Daily enema question

Recently, I have started to take more frequent enemas. I have taken daily enemas in five of the last six day that include two or three fillings per session.

My question is, do you take a daily enema four or more times in a given week? Thanks for your input.

I have taken daily enemas every morning for years. I was recently referred to a consultant Proctologist by my wonderful colonic hydrotherapist. I had a long interview with the junior doctor and then the great man himself about my chronic constipation and how I manage it. They co census...you are managing your bowel well so keep up. My therapist had also recommended that I should have a proctogram and anal-rectal manometry but he didn't feel these to be necessary. His main interest was that the result of my biannual poo tests, we don't get routine colonoscopy in the UK, were fine.

Interesting the NHS also recommend daily trans-anal irrigation for people with chronic constipation and IBS.

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/htg462/chapter/2-The-technology

It varies, but there are and have been many times I took daily, or multiple daily enemas. I can't recall more than a handful of times that I took them because of constipation or any other medical need. I usually don't take multiple fillings when I am doing enemas every day. There just isn't that much to clean out ...and time becomes a factor. It does seem like on the whole I feel better when enjoying daily sessions.

Just my own feelings, but I can't imagine taking daily enemas for any length of time unless there is a legit medical purpose. The closest I come is doing an occasional juice fast with my older daughter, over a holiday weekend. We take enemas to start the fast on Saturday, then on Sunday morning, and, depending on how we're feeling, on Monday morning. Daughter wants to do one this coming Memorial Day weekend. During COVID when she was ill, I gave her cleansing enemas on two successive days. She said "no" for a third day. She felt very cleaned out.

As part of the Gerson therapy, I do a coffee enema three to five days a week. This has really helped in the liver recovery, and besides, I just really like being filled with a gallon for the rinse.

In my early 20’s I was a faithful daily 4qt user. I never took any amount less than 4qts at a time. I allowed my life when I got home I needed at least 90 minutes for a shower and my enema. I absolutely loved it, I did this for about 10 months Until I decided to stop for awhile and I didn’t poop for 10 days. It took 10 suppositories on the 10th day and straining till I almost past out to get my self to go. Then I was on daily suppositories for about a month and then I was good. If I could go back would have I done it again. Yes but what I know now I would have just kept up with the enemas. I use to always say I wanted to be enema dependent and I had my chance but i decided against it in the end back then

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In my early 20’s I was a faithful daily 4qt user. I never took any amount less than 4qts at a time. I allowed my life when I got home I needed at least 90 minutes for a shower and my enema. I absolutely loved it, I did this for about 10 months Until I decided to stop for awhile and I didn’t poop for 10 days. It took 10 suppositories on the 10th day and straining till I almost past out to get my self to go. Then I was on daily suppositories for about a month and then I was good. If I could go back would have I done it again. Yes but what I know now I would have just kept up with the enemas. I use to always say I wanted to be enema dependent and I had my chance but i decided against it in the end back then

Strange. I've never used that high a quantity, but even after many, many, months of daily enemas I've never noticed any significant difficulty in resuming enema free pooping. It might take a few days to "reload" the areas that I have kept cleaned out, but once that is done, I've never had any significant trouble.

WaterLog. I think it was from such a large amount so often. There was times I did two or three in a day if I had the time. Plus I was at the point to were when I did enema there was no issue holding it for 15 minutes or so while I finished my shower. I didn’t need the knee chest position or on my side or back. I stood for all my enemas. So I had no issue with the room. So I think maybe I stretched my insides a little and it allowed for more poop to get stored and by the time I knew it I was constipated and completely full.

Do you prefer taking the enema at night or in the morning?

I have had my recent enemas in the evening around 8:30 to 9:00 and usually wrapping up in an hour or so. When going to bed, I generally know I will have to get up to pee one time during the night, which otherwise, I would not have to do. I wake up quite refreshed with a good light feeling in my gut.

Morning enemas are good too, if there is little on the agenda for the day. I would not take a morning enema knowing that something was on the calendar that I would not want to interrupt by a necessary trip to the toilet. I would also be shy about the possibility of another enema release if others would hear the noise from the bathroom.

Good day.

I’m going to share my personal opinion based on many years of experience giving my husband enemas.

So, here’s what I have to say. Important! This is just my advice. Please consult your family doctor. This concerns your individual health.

My personal opinion.

Many years ago, when my husband was gradually introducing me to the world of “enemas and everything related to them,” I tried to find information on my own from various sources. Based on what I read, I came to the following conclusions:

1. It’s often better not to do enemas. There are several reasons. One of them is that you flush out not only waste but also beneficial bacteria from the intestines. This can subsequently lead to dysbiosis. The second reason. You’ll train your intestines to stop having natural bowel movements. In other words, without external intervention, you won’t be able to restore your natural process.

2. If you have chronic digestive or gastrointestinal disorders, you shouldn’t overuse enemas either.

It’s hard to put into words. But my husband and I have come up with a sort of formula. For ourselves. It’s individual.

If you really want to do enemas frequently (by frequently, I mean from time to time, but not daily), it’s better to use shallow enemas with small volumes. It’s best to use chamomile tea or clean boiled water for enemas.

After these “water play” sessions, it’s best to eat more fiber and fermented milk products. If there are no contraindications to dairy products.

Wishing everyone warm water.

Sincerely, Elena.

I don't recommend it. You have to keep in mind the guts natural flora and also make sure you aren't depleting salt. I rarely do more than one a week. But what I call an enema would probably scare the crap out of a lot of people lol

I have been taking a daily enema for the last 3 decades. I have suffered from IBS-C (the constipatory type) since my early adulthood, and discovered that a daily enema gives complete relief, with in my case, zero side effects. I take a single large-volume (for me it is 2.5 to 3 quarts) coffee enema, retain for 5-10 minutes and unceremoniously poop it out. All done and dusted within 30 minutes. "Overusing" enemas is an ill-defined relative concept - in all the "mainstream" literature I was able to find, there are general warnings about taking enemas, most of which amounts to meaningless scare-mongering which does not correlate with the practical experience of a multitude of regular enema users, many of whom here on the Zity.

From what I could gather, the scare about depleting gut flora is also up for debate. Articles I have read (not specifically related to enemas per se, but with their application in diagnostic procedures such as barium radiography) have indicated that the microbiome in the colon restores to normal in a few hours after being flushed. Not days or weeks. I, along with a number of other members commenting here have been able to get away with a regular enema regime over many years without any negative health impact. Sure, not all people are the same or will experience enemas the same. But if you are generally healthy (meaning you have normal organ function e.g. heart, kidneys and liver) but you feel you need a daily enema to alleviate gut discomfort or any other related issue, by all means try it and see if it works for you.