Clamp open/closed during retention

When you’re retaining your enema, is the clamp left open or closed?

Closed

Best to be closed unless you have a check valve to prevent backflow.

Closed. I generally remove the nozzle while retaining.

Closed

This may sound strange but we have a clear hose on the main bag. If one of us is retaining and gets a cramp while the clamp is open you can see it going up the hose. It can also help the one retaining it to retain it longer. You can also see it during orgasm. I need to add that we have a long hose so there is no way if the bag is still hung will it reach the bag.

This may sound strange but we have a clear hose on the main bag. If one of us is retaining and gets a cramp while the clamp is open you can see it going up the hose. It can also help the one retaining it to retain it longer. You can also see it during orgasm. I need to add that we have a long hose so there is no way if the bag is still hung will it reach the bag.

Put an inline check valve right after the bag to prevent any back flow.

Put an inline check valve right after the bag to prevent any back flow.

Put the check valve 8-10" from nozzle.

If you put a check valve you might as well keep it clamped. With a check valve it will stop any flow up the hose which would defeat what I was saying. We have check valves in nursing as well for tube feedings and other things.

Definitely clamp closed - the extra cleanup from back flow isn't worth the bother!

Closed.

Open, since its cool to see the pressure raising and lowering the water in the tube.

This may sound strange but we have a clear hose on the main bag. If one of us is retaining and gets a cramp while the clamp is open you can see it going up the hose. It can also help the one retaining it to retain it longer. You can also see it during orgasm. I need to add that we have a long hose so there is no way if the bag is still hung will it reach the bag.

@Tabitha32,

Never heard of doing that open clamp but it would appear to give you those interesting visuals. How would an open clamp help you to retain it longer?

Eric

Closed. I don't want any unwanted backwash going up the hose and getting into the bag. Pressure from inside could cause that to happen.

I like closed, after being filled with whatever volume is agreed upon, the click of the valve being closed marks the finality of that event, now the painful retention and cramping begins as we sample the power of peristalsis.

Close the clamp. Deep breathing to minimize the cramps. If my husband is giving the enema, I might ask him to open the clamp and release more solution if I think I can hold more. I am more disciplined, retaining an enema longer when he is giving.

I have found that the ebb and flow of a coffee enema allows for a preferable time of retention. The open clamp allows the solution to ebb and flow much like the ocean tides, as I relax for the desired timeframe. Going with the flow is an aspect of my enemas.

My bag, tubing, and nozzles get regular cleansings and they are not overly burdomsome to facilitate long term use!

Closed.

To answer some questions I measured and our hose is 59 inches from the bottom of the bag to the part where it connects to the nozzle. We have a three-tiered towel rack that we hang the bag on. We have yet to have it go all the way back into the bag. If you have a cramp you can watch it go up the hose and after the cramp subsides it will go back into you.

Personally, I usually close the clamp, though leaving it open can provide a pressure relief if there is no check valve inline. With a check valve, it doesn't make a difference. I sometimes like to disconnect the hose while leaving the nozzle in when I have a check valve installed inline. That way I am free to move about while holding an enema.

Closed . . . so as to prevent any possible backflow. Only re-open to take and retain more of the enema.

Typically, I close the clamp while I'm retaining an enema. Closing the clamp serves as the "end of the enema" in my brain and then allows me to focus on the feeling of the nozzle in my rectum (especially my Model B) and the sensations the enema is causing in my gut. I have left the clamp open on occasion just to see what would happen, but just call me a closed clamp girl.

Have fun and play safe!

Deb

When my Mom gave me an enema, as soon as the bag emptied she closed the clamp and withdrew the rectal tip from my bottom, then squeezed my buttocks tightly together for the 5 minutes retention and told me to breathe deeply through my mouth whenever I felt cramps.

@gboy said,

When my Mom gave me an enema, as soon as the bag emptied she closed the clamp and withdrew the rectal tip from my bottom

When we were kids, we got enemas from mom, grandma, and our two teenage aunts. Once the bag was empty and the clamp closed, the adult rectal or curved douche nozzle was left in place during the hold time. Soapy enemas were held for ten minutes, and rinse enemas were held for five minutes. When the hold time was over, the nozzle was removed so we could use the toilet. The only exception was when grandma gave us 3H enemas using her long colon tube. It remained in place until the hold time was over and we were sitting on the toilet before being removed.

When we reached our preteens years, our RN grandmother taught us personal hygiene like she had done with her own daughters, and enemas became our responsibility. Shortly afterwards, my siblings and I started swapping enemas with each other because we didn’t like doing enemas solo. We preferred being giving enemas, so like our two aunts, we gave each other enemas just like they did at our age. Did grandma know what was going on? Sure she did. Enemas had a sexual component that was taboo in the fifties. By giving her daughters the responsibility of doing their own enemas, she didn’t have to answer embarrassing questions. Then by giving her daughters the added responsibility of taking care of us, they could do and tell us things she couldn’t. The girls learned from us, just as we learned from them and we continued some of their practices. For example, once the bag was empty and the metal clamp closed, the nozzle was left in place while we held the enema for five or ten minutes. This practice allowed the girls to occasionally move the nozzle around, distracting our attention from cramps, especially while holding a soapy enema.

I didn’t realize people were retaining with ordinary nozzles left in. I retain with the nozzle removed.

If I leave the nozzle inside then I close the clamp, of course.

I close the clamp as soon as the bag is empty, or, if the flow stops before the bag is empty to avoid back flow. My favorite nozzle is about the size and shape of a butt plug so if I only plan to hold a few minutes, I leave it in until I am ready to get up and go to the toilet. If I am doing a coffee retention enema and want to move around, then I remove the nozzle as soon as the bag is empty and put in a butt plug until I get to my minimum hold time, usually fifteen minutes. Then I remove the plug and expel when the next urge comes.

Well at 59 inches from your butt to the bag you would have to push pretty hard to get the back flow back in the bag. I have never seen it happen. At least not here. But it is interesting to watch it in the clear hose.

I think everyone should put a check valve in their hose to stop back flow. They're inexpensive and will keep your hose and bag clean.

Closed. Depends on the nozzle and the hold time I might hold with the nozzle in to help a bit, and even when you don't it is much nicer to not have to worry about closing the clamp before pulling the nozzle. There have been times I have forgotten and pulled the nozzle only to have the enema in the hose run all over the floor.