““Presley was given laxatives and enemas on an almost daily basis. “I carried around three or four boxes of Fleets,” Nichopoulos says, referring to the enema brand and recalling his days on tour with Presley. Getting the timing right was, he says, “a difficult balancing act.” Presley sometimes did two shows a day, and Nichopoulos had to schedule the administration such that the treatments didn’t kick in while the singer was on stage.””
