Bitte Abführen!

English translation: Administer an enema (to empty the lower bowel)

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German term or phrase:bitte abführen!
English translation:Administer an enema (to empty the lower bowel)
Entered by: British Diana

12:02 Jul 9, 2023
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
German term or phrase: Bitte Abführen!
sagt der Artzt / says the doctor.

getting some conflicting suggestions.
sdvplatt
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:50
Administer an enema (to empty the lower bowel)
Explanation:
I think this is what is meant as it is what a nurse would do. An emema ist ein Einlauf. Of course it would have been more helpful if there had been more context from the beginning.
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British Diana
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4 +3Administer an enema (to empty the lower bowel)
British Diana
4Please have a bowel movement!
Sam Habach
4 -1Please take laxatives!
Johannes Gleim
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liz askew

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Please have a bowel movement!


Explanation:
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https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/german-engli...

Sam Habach
United States
Local time: 18:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Wasnt much context but Ok I get the idea


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: or "You need to induce a bowel movement" I don't think "please" is necessary.
1 hr
  -> I agree :) "You need to have a bowl movement" is definitely better.

disagree  Johannes Gleim: Diese Anweisung im Bericht der Krankenschwester kann kaum an den Patienten gerichtet sein. Wie soll er seinen Darm denn "bewegen"? Der Darm kann nur durch Einahme von Abführmitteln vollständig entleert werden. Ich spreche aus eigener Erfahrung.
22 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Please take laxatives!


Explanation:
Klingt schon etwas schräg, so ganz ohne Objekt und Vorsichtsmaßregeln. Normalerweise würde ein Arzt den Patienten wie folgt beraten: "Sie sollten viel trinken und folgendes essen:... Wenn das nicht hilft, müsste ich Ihnen ein Abführmittel verschreiben, dass Sie genau nach Verordnung einehmen."

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Vor der Untersuchung muss der Dickdarm entleert werden, damit die Untersuchung nicht durch Stuhlreste behindert wird. Dafür wird am Vortag oder gelegentlich auch einige Stunden vor der Untersuchung ein starkes Abführmittel meistens in Form einer orthograden Darmspülung, seltener als Einlauf, verabreicht.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koloskopie#Vorbereitung

The colon must be free of solid matter for the test to be performed properly.
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The day before the colonoscopy, the patient is either given a laxative preparation (such as bisacodyl, phospho soda, sodium picosulfate, or sodium phosphate and/or magnesium citrate) and large quantities of fluid, or whole bowel irrigation is performed using a solution of polyethylene glycol and electrolytes. The procedure may involve both a pill-form laxative and a bowel irrigation preparation with the polyethylene glycol powder dissolved into any clear liquid, such as a sports drink that contains electrolytes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonoscopy#Preparation

Polyethylene glycol (PEG; /ˌpɒliˈɛθəlˌiːn ˈɡlaɪˌkɒl, -ˈɛθɪl-, -ˌkɔːl/) is a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine. PEG is also known as polyethylene oxide (PEO) or polyoxyethylene (POE), depending on its molecular weight.
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PEG is the basis of a number of laxatives (as MiraLax, RestoraLAX, etc.).[5] Whole bowel irrigation with polyethylene glycol and added electrolytes is used for bowel preparation before surgery or colonoscopy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol#Biological...

How long do you take a laxative before colonoscopy?
If your colonoscopy is in the morning, take your bowel preparation solution at 6am. If your colonoscopy is in the afternoon, take your bowel preparation solution at 10am.
https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd...

At 6 a.m. take 3 tablets of Dulcolax® laxative pill with water by mouth.
https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd...

Patient information
Colonoscopy (With Moviprep)
THIS PROCEDURE REQUIRES YOU TO MAKE DIETARY CHANGES, TAKE LAXATIVES, FAST AND STOP SOME MEDICATIONS UP TO 7 DAYS BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE.
https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/c...

Laxative administration
In addition to a restricted diet your child will need to take laxatives in preparation for the colonoscopy.
https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/kohl-s-gi-nutrition-an...

Johannes Gleim
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Schtroumpf: Once more, you change the meaning of the sentence before translating. Meaning that your translation cannot be correct... P.S. doctors instructions to nursing staff: the nurse should NOT take any drugs herself :-))))
11 hrs
  -> Unlogische Schlussflolgerng: Schwestern dürften keine verordnete Medikamente verabreichen. Das Gegenteil ist richtig, wie jeder Patient im Kanfkenhaus aus eigener Erfahrung weiß. "the patient is either given a given a laxative preparation". By whom ???
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1 day 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Administer an enema (to empty the lower bowel)


Explanation:
I think this is what is meant as it is what a nurse would do. An emema ist ein Einlauf. Of course it would have been more helpful if there had been more context from the beginning.

Example sentence(s):
  • The nurse had to administer an enema in order to clear the lower bowel for the procedure.

    https://www.healthline.com/health/enema-administration#uses
British Diana
Germany
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Kim Metzger
14 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Dr. Christopher Kronen
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: comment

Reference information:
the answer to your query is all in the context


so please provide a couple or more sentences in German


nothing wrong with

the doctor says

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https://nervetumours.org.uk

The doctor says “You have. Neurofibromatosis”. What is that? ... So we call it NF1 which is easy to say. ... The doctor calls these cafe au lait.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 166
Note to reference poster
Asker: Please can be dropped, though context is doctors instructions to nursing staff. As for context of 1300 segments, there are precisely 2 where it appears.


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Kim Metzger: Drop the "please."
8 hrs
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