Phospho-Soda Enema Recipe

Does anyone ever tried this recipe?

Phospho-Soda is a laxative that includes Monobasic Sodium Phosphate and Dibasic Sodium Phosphate.

It's method of action is to increase the retention of water in the intestine, thereby promoting bowel movement.

Recipe:

Mix 1.5 fl. oz (45 ml) of Phospho-Soda with 2 quarts of water.

I don't know what is "Phospho-Soda" and I would like to try...

Thanks a lot.

Is phospho soda still available? I thought it was taken off the market due to a few reports of kidney failure after oral use.

1.5 ounces in 2 quarts of water is slightly hypotonic, so it isn't a lot different than plain water.

Fleet enemas are HYPERtonic, so they draw water into the bowel. If my math is correct, 45ml of phosphosoda is isotonic in about 1.3 liters of water.Given enough time, a fleet enema would draw about 1.3 liters of water in the bowel. Most people cannot hold it anywhere near that long however.

While the branded Phosphosoda is off the market, there are a number of 'store brands' that are chemically identical to phosphosoda. The recall was voluntary on the part of Fleet, so there is nothing that prevents others from marketing a product that is otherwise identical to PhosphoSoda.

That's interesting. I knew that a Fleet will draw water into the bowel but I've never seen it quantified like that. Thanks.

Removed from market. Read more here, especially the links to GOV sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospho_soda

Fraternally,

R