Has anybody, here, used a Micralax mini-enema, to combat constipation? I won’t take anything new by mouth, because I am neurotic about taking new anything.
The Micralax, self-administered enema, is sometimes reported as able to do the job within 15 minutes, and that seems like garbage, to me. I’ve used a few before and they never did anything within 3 hours of taking them. The first one I ever used took around 4 hours.
Constipation started yesterday and I did a Micralax mini-enema at midnight (at end of Tue, UK), then tried after only 1 hour, thinking it might work and feeling like I had something wanting out - all I pooped was (I’m pretty sure, here) the enema fluid itself (having not done a proper job, at all, probably because I gave it too little time) and one tiny blob of thingy. That was it. So much for the 15 minutes myth! I think I tried far too soon and that’s why it didn’t work.
Has anybody else (who has used Micralax) noticed that it takes a good few hours for Micralax to work? I just like to be sure. I’ll be leaving the next one in for around 3-4 hours before I try to the biz, again.
One problem is: the enema is supposed to not only soften the stool for easier passing, but it’s also supposed to cause a mild burning on that part of the lining of the rectum, just inside the upper anal sphincter. The body senses that burn, sends lots of liquid down the intestines, to remove the problem, and the stool should ride out on that. If I go from a failed try straight to administering the enema, the stool still so close to the exit will prevent the enema liquid from touching the lining of the rectum, simply by being in the way.
I’m not asking for medical advice…just for other people’s experiences with the Micralax mini-enema.
This is annoying! 
