Holding in Enema

I can’t get more than maybe a pint in me before I have to go. Can anybody tell me how to take an enema and hold it?

I can’t get more than maybe a pint in me before I have to go. Can anybody tell me how to take an enema and hold it?

@Assup,

Ever had one before, of any size or solution? Do you own any plugs or inflatable catheters? What are you using to take it, bag/nozzle, bulb, or what? What solution are you using?

Eric

Just go with what happens. I find the same at times. You take a pint and have to go? Do so. I find after that initial expulsion I can take the rest.

And because of the very problem you speak of I often start with an enema bulb. A few bulbs and I have a strong urge to expel so I do. Then I move to the bag and can take the larger amount because I‘ve cleared the way so to speak.

I normally hold a 3-qt soapsuds enema 15 minutes.

That's a good target for any enema.

Long enough to let any soap suds, Epsom Salt, glycerin, sodium phosphate or whatever is in the enema to help it be as effective as it can be, but not long enough to get too much absorption into the blood stream which over-stresses the cardio-vascular system.

Your first few times it might spontaneously expel sooner and that is ok.

Shorter hold times mean mor rounds to a clear return.

It depends on how backed up I am when I start a session, sometimes I only get a quart in so I stop and expel a lot of solids. I go back and finish the bag and then the next couple of bags go in with no problem.

I can’t get more than maybe a pint in me before I have to go. Can anybody tell me how to take an enema and hold it?

Practice, practice practice. Don't try and force more than your belly can take, if this has been your first attempts you may not get much in, otherwise you may get more trouble than you want.

Take your time, go slow and be patient. You and your body need to understand how it feels to take bigger enemas.

Not everyone is made for taking enemas. I know they don't trip my triggers for pleasure.

Good luck.

Sounds like @assup you’re pretty full and in need of a good cleanout. It’s good advice to go slow and listen to your body, if you feel the urge to go, do it. wash, rinse, repeat.

For me, if I’m full, it takes several tries (3!) to take any proper volume.

Like others have said take your time you will build up to taking bigger ones. Also listen to your body don’t force anything you will possibly do some serious damage to your body.

I start with about 2.5 to 3 quarts of warm water with a cap full of Dr. Bonner's Castile soap. After taking that enema in and holding for as long as I can I release and prepare my next bag full. My Rinse Enema is about 3.5 to 4 quarts of warm water which I can easily hold for a period of time. Lastly a coffee enema is prepared and is usually about 2.5 to 3 quarts of solution. After injecting the coffee enema I hold that enema for as long as I possibly can before heading for the toilet to expel. Then to clean up in the shower. At that point it is time to relax and enjoy the feeling and comfort obtained by my enema session.

Start with the pint as a first clean out then try a retention nozzle of your like, then see if can can expand your horizons

Have you tried just holding it for a few minutes, then continuing? From personal experience over many years of enemas, I can say that many times when starting an enema I encounter resistance with a pint to a quart in me. I shut the clamp and wait. The urge can be quite strong at first but after a few minutes it subsides and I can take the rest of the bag easily. Try it.

Start with bulb enemas of J&J and warm water . Take as many bulbfuls as you feel comfortable with, pausing in between each filling. Focus on holding the water. You will wind up craving and will want to increase your volume. It's actually quite fun. Make sure to rinse and repeat with saline bulbs until clear. Practice, practice and enjoy the feelings. Then purchase a good quality silicone bag (just get the 3 quart bag from OHN), good tubing and clamps,too. Also, look at Siliconenozzles.com. A great source of amazing toys for your enema adventures.

To Ass-up's original question,

As others have said, just blow the first pint and all that goes with it.. It is really not a butt load contest. However if you just must, then get into a hot bath with your enema hose and keep your flow real slow while holding your Johnson bar.

If leaking is what worries you, get a 4 inch thick foam exercise roller. Lay on the floor of your shower stall with that under your hips. When it leaks, let it leak, yet try to exercise in a drinking cycle or puff on the nozzle as it were a tobacco pipe. These are all things we do for entertainment. Since we need the enema, we have as much fun with it as we can to keep our interest going and health improving.

Relaxation is important!

Don't look at the bag/can too long.

Before you start, imagine yourself succeeding

My own experience is that about a quart per minute is a good flow rate. It actually helps you retain better.

I find that experimenting with various positions helps my “patients” achieve the maximum volume or retention time. A quick clean out before starting the larger enema always helps. The hand and knees position allows more room for the colon to expand with less of a sensation of pressure.

Try using a double inflatable balloon nozzle

Try taking an enema after you have voided. It doesn't take a MD degree to know that if you are ready to void, you can't take as if you have already voided. I've always found that I can take an enema easier with a longer nozzle like a barium or vaginal nozzle than I can with the traditional rectal nozzle that comes with most syringes. Bottoms up!

Try using a double inflatable balloon nozzle

Yes - works really well and even when I get strong cramps there's no leaking. But some cramps are so strong that I fear the pressure in my rectum might cause it to tear. This has not happened, but the fear takes away from my pleasure.

Don't worry about taking a huge amount. I'd suggest starting by trying to take only a single quart. Take it slowly and make sure that you don't hang the bag too high--24 to 30 inches might be about optimal. Then maintain your position and leave the nozzle inserted for as long as you can. When you get to that point where you've reached your limit remove the nozzle and move to the toilet. If you can hold it for a little while longer while sitting so much the better. The enema is going to want to exit and you'll be fighting gravity, too. After you can deal with a quart several times, try inching up the quantity to maybe 1-½ quarts. An enema is not a race nor is it a contest for the most solution or the longest hold time. Everyone is a bit different so don't feel that you need to be in competition with anyone. Afterwards just ask yourself if it cleaned you out the way you wanted it to.

Once you’ve involuntarily sprayed the room with enema sauce and had to clean that mess up a few times, how much you can take and how long you can hold won’t matter so much.

Follow the good advice of the ladies here, they know that going slow with a smaller fill at first is easier to hold. If you’re bound up, getting that first wave out of you often clears the “pathway” enough so you’ll able to take and retain more in the next round. You’ll enjoy a more thorough and comfortable cleanse.

Always take a small, preliminary enema before taking a large-volume one. The preliminary enema will clear your rectum and lower part of your large intestine to accommodate a larger volume of liquid.

Just a couple thoughts,

First, a bit of baking soda added to the water helps give the enema a lower urgency I think. Can't describe it any better than it just feels like a softer and gentler flow.

Extreme temps either side of body temp make holding more difficult, and can injure you at least on the upper end of the scale.

Always remember the goal! The goal is never to take the most water, the goal is to have a good time. I've scaled back from the capacity I found I could take ...three quarts or perhaps a bit shy of that, to just a little over a quart most of the time ...just because I find it equally or more enjoyable. Don't strive for a big number, just have fun wherever you are!

You don't need to set goals for yourself. Just do it

When I do a warm herbal enema when I have a cold, I try to keep it in as long as possible, first in that case I do an enema with clean water, I clean myself with that and then I lie on my back, bend my legs, insert the nozzle into the rectum and release the water with a medium-fast current, I am covered with a blanket and after filling I try to keep the warm water in me as long as possible, I read or listen to music while doing so and I keep it like this for 30 minutes, when I feel that it is no longer warm I go to the bathroom and then do the warm enema again.

I took a 2 quart hot Ivory soapsuds enema yesterday morning and since I had often leaked during several previous enemas with the regular adult enema nozzle and had difficulty holding it in, I tried using a large butt plug style nozzle, 1 1/4 inches thick at the widest end, tapering to 1 inch in the middle and then expanding again to 1 1/4 inches at the base. I had difficulty getting it into my anus but with both the nozzle and my anus and rectum well lubricated with Vaseline, and after taking several deep breaths to relax, I finally managed to push it past my anal sphincter and it slipped right in with the sphincter closing around the narrower part of the nozzle. I knelt in the bathtub with my butt raised up, opened the clamp, and the enema flowed in quickly. I left the nozzle in and despite several strong bouts of cramping, I was able to hold it in for 5 minutes before pulling out the nozzle and sitting on the toilet to expel the enema. I probably could have held it in longer but the urge to expel was getting strong and the cramps getting worse and 5 minutes was the usual time my Mom made me hold an enema in when I was a kid. She always took the adult rectal nozzle out as soon as the enema was in me but then squeezed my buttocks together tightly so nothing would leak out.

A long time agao, I had just finished a two quart enema (plainwater thank goodness) and was holding it when the phone rang and I like a fool, answered it. It was a very important call that needed my immediate attention. Long stoy short, it was a long winded call requring me to hold a two quart enema for better than an hout. I thought I was going to explode several times but managed to control until phone call was over and I barefly made it to the bathroom. Denise

@Denise wow, that sounds exciting. I can imagine seeing you doing your best to hold that enema for so long!!!

Wow after reading through this thread I don't know what I am doing wrong because I can't seem to hold even just water for more than a few min. Like I try to clench my butt or relax and hold it but it like explodes out. Perhaps I am just doing it wrong.