Habits | How Many Enemas Growing up? 3…

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I've written elsewhere about being given frequent enemas as a child due to a severe colon illness. I can recall most of the details of my treatments, including volumes and frequency, and tonight out of curiosity decided to estimate how many enemas I was given. I was surprised to see the number to say the least, but for what it's worth I'm now in my 60s and am extremely healthy and fit...so I know at least they didn't "hurt" me like doctors say they might in today's world!

2-7: Two small bulb syringe enemas nearly every day to "retrain" colon and eliminate chronic full-time constipation. 5 years x 6 days per week (average) x 2 enemas per treatment x 52 weeks per year = 3,120

7-12: Frequency changed to twice per week from 7 to 9 1/2 when I started getting "adult" bag enemas, usually one on Wednesdays and a series of at

least three (sometimes an additional enema when necessary and occasionally but rarely five) on Sundays. The first two years I can't recall mom ever missing my twice-weekly treatments even once. I'll use 3.75 as the average number of enemas given weekly. 2.5 years x 52 weeks x 3.75 per

week = 488

Frequency started slowly decreasing between 9 1/2 and 11. I'll use 3.5 as the average number of enemas given weekly. 1.5 years x 52 weeks x

3.5 per week = 273

Frequency decreased to nearly only one enema per week on Wednesdays between 11 and 12 when they discontinued being provided by mom. I'll use 1.75 per week as I was still occasionally given an enema series when necessary. 1 year x 52 weeks x 1.75 = 91

3,120 + 488 + 273 + 91 = 3, 975 enemas

GeorgiaMed

Only self-administered from maybe age 12 or 13 on. Never given them as a child so who knows where the kink came from.

sparkplug

Not sure how many but do remember growing up and being called to the Bathroom quite a few times! For constipation, not feeling good, not going to school!

redbulb

Same here, sparkplug.

Stump

I only received enemas when needed. I had constapation issues from birth. When I would complain of a stomach ache, It usually meant an enema was going to solve the problem. And it did! I can never remember a time my loving mother initiated an enema without me first complaining of a tummy ache.

Iris1858

Number of enemas during my childhood = zero.😅

Number of enemas as an adult = TNTC.😊

4711koeln

Number of enemas during my childhood = zero.😅
Number of enemas as an adult = TNTC.😊

- so please allow me the - maybe stupid - question -, what does these letter's mean ??

Iris1858

- so please allow me the - maybe stupid - question -, what does these letter's mean ??

Sorry about that! It’s a medical abbreviation that we doctors sometimes use.

TNTC = Too Numerous To Count.

Armadillo4

Never on a schedule but if I didn't "go" in 3 days it just happened. No discussion or negotiation

MysteryDream

I had one enema as a child that had paarental involvement. My mother handed me the box containing the enema stuff and asked if I knew how to use it. I said that I knew how and she left me alone to do it. She had no idea I had been self-administering for a while.

Stump

Don't be so sure what mothers know and don't know. Looking back, I think I was being very nyeve thinking my mother was oblivious to my enema use while living at home.

I was living at home and my now wife and I were engaged and having sex regularly. Being very carefull in the 70s, we were using both condoms and a spermacide known as Emco Foam. Somehow my mother became aware of the Emco Foam and brought to my attention that the foam was not 100% effective. Although I was surprised by her knowing and mentoring that to me, I assured her I was also using condoms. Nothing more was said.

Also thinking back, my enema set was in the same drawer.