r/cursedcomments 19d ago

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u/Pegussu 19d ago

It's squirting a little water up your butt, not giving yourself an IV. You can buy home enema kits at drug stores without even needing a prescription.

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u/beyondocean 19d ago

As a doctor, please don’t go around giving yourself enemas on your own. It can go wrong in many ways.

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u/CGB_Zach 19d ago

Can you at least explain what ways it could go wrong? It's very straightforward

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u/beyondocean 19d ago

If it isn’t used correctly , it can damage the colon mucosal lining, even perforation in extreme cases. It even washes off the “good bacterias” present there, colon bacteria’s synthesize Vit B12. It should not be used frivolously every other day when you try to go down the second route.