Peristeen Anal Irrigation System

Coloplast has introduced a self irrigation system targeted to paraplegic and spina bifida patients. Previously independently living persons found it difficult to self administer enemas, and suffered fecal incontinence when going out, or engaging in active living. These embarrassing occurrences limited their life styles. Peristeen allows these persons to self administer enemas.

It comes complete with a "control unit" a water bag, and disposable catheters. One sits on the toilet, fills the bag with warm water, and plugs in one of the catheters. Wetting the catheter causes it to self lubricate. The user inserts the catheter into the anus, and pumps up the balloon, using the bulb attached to the control unit. Now the fluid may be instilled, 1200 cc's or so. The control unit now may be set to 'deflate' and the catheter removed. The user may evacuate the bowels.

Zity readers may google 'peristeen' to find more information, videos, instructions, testimonials, and a warning from the UK that bowel perforation might be 1:100K risk. Cost: I found a site that sold them in Australia for $290 AUS which is about $310 USD. If the system were about $50 I might try it.

Honestly, it is a high quality product but really, unless you're in a wheel chair you don't need it. That product is specifically designed for people who have mobility issues. Save yourself the money and get a silicone enema set for 75 bucks

Days ago I ran across this bowel cleansing device, the marketing strategy & idea of process had intrigued me...Certainly the product & its use is explained in such a way as to attract buyer interest...What is noticeable throughout the introductory preamble that the word Enema has been omitted...if not intentionally avoided...Yet by definition that is precisely what it is,all neatly packaged.

Although it does well in promoting awareneness of bowel cleanliness by way of irrigation with comfort being the key....Obviously the designers have been hard at work in creating an Enema to meet the demands of the new era WITHOUT once mentioning the word Enema.

Actually it's a rather nifty device,which incorporates a hand operated pump & the rectal nozzle sports an inflatable retention balloon.

1) www.coloplast.us/peristeen-anal-irrigation-system-en-us.aspx#section=product-description_3

2) www.coloplast.us/Peristeen-Accessory-Unit-en-us.aspx

British site link is particularly interesting as it shows all the relative components /accessories as well as an informative instructional video. Plus its available to their residents obtainable on the NHS.

www.coloplast.co.uk/peristeen-anal-irrigation-system-en-gb.aspx#section=videos-and-animation_100

I could imagine this as having potential (depending on cost, if reduced) by requesting said apparatus delivered minus the 1,000cc vinyl bag & carry satchel....Seal having a screw thread would be easy enough to adapt to a more substantial (by volume) reservoir, to provide that extra if desired.

The inflatable rectal cannulas could also come in for attention & be readily improved upon simply by fitting a shortened CT.

The Bag re-invented !!!!

They DEFINITELY avoided the use of the term enema.

Undoubtedly so....I'd say the device itself has "other" attractions for those so inclined....apart from the medicinal properties suggested.

I wonder what it costs.

Advertised @ $185.15 Aust....Considerably less in the US because of our import duties & shipping cost.

Certainly an interesting device! With a small inflated nozzle and the pump action, it should feel quite good.

Yes definitely an interesting device. They have re-imagined the enema and made it into more of a medical device. The fact that this device exists suggests there is a need for enemas in the medical field but they felt it necessary to update the concept from the classic enema bag and the double balloon nozzles - yes to make money but also separate themselves from the classic enema setup which I think many people seem to have negative preconceptions about.

I think I will stick to my all my stuff but it is still nice to see any new enema equipment that becomes available.

They didn't 'splane the manipulation required to shift from inflation to filling.

I'am just being picky. The anal plug was interesting, no details.

Couple a years it will be at CVS.

Wonder why they avoided the term

As I alluded to earlier, I think many people have negative feelings or preconceptions about traditional enemas and enema bags. Many people only have been exposed to enemas in which enemas were made jokes of and made fun of. This company seems to be sidestepping these issues and have positioned their product as a relatively expensive medical device. So I would give them credit for doing a good job on positioning and marketing but for the enema enthusiasts here on zity the device might be more of curiosity not something I gotta have.

21st century enema bag!! Maybe this will be the rebirth of the use of enemas! This is the first high-tech enema bag since the invention how many years ago. It took me a while, but finally figured out a cost for this system and converting UK pounds to US dollars, if you follow the Coloplast recommendations, it runs about $2500 a year. They get you by needing to purchase one time use tips and occasional replacement of the water bag. You could buy a lot of really fancy enema bags for that.

The video links below are pretty interesting. This system is designed for patients with mobility issues, so many of them may not be able to use the old fashioned bag like we do.

Hurray for us, as the use of enemas is not dead!!

I have a dear friend with MS, who confided to me several years ago that she had problems getting a BM. I recommended an enema, but she refused. About a month later, she called saying she hadn't gone in over a week and her laxative wasn't working. I asked if she was ready to give an enema a try, and she readily agreed. Four hours and three enemas later, she was hooked. She now has her own 4 qt bag and double balloon nozzle. She normally uses enemas twice weekly, and every couple of months she asks me over to do a series til clear. There is no sexual component involved, merely health reasons. (I DO enjoy the view, wink!) Why spend $185 on a high tech enema system when a simple enema bag and dbl balloon nozzle works as well, and doesn't require purchasing additional supplies?

Looks like this is being marketed as a medical device. That's a business decision by the manufacturer. But it means they can sell the product for a much higher price than an ordinary enema kit. A doctor's prescription is probably required and it would likely be covered in the US by many insurance plans. I suspect you won't be seeing them in neighborhood or chain pharmacies. Possibly at medical supply stores. It is all part of the business strategy for marketing and profit.

There is a sound business reason for making it a prescription medical device (even though the FDA would probably be happy to approve it as non-prescription). Read your health insurance policy carefully sometime. In general if it lacks a prescription 'legend', they won't pay for it. One consequence is the FDA 510(k) database (approved medical devices) is literally filled with devices that the manufacturer REQUESTED be approved as prescription to qualify for insurance coverage. I know this because I spotted some things years ago that made no sense (a prescription device approved on that basis of similiarity to the predicate device, which was in fact approved as Over The Counter (OTC). I asked the CDRH (who handles device approvals)at the FDA how that worked because it didn't make any sense to me.

The reply was the manufacturer requested approval as a prescription device, and the FDA really doesn't care much one way or the other on devices that are approvable as OTC. In this particular case (and believe me, it is rare), it turned out to create problems that cost much more than the potential revenue, and the manufacturer subsequently re-applied to get the device re-classified as OTC).

Another way health insurance in this country has messed up health care by driving prices up instead of down....

A 🌹 is a 🌹 ... and a 🌹 by any other name is still an ... enema ...! 😎

Gibby. 🌹 Yep,thats the point....doesn't matter how its dressed up its still an ENEMA...irrespective of all the flowery mumbo jumbo..lol

Enema is such a nice word ... a word that sounds as good as what it is ... an enema ... 🌹

But sadly, Enema doesn't sell. Or sell well beyond our group here.

Kudos That Australian. What a find !!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much, but I will stick with the antique glass percolators and tubes and bags that I have.

Dan

It will be interesting to see if another company makes an OTC model that is monetarily accessible to people not needing a prescription. This would seem to update and reinvigorate the enema concept to make it relevant for younger generations. Once they see it as not my mother's or grandmother's enema bag and nozzle but more of a more techy device, they will be able to adopt it as their own. This device really is the first innovation in enema devices that have come along in quite some time. Maybe that is what is needed to start a new Golden Age for this generation.

Waiting for Apple to come out with one........The I enema !!!!!!!!!!

I also found interesting that the promotional material listed it as a treatment for "fecal incontinence."

That is a term you rarely if ever see. While we enema users on Zity sometimes discuss constipation, who uses enemas for fecal incontinence? If that is your problem, I'd think an enema was the last thing you'd want to do.

Cleanse the colon/rectum and there will be less stool to leak.

This is just a new way for a medical company to make money off the disabled, it is who they market it to. The system is incredibly expensive and it requires lots of documentation, tests and then training by one of their approved health professionals. Of course the same results can be achieved for far less money and aggravation.

Greg--That's so true too ...But hey they are promoting the Enema even if the cost is exaggerated somewhat.

@ Bottomsup2000--Love your take on it..."I Enema"....Enema app for the downloads...automatic...lol.

This may be marketing to the maintenance of spinal chord injuries. That would downplay the "stigma" that the word "enema" suffers from today. It would also permit the manufacturer to maximize profits by having it sold as a prescription only device, depending on the country and how that country's health system reimburses.

We here in the USA are being screwed, strike that, we are being fucked by the health insurance carriers.

I checked it out and it seems interesting. Now i am going to contact them and see what it costs. Thanks for the equipment update!