The principal medical usages of enemas are:
As bowel stimulants, enemas are employed for the same purposes as orally administered laxatives: to relieve constipation; … 展开

Improper administration of an enema can cause electrolyte imbalance (with repeated enemas) or ruptures to the bowel or rectal tissues which can be unnoticed as the rectum is insensitive to pain, resulting in internal … 展开

Enema entered the English language c. 1675 from Latin in which, in the 15th century, it was first used in the sense of a rectal injection, from Greek ἔνεμα (énema), "injection", itself from ἐνιέναι (enienai) "to send in, inject", f… 展开

The term "colonic irrigation" is commonly used in gastroenterology to refer to the practice of introducing water through a colostomy or a surgically constructed conduit as a treatment for constipation. The Food and Drug … 展开