Retained foreign objects are a fairly common reason for presentation to the emergency room (ER), however there are few standardized guidelines on removal and management for these patients. We present a case of a 79 year old woman with a history of diverticulosis and hereditary spherocytosis who presented to the ER with a retained candle in her rectum for 18 hours. The patient routinely placed candles in her rectum for pleasure, but this time the candle was unable to be evacuated. The following morning, she noticed a change in the caliber of her stools (smaller pieces than usual with some straining to evacuate), and subsequently presented for care. She denied any abdominal pain, fevers, chills, nausea, vomiting, or hematochezia. She noted that the candle was roughly 15 cm long and made of wax with a wick. Exam was unremarkable and anoscopy in the ER showed stool in the rectal vault without visualization of the wax or wick. Abdominal x-ray failed to identify any foreign body in the rectum; there was a non-obstructed bowel gas pattern with no free air. A CT scan failed to identify the candle. A warm tap water enema was administered and the patient had a very large, waxy bowel movement, with subsequent return of her normal bowel movements. The plan was for flexible sigmoidoscopy to ensure complete evacuation and to assess the bowel but the patient refused the procedure and was discharged home. Retained rectal foreign bodies are not uncommon reasons for presentation to the ED and usually occur in young males. Few case reports demonstrate retained rectal objects in the elderly population, most of whom used these objects for home disempaction. Most foreign bodies are easily identified on plain radiography however non radiopaque objects such as plastic bottles and candles will not be seen. Regardless of the radio-opacity of the retained object, upright plain radiographs should be obtained to rule out signs of bowel perforation. While there are no evidence based guidelines on the removal of retained objects, the majority of the literature recommends transanal removal under appropriate anesthesia with polpectomy forceps, balloon catheters, obstetric forceps, or vacuum extractors and subsequent proctosigmoidoscopy to assess for bowel damage. However, as was demonstrated in this case, wax melts at 37 °F and therefore, can be melted out with a warm tap water enema, preventing the need for an invasive removal under anesthesia.