Frances Ryan (13 July 2016). "The fake cures for autism that can prove deadly". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 March 2019. With historical roots in the Indian subcontinent, enemas in Ayurveda, called Basti or Vasti, form part of Panchakarma procedure in which herbal medicines are introduced rectally. [151] Punitive usage Make sure the person receiving the enema is relaxed and calm. It is much harder to insert the enema and its contents if the muscles are too tight. There might be some liquid leaking out, therefore the towels will make cleanup much easier. An international consensus on when and how to use transanal irrigation for people with bowel problems was published in 2013, offering practitioners a clear, comprehensive and simple guide to practice for the emerging therapeutic area of transanal irrigation. [50]

Friedenwald, Julius; Morrison, Samuel (February 1940). "The History of the Enema with Some Notes on Related Procedures (Part II)". Bulletin of the History of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University Press. 8 (2): 239–276. JSTOR 44442727. In a lower gastrointestinal series an enema that may contain barium sulfate powder or a water-soluble contrast agent is used in the radiological imaging of the bowel. Called a barium enema, such enemas are sometimes the only practical way to view the colon in a relatively safe manner. [6] Preceding an enema for administration of drugs or alcohol, a cleansing enema may first be used for cleaning the colon to help increase the rate of absorption. [149] Religious rituals Paraldehyde can melt plastic so extra caution is needed. However, if the enema solution is drawn up and given within 10 minutes, a plastic syringe should not be affected. Parents Are Making Their Children Drink Bleach to 'Cure' Them of Autism". Newsweek/Yahoo News. 22 March 2019.Sybil". Behavior Genetics (journal). Springer Science+Business Media. 1976 . Retrieved 21 April 2019. The administration of substances into the bloodstream. This may be done in situations where it is undesirable or impossible to deliver a medication by mouth, such as antiemetics given to reduce nausea (though not many antiemetics are delivered by enema). Additionally, several anti-angiogenic agents, which work better without digestion, can be safely administered via a gentle enema.

enema (n.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper of the LNP Media Group . Retrieved 15 April 2019. In Molière's play The Imaginary Invalid, Argan, a severe hypochondriac, is addicted to enemas as indicated by such lines as when Bĕralde asks, "Can't you be one moment without a purge?" [162] Structure and principles". WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology. 15 February 2018 . Retrieved 3 January 2022. In the vastly influential Argentine text Facundo, or Civilization and Barbarism, for example, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento describes the use of pepper and turpentine enemas by police forces as a way of discouraging political dissent in post-independence Argentina. [152] Turpentine enemas are very harsh purgatives. [153] Vincent Canby (21 October 1983). " 'Right Stuff,' on astronauts". Film. The New York Times . Retrieved 27 March 2019.

a b c [1], Consensus review of best practice of transanal irrigation in adults A V Emmanuel et al. Spinal Cord 2013. Parsons, Lee Allen; Carlson, John B. (1988). The Face of Ancient America: The Wally and Brenda Zollman Collection of Precolumbian Art. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States: Indianapolis Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-936260-24-2. This is different from klismaphilia, in which the enema is enjoyed for itself and as a part of sexual arousal and gratification. [143] TRAHERON Vigo's Chirurg. VIII. xviii. 216 A Clyster is a noble remedye to dryue out superfluitees of the guttes