Hot Mistake

I just started getting interested in enemas a few months ago. I am quite the virgin and have made one big mistake. I added some "soft soap" to my drug store 2 quart bag and let it flow. About 20 seconds later I was on fire. It took several quirts and cold water refills to purge the soap. Now I am carefully reading about recipes and such. Lesson learned the hard way.

Glad to see that you are reading the recipes. These recipes are one of the reasons i signed on to t his web site. I also like and recommend the in formation section of this site.

Since you are somewhat of a beginner, may i suggest you buy a bar or ivory soap. it is non irritating. just wash it around in the container you measure your water in. and let the water get cloudy. be careful in even its use. then always rinse with a mixture of 1 tsp of salt per quart of warm water. any succeding enemas should be with the same mixture. hope you enjoy your enemas.

I would only ever use Dr. Bronner's pure peppermint castile soap in an enema bag...and even then just a few aquirts. Soap can be very irratating to you colon and bumhole, and I don't think it is entirely safe to use any new soaps with all the hemicals and sythetics included in the recipes. Stick to what is classic- Dr. Bronners! You can even get it at drug stores now.

Naughtydoc

Vicki,

You don't have to use soap. Just warm water and a teaspoon of salt to two quarts of water will do the trick.Just try to take a quart and then hold it for as long as you can. No burn this way!!!

Salt and water is mos def an oldie but goodie. Can't go wrong with that. I just prefer the 1st enema in a series of three to be peppermint oil and soap one. I use just enough to mask the foul odor, but not enough to irritate. Then a plain water rinse to get out anything else.

Naughtydoc

I appreciate all the input. Lately I have been using just a bit of Ivory, 2tsp sea salt and tap water. It has been working well. I will eventually get to the others.

Vicki

Simple tap warm water is enough if not a big enema or repeated one will be done. In other case, two salt or baking soda added to 2 liters of water is almost always convenient to avoid a possible blood electrolyte alteration consecutive to the intestinal absortion of anosmotic fluid.

If you find the things you add to the solution (soap) irritating, consider adding some peppermint tea concentrate to the solution. It is soothing and reduces cramps.

RL

I have done that too. It is awful to have cramps and not be able to take the full amount of enema. I like Ivory soap as the way, or just water. Plain water is what I use most often.

fanny

Ivory soap is very good for a soapy enemam because it's very mild. Plain castile soap is what the hospitals use for soapy enemas. You can find bottles of castile soap at the health food stores.

I tried the peppermint soap once and never again.

My personal favorite is Dr. Bonner's almond catile soap. 😉

When I worked in hos[ptals years ago, we used green soft soap for an effective enema.

It was atandard use for starting labour off

Our nurses gave the 4 H s namely;

High, hot and a hell of a lot and hold it for ages!!!

😃 The one mistake I made early in life was thinking I could give myself a quickie soapy squirt from a can of shaving foam. WOW!!!! Talk about fire!!! Ever since then I have been VERY careful about the kind of soap I use... Usually, I taste it, then verify there are no phosphates in it (deadly poison!), that is, that the soap I am about use is neutral. Basically, I favour IVORY or KIRKS... the latter disolves easilly, and is a delightful enhancement to a severe enema sesession by letting it disolve in an open-neck enema bag.

Ouch...I just use plain water... some soaps can be irritating.

One should be careful about what they put in their bag. My advice would be to write to the Forum and solicit ideas before trying something new and untested.

Here's a proven solution: salt and baking soda. I have used this for 30 years and gives the best results everytime.

A teaspoon of sea salt and an equal amount of baking soda in water about 100f should do the trick. Enjoy it nice and slow.

I have used baby shampoo and baby bath as soaps in enemas. I strated using these because I assumed they would be mild. I have not had any bad results but as stated before a little goes a long way. You may want to mix these in a smaller container with a little very hot tap water first to thin them so they mix better. If you put it as is in the bag it is very thick and settles to the bottom.

I prefer Dr Bonners peppermint castille soap, also just plain salt and baking soda, a teaspoon per quart.

I go for Dr. Bonner's for the first clean out too. I have been into enemas for years and used to use ivory, but always found it kind of harsh to my system. I know you are supposed to use a little salt for electrolite balance, but when I add salt for my rinses I feel like my colon just won't release the water. It's like my system freezes up. Does anyone else have this proble? So far plain water has worked fine for me when it comes to rinses over the years.

I really like to try different solutions. But you can't go wrong with plain ole' water and salt. If you like just the feeling of enema that is the best but I like the burn sometimes. If you really want a thrill use a little red pepper about a teaspoon full. It only burns for a little while and then it goes away but the feeling is nice. Nothing extreme like eating really spicey food.

V

I have used soft soap with excellent results; however, I would not use an antibacterial formula. I like Dr. Bronner's peppermint, just 1 or 2 teaspoons in a bag is enough for me but the last time I went to my health food store to buy some they had changed brands. They had a variety of Dr. Wood's castile soaps so I bought the peppermint and tried it. It also contains Shea Butter, whatever that is. I sure liked the way it worked.

I too have tried Hot Pepper--love the hot tingle going in and out, but found the pepper made my ankles swell.

Hot Pepper in an enema would burn and is harmful.

Dr. Bronner's peppermint will strip the protective mucosa from your colon walls, so please be careful with it.

Azdiane, I've never heard of Dr. Bonner's causing a problem. I've been using that stuff for years and I think I'm not alone in that respect. At what point should care be taken; too much in the mix, too often? If anyone has other info that would be great because by now, I probably have no protective mucosa left.

I have used dr bronners peppermint from time to time, although not particularly harsh it does cause a lot of cramping. I like to use it in the second of a series, rather than the first.

Several years ago I switched to "salt substitute" and baking soda in my rinse rather than plain table salt.

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I have used softsoap without any problems. Make sure you do not use the anti bacterial kind, mix well and you should be good to go. Maybe you used too much?