Talk:Enema

Ritual enemas

Ritual enemas: from Jared Diamond, The Third Chimpanzee, chapter 11 (at page 201 of the HarperPerennial trade paperback edition of published 1992).

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I deleted this bit "Enemas can be dangerous if administered incorrectly, so precautions should be taken to ensure the safety of the person being given the enema." It seems rather silly. Brushing your teeth can be dangerous too since you could poke yourself in the eye. --LeeHunter 00:41, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)

"On my framed picture of Senator McCarthy he wrote, 'Know your enema.'" --Bruce

"Well, if you shove the tube up too far, that can pose a serious problem, as it can become lodged and become very difficult to remove. It may even require the assisiance of a doctor. Know your enema. -- Johnny

NPOV

This article has major flaws of tone. Much of it has been written by someone who is a booster of enemas, and so the article has a "salesman" tone. It is far from neutral, far from objective. There has been no effort even to disguise the salesmanship. "Many males and females learn to appreciate the sensations," indeed. These irrelevant comments do not belong in an encyclopedia article about an established medical practice, and also a practice known to be engaged in recreationally. I don't know how to put the appropriate tags on, but this article needs cleaning up. No pun intended. glasperlenspiel 04:54, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. I just washed up, or else I would... har har harYeago 03:12, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I would support chopping the sections 'Applications' & 'Effects' out completely. The first part of the article makes it clear that enemas as used for many different applications but these sections assume a specific use, are totally unsourced and give advice and provide other irrelevant details, such as prices. Ashmoo 06:22, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Removed the silly comments in the non-medical section and deleted that WP:NPOV tag. Having an NPOV tag on the article on ENEMAS is absolutely ridiculous. If you want it revised, use a cleanup tag instead. I doubt there are varying 'points of view' on enemas. CaveatLector^Talk 06:25, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Interestingly, some water-based enemas are also used as a relieving agent for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) even though it seems counter-intuitive to add medicines to an already-irritated bowel system. -- Interestingly, it seems... golly.