Editing Enema (section)

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Equal parts of milk and molasses were heated to slightly above normal body temperature.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Nicholls|first1=Pam Hufford|last2=Metules|first2=Terri J|date=April 2001|title=Some old-fashioned enemas still work and are still used|journal=RN|volume=64|pages=80}}</ref> Neither the milk sugars and proteins nor the molasses are absorbed in the lower intestine, thus keeping the water from the enema in the intestine.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://med.virginia.edu/pediatrics/about/clinical-and-patient-services/patient-tutorials/chronic-constipation-encopresis/treatment-of-chronic-constipation | title=Treatment of Chronic Constipation | volume=58 | issue=4 | pages=503–512 | journal=Clinical and Patient Services > Tutorials for Patients & Families | access-date=12 September 2018 | bibcode=1954NYASA..58..503I | last1=Ingelfinger | first1=Franz J. | year=1954 | doi=10.1111/j.1749-6632.1954.tb45865.x | pmid=29831395 | pmc=5251364 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Studies have shown that milk and molasses enemas have a low complication rate when used in the [[emergency department]]<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(15)00059-1/fulltext |title=Safety and Efficacy of Milk and Molasses Enemas in the Emergency Department |volume=48 |issue=6 |pages=667–70 |author1=Gary M. Vilke |author2=Gerard DeMers |author3=Nilang Patel |author4=Edward M. Castillo |date=June 2015 |journal=The Journal of Emergency Medicine |publisher=American Academy of Emergency Medicine |access-date=2019-03-19 |pmid=25850633 |doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.01.035 |s2cid=9638496 }}</ref> and are safe and effective with minimal side effects.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.jenonline.org/article/S0099-1767(13)00413-3/fulltext |title=Milk and Molasses Enemas: Clearing Things Up |author1=Kimberley Wallaker |author2=Ezio Fortuna |author3=Stuart Bradin |author4=Michelle Macy |author5=Michelle Hassan |author6=Rachel Stanley |date=November 2014 |journal=Journal of Emergency Nursing |volume=40 |issue=6 |pages=546–551 |publisher=The Emergency Nurses Association |access-date=2019-03-19 |pmid=24182894 |doi=10.1016/j.jen.2013.08.012 }}</ref>

[[Mineral oil]] functions as a lubricant and stool softener, but may have side effects including rectal skin irritation and oil leakage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/20248-mineral-oil-rectal-enema |title=Mineral Oil rectal enema |work=Drugs, Devices & Supplements |publisher=[[Cleveland Clinic]] |access-date=2019-04-01 }}</ref>