Can I take a bath after an enema for intussusception?
Updated on June 14, 2025
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Patients with intussusception may experience a variety of symptoms including abdominal pain, a mass, and bloody stools, and may need an air enema for reduction. If symptoms disappear after the enema reduction and imaging suggests that the intussusception has been reduced, then the condition is improving. Since the enema does not cause localized wounds or obvious external trauma, it does not affect bathing. Intussusception often occurs in children, while in adults it is usually due to a structural disease, especially tumors, and a definitive diagnosis is needed for proper management. As long as the patient has not undergone surgical treatment, they can bathe.
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