Since I was little, I have been in the habit of giving
myself a warm water enema, when constipation is coming on. I
simply lay down on a bench with a towel and place the nozzle
of a hanging bag enema, each dose is about 12 ounces of warm
water. I let it sit in me for a very short while, then I get
up and sit on the stool. Soon, my impacted fecal matter
begins to flow out.
Particularly around the Holidays (big meals) I notice that
friends and relatives suffer particularly from constipation.
They bloat up, strain at the stool, take stringent
laxatives, complain of hemmorhoids flaring up, etc. I never
mention that I easily remedy myself with a simple warm water
enema. But it always seems so strange to me that most
everyone does not make use of this simple remedy.
I guess my question is: am I doing something wrong or that
dangerous or harmful?