Colon tube

Hello everyone😊 what kind of nozzle you prefer? Why? Do you prefer longer one to pass the sigmoid bend?

I like to get past the sigmoid bend because water injected above that point causes little stress and makes taking a high enema much more comfortable. Keeping pressure out of the rectum makes for longer hold times and very little if any cramping. Just makes for a better enema expirance in my opinion. I also love the feeling a colon tube presents as its moved in and out. I love the feeling of the colon tube slowly moving out as the pressure in the colon increases from the enema filling from a higher point.

@Stump I agree with you! The enema is way more better with a colon tube high in the colon. How deep can you insert your colon tube? What kind of colon tube you use?

@Snake17 most of the time I can easily insert a colon tube to the bend at the top of my desending colon. I had a 30 year old colon tube that I had gone through the bend a few times. That colon tube split and I threw it away. I bought two tubes from Amazon, a 20 FR and a 34 FR. They are both very stiff especially the first 3 or 4 inches. Being older they scare me a bit.

I did find a tube on Amazon that was supposed to be used with the shower wand. It's about aa 34 or 36 FR and just the correct flexibility. It is an open end with no side hole and comes in several lengths. It is very comfortable feels great. I'm sure with some carefull manipulation it would make the turn, although I haven't pushed it.

For those looking to safely use a colon tube, I want to add one tip I rarely see discussed anywhere: I suggest using a flow meter as the adapter between the enema tubing and colon tube to help as an extra safety measure. As I’m slowly inserting the colon tube, I watch the meter flow in real time, and if the spinning wheel slows or stops, smart money says the tube is seated against the intestinal wall, keeping the water from continuing to empty into the bowels.

To force or push the colon tube at that moment could cause the intestinal puncture we all dread, so I pull back slowly until the flow resumes, wait for that region of the colon to fill more, then slowly twist and advance the tube while making sure the flow stays steady as I make another attempt at inserting the tubing deeper.

As soon as the flow stops, I stop and repeat the process until the bag is empty, the tube is fully inserter, or both. If the colon tube only goes so far before this slowing occurs, so be it. Better an enema with 8 inches of colon tube than a perforated colon. Keep an eye on that flow so you know when the tube is bottoming out or failing to turn a corner.

Hope this helps and saves someone from injury.