Can Enemas help with cold/flu or other illness?

Perhaps a probiotic enema series before you catch a cold would be beneficial in helping to establish that flora

That is like saying you can make a killing on the stock market as long as you know what is going to happen ahead of time.

Anyway, I've never been able to predict when I will catch a cold. So by the time you feel one coming on, it is already to late to do much about it. You are already infected.

That is like saying you can make a killing on the stock market as long as you know what is going to happen ahead of time.

Anyway, I've never been able to predict when I will catch a cold. So by the time you feel one coming on, it is already to late to do much about it. You are already infected.

True! But maintaining good gut health via diet etc. on a regular basis will help your immune system. And , for most, you don’t need enemas to do that although some take probiotics as a supplant either orally or rectally on a regular basis

I was just keeping with the enema theme of this thread. 😀

@Ebbie-Anne well did it help?!?! Tell us about it!

My mother thought so and she always went well beyond just the ' thought ' as to any respiratory issues or ' other illnesses ' . As a senior gentleman

blest with ' good health ' in his ' golden years ' , I do contribute same to my mom's ' illness interaction ' as per thread subject . That ' intervention ' continues to be a ' go to ' component to any and all ' illness ' issues , which are minimal , of which I may encounter . In addition to the truism of ....... '

...... an apple a day keeps the doctor away ... ' .. I am also a believer that if one incorporates a ' bag ' , well not every day , in the ' preventative medicine ' mix jingle ' ' the ' wellness quotient ' will be greatly enhanced . So has been my lifelong experience .

With my family, it would depend on how they feel when they’re sick. I was never quick to get out the enema bag for a common cold. It was mostly times when a flu bug might be causing an upset stomach or if something like a medication was causing the digestive system to be bound up. (Lots of meds cause that to happen.)

“Mom, I’m constipated. I think I need an enema!” How’s that for a stunning admission from the 17-year-old who’s lying in bed miserable at 3 in the morning? I’ve told the story before. Not all situations were as dramatic as that but as a mom with good doctors and nursing advice through the years and some common sense, with the girls and a reluctant husband, on occasion I have given enemas that worked out pretty well when other prior remedies didn't work as well.

My family always believed enemas were the sure cure for a fever.

I can’t believe it’s been three years since I posted on this topic.

Re-reading some of the comments here, I think we’ve agreed that while enemas are not a cure when we’re sick, they can help maintain GI function. In a large percentage of the postings, enemas can make us more comfortable if we’re having tummy or intestinal upsets, and a lot of us wrote that a warm water enema can actually help us relax and sleep.

Yes, some of this connection to “the enema” is emotional, even sexual. However, on rare occasions when I’ve been sick in bed for an extended time, stressed out, having a classic case of the blahs, or I have a need for some “me time,” it’s comforting that I have an enema bag for these chaotic times.