Is it normal to get two enemas in the hospital? (First prone, second knee-chest)

Has anyone else had an enema in the hospital and also gotten it twice every time?

For me, it’s always two rounds. The first one I lie flat on my stomach (prone position). The second one they make me get into the knee-chest position. They even tell me to push like I’m having a bowel movement so my anus protrudes more.

Is this the standard procedure everywhere? Just curious how common the two-round + knee-chest method is.

When I was in the hospital a few years ago and badly constipated after surgery, I couldn't even get one enema. All I got was a suppository that didn't work followed by a harsh laxative.

I have been in the hospital twice in the past 10 years for stays of about a week each. The first time I received 2 fleet enemas but about a week apart. My 2nd experience was similar to that of @Stump . I couldn't buy an enema although I badly needed one. During that same period, I had day surgery for hemmorhoids and they gave me a fleet beforehand. What kind of enemas did they give you @Uvh ?

Using a syringe, but I don’t know what the specific liquid is either

My wife has recieved fleets at a couple of different hospitalizations. Always on her side, following a regimen of two or three doses of miralax, which didn’t work.

I received my first ever hospital enema last week after a Dulcolax suppository was ineffective. A male nurse administered a warmed Fleet enema to me while I was in the left-side Sims’ position. To add to the embarrassment, he used me to show another nurse how to give an enema. He moved the nozzle around quite a little bit while giving me the enema “to irritate the rectum for a good bowel movement”.

Needless to say, it was definitely effective.

I am on week 5 post open heart surgery. I was in the icu for 8 days and the surgical floor for 2 days. I didn't even have to argue, atg the first mention of constipation a fleet enema was ordered prn. I told the nurse that I didn't think it would work and I would prefer a soapsuds enema. It was a holiday weekend and none of the clinics would give their kits up. By Sunday I had a nurse who was good at searching inventories and found one. This was after both the Fleet and a bisicodyl suppository failed. the fleet, only the enema solution came out, and only melted suppository came out. My Sunday nurse went and got the enema bucket and gave me the most complete hospital enema I have ever had, It really cleaned me out .I felt much better. Two days later without asking a nurse gave me another soapsuds enema without asking. Quite a difference from my last hospitalization where I had to explain what a soapsuds enema was, and explain how to give it. These nurses were both very highly trained. In all I got 3 fleets a suppository and 2 soapsuds enemas.

@Iris1858 : the Fleet enema worked, that's the main thing.

@novnot01a : there are still some old-timers who know the old recipes.