Medicinal Enemas

First - I am not seeking medical advice, just some SWAGs, opinions, and discussion. There appear to be some medical professionals as well as quite a few apparently intelligent people here, so you're take on enemas for delivery of prescription medicines and homeopathic remedies would be appreciated.

Does delivery via enema increase the effectiveness of medications? I don't know which ones, specifically, but searching for them is a pain in the...nope, not gonna say it.?

Example: regular use of turmeric is associated with improving symptoms of ED (trouble getting it up) and BPH (enlarged prostate). I've read some reports that real clinical studies have verified this. But, there is no mention of delivery with a quart or two of warm water. What do you think?

Any other Rx or homeopathic enema remedies you've heard about, read about, or wonder about?

You've read an article or two about turmeric for ED and/or BPH being given specifically as an enema? I'm familiar with turmeric orally, but not as an enema. SWAG is Scientific Wild-Ass Guess?

Eric

My immediate thoughts: Some drugs can be delivered rectally, others need to go through other parts of the digestive system for proper absorption. Remember that the different areas are specialized somewhat, so not all drugs will be effectively absorbed from the rectum if put directly there.

Secondly it is unlikely that administration in a high-volume enema would be effective. You're starting out with a more dilute form of the drug and the added fluid will tend to trigger peristalsis and make it difficult to hold long enough for effective absorption. When enema delivery is used it is usually a small volume enema to maximize the likelihood of retention.

You've read an article or two about turmeric for ED and/or BPH being given specifically as an enema?

No, but I have seen a report, from a relatively reliable source, of curcumin, the active ingredient in tumeric, being administer via enema to treat ulcerative colitis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24011514 However, that was an example for discussion, not a cross to be nailed to.

... SWAG is Scientific Wild-Ass Guess? ...

Yes.

My read:

Curcumin enema for colitis would be topical application, as the enemata is in direct contact with the colon. For a turmeric enema to work on the prostate would require that it function systemically, i.e. it would have to be absorbed into the blood in enough quantities to be therapeutic (and be a compound that is therapeutic for whatever you are treating). In other words a study showing that it works for colitis is not enough to show it would work for prostate issues.

Corticosteroid enemas (usually cortisone) are used in some cases of Crone's disease to treat flare-ups

Not to be blunt... well WTF I'm going to be blunt .If you've found this site you're probably well past the "Medicinal" stage. Nothing wrong with that , mind you as long as you're honest with yourself and admit it. LOL

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@Lisak said

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