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Faecal impaction is usually treated with laxative medication, although suppositories (medication inserted into the anus) and mini enemas (where medicine in fluid form is injected through your anus) may sometimes be used.
In 1858, Jean Sales-Girons invented a portable atomizer that utilized a pump handle to draw liquid solution from a reservoir, atomize it through a small nozzle, and direct it toward an impaction plate to produce a fine spray.