Make enemas great again...

Here in the northwest, the number of naturopathic doctors is growing in response to a younger population, particularly professional women in their 30s and 40s who are seeking an alternative approach to their personal healthcare. These doctors focus on preventive care, including a patient’s lifestyle, diet, exercise — even how a woman deals with stress when she might be juggling home, family, and a career.

I believe that naturopaths get a bad rap from "traditional" medical community. I have a wonderful relationship with my doctor who partners with an MD who I also value as a part of our family’s medical team. Three years ago, my first visit with my naturopathic doctor lasted nearly two hours. The first hour took place in her "study," the two of us on a sofa, where I felt relaxed talking about my health. I'm rarely relaxed with doctors. She not only asked about my medical history but also myself as a "whole person," not just about my past and present GI issues. It was the longest and most enlightening conversation that I ever had with a doctor.

Enemas are part of her “toolbox," most notably when one of her patients is ill. Clearing the lower bowel when a patient is sick allows that area to rest, which is not a cure but does help the body to relax and aid in its recovery. She will recommend warm water enemas to relieve constipation, particularly in times of illness.

Added note: she is not an advocate of coffee enemas for liver detox. She feels this protocol is unnecessary..

Happy Bum Co is really pushing enemas mainstream.

Big pharmacy company's don't want enemas because once you buy it

They stop making money because you don't need all stuff over the counter

You have your trusty enema bag that can last for years

Big pharmacy company's don't want enemas because once you buy it

They stop making money because you don't need all stuff over the counter

You have your trusty enema bag that can last for years

After a lifetime of enemas(most self-administered) I’m convinced they improve my health… getting my gut cleaned and emptied is very satisfying. And for those bouts of constipation there is no substitute. Now, in addition, they feel so stinkin’ good!! Altho I can no longer buy bags at the local drug store, I’ve been very happy w my 2 liter bag from OHN… I took it for a spin earlier today.

When I get examined by the doctor in hospital cause of anal-fissure, I have to take a clyster before. Nurse asks if I can handle it by myself or if she should help me. Guess who needed help every time so far. ^^

Yes. regular enema "at home" "family" use is not a thing anymore, laxatives have been mainstreamed, extended families living together are gone, the matron taking care of everyone health is gone...BUT...there is a big but...health consciousness is very much on, especially among younger people and the enema use is still making wide inroads into these people life....I'm constantly surprised in how many younger people contact me to learn about it..of course in anonymity....but I can say there is a underground movement that keeps enema use very much alive, even though hidden....the "punishment" enema, so dear to the BDSM community, is still very much on too, even if not advertised....I do not know here in US, but in Europe there are many Health Retreat Clinics and SPA's, that offer enemas in their services, even couple ones... unfortunately are very expensive, as they run into hundreds of dollars per day.... Few weeks ago, I was talking about enemas with my Hidrocolon therapist and she told me she went for a weekend in one of these places in Austria, with her partner and they really enjoyed them...Alpine herbs enemas given by motherly nurses, together with appropriate massages and diet, worth every penny.....also remember...fashions tend to cycle back....

It’s definitely a great slogan for those who like to take it up the ass.

@arttemp MEGA? Yeah, I like that.

Oh yes, Fleet Enemas are flying off the shelves! Easy peasy, quick constipation cure. Fleet’s manufacturer makes billions of dollars on those little squeeze bottles! And it’s ALL chemicals.

A friend of mine (in Ohio) has been in the hospital for two weeks with pneumonia. She hasn’t had a bowel movement in two weeks! She almost begged for an enema and - guess what? Two days after she asked, a nurse brought in a single Fleet enema. It did nothing to promote a bowel movement. She said it just burned her rectum. No BM. Yesterday she asked the Doctor to order a bag enema and he said “it’s very rare that we order those things anymore - except perhaps a barium enema for imaging.”

REALLY?

That brought up a question for me: Have you been hospitalized recently and been given a bag enema? Is my friend Kathy right - and nurses don’t give bag enemas anymore in the hospital?

Wouldn’t the treating Doctors/nurses be concerned about your bowels or impaction or iillness throughout your entire digestive system?

I guess you have to BEG for a soap and water enema now. (IF they have enema bags in stock.) Then, it is a matter of time spent cleaning out a patient’s bowels. (Staff vs time.)

If I need an enema, I have to get at least two full bags of soapy water. Maybe one enema, expel that one - and repeat.

I’d love input on the current hospital policy now. What do ya’ll think?

…That brought up a question for me: Have you been hospitalized recently and been given a bag enema? Is my friend Kathy right - and nurses don’t give bag enemas anymore in the hospital?

Wouldn’t the treating Doctors/nurses be concerned about your bowels or impaction or iillness throughout your entire digestive system?

I guess you have to BEG for a soap and water enema now. (IF they have enema bags in stock.) Then, it is a matter of time spent cleaning out a patient’s bowels. (Staff vs time.)

If I need an enema, I have to get at least two full bags of soapy water. Maybe one enema, expel that one - and repeat.

I’d love input on the current hospital policy now. What do ya’ll think?

@Moms_Egirl, during a recent hospitalization, I was given a warmed Fleet enema after a Bisacodyl suppository was ineffective. I wouldn’t be surprised if bag enemas were no longer in stock in most hospitals in the U.S.

A customer cured is a customer lost ... hospitalization has changed in the last few decades. Frankly I think your better off with homeopathic providers rather than doctors with a lab coat, stethoscope and a prescription pad. Naturopathic physicians would administer cleansing enemas while conventional physicians would offer laxative pills and charge you up the ying-yang for it. Our health is in what we eat and what we can avoid. Food at my grocery store (Kroger) is of the poorest quality. We're the unhealthiest country in the world by design. Pharma is a criminal enterprise. Vaccines do more harm than good. I got my first two grandchildren this year and have researched the vaccine schedule extensively. If you don't believe me watch Del Bigtree's video called "An Inconvenient Study". Vaccine injury's are real.... off on a bunny trail, sorry for the rant.

@Vicki_V Hello from another pnw resident. I am in Salem.

@Moms_Egirl Back in 1975 I was in a London hospital very badly constipated after 17 days without a BM. I was in a lot of discomfort & one night a helpful nurse gave me two large glycerin suppositories which after an hour had failed to work. "Would you like me to give you an enema?" she enquired. Now I was only 17 at the time but pleaded with her to do just that. I wish I could rememeber what equipment she used but I know it involved a lot of soapy water not a small bottle of chemical stuff. Despite some bad pain from my injuries & a lot of morphine it also gave me an embarrasingly hard erection. It sure worked on the constipation & the relief was heaven.

I had heart surgery in October of 2024. I asked the doctor to order a soap suds enema so i would be cleaned before surgery, as I was constipated

I got two from a nurse.

@GAtransplant . Hope you have recovered from that surgery. At least ,soapsuds enemas are alive in some hospitals. Seems like nowadays for a patient to get an SSE, s(he) has to take the initiative as you did. A far cry from back in the day.

@Moms_Egirl post #70

I can understand why they do not do it anymore in the USA. It is in many cases a Hazardous Material Situation. A brother in-law, dying of cancer, could virtually clear out an entire hospital with a bowel movement. But in Canada and Mexico, where hospitals do not have the liability that they have in The USA, they will take maters in hand and get you comforted in short order. The insurance companies have destroyed this.

Like many of you, I am disappointed that the enema is no longer considered an acceptable solution to many of our problems. And, due to current hospital policies and insurance payments, the enema will not make a comeback.

This goes back many years. I had a close friend who was a nurse and one day I commented on the popularity of the Fleet enema over the traditional bag. She explained that it is all about the money. In the hospital, if they have to give a large volume soap enema it takes considerable time to procure the bag or can, prepare the soap solution with the correct water temperature, and administer one or two quarts to a sometimes reluctant patient. That compared to removing the cap, squeeze it into the patient, and throw the empty bottle in the wastebasket. The labor cost of the nurse doing it far exceeds the cost of the enema itself and what the insurance company is willing to pay for an enema.

In our private lives, it is also about the money. Instead of CVS selling an enema bag which will last for years with minimal effort, they want you to take MiraLAX or Colace every day so they have a steady income. We enema users are cautioned to avoid frequent enemas because they may be habit forming, but aren’t the oral chemicals they are promoting also habit forming?

Yes, Cheryl77177.... you hit it right on the nose...everything is money, including time that is translated into money.... for us, "lovers" it is a hobby, worth investing our time in...well, most of us are no spring chickens anymore.... so, if the "medical" world thinks it is not worth it, let's thumb our noses at them and push all our asses up in the air, whatever we do it for need or for pleasure...in a few years something else will be the "fashion" of the moment....

Something though, will never fade...the need to empty our bowels.... Science is leaping forward in the direction of matching needs and pleasure...really hope to be still around when they'll be implemented in all households... next generation smart toilet/baths are on the way...featuring smart nozzles too....

During a recent hospital stay I got extremely constipated. This wouldn’t have been a problem if I was at home… so I explained to the nurse that I was really bound up and could I possibly get an enema. Their solution (pun intended) was a mineral oil fleet enema. The male nurse who began to give it to me inserted the nozzle about 1/2 inch deep and began to squeeze the bottle. I oiled feel it leak so I said Stop! I told him I would do the enema myself and inserted it to the hilt and squeezed.. no more mess. He then said rather funnily… you seem to know what you are doing. I laughed and said “you have no idea”.

I’m thinking that years ago I would have got the HHH series of enemas. That would have really worked better that a little fleet enema. It did help me though and provided the relief I so desperately needed.

So yes! Let’s Make Enemas Great Again MEGA!

Now that is MEGA great idea. Catchy frazes sell better 😀