Are enemas used much during the monthly cycle and does it help with all the discomfort?

Wondering if enemas are used much during the monthly cycle and does it help with all the discomfort, cramps and other things during that time of the month.

I had an aunt that was a pediatrician and that was the first thing she suggested to help difficult/painful cycles... very young girls of course. In my family all women always used enema for relief. My wife was not and was taking lots of pills. I told her about this "other" use of enemas and she tried. She blessed me for it, for the rest of her life.... she found it also helpful during menopausal hormone unbalance and other "moments"...

I never used on for that. I’ve never had an issue with constipation. I’ve had IBS-D since I was 14. I do recall friends complaining about their periods causing them to be constipated. I don’t know if they used enemas or not.

Constipation is a fairly common complaint when it's related to the menstrual cycle. I don't know anyone who uses enemas to address that.

Most of us attempt to eat better, with more fruits and vegetables, proper hydration, and less salt, in the days leading up to our period. That helps with both constipation and bloating.

In the day or two before my flow starts I definitely become constipated; however, I tend to swing the other way once I begin to bleed so usually just wait for the moon to run her course. I have sometimes resorted to an enema when GI and uterine cramps hit me simultaneously and can attest this helps; the warm water feels good inside and eases the pain.

Growing up, mom and her two younger sisters, used enemas and douched during their period each month. Mom, unlike her two sisters, didn't care for enemas. So, she douched, more than she used enemas.

As preteens, our RN grandmother taught me and my siblings to give ourselves enemas, and our sister to douche. Like my sister, my wife started douching and giving herself enemas as a teenager, on the advice of her OB/GYN.

The year before my wife and I got married; she and my sister shared an apartment together. Up until that point, she only douched during her period, and used enemas as warranted for health issues. The year they shared an apartment, out of continence, they started swapping enemas with one another. During those enemas, like most girls, they talked. My sister, telling her about our after-school activities, as teenagers. Plus, she learned the pleasurable side effects, of being given an enema using a long-curved douche nozzle. Along with, how to use it, when she gave someone enema.

The following year, after we were married, my wife and I use enemas for health and pleasure on a regular basis. Shortly afterwards, like my sister, she starting asking me to help her douche, whenever we took a shower together.

I can say this much about it. My mom, aunts, sister, girlfriend, girlfriend's sister, and wife. All benefited from enemas and douching, before, during, and after their periods. Definitely taking care of their needs, when they had issues with constipation or period cramps.

I am past having a monthly period but for many decades enemas were the frequently the help I needed during my period. They eased my cramps, relieved me of premenstrual constipation and grew to feel pleasurable further aiding in reducing abdominal cramps.

A hot water bottle externally and a warm volume of water in the bowels worked far better than any medication for period cramp/ pain.

My mother did the same and made me aware of it before getting my first period.

When my daughters were growing up, I kept a warming pad and hot water bottle for monthly comfort, but they were used only occasionally. Older daughter did have some pre-menstrual constipation, but I remember just a couple of times when I felt that she should have an enema.

While I had heard of enemas mitigating some of the cramping and discomfort during the menstrual cycle, I never considered that my mom and older sister were using enemas for that purpose. A wet enema/douche bag was so common hanging there in the shower, I believed that constipation was the most common issue. I did learn at some point that contraception was another issue. Mom's diaphragm and plunger were also left out on occasion.

Back in the 50's and early 60's, a single bag seemed to be interchangeable for a variety of needs. It was quite sometime thereafter, that a folding syringe also appeared at times.

Loved..

I believe I have posted elsewhere on ZB that my during her period my mom fasted and daily enemas (two or three the first flow day) and then 1 a day for 5-7 days. Briefly; Not for cramps but as part of a holistic health routine and to help her control her weight. During here time of the month both her folding enema bag and her douche bag would be out. She would never in a million years consider using one syringe for both.Wash my mouth out with soap! my mom called it feminine syringe or vaginal syringe. Douche bag was a term she did not tolerate! I describes elsewhere on ZB the reason for the period vaginal douching during her period involved cleaning up a bit for intercourse during here period

For some years while in college I tried the fasting enemas routine but it was just too time consuming. About 15 years ago I started a fasting enema routine starting on the full moon and going for 6 days.

Dita

I would not know as I take enemas 2-3 times a week and have not had the monthly distress that many women complain about. So does it help? Maybe so!! Denise

I remember talking my high school girlfriend into trying them for cramps. She suffered a lot with her periods, & she claimed they helped her. I am guessing, but I imagine what helps varies, & having someone you are comfortable with to administer them allows relaxation, plus I never pushed her on quantity during her period, so the enema itself didn’t hurt her. Obviously, being a man, I can’t offer first person advice, but she claimed they helped her, & I got no resistance when I told her what I was going to do…