When do you NEED an enema?

On my part, I know I need an enema (sometimes several) when I start to have diarrhea shortly after I eat, OR when I "slow down" internally, or if most meals give me a lot of gas. Had to go to the Valley today (Phoenix), & I am sitting here with the first of those issues occurring now. Let's discuss: "how (when) do you know you need a thorough "cleaning out?"

Essentially if I get to the third day without a poop, Which does not happen a lot, but DOES happen, I consider myself to need an enema at that point.

Especially since it has usually been several months since my last enema when I get to that point.

Since I do not suffer from any digestive or constipation problems, I really don't need to give myself enemas. BUT at a very early age I discovered that enemas provided a very erotic sexual pleasure. So my need is based purely for erotic reasons. What I did not know at the time when I started playing with enemas at around the age of 13, was that I was very anal erotic. As time went on and I learned more about sexuality, enemas became just one way to enjoy anal eroticism.

So I could and want to give myself enemas quite often, but I do temper that sexual need knowing that I don't want to become dependent on enemas to have BMs. So the psychological need for enemas is always there and never goes away. I just regulate how often I indulge myself.

My large hernia has cause sluggish bowels, so about 3 times a day I use my shower sure-shot attachment for a series of quick water enemas to prevent a buildup. No real cramps involved, and very utilitarian - taking the fun out of doing the full-bag strong soapy enemas I loved so much.

I always take one on Sunday and then Thursday. Begining and end of the week sometimes another day depends on what eat for junk.

On the weekends.... I have the house alone. I can enjoy a good cleansing enema.

I don't know if I can say "need an enema" because I'm sure there are other ways to deal with it, but I'm probably gonna get one tomorrow. Been about 3 days, which on its own isn't too bad, but it's also reaching the point where I've only eaten about one meal's worth of food stretched out over the day, feeling backed up, and got that thing where your brain tells you you're hungry but your gut tells you "don't even go there"

I imagine that I'll be stuffing the food down like an 18 year old about half an hour after the last of the last enema comes out.

Usually when I am alone in my house with at least a couple hours of window

When don’t you need that awesome warm full soapy gotta keep my legs crossed or I’ll poop on the floor feeling.

Whenever I feel a hard buildup which refuses to leave my body when I'm sitting on the toilet I have a bulb at hand to accelerate the process. This may happen daily or several times a week.

I get bad acid reflux if it go more than a few days without an enema. Genetic issues.

I pretty much take an enema a day now, and enjoy it.

I get bad acid reflux if it go more than a few days without an enema. Genetic issues.

I pretty much take an enema a day now, and enjoy it.

Danigirl,

I have had bad acid reflux for most of my life, fortunately well-controlled with meds. I've never heard of enemas being beneficial or having any sort of effect at all. Perhaps if you were severely constipated for a long time it might aggravate it. With rare exception for medical procedures I only take enemas for recreation and enhanced sexual function. But I don't see any effect they have on my reflux.

What exactly is the genetic issue(s)? Are you able to have normal productive BMs without enemas or do you get constipated? Do any medicines give you relief of your reflux? Thanks,

Eric

I've mentioned this in another post, but I think it's worth repeating. At times, I get into my head too much, and at some point in that situation, I feel I need an attitude adjustment. That doesn't happen too often, but when it does, I know I NEED to break out the bag, fill it up, and let it work me over. If it takes more than one, or three, so be it. After it's done with me, I can feel the bad attitude leave my head. There are plenty of days when I take enemas for fun, but I don't NEED those. It's when the attitude goes south that break out the bag.

I have been diagnosed with Obstructed Defecation and have been put on a bowel retraining program. After one day with no bowel movement, I insert a glycerin suppository,. If it does not produce a movement, the process is repeated the next day, and on day 3. If after 3 days I have had no results, I know that I need an enema to avoid a fecal impaction.

I have been diagnosed with Obstructed Defecation and have been put on a bowel retraining program. After one day with no bowel movement, I insert a glycerin suppository,. If it does not produce a movement, the process is repeated the next day, and on day 3. If after 3 days I have had no results, I know that I need an enema to avoid a fecal impaction.

Cannot imagine going 3 days without results - my large hernia inhibits me and I use a shower attachment next to the toilet to small enema myself 2 or 3 times a day to prevent impaction .

Cannot imagine going 3 days without results - my large hernia inhibits me and I use a shower attachment next to the toilet to small enema myself 2 or 3 times a day to prevent impaction .

Don't have a hernia, but 3 days is starting to get a bit uncomfortable (and I hit it far too often). I still have to admit to having some remains of the "the bowel will do what it wants to and that is fine" bit from when I was growing up that makes me think I should wait even longer than 3 days though.

I've had occasional irregularity issues for years. Sometimes my system needs a kick in the behind. Plus, there are physical and emotional benefits that I feel from having a good cleanse. My husband calls it a "female thing" when I've been known to cry while releasing an enema. I call it more of a "stress thing." I think women feel this much more than men.

. My husband calls it a "female thing" when sometimes I cry while releasing an enema.

That's interesting I suppose it is an emotional thing releasing all that pent up waste and emotions. Most of the crying I heard was trying to get out of one rather than after.

The only times I needed an enema was when I was pregnant, both times. My nerves shut my bowels down so every 3 to 4 days I needed a good clean out. My husband/sub was helpful assisting with this. He would have preferred it for sexual fun instead of health.

The only times I needed an enema was when I was pregnant, both times. My nerves shut my bowels down so every 3 to 4 days I needed a good clean out.

So that adds up to 50 or so enemas every pregnancy. Did you have a schedule for them or did you have to tell him to fill it. Were all of them in the same place and position? Sounds like it would get pretty routine after a while. I'm sad my wife didn't have the same problem.

I have had IBS (or "Spastic Colon") since I was a youngster. Our doctor recommended a warm tap-water enema to help sooth the bowel. My mother required no further urging to administer enemas if I showed any signs of discomfort in the guts. Her decision was reinforced by conversations with her 'sister witches' in the family coven who agreed that a good cleanout would fix the problem. Not that she ever needed an excuse to give a 'good enema' or two.

The IBS seemed to go away by my late teens, only to reappear in the fourth or fifth year of my marriage. Barium enemas, sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy showed no signs of colon damage like with IBD, so it was pronounced I had IBS. The doctor prescribed Donnatol, which made me loopy, so I did not use it. Instead I reverted back to enemas, only with baking soda. That seems to work and it almost always calms the symptoms of bloating, gas, and cramping.

Now, when I feel IBS coming on, my bride gathers up the Rexall Victoria, mixes up a pitcher of baking soda and warm water, and takes care of the problem while I am bent over the tub. Happens 2-4 times a year on average. Whenever we travel, she packs the bag and a box of baking soda so our travel is not disrupted by bad guts!

Oh, and of course, when that irresistible 'ITCH' for an enema sets in, you simply must find a way to 'scratch' that itch! Y'all know just what I mean!

I know I need an enema when I have an extended bout of constipation, whenever I feel bloated and when I am preparing to go on a longer trip where my normal routine will be changing. Further an enema is needed when I “am out of sorts “. Other times I am just horny and need anal stimulation.

When I am horny and need immediate relieve of sexual tension

At a certain point in my menstrual cycle, the lower GI's usual activity just stops, so that's one time. Constipation just before or during your period is pretty common. Sometimes you can eat more fruits and veggies, less salt, and get serious about hydration, but that's not always enough.

During pregnancy, near the end, is another. 3-D models of what's going on as the baby grows show exactly why things aren't moving through you like they should. The baby's taking up all the room in there, squishing parts of your colon, and of could kicking the hell out of your bladder.

Before I start the oral prep for a colonoscopy (starting in my early 40s, due to family history), an enema makes the induced diarrhea much more tolerable. Even though I haven't had enemas offered as an acceptable method of prep since the very first colonoscopy many years ago, I usually start with one.

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I know that I need one when I have gone 3 or 4 days without a bowel movement.

I don't have any medical condition that requires an enema, but sometimes, even within an hour of having a substantial natural bowel movement, I just NEED an enema. It is more mental than physical.

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Certainly when I'm feeling out of sorts, but that is a bit of a strange affliction. Let's just say when I'm feeling stressed, maybe a bit bloated, or as my Aunt Mary would have said "have a case of the blahs." As kids we never understood what that meant, but as an adult it sort of describes my emotional state. Most importantly a good enema takes care of all of these feelings.

That "need" may well have a psychological aspect, but I certainly believe in practical enema use. I'm just expelling another pre emptive enema before commuting to the office where potty breaks can be a bit impractical if some planning isn't possible.

I'm lucky to gobble down some leftovers for lunch and would rather do that than languish on the terlet.

There are those times when a more "satisfying" enema session is possible, but there cums a point when one should be able to differentiate between needs, practical, or extremely wanton desire!