Enemas after colon surgery...

As some of you know, I recently had both a colon surgery and colostomy, and then the reversal surgery. I wondered about enemas after...whether they were good, were needed, were harmful, lots of different topics. Here are some answers. Note that this is a repost of something I wrote a day or two ago, but it seemed to escape folks attention, so I thought I would repost under its own topic. I left the original up, in case some planned on reading it later. Sorry for doing this twice, but I thought the info I got was helpful.

I spent a good part of yesterday doing a bit of a deep dive into bowel issues after colon surgery...

It turns out that this is a common problem. I'm including some links here...

https://livingwithlars.com/strategy-7-lower-colon-irrigation/

https://blog.optimalhealthnetwork.com/2018/03/enema-relief-for-low-anterior-resection-syndrome-LARS.html

Lots of other references, but the use of enemas is apparently quite common in this situation. The professionals call it "transanal irrigation," & manufacture special equipment for it, but it's an enema.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7918662/

See YouTube,

https://youtu.be/_hmRMX5BFsY?si=QkTW__BwlQD_R9DN

(Subject: Transanal irrigation...

Two years ago I had my entire sigmoid colon removed, as well as all but a few centimeters of my rectum, due to colorectal cancer. Such a major amputation of course comes with side effects, commonly referred to as LARS - Lower Anterior Resection Syndrome.

In searching for ways to manage the side effects of LARS I learned about irrigation. Enemas. Every day I irrigate with two quarts of water just to get 12 - 24 hours of relief from the side effects.

I'll be honest, I don't understand how enemas can be pleasurable. I find them horrible, but they're better than being incontinent and wearing diapers.