A good way to calm “queasy insides”

For once I wasn’t constipated in fact, just the opposite! 😩 This was the third day that my stomach and insides were feeling queasy, and I had a slight headache. Something I ate at a July 4 neighborhood party was still in there causing a disruption.

With my husband and daughter out of the house, I gave myself two enemas, each two 2 quarts of 105-degree warm water with baking soda and Celtic salt, held them as long as I could, and within an hour of my last release, I felt fine. I was very tired and took a nap, but the queasiness and headache were gone. It had been a long time since I felt totally cleaned out, and I felt wonderful.

Daughter saw my syringe hanging in the shower to dry. She didn’t have to ask if I was feeling better, she could tell. Would love to hear any similar stories, particularly from women, because I know how sensitive our insides are. Guys, you can participate too, if you wish, but this is more of a female thing.

Vicki, your story reminds me of a day when I attended an employer sponsored seminar and they had a lunch buffet set up. Within an hour or so after eating I got stomach cramps and diarrhea. I went home and gave myself a couple of large soapy enemas. I figured the sooner I get that crap out of me, the better I would feel. Whether it was the enemas or just time to shit it all out, I quickly felt much better.

Not a woman, but I definitely have - but not so much for "queasy" as "overactive." If I'm getting cramping or diarrhea a good enema will often help calm things down for a while. I wouldn't call it a cure, but it does give a break, and can help with rest too.

@Vicki_V said,

This was the third day that my stomach and insides were feeling queasy, and I had a slight headache.

When my siblings and I were growing up, grandma was a retired RN and a firm believer in enemas for both kids and adults alike. To that end, if she saw us rubbing our stomachs too often or not eating normally an enema was in our future, either from her or one of our teenage aunts. And it didn’t matter if you were a boy or a girl, the enemas work the same.

Years later, as a teenager, my girlfriend had issues with her periods. Doctors of the era routinely prescribed enemas as needed for her condition, and my girlfriend was no exception. To that end, one afternoon at my house, while doing homework together. I could see she wasn’t feeling well. So, I asked her, “what’s wrong” and she told me, “I started my period at school today and I’m having cramps.” Then excused herself to go talk to my sister. Knowing they both had the same issue, she asked my sister, if she wouldn’t mind give her a couple of enemas. Which my sister was happy to do. My sister gave her a soapy then a rinse enema that afternoon, and an hour later, when the two girls reappear. My girlfriend was feeling much better.

My S.O. was having some extreme distress as we were getting ready to head out on an excursion with some other family and friends. Those bowel disturbances can sure foul up some anticipated R&R especially when traveling by planes, trains, and autos etc.

I had suggested those "bowel flushing enemas" as described by that "Minnisota Doctor" in his book. While loathing enemas and anything related to the anus or rectum, she finally gave into my suggestion and asked for some assistance.

I prepared a couple of quarts of salt and soda solution and rigged up one of my favorite enema bags to hang alongside the toilet. After running through the 1st enemas with expulsion, she asked for another round to "be sure" she was clear.

She has since discovered that an enema can be your friend when pushed for quick results and relief. She now has her very own pastel blue bulb and fountain syringe that is close at hand whether home or travelling.

It makes no sense to avoid a quick solution to allow for work or play when pressed for time. Those enemas as part of labor and delivery sure turned many women away from this simple procedure and pleasure?

Our moms and grandmas seemed to know better!

I read that book when I was a kid (teenager). I wonder it it's available on the internet.

It allways works,especialy if you go for the second bag as well.The first enema does not get high enough.I like to use a small colon tube for the second fill. Tummy seems to settle down very quickly.

I then rest as the calm feelings desend on me.

I read that book when I was a kid (teenager). I wonder it it's available on the internet.

Kellogg? If so probably - he'd be PD by now, so check out Google Books or Internet Archive. Wasn't he Michigan though?

Be warned that he doesn't really make a solid argument. Too much fluff and pseudoscience.

As a child, I was given enemas due to constipation until I was 15 years old. But I noticed that after the enema (and after having a bowel movement) I was calmer. One of my friends (a woman) told me about the reasons why she received enemas during her childhood and teenage years. She told it as an adult. She said that she also often received an enema to calm down due to constipation. When she was upset, her mother gave her an enema. The "calming" enema was different from the regular laxative one. It was administered very slowly and my friend had to keep it in her intestines longer. Initially, she did not like these enemas and treated them as a form of punishment. But then she realized that they were giving her relief. I was very surprised by this, because for a long time I thought that enemas were only for purging. Then I found out that they are used to help with colds. However, only one person talked about an enema to calm down.

It wasn't Kellogg, it was Eichenlaub. The texts are available online at The Wayback Machine, Internet Archive, and Google Books etc. Many other texts, written by physicians, nurses, and other authors who covered many topics are available as well.

I have also read many newspaper articles and columns, that were regularly covering the questions of ordinary people. It is no wonder that our parents and grandparents followed suggestions, recommendations, and orders of the "medical" experts.

I come from a family that had a background in journalistic efforts. Those texts and newspapers were always in abundance around our house. Mom and grandma likely read most of them and with the support of our medical providers, an enema was a very common intervention.

As a teen, I had seen a chiropractor in the neighborhood after a back injury. In addition to massage and manipulation, his assistant and wife advocated colon hydrotherapy. There was no machine, but she accomplished this with a good old fashioned red enema bag.

If bored, peruse the various old texts and see if they don't give rise to our obsessions of the past!