Colonic irritability due to a mercurial bacteriostat in retention enemata.
These observations show that thiomersal, used as a bacteriostatic agent for retention enema solutions, irritates the colon. Investigations leading to the choice of a non-irritant bacteriostatic agent are described. The presence or concentration of sodium chloride in the solution does not seem to be important.
D003092:Colitis; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000628:therapy*; D004733:Enema; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000628:therapy*; D013893:Thiram
D013893:Thiram; D011239:Prednisolone
COLITIS, ULCERATIVE/therapy; PREDNISOLONE/therapy