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Administration of High-Volume Enema Using a Foley Catheter

In this training video, a gastroenterology nurse at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia demonstrates how to give a high-volume enema to your child using a Foley catheter. Start by gathering your supplies — an enema bag, connection device, Foley catheter with balloon, 10 ml luer-locking syringe, lubricating jelly and a tape measure. Have your child lay on his left side...

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[Full text] Self-administered alcohol enema causing chemical proctocolitis

Introduction Orally ingested alcohol does not cause damage to the upper gastrointestinal tract. However, in an animal experiment, mucosa of the rat colon was damaged with 10% alcohol.1 Here, we report the case of a patient who experienced extensive chemical proctocolitis by transanally administering a large quantity of 35% alcohol, with a review on the clinical course of previous reports....

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FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA warns of possible harm from exceeding recommended dose of over-the-counter sodium phosphate products to treat constipation

View and print full Drug Safety Communication (PDF – 218KB)[1] Safety Announcement [1-8-2014] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that using more than one dose in 24 hours of over-the-counter (OTC) sodium phosphate drugs to treat constipation can cause rare but serious harm to the kidneys and heart, and even death. OTC sodium phosphate drug products include...

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