Any tips for using Higginson Syringes?

I’ve bought my first higginson syringe to try out. Has anyone got any tips, and what does it feel like compared to a bag enema?

I have a Higginson pump on my bag setup. I have a flow meter on the bag and when the the flow starts to slow down I give it a little pump and get it flowing again. To me as I get a cramp i give it a pump and the cramp goes away quick and it start flowing again. As I get full and the flow starts to slow I start pumping it gives it a thrill that I like.

I had a Higginson type syringe in the past. My suggestion would be to use it inline between a closed top combo bag and your favorite nozzle. That eliminates the chance of spilling the bowl, pitcher, or bottle you are sucking the enema water out of while using it.

I liked that I could lay the bag on the bed next to me and squeeze the bulb as much or fast as I wanted. My favorite at the time was to slowly give myself an enema by squeezing the bulb while laying on my back on the bed. Very comfortable. One hand squeezed the bulb while the other did other things.

@Cheryl77177 My imagination is running wild at the thought of your non-enema hand doing "other things". Good suggestion on avoiding spillage.

I like to use mine along with a colon tube. I insert the tube a few inches. Give it 3 or 4 pumps wait a few minutes, then advance the tube a few inches, pump a few more times. Advance andcrepeat. I like a nice slow enema with about 108 degree water and J&J baby shampoo. It's making me ready as I type this!

I love my in-line bulb. (auto and marine supply available)Surging, pausing and changing intervals makes for some fun😘

I use mine with a standard douche nozzle inserted right on top of the prostate..... the spray from all those tiny holes in the nozzle is awesome when the bulb is squeezed. I usually go fast or slow with the pumping according to my mood

Since I bought the pump I never looked back ,it's the best addition to my enema gear that I ever purchased.

Cheryl 177177, your, "use it inline between a closed top combo bag and your favorite nozzle." Is great idea, thank you 😃 u77

My Higginson idea was developed over a some years on the road as a repairman at large.

Not wanting to carry obvious enema system in my tool bag & suitcase, i carried what is normally called a siphon hose.

You should add an extra hose Clip-camp onto the suction end, so that, when it's OPEN, the open clamp on the hose will slip over the lip of a jug or bowel or stainless pot. This holds that end of the hose on the bottom, without having to worry about it loosing suction, before your tummy has gotten it all sloshing around inside.

Now, some people like a few air bubbles to aid in the sloshing and churning to give more action and feel to their infusion. For this, you take the squirt out of your butt and shake it, so that some water falls out of it and an air bubble lays waiting inside to amuse your colon. Using a stethoscope, you can listen to the bubbles with each pump as the flow goes thru them. That will require more air probably and the game goes on.

Then of course, Higgenson in a bathtub full of water, will cause you to relax even more after a hard days work. If you think, dancing around, because you need to pee, is funny. Going into a motel room and anxiously dancing around in preparation for the enema you planned 24 hours earlier, is even more funny. Me and my lady have set up motel enema dates and giggle like crazy when we get together. Especially the one that started me, when we were in high school, 60 or more years ago. She greets me, "You are a nasty little fella." And i just grin big and rub on her fanny, while she takes a big breath.

Cheryl 177177,, does using a closed top bag like that, ever cause you to pump air bubbles with your enema water?

Izrd - After filling the bag and attaching the hose and things, with the clamp open-hold the nozzle up while squeezing the bag until you get only water. Close the clamp and you are ready to go.

Any recommendations on where to purchase one? I want it to last 😃

Pinkhoney Any recommendations on where to purchase one? I want it to last.

OHN, Optimal Health Network has good quality ones. It will last forever with proper care. p/618.htmhttps://www.optimalhealthnetwork.com/Silicone-Smooth-Flow-Higginson-Syringe-and-Hose-p/409.htm

I would recommend getting at least two extra snap grip clamps with it also in case you lose one. it comes with two attached on the bulb they help secure the hose to the bulb. https://www.optimalhealthnetwork.com/Enema-Tubing-Hose-Snap-Grip-Clamp-

@Silver_Bullet

A good and inexpensive alternative is an outboard boat engine fuel transfer squeeze bulb pump. Has two check valves for self priming and backflow prevention. Under $10.00 at WalMart sporting goods section.

@Silver_Bullet

A good and inexpensive alternative is an outboard boat engine fuel transfer squeeze bulb pump. Has two check valves for self priming and backflow prevention.

Yup we have those and they work great in line with the bag or out of a bucket.

They also work well for air filling.

A good and inexpensive alternative is an outboard boat engine fuel transfer squeeze bulb pump. Has two check valves for self priming and backflow prevention. Under $10.00 at WalMart sporting goods section.

I can recommend these. They last indefinitely and are simpler to set up than the OHN model as you don’t need the extra clamps.

There’s a company called Siphon Pro who make an XL bulb that works quite well. They also have a food safe version with a silicone bulb that was in production for a while, but they don’t seem to sell that one anymore. I have a couple of them. Here’s the ad copy: https://en.zity.biz/gallery/image/291237

When self administering a common problem with current versions of higginson syringes ie that the valves being made of plastic do not have the mass to keep them easily submerged in the solution jug/ basin and they will take in air if care is not taken to keep them under the solution. Older syringes avoided this problem as valves were brass and weighed more so now when using a ploastic valve version i attach a heavy metal paper clip to weigh down the end. I know of one elderly practioner who has added a trumpet mouthpiece to achieve the same outcome.

When self administering a common problem with current versions of higginson syringes ie that the valves being made of plastic do not have the mass to keep them easily submerged in the solution jug/ basin and they will take in air if care is not taken to keep them under the solution.

A simple way around this problem is to connect the syringe via a tube to the spout of an enema jug or bucket. The weight of the valves is irrelevant then.

A Higgenson syringe connected to a douche nozzle inserted just far enough into the anus so that the water doesn't come out feels somewhat like receiving the enema from a bulb syringe only much better as the nozzle stays in until the enema is done and you can vary the squeezes.

I have often used the Walmart version attached to my 20 inch colon tube. While taking a leisurely bath in our big jacuzzi bath tub I could lay back and pump that soapy bath water and fill up nicely. On occasion if I wanted a faster fill I just held the inlet side of the bulb in the jacuzzi jet and then pumping was not required to fill. This conversation has made me feel the need to do that again soon!

There are several great suggestions in this thread. Cheryl77177 has a very efficient one that evokes some recollections from my past.

When quite young, our bulb syringe in the bathtub was quite effective and easily refilled for numerous injections while relaxing in the warm water.

I came across photos of an inline bulb with a combination syringe and finally got my hands on the setup. What a great addition to my collection. No more dirty bath water or need to be immersed, and certainly on a dry bed or towel, I could enjoy that surge as desired. Free hand(s) were always a plus!