Enemas Until Clear

As many enemas as needed and this may account as to what happened to Lake Mead , excessive enemas !!

@azdiane

I find that to get really clear returns I have to empty my small bowel as well, and that takes a couple of four-quart enemas.

Are you implying that the 4 quart enemas get past the ileocecal valve and into the small intestine? How can you tell if that has happened?

Are there any enema expert users that can tell us about how many enemas are necessary before expelling clear water?

It varies from person to person depending how much might actually be in ones bowels.

It varies a great lot between persons, recent diet, and even what solutions/volumes are used for an enema. Though I can say that for me, if I skip dinner and start enemas in the morning, that it takes about 4 enemas (some soapy, most 3-4 qts) to start expelling mostly clear (sans the slight yellowing from mucus and other trace stuff).

I know there's no legitimate medical reason to do so (outside of a colonoscopy, but even then top-down solutions are superior in effectiveness), but it is mighty fun to do, and that's certainly enough reason to do so once in a while.

An enema is never going to ‘run clear’ until you entire GI tract is empty of everything, except water. Even then, it's not truly going to run clear, because body processes are still going to dump stuff into you GI tract.

While I agree and do not dispute this; I'm puzzled since I have many times used a number of enemas, starting with soapy and then onto plain water to reach the point where the returns were rather clear. I would then move into the tub where I'd use a douche nozzle connected to a constant flow shower enema hose so I could continuously spray water into me while I'd expelled clear water.

I have accomplished that once that I remember. I got were 2 large (2+qt) soapsuds enemas, then a single rinse enema (2.5 qt). These were administered by a 3rd party. It's an unusual experience, to say the least.

My magic number for “until clear” is at least 3 three qt. bags, one reasonably soapy then two sea salt and water bags. It feels so good expelling and I get really cleaned out. Of course followed by another 3 qt. bag of varied solutions (shudder, an alcohol enema) with an extended retention and lots of self pleasuring.❤🚀😜

To achieve a complete cleanout I would get at a minimum of two soapsuds enemas followed by a rinse enema. Often a laxative of some sort would also be given.

Janet S

The only time I do enemas until clear is if I suspect food poisoning or some type of bowel upset, or before I start a colonoscopy bowel prep. If i want an "enemas till clear" result, I have noticed the longer I retain the first 3 qt. ivory soap enema, the better the evacuation. If I retain the soapy enema for 10 minutes, the next saline enema comes out dark yellow to light brown, the 3rd enema is reasonably clear. If I expel the soapy enema quickly after finishing the enema, I don't get to the clear stage after 2 more enemas, I need the retention time to have effective enemas.

I was thirteen and admitted to the hospital. I'd been in the room about three minutes when the nurse came in with first one. It was embarassing and rough. Then they gave me castor oil. That kept me busy for a most of the afternoon. After a liquid dinner I suffered through another big enema. They woke me up about 4 the next morning. The nurse was a guy. He said he was sorry to wake me up for this. Then I saw the big full bag. He gave me three before he was satisfied the water was clear enough.

I have tried to achieve perfectly clear returns more than once. But after multiple warm water and salt enemas after the main bowel cleansing procedure with or without enemas, the results were close but always a little bit yellow. I was concerned about this when I did a complete cleanout before a colonoscopy. So I asked my nurse about this . She told me you are cleaned out just fine for the procedure. The yellow color will continue coming from your liver after the bowel has been completely flushed out. LoL Jeanette

Not sure it is the same for everybody.

If I start with an empty stomach it typically takes me about 3-4 enemas to get to a clear return. More than 4 is frustrating because it rags me out, but I do what I need to do to meet my goal of a clear return.

Understand this: The stomach empties part of it's content into the small intestine about every 15 minutes. Likewise the small intestine releases part of it's content to the large intestine at a similar interval but almost never in sync with what happens above.

This is why I start most eenema sessions with 30mg oral bisacodyl. I then wait about 2 hours before taking the first round of the enema.

I also make sure to retain the enema 15 minutes. The release does not come all at once. It takes 20-30 minutes to get it to expel. I let my body tell me how much recovery time between rounds, but my average is about 1 round per hour. That is average across the session and NOT a hard and fast rule.

Bisacodyl works only on the large intestine and the hardest part to clear out is the small intestine It usually but not always "kicks in" and with that much bisacodyl it is truly a "kick" between the second and third enema.

One thing that DOES help get to a clear return:

Between rounds of expulsion take 1-1/2 times the normal dose of Milk of Magnesia. Start as the first enema is expelling and do it each round as you expel. If you find this helps you, drink all the water you can between rounds. You will know when the MOM has gone to work because the smell will change.

Let us know what works for you!

I have done enemas until clear many times… a few 3 to 4qt enemas gets most everything out and then I can get in the shower and do shower hose enemas just hold the hose to my anus and filling until I feel full then expel and repeat. It is an exhilarating sensation to have those repeated fills and expells.

One of the cautions that you read about regarding frequent enemas is disrupting the normal bacteria in the colon. I am of the opinion that if I don’t do enemas until clear there is enough natural bacteria left in my colon to easily maintain a reasonable level. So far, with sometimes almost daily enemas, everything is still working fine.

There have been a few times when mostly out of curiosity I have gotten pretty clear returns but never completely clear without an oral purge first. And, since I hate oral laxatives, the only time I did that was prior to a colonoscopy. Since I do enemas for fun rather than cleansing, I am happy with one or two enemas in a series. No need to be clear.

Lisa and I did E's til clear once a quarter, more for fun than health. We never had any problems with them.

Revisiting this subject I got to thinking about the process of getting to a clear return. I came to the realization that it may not have been the ultimate goal to get a clear return but the result of taking and enjoying repeated fills and expells. There is not much waiting time between fills and basically it’s about pleasure and those exhilarating sensations we enema enthusiasts enjoy while partaking of this very wonderful, but often misunderstood proclivity.

Have a great time enjoying your enemas!