Enema Questions And Answers

constipation - hardened stool that is difficult to eliminate and associated with infrequent bowel movements, discomfort, and excessive straining anorectal - pertaining to the area of the rectum, the distal portion of the large intestine between the sigmoid colon and the anus, and the anus, the opening of the rectum on the body surface cathartic - an agent that causes emptying of the bowels, generally considered to be stronger than a laxative colon - the long central part of the large intestine, extending from the cecum to the rectum and comprised of the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon distention - the state of being stretched out or enlarged descending colon - the portion of the colon between the splenic flexure and the sigmoid colon defecation - excretion (elimination) of solid waste laxative - a general classification of a food or chemical substance used to prevent or treat constipation by promoting defecation enema - introduction of fluid into the rectum to evacuate the bowels, introduce a contrast agent, or provide nutrition or medication feces - solid waste eliminated from the intestines through the anus; stool