How often should you do enemas?

How often is it safe to do enemas and does it effect you body chemistry? I just use water too is that ok?

HI,

Well, "should" is a difficult word to define. Regarding enemas and body stability I can imagine that too much is not a good thing. However, I don't know where that line is drawn. Our bodies have a natural balance of electrolytes mixed in with our water. A bunch of plain water enemas may alter that balance and that's one reason why we see salt mentioned in these forums. Salt is one of the essential compounds as it contains both sodium and chlorine. But I can't say much more about that.

You opened a good topic that, hopefully, others will contribute their experience to. Personally, the most I have taken in one session is 6 enemas, each between 2 and 4 quarts but I used a little salt in each mix.

So how about the other members? What is your direct experience?

Happy Hosing =)

--well folk, as many of you know I have had a lot of 'visiting nurse service' and they chose to do me every other day. My MD said that I had three choices; (1) remove a large part of my colon whereupon I would have frequent bowel movements requiring the use of Depends, (2) Have a colostomy or (3) get used to enemas every two or three days.

Gee, what a choice.....

the boxcar

I will not try to answer that question. But to have a Dr prescribe an enema every two or three days (to me) would be fantastic.

Jagson

I do a daily enemas with salt/baking soda, because plain water can deplete the system of electrolytes. I use approx 1 tsp of each per quart of water. I also do a soapsuds enema at least once a week, followed by a rinse of baking soda/salt. I have never had a doctor prescribe an enema, but I have a friend who has had a K Exalate enema, because her potassium was too high.that occurred in the hospital, and she was on potassium supplements and had too much potassium, and that is how they remove it from the system. The bowel absorbs all nutrients, so keep that in mind when doing enemas, as they can be very dangerous if you are doing things like alcohol, or even plain water, such as a repeated session of water over a 5 time enema session.

I give myself and enema every Sunday and sometime during the week. Never had any problems.

Roughly about once per week, and that's mostly because it's when I have the time to myself to enjoy a nice cleansing enema, or a coffee enema.