bowel irrigation

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• Whole bowel irrigation — (WBI) is a medical process involving the rapid administration of large volumes of an osmotically balanced polyethylene glycol solution (GoLYTELY, CoLyte), either orally or via a nasogastric tube, to flush out the entire gastrointestinal… …   Wikipedia

• Irrigation of the colon — The use of liquid solutions given by enema to remove material from the rectum or colon, ostensibly to eliminate toxins from the bowel. Unless ordered by a physician, this practice is rarely advisable. Irrigation of the colon carries a number of… …   Medical dictionary

• colonic irrigation — n enema (1) * * * washing out the contents of the large bowel by means of copious enemas, using either water, with or without soap, or other medication …   Medical dictionary

• colonic irrigation — washing out the contents of the large bowel by means of copious enemas, using either water, with or without soap, or other medication …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Enema — Not to be confused with Edema. This rectal bulb syringe may be used to administer smaller enemas …   Wikipedia

• Colon cleansing — This article is about the alternative medicine technique. For the process to clean the colon before medical imaging, see Enema. Space and equipment used to perform colon hydrotherapy Colon clean …   Wikipedia

• Colonoscopy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 45.23 MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Poison — This article is about the type of substance. For other uses, see Poison (disambiguation). The EU s standard toxic symbol, as defined by Directive 67/548/EEC. The skull and crossbones has long been a standard symbol for poison. In the context of… …   Wikipedia

• Laxative — Laxatives (purgatives, aperients) are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements or to loosen the stool, most often taken to treat constipation. Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for …   Wikipedia

• Activated carbon — Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, activated coal or carbo activatus, is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions …   Wikipedia

• Tricyclic antidepressant — Tricyclic antidepressants (abbreviation TCAs) are a class of antidepressant drugs first used in the 1950s. They are named after the drugs molecular structure, which contains three rings of atoms (compare tetracyclic antidepressant). Example… …   Wikipedia