Can Enemas help with cold/flu or other illness?

I've found the biggest thing to do is eat what you can, drink PLENTY of fluids, and get REST, REST, REST. Your body and immune system is run down, but a nice warm enema wouldn't hurt if you're feeling up to it.

Darn good advice there @mike45 . Especially if assisted by a caring partner.

If you have a caring partner to take care of you when you’re sick, it’s a blessing. And if he or she actually knows what to do, especially if you’re in bed and not up to taking care of yourself, that’s a double blessing!!

Generally, I feel women are better at “home nursing” than men. We seem to have those basic skills in our DNA.

Any personal experiences of your own?

Generally, I feel women are better at “home nursing” than men. We seem to have those basic skills that come in our DNA.

Any personal experiences of your own?

I believe women are more naturally nurturing than men - hope that's not being sexist!!! Some of us guys are forced into being a caregiver due to accidents, health issues or whatever and are capable (out of necessity) of providing “home nursing” - but, for me anyway, it was a learned response not a role I naturally fell into. We have several female friends that seem to think I'm not as caring or comforting as maybe I should be, even a bit gruff and insensitive sometimes; where others are amazed a guy can provide in that role. A lot of it is based on the relationship with your partner. There are many men (and women) here on Zity that are excellent caregivers - whether it's a natural “gift” or just simply that they adapt and “do it”.

Does an enema help if you are sick with the flu or a cold? I'm about to find out, I'll keep you posted.

Enemas may make you feel better - make you less aware of some of the symptoms - but I doubt they have any medical effect on the cold itself.

@Ebbie_Anne Hope you do feel better and get well soon!!!

When I get sick I usually use an enema and as I get all flushed out I feel better. Then eat some food once all flushed out and I feel better even. I think doing enemas does something to charge up your immune system. The key I have found is you need a good flush or a large deep cleaning enema. Hope you feel better…

Where do many germs stay (rhetorical question)? Why not remove them during a cold.

Growing up If any of us got a cold / flu and had to stay home from school, we got enemas. One after my siblings left, one around lunch before they returned, and if a fever persisted, another before bedtime, where my brother / sister knew what was happening. The same went for them when they were sick.

For me growing up and now, a good enema, soapy or otherwise, always makes me feel better.

When I have a fever, I like to take cool water enemas to cool off..

If taking an enema makes you feel better who cares if it is actually helping. Comfort and being relaxed can go along way to helping one feel better.

Where do many germs stay (rhetorical question)? Why not remove them during a cold.

If people could remove germs during a cold, I am most certain they would have found a way to do so. Unfortunately with fighting/overcoming an illness, removing germs is not something that is easy to do, it's not like one can wash them away with bleach or scouring powder and then sweep the little buggers away with a brush.

I grew up until college that an enema was a cure all for everything.Even now. If I didnt feel good or was coming down with something it was the Ol temperature first and then an enema. Full bag. If I wasnt getting better by bedtime temperature was checks again and it was another enema before bed. Temperature checked again in the morning .

@Cleanout_lover said,

Growing up If any of us got a cold / flu and had to stay home from school, we got enemas. One after my siblings left, one around lunch before they returned, and if a fever persisted, another before bedtime, where my brother / sister knew what was happening.

When my siblings and I were growing up, our grandmother was a retired RN. If mom or grandma saw we had signs of a cold or the flu, out came the enema bag for a soapy then a rinse enema. If we stayed home from school sick, after the others had gone, out came the enema bag for a soapy then a rinse enema. Once the others got home from school, they too, got an enema before bedtime along with the sick one. This routine continued until the illness had passed. Did it help, good question? I know it made us feel better, and anything that did that when we’re feeling really lousy was a big help.

Where do many germs stay (rhetorical question)? Why not remove them during a cold.

Some sources postulate that your gut flora plays a significant role in maintaining your immune system. Disrupting that balance could possibly affect your ability to fight a cold. While an enema may relax you and make you feel better when you have a cold, thus making you feel better, it’s not fighting the cold virus. Perhaps a probiotic enema series before you catch a cold would be beneficial in helping to establish that flora

https://dispensariesltd.ca/health-hub/the-cold-the-flu-and-the-gut

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.