How to use Esmarch's mug at home?

Enema is a cleansing or therapeutic manipulation, which consists in the introduction of water, decoctions, medical solutions or oils into the rectum with the help of special devices. Self-holding an enema is a complicated process, requiring careful preparation and some skill. Before you start to make yourself an enema, you need to know what tool is needed to perform this procedure, how much fluid is allowed for the enema, what enema can be done to achieve this or that effect. In this article we will tell you how to use the Esmarch mug at home, and other features of such a cleansing procedure.

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When and why do I need an enema?

• This procedure is most often performed in the walls of medical institutions before conducting diagnostic procedures( for example, before the examination of the rectum by means of an endoscope, a cystogram), operations on the pelvic organs.
• Also cleansing enema is used in maternity homes( before delivery or by caesarean section) and in infectious units( with intoxication and poisoning).
• Sometimes there are situations when there is a need to make an enema Eschmarch mug at home. Most often at home, enemas are carried out for the purpose of quick and gentle cleaning of the intestines with constipation or with prolonged absence of defecation. In such cases, oily microclysters can be used. Oil, enveloping the walls of the intestine and feces, promotes their movement to the anus.

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How and how do the enema? The main recipes and rules

To set the oil microclysters, you should prepare the oil solution.

Important! Typically, for this type of enema use vegetable( sunflower, olive) or chemist's oils.

Before starting the manipulation, the oil solution is heated to body temperature( 36-37 degrees).Warm oil solution has a relaxing effect, promotes defecation and facilitates spasms.

Important! It is worth considering that the oil enema has a delayed effect. So, the volume of the injected solution is about 15-100 ml, and its action in the rectum is 5-12 hours.

Performing a normal cleansing enema, with normal defecation, take purified water at room temperature, or a little warm. The volume of the injected liquid is 1-2 liters. The duration of this enema is 15-30 minutes.

Before starting the enema to yourself, you need to choose the right posture, which will be most convenient to inject fluid:

• for microclyster, it is desirable to use the pear;
• a complete cleansing of the intestine is best done with the help of a mug of Esmarch.

Important! The enema of Esmarch's mug is a reliable way of correcting the work of the intestine and the whole organism as a whole, which has long been used in medicine. In addition, this method is very simple and can be used independently.

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Esmarch mug device

This well-known medical device, like the Esmarch mug, is intended for water purification of the intestine and the introduction of therapeutic preparations in liquid forms.

Mug features:

• The device consists of a plastic or rubber bag with attached at one end a branch pipe, the length of which can be up to 2 meters.
• At one end this tube is attached to the container, and on the other hand it has a tip for insertion into the anus.
• The capacity of this product may vary from 1 to 2 liters. On one of the surfaces of the Esmarch mug, a graduated scale is applied, thanks to which it is possible to calculate the required volume of used liquid.
• Mugs can be single-use or reusable. Thanks to its functional perfection and user-friendliness, this device remains in today's practically unchanged form.

Important! Before using a new enema that has just been purchased, perform a thorough sterilization - boil all the parts of the device to avoid the risk of getting into the body of infections and bacteria that live on the street and protect yourself from new diseases.

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How to make an enema of Esmarch?

Cleansing enemas are placed in medical institutions by medical personnel. But this procedure is quite simple and can be performed independently.

The place of holding can be a bed, previously covered with oilcloth, or a bathroom.

Algorithm, how to make an enema at home to yourself Esmarch's mug:

• Pour a cleansing solution into the container.
• Let air out of the tube and close the tap again.
• Suspend the container so that it is above the patient and secure.
• For easier insertion of the tip, lubricate it with petroleum jelly, cream or oil.
• Pose for the introduction of enema can choose any: embryo posture, knee-elbow, squatting - the main thing that was convenient.
• Carefully insert the tip into the anus and open the tap. The amount and speed of fluid administration is regulated by means of a crane.
• For a one-time procedure, it is recommended to use no more than 2 liters of liquid.

Important! Do not try to pour in more liquid than the intestines take.

• Remove the tip, hold the liquid in yourself for a while so that it can have a curative effect.
• With strong urge to the bowel movement, go to the toilet. For recumbent patients, a duck is needed.

Important! After using the reusable system, do not forget to rinse it well and boil the tip.

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Contraindications and how not to become a "enema fan"

To make an enema is contraindicated for those who suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases, gastrointestinal bleeding, and also in the postoperative period on the digestive tract and digestive organs.

Important! When hemorrhoids, this procedure should be done very carefully.

An enema, including at home, is prescribed by a doctor before, for example, with a colonoscopy, preparation for a gynecological or proctologic operation, during poisonings and similar justified cases.

It is necessary to know that a healthy body does not need any "cleansing" - by nature it has all the mechanisms for self-cleaning from unnecessary and harmful substances.

Important! Constipation is not a disease, but a symptom, that is, a sign of either a sedentary lifestyle and an improper diet, or some pathology of the digestive, cardiovascular, nervous or endocrine system. In any case, it is necessary to search for the original cause, to pass the tests and to approach the fight against the underlying cause in a comprehensive way, and not to do enemas until exhaustion.

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How to make an enema with hemorrhoids

Patients suffering from hemorrhoids can make such types of enemas:

• Cleansing - done in the standard way, lying on its side or by the method of Hegard - independently in a pose "on all fours";
• Hypertensive - to enhance intestinal motility;
• Oily - inject up to 100 ml of slightly warmed oil with a conventional syringe;
• Medicinal - solutions of therapeutic effect.

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How to make an enema pregnant?

• The standard volume of enema for pregnant women is half a liter.
• The tip of the syringe should be lubricated with oil or petroleum jelly.
• The position of the pregnant woman is relaxed, lying on the left side.
• Liquid is injected slowly and gently, then lie down for about 10 minutes and visit the toilet.

Important! Pregnant can do this procedure no more than once in ten days, after consulting with the doctor.

Now you can safely under the indications to do an enema yourself, because you know how to use Esmarch's mug at home. We hope this procedure will bring you relief and help you get extremely clear results of diagnostic studies.