Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

enema de arrastre

English translation:

cleansing enema

Added to glossary by Paul Weideman
Jun 8, 2004 18:30
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term

enema de arrastre

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
"Enemas de arrstre" are used for colonic cleansing prior to colorectal surgery. In the selection below, from a Cuban medical study, traditional "enemas de arrastre" are compared with oral lavage with mannitol solution.

"Analizar las ventajas que ofrece, desde el punto de vista económico, este tipo de preparación con respecto al método tradicional del enema de arrastre."

Thanks for providing references.

Proposed translations

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cleansing enema

This is what we called them when I worked as a nursing in surgery.

Enemas - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Soap suds and saline used for **cleansing enemas** can cause irritation of the
lining of the bowel, with repeated use or a solution that is too strong. ...
www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/enemas.html - 22k - En caché - Páginas similares

Enemas - [ Traduzca esta página ]... for an examination, or prior to surgery to prevent ... The colon absorbs water, and repeated tap water enemas ... suds and saline used for **cleansing enemas** can cause ...
www.ehendrick.org/healthy/000486.htm - 10k - En caché - Páginas similares

Wheat fibre before radiography of the large bowel. The efficacy of ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]... of contamination of the abdominal cavity and wound at the time of colon surgery. ... colitis and those who are too sick to withstand **cleansing enemas** should not ...
dreampharm.com/ ref-colon-cleansing/colon-cleansing-research-abs3.9.html - 8k - En caché - Páginas similares



Peer comment(s):

agree Elena Sgarbo (X) : Yes, at least in the US, what's used for colon preparation before colonoscopy is a "cleansing enema". Saludos, Karla! Paul: your answer is this one :-)
11 hrs
Thanks Elena--I hope all is well in Florida!
agree María Isabel Estévez (maisa)
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thanks maisa!
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4 mins

colonic irrigations

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Enemas & Colonics
... by removal of toxic waste by colonic irrigations & enemas, correcting candida and removing constipation ... how the enema, enemas and colonic irrigations help, as well as describing ...
www.lifeknox.com


Open Directory - Health: Alternative: Fasting and Cleansing: Enemas
... Answers to questions about enemas and colonic irrigation. Enema FAQ ... Enemas and Colonic Irrigations - Excerpts from a 425-page book, \"Love Thine Enemas & Heal Thyself\" by Glenn J ...
dmoz.org/Health/Alternative/Fasting_and_Cleansing/Enemas


Colonic Irrigations: My First Colonic
The author describes her first colonic irrigation and provides details about colon cleansing that you can use in your life. ... first was an intro to the etymology of colonic irrigations and how the procedure has been well tested ... don\'t like the idea of colonic irrigations but want to learn more ...
chetday.com/firstcolonic.html


Cleansing the Body Through Colonic Irrigations
Cleansing the Body Through Colonic Irrigations. by Loretta J. Standley, DC. Colon cancer is one of the more common types of cancer and kills thousands of people each year. ... Detoxifying the body through colonic irrigations has become more popular in the search for better health ...
www.spiritseeker.com/current/standley.htm


COLONIC IRRIGATION
... ARE COLONIC IRRIGATIONS SAFE? They are perfectly safe ... HOW ARE COLONIC IRRIGATIONS DIFFERENT FROM ENEMAS?An enema cleanses out the lower colon while the colonic irrigation ...
www.kliescolon.com/irrigation.html


NCAHF - Position Paper on Colonic Irrigation
... done in the 1920s found that \"high colonic irrigations\" were useless and did not reach very ... physicians nor chiropractors should be performing colonic irrigations. We are not aware ...
www.ncahf.org/pp/colonic.html


COLONIC IRRIGATION QUESTIONS
KLIES Enterprise addresses the topic of Colon Health and how to control the diseases that relate to a dysfunctional colon. ... ARE COLONIC IRRIGATIONS SAFE? They are perfectly safe ... HOW ARE COLONIC IRRIGATIONS DIFFERENT FROM ENEMAS? An enema cleanses out the lower colon while the colonic irrigation ...
www.kliescolon.com/slides4.html


Cosmo Article on High Colonic Irrigation
Article on Colonic Irrigation as published in Cosmopolitan Magazine ... Baum, has been performing colonic irrigations and has never found them less than effective and safe ... You should know colonic irrigations cost about thirty dollars, and most M.D.\'s ...
www.bibkit.com/cosmo.html


HIGH COLONIC IRRIGATION
HIGH COLONIC IRRIGATION. ( Reprinted from Cosmopolitan Magazine - Oct. 1979) Supposed you\'ve jogged, dieted, gulped your vitamins, yet still feel fagged out and frail. ... told, \"has no definitive statement on colonic irrigations; we neither recommend them nor are against ... with them someday.\" Colonic irrigations can be performed with varying frequency ...
www.road-to-health.com/colema/highcolonic.htm


Colonic Irrigation
... done in the 1920s found that \"high colonic irrigations\" were useless and did not even reach ... physicians nor chiropractors should be performing colonic irrigations. We are not aware ...
www.ncahf.org/articles/c-d/colonic.html


Colonic Hydrotherapy Article
... In our medical clinic we find colonic irrigations are one of the most important treatment modalities ... benefit from a therapeutic course of colonic irrigations. The skin is the ...
www.healingfeats.com/colthera.htm


COLONIC IRRIGATION: COLON HYDROTHERAPY: ENEMA: Cayce Health Database
COLONIC IRRIGATION - Colon Hydrotherapy - Sometimes referred to as a colonic or colon hydrotherapy, colonic irrigation is recognized as a highly beneficial approach to the health care of the colon... HOME ENEMAS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR COLONIC IRRIGATIONS. Although enemas are not as thorough as colonic irrigations, some individuals may require this ...
www.are-cayce.com/health/database/chdata/data/thcolon1.html


Colon Irrigation/Therapy
... 2.ARE COLONIC IRRIGATIONS PAINFUL? ( back) ... 3. ARE COLONIC IRRIGATIONS SAFE? ( back) ...
www.supremeliving.com/colon_irrigation_therapy.htm


Colonic Irrigation
At STORE.ENEMPO.COM We sell enema and colonic irrigation equipment as well as organic vitamins and intestinal detoxifiers and medical supplies ... COLONIC IRRIGATION. Press here to Search for a Colema® Board ... Colonic Irrigation is the internal bathing of the colon that ... The person receiving the colonic lies on a COLEMA® BOARD ...
www.enempo.com/mm017.asp?pageno=61


Colonic irrigation
... How are colonic irrigations given? At the time of consultation with your colon therapist you’ll be ... Warning! Frequent colonic irrigations may lead to dependency and damaged mucosa ...


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The Tummy Temple: Seattle Colonics, Colonic, Colon Hydrotherapy, Detox, Cleanse, Destress
... colon ready for an operation than having to swallow ... colon hydrotherapy or \'colonic irrigations\' because they often ... disorders, fertility, pregnancy, pre natal and post natal care, pre ...
www.tummytemple.com/dr__morton_walker__dpm.html


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The Tummy Temple: Seattle Colonics, Colonic, Colon Hydrotherapy, Detox, Cleanse, Destress
... colon ready for an operation than having to swallow ... colon hydrotherapy or \'colonic irrigations\' because they often ... disorders, fertility, pregnancy, pre natal and post natal care, pre ...
www.tummytemple.com/dr__morton_walker__dpm.html
Peer comment(s):

neutral Casey Butterfield : Colonic irrigation is a holistic health practice -- unlikely to be how they'd prepare you for medical colorectal surgery.
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agree Philip Bazire (X) : Ah, but we do use this for the preparation of patients. You can call it colonic irrigation or lavage. Admittedly the normal method is to use oral preparations but irrigation is only given PR (whereas lavage can also be an oral preparation).
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Thank you Doctor!
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8 mins

barium enema [maybe]

this is the type of enema associated with colonoscopy

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over 20,000 google hits for \"barium enema\" + colonoscopy

http://www.google.com/search?q="barium enema" colonoscopy

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plus my poor grandma has undergone this several times. That\'s why the phrase popped into my head
Peer comment(s):

disagree Karla Mabarak : hi kellyn--yes this definitely exists, but a barium enema is a diagnostic study--an enema of barium is administered and then x-rays are performed to see what shows up--yes, poor grandma!
19 hrs
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39 mins

rectal solution for bowel cleansing

generally produces a bowel movement
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