How to Use enema in a Sentence

enema

noun
  • The nurse gave the patient an enema.
  • It was usually smoked, ingested in the form of snuff, or used as an enema.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 June 2023
  • There was also a treatment calling for a coffee and herbal enema.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 June 2017
  • Disposable kits rarely cost more than $10 per enema.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Too many enemas may stop you from having normal bowel movements.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Autistic children are forced to drink this poison all day long and forced to suffer burning bleach enemas.
    — David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Flow control The best bag and bucket enema kits have a two-stage flow control system.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Most drugstores also sell Fleet brand enemas, or some variation, which is a go-to for many holes in need.
    — Matt Baume, Them, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Trying an enema before anal play can expel any waste from the rectum, but that's totally up to you, too.
    — Gigi Engle, Marie Claire, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Rectal laxatives, on the other hand, are given as an enema and work much more quickly.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Patients don’t have to go through the full bowel cleanse prep, as an enema the day of the test is typically sufficient.
    — Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The authors used an enema to administer all the poop transplants, a route the study notes would have the lowest rate of side effects.
    — Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2023
  • That said, there’s plenty of evidence that coffee enemas and colon cleanses in general can cause harm.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Especially since the first two years of Freeze at Auburn has been about as exciting as an enema.
    — Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Among the treatments Messer allegedly prescribed were laetrile and three castor oil enemas per day for three months.
    — Christine Willmsen, The Seattle Times, 29 May 2017
  • Squeeze a small amount of water into your rectum — doing an entire bottle or enema at once can make the process worse or cause an internal issue.
    — Matt Baume, Them, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Your doctor may also prescribe an enema, a rectal laxative that can spur bowel movements.
    — Cat Lafuente, Health.com, 9 Feb. 2022
  • So it's usually smoked, ingested in the form of snuff, or used as an enema by those seeking the full hallucinogenic effect.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Rebyota, a blend of donor stool, saline, and laxative solution given in a single treatment as an enema.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The studio wanted the film to end with the comic scene (completed with a visual gag about enemas) where the doctor turns his interns into patients.
    — Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024
  • Leeches, enemas, and blistering—the deliberate raising of blisters on the skin—were part of the treatment.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • More advanced cases may need to be treated with an enema or suppository, but this process is usually above the paygrade of the owner.
    — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Ways to empty the bowels include pills, drinking a laxative solution or the use of an enema the night before the procedure.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022
  • So, his doctors treated him with standard therapies of the day, which included enemas and bloodletting.
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 30 June 2026
  • But other experts dispute those claims, saying that there's truly no need to give yourself a coffee enema or colonic literally ever.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 12 Jan. 2018
  • To slow the process of decay, a turpentine-like solution was sometimes injected as an enema to dissolve the digestive tract.
    — George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
  • Treatment options like an enema, laxative, or manual removal of the stuck lump of stool can usually fully resolve it.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Health, 3 July 2024
  • John Doe claims a hospital staffer took a photograph of him receiving an enema and text messaged it to other employees.
    — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, 27 Jan. 2020
  • The usual treatment involves a water enema or manual removal.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
  • In drugstores, grinning enemas helpfully guide those in gastrointestinal distress to the proper medicine.
    — Matt Alt, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2020

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