| Receiving an enema while lying on your right side with your left knee flexed toward
your chest. This position puts the ascending colon on the lower side of the body allowing the solution to flow downhill and fill the cecum. This will help fill and distend the entire colon. |
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Many people use this position for the entire enema procedure.
While others start the enema in the left side
position (Simms) or in the |
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