Fleet ready to use enema

Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema is a bowel cleanser that acts by increasing the water content of your stools and in this way helps to relieve constipation and clear the bowel.

It can be used in the relief of occasional constipation and where bowel cleansing is required, such as prior to your endoscopy, bowel surgery or X-ray examination.

Adults and children 12 years old and over:
one bottle (118ml delivered dose) no more than once daily or as directed by your doctor.

Children over 3 years to under 12 years old:
as directed by your doctor.

Do not administer to children under 3 years of age.

For rectal use only.

Unless directed by your doctor, Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema should not be used for more than 14 days.
Administration:

    * 1. Lie on your left side with both knees bent and your arms at rest in front of you (Fig. 1, below).

    * 2. Remove the orange protective shield. Pull the shield gently while holding the bottle upright and grasping the grooved bottle cap with your fingers (Fig. 2, below).

    * 3. With a steady pressure, gently insert the enema Comfortip into the rectum with the tip pointing towards your navel.

    * 4. Squeeze the bottle until nearly all the liquid has been emptied.

Discontinue use if any resistance is encountered.

Forcing an enema can result in injury.

NOTE: It is not necessary to empty the unit completely.

The bottle contains more than the amount of liquid needed for effective use, so a small residue will remain.

    * 5. Gently remove the nozzle from your rectum. It is normal to experience some leakage of the enema liquid.

    * 6. Remain in the same position (Fig. 1, above) until the urge to evacuate your bowels is strong - usually within 2 to 5 minutes.

    * 7. Return the used enema to the carton for disposal.

If rectal bleeding is noticed contact a doctor immediately.

Be prepared to expect frequent loose bowel movements within 5 minutes of taking a dose of Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema. This is normal and shows that the medicine is working. If you have not had a bowel movement within this time, consult your doctor. Do not use any more Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema unless instructed to do so by your doctor. Remain near a toilet until the effects have worn off.

Drink plenty of clear fluids e.g. water, clear soups, herbal tea, black tea or black coffee or diluted cordials/fruit juice without pulp (but not red or purple coloured juices) to avoid dehydration. In general you should drink 250ml (a small tumbler-sized glass) every hour until the effect of the Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema has worn off. After this, drink clear fluids, preferably water, to satisfy your thirst until after your hospital procedure, or as directed by your doctor.

If you use more Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema than you should, or if you accidentally ingest (drink) the medicine, talk to a doctor or pharmacist immediately. If possible take your bottle or the carton with you to show the doctor or pharmacist.

The active substances in each 118ml delivered dose are Sodium Dihydrogen Phosphate Dihydrate 18.1 %w/v and Disodium Phosphate Dodecahydrate 8.0%w/v.

The other ingredients are Disodium Edetate, Benzalkonium Chloride, Purified Water. The nozzle lubricant is white soft paraffin.

Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema may occasionally cause:

    * Dehydration.
    * Allergic reactions (with or without rash).
    * Muscle twitches and spasms due to changes in the amounts of salts (electrolytes) in the blood.
    * Abdominal pain or bloating (distension).
    * Gastrointestinal pain.
    * Nausea or vomiting.
    * Anal itching or stinging.
    * Blisters.
    * Diarrhoea.
    * Chills.

Do not use Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema and tell your doctor if you:

* Are allergic (hypersensitive) to sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate, disodium phosphate dodecahydrate or any of the other ingredients of Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema.
* Have a swollen large bowel (also known as megacolon).
* Have a narrowing or incomplete opening of the anus or rectum.
* Have a blockage of the lower colon (Hirschsprung's disease).
* Have a suspected blockage of the gut.
* Have blockage of the gut or failure of normal bowel movements (sometimes called paralytic ileus).
 * Have been told by your doctor that you may have:
          o appendicitis,
          o a pierced/damaged or blocked gut
          o an active inflammatory bowel disease (such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis).

* Have undiagnosed bleeding of the back passage.
* Have kidney problems.
* Have congestive heart failure (your heart is unable to properly pump blood around the body).
* Have recently been sick or feel sick or thirsty.
* Have a pain in your stomach (abdominal pain).
* The patient is under 3 years of age.

Take special care with Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema if:

* You are frail or elderly.
* You have uncontrolled blood pressure.
* You have a heart or kidney condition.
* You suffer from ascites (excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity).
* Your suffer from rectal ulceration or fissures.
* You have had a colostomy.
* You suffer from electrolyte disturbances (changes in the salt levels in the body).

• If you are pregnant or may be pregnant inform your doctor before using Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema.
• Breast-feeding
• As the active substances contained in Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema may pass into breast milk, it is advised that breast milk is expressed and discarded for up to 24 hours after receiving the Fleet Ready-to-Use Enema.

 

133ml

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