I don't use soap.

In my opinion, an enema without soap, is compareble cooking potatoes without salt !!

I tried soap....if you want cramps...use soap. I use filtered tap water, or if done for the day....24 ounces of wine and 2.5 qts water.

Without soap or some other irritant (e.g. glycerin, bisacodyl, Epsom salts, etc.), I experience no peristaltic activity and my enema gets stuck in my colon. Every. Single. Time.

Most nursing reference books until around 2000 recommended to use a MILD curd soap solution for cleansing enemas up to 2 liters. Such SSE induce only very mild cramps by irritating the intestinal muccosa. They prevent stucking of the enema and a second rinsing enema is not necessary.

At my age, I cannot feel entering the enema solution without soap and the mild SSE provokes unique feelings often followed by a "happy ending".

I do both, depending on timing and mood. Definitely think the soap aids the clean out