| In severe radiation proctitis, a short course of hydrocortisone foam enemas may be beneficial. |
| In one year, Louis XIII received 215 doses of purgatives, 212 enemas and 47 bleedings! |
| No further deaths have been reported after procedures requiring barium enemas. |
| Seven young women suffering from gastric ulcer were fed entirely on nutrient enemata for six or seven days. |
| The bowels should be kept well opened, and for this purpose warm abundant enemata are of great and special service. |
| The enemata were given six-hourly, and consisted of two eggs or 200 c.cm. of milk and eggs, dextrose, normal saline, and in one case cod-liver oil. |
