Enema as a Controlled Substance

It is well-nigh impossible to get a Cleen Enema from a chemist (pharmacy) in the UK! Cleen is the version of Fleet enemas that are freely available in the USA even down to exactly the same packaging and bottle design. I used them in the States occasionally as they are easy to use and predictable whenever I was going to bottom. And while I know that sodium phosphate enemas can cause issues with people with kidney problems etc, I cannot understand for one minute why I can get Codeine over the counter and not a ready to use enema. I was recently denied a purchase from an online chemist because I had ordered one THREE months ago! I do use plain water and sometimes a little bicarbonate of soda to make sure everything is expelled, but nothing beats a Cleen/Fleet enema for reliability. Shame the Nanny State strikes again.

Why not buy the cheap ingredients and mix by yourself?

@carlienet

Why not buy the cheap ingredients and mix by yourself?

Ditto to that 👍 Or simply make up a warm soapy solution & fill a clean used dispenser.... then a quick plain water rinse for seconds & your good to go

@titusmountjoy,

So how restricted are these enemas? Need a prescription? Or just a limited number per week or month? Have they always been restricted or regulated? Has any pharmacist or doctor explained what it is about them that’s so risky that enema sales need to be controlled? Thank you,

Eric

I believe they have been by prescription only as a bowel prep for colonoscopy before things moved on to Golytely etc. They have never been on the shelf at a pharmacy in the way they are in the States.

Why not buy the cheap ingredients and mix by yourself?

Sodium Phosphate isn't available down the shops for a start.

Take a look:

Https://www.scientificlabs.co.uk/search/sodium%20phosphate?page=1&sortby=DEFAULT