Disimpaction provides rapid relief from severe constipation by removing trapped stool in the rectum. The most common method involves manually breaking up and removing stool with a gloved finger. After ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Enemas clean out your bowel, which helps treat constipation or prepare for medical procedures.You can give yourself an enema at home with a kit, ...

A barium enema, in principle, is similar to a barium meal or barium follow-through but is used specifically to obtain X-ray images of the large intestine. Unlike the barium meal and follow through ...

During an enema, people insert fluid into the rectum to soften stool and flush out the contents of their bowels. An enema can take a few minutes to produce a bowel movement, but a person should stay ...

To give yourself an enema at home, fill a small bottle or container with a safe fluid, such as a saline solution. Then, gently squirt the fluid into the rectum with a clean nozzle. This directs the ...