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Taking Fleet Enema
8 Patients currently take Fleet Enema
1 Patient stopped taking Fleet Enema
wysiwyg Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile wysiwyg 19g-7g as needed since Jan 19, 2004
wise1 Sex: F Flare-up: Severe Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile wise1 19g-7g as needed since Apr 10, 2009

Fleet Enema Treatment Report

What is Fleet Enema? Fleet Enema is a saline laxative enema. It contains sodium phosphates and works by pulling water from the body into the bowel, which helps to soften the stool and cause a bowel movement.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Jump to:: Reasons taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons taken

9 patients in the community are taking or have taken Fleet Enema.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Constipation	3	33%
Other	3	33%
General health	1	11%
Support another treatment	1	11%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Fleet Enema.

19g-7g as needed	2 daily	19 g-7 g one time
6	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Fleet Enema or how long patients were taking Fleet Enema before stopping.

Currently Taking Fleet Enema

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	2	0	1

Stopped Taking Fleet Enema

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	0	1	0

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fleet Enema (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	1	100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

There is currently no efficacy data for Fleet Enema.

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	1

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

wysiwyg

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by wysiwyg
Jan 19, 2009