Any Advice? Gas. Bloating, and enemas taking forever!

I wanted to relate what I am experiencing, ask a couple of questions and see if there is any input anyone can offer.

I have been doing regular enemas (at least 1-2 really extensive sessions per week) for 10+ years. Although I enjoy the sensations of the act of the enema itself, my main motivation in knowing I am clean for anal play as well as the good physical feeling that just comes naturally from feeling cleaned out with things flowing smoothly. My goal is always enemas until clear, so long as I can reach that goal safely and comfortably.

But lately I have been having some problems and I am wondering if there is any input anyone can offer on what it is I could be doing wrong. In between when I go and when I have my clean out sessions, and more recently, during, I have been experiencing horrific gas and bloating.

I thought I had fixed the issue recently-I had been using anti bacterial hand soap in the first 1 or 2 bags (I just use a standard 2 qt hot water bottle) and holding it, for up to five minutes but ceased using it when I got very sick from doing so. I switched immediately to the Baby Mild Castille soap and only use about a teaspoon of that in the first bag in a series.

Usually during one of my clean out sessions I will be on a fast, but these still have been taking up anywhere from 6-8 hours and anywhere from 15-20 bags full of water (not all at one time, that is split up with a break or even a day), and I'm not sure whether it's the position, how long I hold the liquid, or what is causing it.

I usually start out with not having eaten in over 18 hours, and right after I go naturally. I am very able to evacuate normally, in fact, I only begin a series of enemas after a natural evacuation. I start out with one bag, laying on the left side with right knee raised, then on my back with hips elevated, and finally on my right side. Sometimes I will add some extra water in the knee chest position (which can help get the gas out) and then I hold this for anywhere form 5-10 minutes during which time I walk around, sometimes do some situps, move around to get things moving.

Then I move to anywhere from 1.5-2 two quart bags of just plain clear warm but not too hot water, and do one on the left side with my hips elevated, a few more in the knee chest position, and finally one on the left side with right knee up, on my back, left side and then knee chest and roll around afterwards from the left side to the right. These larger ones I only hold for about five minutes each. When I am expelling these it lis as if the gas just will not allow everything to come out like it should, but I do get it out.

At this point I stop for a while, in fact, sometimes if I am on a juice/water fast I will wait until the next day. But when I return, I have only clear warm water enemas-of which I only hold the first two for about five minutes-until things run clear. I use progressively cooler water with each one, and just get them in and out, and things usually get there in about an hour or two at the very longest.

I work out daily-an hour and a half of cardio and weights and am in good shape; I eat pretty much anything I want in moderation but get enough of the good stuff including enough but not too much fiber, and I don't use alcohol or drugs (aside from coffee and cigarettes), I take Fish and Flaxseed Oil, vitamins and some supplements daily, but I just cannot understand where the bloating (not water bloating, as once I finish an enema/clean out session that goes away) but gas bloating is coming from.

I don't want to give up my enemas-when they go well I feel great afterwards, but if it is taking me this long I can't help but think I am doing something wrong with the positions or something, or if I need to take some kind of supplements (I do drink sports drinks to replenish electrolytes) like probiotics (although I am afraid that would make it worse!)

I do have some kind of small lump above my naval which could mean sluggishness in the small intestine, but I don't see that as related to enemas as I don't put water up past the lower colon so I don't know what would cause that. Unless it might be something in the upper GI that is creating issues lower down.

Which leads me to another question: how on earth do or would I locate a doctor who is not going to blame anything on the enemas themselves? I personally believe that even daily enemas can be safe and healthy if done correctly and I don't want to walk into a place and immediately be judged and criticized.

All I want to do is enjoy my enemas and cleanse regularly and efficiently, but the gas and bloating is really making the process a lot more difficult than I think it should be. Any thoughts or advice anyone could offer would be much appreciated!

Look at it this way: It's still a whole lot faster than an oral laxative, and more effective nad predictable than a suppository.

True, that is correct.....I'm not a fan of laxatives at all.

I did discover a few things that seem to have helped, and will share them in case anyone else is experiencing the same types of issues I have been:

1. Soap-As previously mentioned, the switch from the antibacterial soap to Castille was a good-and I am certain far safer-alternative and I can definitely notice a difference.

2. Water pressure-the only safe place to hang the bag in the bathtub in my place is over the shower head, which is nearly five feet up. I think my tendency to move so quickly and not slowly regulate the flow-at least at first-may be responsible for a lot of the gas/pressure. When I tried starting out slow and taking time for the fluid to flow in rather than blast in, that helped considerably.

3. Working from the bottom up-I had been doing a very deep fill-with soap-on the first bag in a series, before a shallow fill either with warm water or warm water and a bit of soap to "clear the way", so to speak. When I tried this, the whole process seemed to go much better. Also, when expelling, I have found that leaning forward with upper body facing the floor and hands over head helps a great deal, especially with deep breathing.

4. Temperature-I have always been bad about neglecting to check it with the method of "hold your wrist under the water ad if it's too hot to be comfortable it shouldn't go inside you". This past time I tried making it just as hot as I could stand it on my wrist and this helped as well. In addition, I had been running the last couple of bags in a session almost cold-which was causing cramping but when I tried the last one or two at lukewarm, that made a huge difference.

5. Pace-I think my biggest hurdle may be trying to do too much too fast and not just relaxing, and enjoying the process as it goes and taking time. Going too fast just seems to make a mess when I could have a more effective cleanse by just slowing down a little (not too much, though, as I am finding that holding a bag too long can make it less efficient to get the water and junk out). I read a great comment here somewhere on these forums about slowing down, as it is not a race-and that really did help.

I'm going to keep researching and seeking the experience of others; but I do have to say that this is a great forum full of some sound advice. One thing I have learned overall as it is just with other activities I enjoy-everyone's experience is different, but there are some correct and better ways of doing anything which will lead to continued enjoyment and good feelings rather than possibly doing harm and bad feelings!

You quite likely have had a shift in the colonic flora, and have more gas and bloating as a result.

You are overlooking the obvious.

You are quite simply taking too many enemas.

ScBBjhc, those are good observations.

Susie, enemas to us klismos are just like any other addiction: Too much is never enough! ???