circumstances.

In addition, enema cannot be used at any time. Some patients with constipation still cannot defecate after using enema in the conventional way.

This is mainly because the defecation reflex is completed by the nerves in the ampulla of the rectum, and the distance between the ampulla of the rectum and the anus can be up to 7 cm. The thin end of the suppository is only 3 cm long. The suppository squeezed into the anus according to the conventional method can only reach the anal canal, which has little stimulating effect on the rectum and the defecation reflex is relatively weak. Therefore, patients with large amount of stool and relatively soft texture may be able to defecate smoothly, but for patients with small food intake, dry and small stool, the effect will be poor or ineffective.

In addition, enema mainly relieves constipation by stimulating the intestinal wall to induce a defecation reflex. If used frequently, the rectum will become less and less sensitive to the stimulation of the enema, and therefore the effect will become worse.