Enema Issues - Advice Needed!

Seems this issue has got worse with age, maybe not... Just been noticing this increasing over the last couple years.

Just yesterday decided to self-administer an enema, used an open top, 2 quart bag, and a inflatable rentension nozzle.

After a quick rinse with bulb type enema, prepared the two quart bag. From reading through the forums here, I added 2 teaspoons of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of salt, then some Ivory soap.

The Ivory soap is a separate issue in itself! Don't know how much to use. From other comments here, I took a bar of Ivory soap, put in in a large jar and filled it with water, closed off the top and let it sit.

Well after about two weeks, the bar still hasn't dissolved, even giving it a shake about once a day. The water in the jar is white, after shaking there is bubbles in the jar, but there is still a large portion of the bar still intact.

Anyway, I opened the jar, and poured in some of the water from the jar. It was kind-of 'slimy' and very thick. Probably poured in about 1/3 of what was in the jar, then filled it back up with water and sealed up the top again.

I then filled the open top bag with water, was lucky enough to get my hand down into the open top bag to try and stir things up. The water felt that the soap mixed well as the water felt kind-of slippery to my hand. But still didn't know if I had enough, too much, or the proper amount.

Anyway, I proceeded to lay on my left side, insert and inflate the nozzle, then opened up the clamp. The water started flowing, then stopped and after a couple deep breaths, began flowing again until the bag was empty.

I rolled over onto my back for about a minute, then to my right side for a minute, then up on my elbows and knees for about a minute. I was surprised that I didn't have an immediate 'urge' like I usually have felt in the past.

In fact, I felt pretty comfortable, even standing up. I felt that I could possible take even a little more, so with the nozzle still in place, I filled the bag about half way, and even in the standing position, holding the bag up high, I took about another quart.

I decided that I wanted something different and try and hold it as long as possible.

I began to feel that urge, removed the nozzle and sat down, but only very a little came out, probably just what was down in my rectum.

Well I started to wait for the rest of it to come out, not trying to hold it anymore. But it would seem that my 'system' was holding it on it's own. I sat for like over 'two hours' while it just dribbled out of me, maybe a half cup at a time.

I tried rubbing my stomach, raising my arms, twisting at the waist, even going for short walks from the bathroom and back, laying back down again, rolling from side to side, even laying on my stomach. It didn't seem like there wasn't anything I could do to get that water flowing back out of me!

And I did have a few errands to run that day, but naturally didn't want to leave the house until I knew all that water was out of me!

I'm more used to colonics, letting the water flow in and out, slowly cleaning everything out of there until I was able to fill me up to what felt like two quarts up inside me... Basically feeling the water hit my lower right side.

But even then, noticing lately that it was taking a long time for the water to come out of me.

Being more used to colonics, I know by what's coming out, what part of my intestines is getting 'flushed'. But yesterday and my enema, and the little amounts that were just dribbling out of me, I couldn't tell what was happening, or how far I was getting flushed out at.

Eventually I got out my colonic nozzle and just began letting water flowing and out, not trying to add even more to the problem, but just trying to get things 'moving'.

There were really no eurges during that entire time, like I have normally felt in the past, just the knowledge that I still had a lot of water in me that needed to come back out! But just dribbles, again 'maybe' about a half cup at a time.

And that was just the first enema, figuring that I would need to do a second as a rinse. Like that was really going to happen!

Eventually I felt comfortable enough to get dressed and get my errands taken care of. Luckily no problems along the way, but I sure did pee a lot throughout the day!

I would really like to do more enemas, get on some schedule or routine, but I can't be sitting around for a couple hours each time, waiting for that water to come out of me. Especially if I'm going to do a soap enema, and should do a rinse in a second enema.

And especially not knowing if that first 2 quarts is all out of me, before adding a second 2 quarts in me. Not to mention possibly another 2 hours waiting for the rinse to come out of me. Now I'm talking about the better part of a day, just doing a complete enema.

Read on here that some people do enemas 'daily', some weekly, and don't know how they do it! Especially the daily enemas...

Am curious about how long it takes others to do a 'complete' enema... the soap, the rinse, whatever it takes to start running clear water.

At this point, I don't know if maybe I didn't use enough soap, if I just had an off day, or it's just something with my system that is causing this to be so time consuming for me.

Looking for some input, advise, suggestions on how I can cut down the time it takes to complete a good enema. And again, how long it takes others to complete an enema.

Thanks!

The next time you do an enema try cool water,warm water will relax the colon ,depending on the temp,anyway,cool water enemas is what I do when doing a four enema session because I find cool water expells faster.Warm water feels great going in but I useualy have a hard time expelling.Some people have no problem expelling warm water,everyone is differant.Let the good times flow.w/m72yrs/Western Ma.

The water was warm... Probably a bit above body temperature, and I was in a relaxed state, as I mentioned after a couple deep breaths, I was able to take all two quarts, (and a little more).

I've always used warm water... I'll try again using cold water and see if that helps any in the time it takes to come back out.

I'll be going to the drugstore for my monthly medications in a day or two, so I'll look for some liquid glycerin. Where, or what department would I find that in? Will I have to ask the pharmacist for it? And if I do, will he or she know what I'll be using it for? In other words, is there other uses for it? And is that 6 ounces for two quarts of water?

JB;Here's a few suggestions to help with expelling.

When using cool water for an enema,do not hold the solution too long,otherwise your body will warm up the cool water.Take three cleanout enemas of cool 1.5 qt each with the first one add two tablespoons of olive oil.The second enema,add one packet of castil or Ivory soap and 1.5 teaspoons salt.The third enema,just use salt.the fourth enema,one teaspoon salt for each quart of cool water.

You could have had trapped air or gas in your colon,that is why you should take several cleanout enemas before attemption a large volume enema.Let the good times flow.w/m72yrs/Western Ma

I usually only try to take 2 quarts to begin with...

I tried doing the cool water this evening and it was like a 'no go'!

Did a small rinse before I tried it, just to clear out the rectum. Then I laid down, left side, opened the valve, and the water, soap, salt and baking soda, just wouldn't go in!

It was like something inside me just closed up. Taking deep breaths, even with a balloon tip nozzle, and squeezing so hard I thought I was going to pop a blood vessel... well let's just say that it's a good thing I had lots of towels under me!

The water from the bag just was spraying out of me, instead of in me. Maybe the water was too cool?

Worked at it, trying several times, finally sat on the edge of the tub to I could squeeze better and finally got it to start flowing. Never got the whole two quarts in me, but I did expel better and quicker than usual with me.

Took a break, (at it now), and am going to go back and try a second for a flush and see how well I got flushed out.

I'll try your suggestions, but seeing as two quarts is about my limit, I think I try what you said with one quart... Then I try going for the full two quarts, and hopefully after that, clear water!

Now this is just a guess, but, perhaps the water that you took migrated from the colon up into the small intestine. I only ever had two professionally performed colonics, but, I remember the therapist pushed rather deeply with her fingers into my right side before starting the water. She said that this was to close the "valve?" between the colon and small intestine to keep the water in the colon. I do remember having had a similar occurrence to yours one or two times after taking a flush. I wondered at the time where all the water went and why so little came back out. It's a mystery. I guess to be safe, "we" all need to know as much about our bodies as possible. Maybe someone else has some more ideas?

I had training in giving colonics some years ago, and yes, they do apply pressure to the lower right side to close the valve so that water doesn't flow up the small intestine. In my training, it was done 'midway' through the colonic.

First starting off on your left side for the first half of it, then rolling onto your back, 'then' closing the valve, and proceeding with the colonic.

I think a few time I did get some water beyond that point, as I began feeling nauseous. But still there were other times when I know I didn't go past that point, and still wondered where all the water went! As it surely wasn't coming out... At least not the volume that went in.

I know that the intestines do absorb some of the water, from the increased frequency of having to pee during and afterwards.

Someone suggested that I might have diverticulitis, and the water was getting trapped on those pockets. Had 3 colonoscopies over the years, the doctor that did the second said I had it.

No mention about it from the other two. That doctor didn't find a rare condition I have called collagenous colitis that the first found, so I'm not putting much trust in what the second showed.

The last was just a couple years ago, and by a surgeon, professor, and teacher in his field and he didn't mention anything about me having it.

So I still wonder...

In the past I have had these problems, and I have taken a cool water enema when it starts to trickle until I'm very full.

then it comes rushing out.

reading you first post you said that you have been using colonics and a professional is administering them to you, they will also give you up to a gallon of water in one fill when you are cleaned out towards the end of the session.

I my self go from 1.5 too a 3.5 and sometime use a gallon of water to finish my own session during my cleans day.

I always wondered if the capcity of our colons have something to do with it, try this and see if it works.

don't fill to pain just full and see, as far as the peeing all day you need to remember that it is one teaspoon of salt to one quart of water so your intestine's don't absorb the water, remember our body's are made of 90% water and it will suck it up.

I hope this will help in your quest.