Can enemas be enjoyable if you have IBS?

Would appeciate some input on how to make anal play and enemas more enjoyable now as I have IBS and a very touchy colon. Some times even the slightest anal stimulation will put my lower colon area into spasms for hours. Other times even a small enema will trigger cramping for a considerable time after release. (big sigh) Aging really sucks sometimes!! Things like this were never a problem when I was in my 20s. BTW-I am female.

Hi Jewel, I know this is going to sound strange, but if you are having these kind of issues, mayby you should discuss this with your doctor so you don't cause any serious damage.

Hello Jewel,

My wife just turned 50, and she's been dealing with IBS for a couple of years now. Sorry to hear you've developed it, I know how uncomfortable it can make you.

To be honest, IBS has pretty well killed my wife's interest in recieving erotic enemas. Like you, her colon is just too touchy. When you already feel terribly bloated, forcing more volume up there just aggrevates the problem. Pretty well killed anal sex too.

On the plus side, we've found the occasional, very gentle enema to be helpful and soothing with IBS.

The enema must be taken in very small amounts to start, just enough to start your bowels moving. With each insertion, she takes just a little more. Once she begins to evacuate, it gives her great relief from the symptoms. We've been adding baking soda to the enema, she said she believes it's somewhat soothing to her colon.

Unfortunately, only once have we continued into an erotic session. When your colon turns against you, it becomes more and more difficult to think of it as an erogenous zone.

I'm fortunate that she still loves to administer, she's still very playful and sexual. We actually have an ad on this forum looking for a female partner for enema and bi-play. So she hasn't lost the enthusiasm for the erotic nature of the enema. I do miss the exchange, as does she. We had some wild ways of taking enemas together as we had intercourse.

Everyone is different, and you may find that once you have fully evacuated, you feel good enough to continue with an erotic enema. At the very least, I hope the above may help you to find some relief. I'm sure you already know that IBS has been found to have a direct relation to stress, so anything you can do to reduce stress will be helpful. Easier said than done in modern-day, corporate America. We've found that anything you can do to reduce gas is helpful. Sometimes that may mean a change in diet. Ironically, my wife likes to eat healthy, but some of the high-fiber foods actually aggrivate the problem. Even Bean-O or Gas-X has helped at times, as the bloating causes much of the discomfort. Please let us know how you're getting along, and if you find something that works for you. The doctors don't seem to be able to offer much assistance with this issue. Best wishes, John

I have had quite the oppisite experience. I too have IBS however since I have been giving myself enema's about 3 or 4 times a week (maybe more), my IBS symptoms rarely bother me. If they do, it means I need an enema! Have you ever tried an enema after a big bowl of ice cream!

Thank you all for the responses to my post and the welcome to the forum.

For the post that suggested I talk with my doctor(s). Not a strange question at all -- I see it as a sign of a caring soul. I have very good communication w/ my doctors. Niether of my doctors are much help on this as IBS pain & discomfort can be very different from person to person an successful attempts to soothe the discomfort also vary greatly from person to person. Their best advice is either avoid the actions that cause the discomfort or take these medications. I choose to not take the meds, and hubby and I are attempting to find ways to continue the activities. I have never been into what I think of as the more 'extreme' enemas, so I have low concern that our occassional activities will actual harm.

Yes, John, it is hard to consider certain activities erotic any more when the physical pain over-rides the erotic enjoyment. I used to be a BDSM kind of gal, but the SM part has slowly left the scene. My poor hubby doesn't know what to do with me sometimes ??? It can definitely take the edge off the domination when I (the sub) need to lay out physically do-don't "ground rules" before a session. But he loves me and doesn't want to physically hurt me, just erotically hurt me, so we have learned to adjust.

I will try some baking soda next time. Gas-X & psyllium husk fiber are very good friends of mine. And yes, it is a strange twist of fate that healthy eating produces more gas. One of the many things to prove that my Higher Power has a sense of humor. 😁

Thanks for the feedback. - J

Hi Jewel,

I believe some Herbal additives to enemas might be helpbul--you would have to experiment---peppermint tea, catnip--this one helped me,

check Linda Pages book(Healthy Healing) and her website, Also there is a serties of books called the Alternative Medicine Guides

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