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Anyone who is incontinent knows that life has its little problems. Today I had more than a little problem – I experienced an absolute disaster. This probably will be something new for this group.

Most of you guys know that I use preventive enemas to control my bowel incontinence, choosing one unpleasant experience in order to avoid another. It usually works pretty well.

This morning I was going through my normal enema routine without incident – boring is good in such matters. I was on the floor on my side and finishing up, having held a 2-quart soapy enema solution for 10 minutes. As I was starting to get up I had a powerful and very painful charley horse cramp in my right leg.

Hopping on my left leg and trying to straighten my cramped leg to keep the cramp from getting worse, I found that I just could not control everything and the nozzle popped out! I have nerve damage to the muscles in my anal sphincter and the nozzle has an oversized tip, intended to function as a plug to help hold everything in until I can make it to the toilet. Well, the obvious occurred. I wound up with an extremely messy and unpleasant cleanup. Great way to start the day!!

Admittedly, this might have been funny - if it had happened to someone else. I am sure that I must have looked ridiculous at the time.

I experience leg cramps but did not expect this as my physician had taken me off of statins and prescribed magnesium oxide tablets to reduce cramps.

Looking for a brighter day tomorrow,
--John

John, I am so terribly sorry...!

Wetters

Ouch, hopefully the rest of the day goes better.

Ugh.....I can't even imagine the mess.....I'm sorry......that sucks.....

Oh, I can imagine it!

Wetters

You have my sympathy Charlie horses are agony on their own... Adding that unpleasantness must have been awful

Thanks guys! Perhaps today will be that brighter day.

--John

I have had a full diaper fall from a shower chair and explode all over the floor before so I know that experience. Clean up took hours.

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