Bag height

The bag height can vary for individuals since we are all built differently. For me the Ideal height is 36 inches to the top of the water in the bag. Which is approximately 1.3 psi. The safest maximum pressure is 55 inches of water at the top of the bag which equals approximately 2.0 psi. I Like to use a spring connected from the hanger to the bag. When you fill the bag it will stretch and when the bag is full you can adjust the top water height to say for example 36 inches by raising or lowering where you have the bag hung from. When you release the clamp and start the enema the bag will slowly rise and the water level will remain the same and stay at a constant pressure throughout the enema at approximately 1.3 pounds and as a result you will have less cramping and a quicker and more enjoyable enema. A bungee cord probably would work instead of a spring also. With a normal enema bag in a fixed position at 36 inches of water height it would start at approximately 1.3 psi and when the bag would empty it wound be about 1 psi. I know it does not seem like much of a pressure difference but for a colon it is and that why a lot of times when taking a enema the flow may stop towards the bottom of the bag unless you have a wife, girlfriend, nurse or enema friend to gently raise the bag for you.

I had my wife give me the same type of enema described in post #210. Not the same results, the enema got crampy after 3 quarts, and @ 3 1/2 quarts ( 13 minutes of enema time), very crampy, although the enema was still going in @ a reasonable rate. I called it quits, as I was leaking a small amount even with the 250/250 double balloon nozzle--never leak in knee/chest, on my back, I leak @ the high volumes. Going to do this again in a week or so.

We use a flow indicator in the hose just under the bag and the white plastic ratchet clamps. With this setup, you can hang the bag higher and control the amount of flow with the clamp. One thing we have seen is that when I start getting full and the pressure builds more, the flow meter slows down. We’ve even seen it stop and start spinning backwards very slowly. Then the clamp needs to be opened more. We have an IV stand which is easily adjustable for height.

We use a flow indicator in the hose just under the bag and the white plastic ratchet clamps. With this setup, you can hang the bag higher and control the amount of flow with the clamp. One thing we have seen is that when I start getting full and the pressure builds more, the flow meter slows down. We’ve even seen it stop and start spinning backwards very slowly. Then the clamp needs to be opened more. We have an IV stand which is easily adjustable for height.

You need a check valve to prevent back flow.

If too low, it won't flow. If too high, it will needlessly hurt. I've found that hanging from the towel rack is a good choice if I'm on the floor on my back legs up. (My main issue with enemas is avoiding the nozzle getting out of my rectum and spilling water on the floor.)

When enemas were given by my wife with me on all four, she would also hang it from the towel rack but then there is less height difference.

In any case, be sure the piping does not have kinks.

You can hang your open top bag with a piece of rope or bend a piece of stuff wire so that it hangs just below the nozzle of your shower, Set the water temp to whatever floats your boat and allow it to overflow. Now you have an unlimited amount of liquid available with the top if the water surface at a constant height. That sets the max pressure that you can put behind the enema water. With the pressure fixed, the clamp now takes on flow control. I second clamp is nice to turn the water on and off without changing the flow you have set on the other clamp. Something interesting happens here that was previously hinted at. As long as the nozzle is happily injecting its contents, into our (happy) butt the pressure will not build up much at all because our colon is expanding to take in the increasing quantity. However, if there is a restriction, perhaps a cramp that resists the incoming content to a less expansive volume, the pressure can jump up to whatever is generated by the height of the bag ...and no more. You are unlikely to do yourself any harm with the few feet available to us in most locations where we take our enemas, ....but if you are connected to a shower directly, the pressure can jump to your service pressure in the water lines ....perhaps from a water tower 150' high?? Now its pretty certain that your butthole can't withstand that kind of pressure and you will have major leaking before you explode yourself, but the hazard is truly there. Anytime you reduce the flow to zero, the pressure goes to full system pressure. Just a thought.

It's always nice to see a bag hanging high like the sword of Damocles above you, you can't escape it.

Using a 2 litre irrigator (bucket) for all my enemas, a bottom high of 40 cm above my anus is ideal when lying in SIMMS position. This allows high enemas with a colon tube inserted as deep as comfortable and a mildly soapy solution without cramping. It is a unique feeling entering the warm enema slowly into my intestines.

All of my childhood enemas turned into uncomfortable difficult affairs filled with bouts of sharp cramping. I see now my Mom would either hang or hold the bag higher than recommended. The bag height would be at three to four feet above my anus.