Probiotic Enemas for treating IBS

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I don't have IBS but yesterday I took 40 ounces of probiotic yogurt and was able to hold it for about 50 minutes. It was quite exciting..

A couple of years ago, I got a UTI while having a Foley catheter in. The doctor put me on some antibiotics that cured the UTI but really screwed up my GI tract to the point I had to wear diapers because of my pooing uncontrollably about every 15 minutes, day and night Lots of Imodium didn't help A nurse friend suggested a cleansing enema a couple of times a day, followed by a probiotic enema after the cleansing enema had cleared everything out The probiotic enema was about 100ml of unchlorinated water with several probiotic capsules dissolved in it and was given with a Fr 24 colon tube, inserted as high as possible, and a piston syringe given in the knee-chest position, And it worked .

An internist that I had discussed enemas with told me that he had found the best pallative treatment for IBS was a wheatgrass juice enema. That seemed to give symptomatic relief for several days, with no side effects ( other than an occasional orgasm ).

There are various sorts of IBS. I was essentially diagnosed at age 14 after missing the first week of my US middle school 7th grade career in the hospital diagnosing severe recurrent abdominal pain spasms. They were severe enough to completely incapacitate me for 5-15 minutes at a time, capable of only doubling over, hoIding my abdomen writhing in bed, moaning trying not to scream. Worst pain I ever experienced, even after years of facial and oral cleft surgery. I had no other symptoms, ever, all the way to age 30 when my last attack occurred, now almost 70. My stellar RN mom’s general surgeon employer preliminarily diagnosed “Spastic Colon,” term of the day (1964) after a negative BE which later renamed nonspecific IBS by my internist in HS (~1969). I was on occasional Donnatal until 30 which I recall made it somewhat better. Never any diarrhea or constipation. I haven’t ever looked it up after age 30 (1982) as it resolved, but there might be a specific name for my subtype of pain-only IBS (or maybe a different retrospective diagnosis assigned now). Never required a medical enema except frequently pre-colonoscopies as I had a bad FHx of colonic polyposis (mom) and frank colon CA (aunts, her sisters). I had polyps removed often but all benign.

I just happened to coincidentally adore enemas then sexual enemas from age 15 on. I can’t possibly speak to if my frequent large recreational water, saline and soap enemas had any effect on finally resolving my pain-only IBS. I would guess not.

Eric