Sorry for the TMI but my hemorrhoids are really bad and my due date was yesterday. Anyway I have been constipated for a couple days. My stools are huge and hard and today I was so uncomfortable that I gave myself a small enema just to get it all out and it totally worked, but then I read it can induce labor (which I wouldn't mind at this point) but all I know is I am way more comfortable and no signs of Labor. Do you think it was okay?
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You are fine. I would not use a Fleet type saline enema as the active ingredient is sodium phosphate which is an osmotic laxative that draws moisture from your body and is an irritant. A small tap water enema should be fine.
It's unusual for a small Fleet-type enema to induce labor. Especially if it wasn't anything too "irritant" - when you're pregnant it's best to use phosphates or glycerin enema solutions (or just plain water and salt) rather than bisacodyl.
You were bound to do it either at home or in the delivery room. Best to be comfortable now since once contractions start . . . you won't be.