How many saw parents getting enemas from the other parent?

That's really the whole question. I never saw an enema at my parents', but I occasionally saw Mom douching after her period, in the tub.

Back in the 50's and 60's, enemas were a regular occurrence in our house and with only one bathroom we all knew when the bag or the bulb was being used. Mom and dad gave each other enemas (when necessary?) but always behind the closed bathroom door. I never witnessed their sessions.

Yes, I had seen my parents giving enemas, both ways. It was significantly more common that mom was taking one solo form memory unless they were waiting for us to go to bed.

I saw my mother taking an enema a few times when I was very young, pre school age, while my father was at work. She took them in the tub after a bath using a bulb syringe using the soapy bath water. She would get out and dry herself off before sitting on the comode to release.

Having had many enemas myself, at that age,I was always amazed how she could hold her enema that long. I was never aware of my father being a giver or taker of enemas.

I never saw one giving the other an enema, late one night while laying in bed saw my mother walking nudes into the bathroom carrying a bulging enema bag. I only knew it as an enema bag because as a child would have no idea what a douch was. Even if I saw the douche nozzle, I would have thought it was an enema nozzle for adults.

@hoseman1, Do you know who actually GOT the enema? Or was it one of those "fleeting moments" like I had?

@Sopaysophie, can you give some details? Elaborate?

My mother had crohns disease & other issues , she gave herself an enema almost every day. The bathtub was literally maybe 6 ft from my bed & I could here her run the water into the bag & the clink we all know grom the nozzle hitting the side of the tub. Sometimes pretty soon it was my turn.

Never saw my parent's doing enemas, however I did see mom douching a few times sitting on the toilet or laying in the bathtub. We did witness moms two younger sisters giving each other enemas quite a few times. Because grandma gave them the responsible of doing our evening bath including enemas. At the time, they were teenagers and more like older siblings than aunts. So, when grandma told them to give us a couple of enemas. She'd say something like, “Give the kids a couple of enemas, and that includes yourselves, before getting in the shower this evening.” As we got older, we not only watched, we all helped give one another enemas.

I never saw my Mom getting an enema from my Dad, she would always give them to herself, and she took them often. I get my tendency to be constipated from her. I did see her giving my Dad an enema a few times. She would leave the bathroom door open and he would be on the floor on his back, just like she gave enemas to me and to herself. He was no fan, and would complain. She would scold him, saying that I was a much better enema patient than him.

I never witnessed an enema between my parents but when I started getting regular enemas from mom I noticed signs that I wasn't the only one getting enemas in the house (the enema bag appearing/disappearing when I didn't get one, a different nozzle installed from the one used on me)

When I discovered dad's PJ bottoms laying behind the bathroom door one morning I figured that dad was on the receiving end.

Never seen my parents don one.

But I don't think we were taking any enema in my family.

I'm Sweden in the 90 I think it's was not so popular.

Knew all about it, even commented with my sister, but they were doing it in the bathroom and we were busying ourselves with more interesting things like playing or watching tv..... as we got older, I'm sure they were doing it when we were not around, as I often noticed wet equipment hanging....

I never saw my parents give each other enemas, but I know Mom gave Dad enemas and often, after I’d gotten cleaned out by Mom, she spent some time in the bathroom.

As I’ve said in other post, my siblings and I never saw mom and dad give each other enemas. However, after my wife and I got married, we used enemas for both health and pleasure. Once we had kids of our own, their pediatrician recommended a soapy followed by a salt and baking soda rinse enema for constipation issues, and not to give them laxatives. Something both my wife and I were familiar with, especially me. Having grown up getting enemas as needed along with my siblings.

Hence, we gave our kids enemas, as recommended, from an early age when needed. Usually around bedtime. So, it wasn’t unusual, once the kids had been given a couple of enemas and put to bed, for us to give ourselves a couple of enemas. That being said, as our kids got older, if they accidentally walk in the bathroom when we were giving each other enemas. They understood what we were doing, having received enemas from an early age themselves. So, on those occasions, starting around age eight or nine, if one or both walked in on us. We used the opportunity to give them instructions on personal hygiene. Teaching them why, amount and type of solutions, lubrication, nozzle types, and how to give themselves and each other enemas, much like my siblings and I were taught around the same age.

I never actually saw either mom or dad get an enema, but I am sure mom gave herself enemas from time to time. I remember several times during summer vacation from school when dad was at work, after lunch she would say she had a headache and was going to take a nap, so don’t disturb her.

She would go to her bedroom, then I would hear water running in her bathroom, followed by a period of quiet, then the toilet flushing several times. At the time I was giving myself enemas just for fun so I knew the pattern. No doubt, she just gave herself an enema.

Never saw or heard parents doing enemas but once I did see the combination syringe left to dry in the bathroom so someone had to be on the receiving end and it was not one of us kids.

@vito_paster Could it have been for douching?

@John_Sitter A different but identical nozzle or a nozzle of a different shape?

@John_Sitter A different but identical nozzle or a nozzle of a different shape?

An adult nozzle instead of the child nozzle. Maybe 5 inches vs. the 2.5 or 3 inch nozzle for my enema. I eventually 'graduated' to that nozzle. The small nozzle was straight rigid pipe. The larger nozzle had a profile like a baseball bat.

@John_Sitter said,

An adult nozzle instead of the child nozzle. Maybe 5 inches vs. the 2.5 or 3 inch nozzle for my enema.

I got curious after reading your post and checked the length of an adult and child rectal nozzle, both black from circa 1950. The adult rectal nozzle is 2.75 inches insertable and the child rectal nozzle is 2.0 inches insertable. The child nozzle being smaller in diameter than the adult nozzle. The black curved douche in the same box, as the rectal nozzles, had the largest diameter of the three with an insertable length of 5.50 inches.

@John_Sitter said,I got curious after reading your post and check the length of an adult and child rectal nozzle, both black from circa 1950. The adult rectal nozzle is 2.75 inches insertable and the child rectal nozzle is 2.0 inches insertable. The child nozzle being smaller in diameter than the adult nozzle. The black curved douche in the same box, as the rectal nozzles, had the largest diameter of the three with an insertable length of 5.50 inches.

Hi Rick, since I don't have the original nozzles from my parents set I am relying on memory. But I'll stand by my assessment that the adult nozzle (from my parents set) was twice the length of the child nozzle. Of course, to a 9 year old, anything being stuck up your butt is going to seem huge.

I have no first-hand knowledge of my mother or father giving themself or each other enemas, but if I were to bet on it, I would say they did although not very frequently. I say this for several reasons: There was enema equipment available in the house; Mom gave me and my brothers enemas occasionally for constipation, so she knew how to use it; My maternal grandma had both a bulb and bag and occasionally gave me enemas when I was staying with her, so I assume grandma gave enemas to my mom growing up too.

I never saw my mother giving enemas to my dad (for medical reasons prior to visiting a MD for proctoscopy) in their bedroom. But I saw several times my father running afterwards from bedroom to the toilet with full erection. If my mum gave additional enemas for sexual reasons is unknown to me. She was well aware of the sexually stimulating effect on my father, therefore she didn’t object that I started masturbating with enemas after she bought an irrigator for my father’s preparation. If she used enemas for sexual satisfaction after my father died at 45 is unknown to me.

I remember that about a couple of times a month my moms sister would come for a visit and my mom would change into her bath robe. They usually sent me outside to play. On one visit, it was raining cats and dogs so I couldn't go outside. They set me in the den watching cartoons and went into my mom's bedroom and closed the door. I couldn't go outside see the hallway and I saw my aunt come out in a bathrobe and retrieve the enema equipment from the hall closet. I knew someone was getting an enema and since they hadn't told me to get undressed, it was going to be mom or her sister. My mom came out to the linen closet and got a stack of towels. She must have seen me watching and she came into the den and asked if I knew that she was going to have an enema. I told her I knew someone was getting one. She said since I knew, I could help if I wanted to. I replied yes trying not to show my enthusiasm for the opportunity. She added that when she and my aunt were done, I would be getting one too. So I followed her into her room where she spread a towel o the bed. My aunt came into with a full enema bag and handed it to me and warning me not to drop it. She positioned me by the bed while mom took off her robe and got on the bed Kai g on her side. My aunt lubricated the nozzle and inserted it into mom's rectum. She turned to me and positioned the bag in my hands to the proper level and opened the valve. She knelt by the bed and massaged mom's tummy. When the bag emptied she closed the valve and took the bag from me. She went to prepare another enema while mom went to the bathroom off her bedroom. The process repeated itself for my aunt's enema. When they were all finished mom looked at me and said okay Bobby, get into your one button suit, it's your turn. So I became a participating member of their enema sharing.

For sure, never have seen it, neither there were any conversations about it !! - it was a " Tabuthema " in our household !!