CE: Original Research: Are Milk and Molasses Enemas Safe for Hospitalized Adults? A Retrospective Electronic Health Record Review.

CONCLUSIONS: No safety concerns were identified from this retrospective EHR review of hospitalized adults who received a milk and molasses enema for constipation relief. The findings indicate that this treatment is safe, although further study examining its efficacy in this population is needed.
PMID: 31408025 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Nursing - August 8, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Wangui-Verry J, Farrington M, Matthews G, Tucker SJ Tags: Am J Nurs Source Type: research