Holding your enema

I find that if I can manage to hold my enema (usually 4 soapy qts) for 10 minutes I have a much easier time in expelling it. I find that goats milk soap from optimal health network gives me a good clean out and does not produce a great urgency. If I have made the water too soapy and can't hold it for more than a couple of minutes it usually take me much longer to empty out. I also like the feeling of being filled to capacity and enjoy laying / sitting with my bowels full. I take an occasional coffee enema of 4 qts (diluted) and try to hold this for 15-20 minutes as I have read that you get a lot more benefit from the coffee enema if you can retain it long enough for the body to process it.

Does anyone else like to retain for 10 minutes or so??

I can usually retain 2 quarts for 20 to 30 minutes. sometime you have to move from a certain position to ease the full sensation.

If I use a 36" colon tube, and have had a good cleasning enema first, I can usually take 3 full quarts of hot soapy water and hold it for 8 to 10 minutes. My tummy will be noticably distended, and when I'm ready to release, the result will be a powerful bowel movement. It's a great way to end a stressful workday, and get a good "cleaning out" at the same time!

You are better women and men than I am. I can retain 10 glycerin suppos for about an hour but a 1 1/2 qt enema I'm lucky to hold it 5 minutes.

Usually 10 minutes for 1-2 quarts of saline solution for me, but my partner can hold it for much longer without any problems.

Half of the time I take an enema (2-3 per week) it is administered with a 30" colon tube fully inserted (the one I use is silicon) This is not the same as the "hose" that comes with a drugstore bag. It is designed to be inserted into the colon. I find I can easily retain for 10 - 20 minutes. On occasion I use a 48" colon tube that I got from OHN. The 48" tube is a real challenge to insert fully and I don't usually make it but when I do it is an incredible feeling.

I can usually take a two quart without difficulty. I experience constipation more frequently then I would like to. I use either a warm water sea salt enema or a mild soap suds enema followed by a rinse when I am uncomfortably constipated. My problen is that I cannot retain the enema, I usually cramp up severely and cannot hold the solution. I almost have to expel right away; I have experienced several accidents. This also happens with subsequent enemas after the initial enema. I am an older male who has been using enemas for constipation and severe colds for years and I always have experienced the retention problem. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what if anything can Ido to aid in the retention of the enema? Someone suggested a retention nozzle, however wouldn't this make the cramping more severe and increase the potential for harm? I usually feel good after taking the enema but I am sure that I am not achieving the desired result because the enema has not had a chance to completely do its job without the proper retention. Someone else suggested using a bulb syringe first before taking the bag enema but I have difficulty doing this alone, I have tried it. Any valid suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

To take a 3 qt enema is very comforting for me. i have no problem holding the water for 10 or more minutes.

There is no danger in holding longer. The water will eventually be absorbed. I have read of people who have taken a smaller (1 qt or so) enema and held it overnight. By the morning there is no liquid left just a really soft stool. When I take a coffee enema I try for 18-20 minutes as this allows the coffee more time to be absorbed.

My first 2qt. I can only hold about 5min.

after that I can hold 3.5qts about 10 to 12 min. and then I think I will explode.

I usually use 2 liters of Salt and soda and hold it for 10 to 30 minutes. I have held a Dr. Bronners soap and soda for an hour, and could have gone longer. I have held a soda only enema for 4 hours with no cramping at all. I usually have it about 100 deg. the warmer the better.

If I clean out first, and follow up with a coffee enema, I can hold the third one a long time.

I've found some days I can retain better than others. Also it depends on enema mix used. I can usually hold longer after the inital enema.

Havent been into enemas that much, due to mlack of privacy and decent equipment, but when i get a chance to play I can usually hold it about 10-15 minutes. Using plain tapwater, which is fine in this region (even hardly any lime in it either 😃)

I can retain a soapy enema for about 5 mins 😜

I can retain a saline or soda one for at least 20 mins sometimes longer. 😄

I take a daily five quart hot coffee, honey and epsom salts enema with either a 30" colon tube or a six-inch torpedo nozzle. My usual routine is to retain it for twenty minutes-five minutes each on my left side (how I administer it), my right side, my tummy,and my back, with a pillow elevating my pelvis. I've been doing this daily for a long time, so retention longer than this is not difficult, but it can be less if my enema is hotter than normal or if I've missed a day or more and I'm abnormally in need of cleaning. I usually leave the nozzle inside me during my retain time, or replace it with an inflatable butt plug, either of which aids retention. I had a lover once who forced me to retain my enemas for longer than 45 minutes by making me get dressed and taking me out in public for a walk when I was full. I loved that! If I couldn't hold it, I had to let go through my clothes or in a semi-public place where I could expel. This was great training for the routine I have now that I pursue an enemarotic lifestyle alone.

Two quarts, 15 - 20 minutes. Four quarts, 15 - 20 seconds, then RUN! I've found the colon tube is fun to use especially if I can get it to go in about twenty-four inches, but I find it can be quite messy; best done in the tub. Anybody else have the same problem?

I find retention time varies greatly. Sometimes I have to go immediately and others I can hold it a while. I agree it depends what is in the solutlion makes a difference also. Soap - got to go right away.

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I find retention time varies greatly. Sometimes I have to go immediately and others I can hold it a while. I agree it depends what is in the solutlion makes a difference also. Soap - got to go right away.

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I find the time varies for me to. If I do a real small enema (like a bulb or 2) frist and expel that, and then take the bag I can take more and hold it longer. - Vicki

Sometimes expelling is easy other times more difficult, until I read this thread I hadn't thought that retention time might play a role.

Sometimes I hold almost no time, other probably around 10 or so minutes...

I use a double balloon rectal catheter so I can retain my enemas for 30 min or more I retain 2 quarts or more and yes I cramp Kelvin

How long can you hold your Enema & how much water can you hold ??

I can work up to about 3 quarts. Retention has always been hard for me, but I do try to hold for at least 5 minutes.

2 and some time 3 Qt. I can hold till my body adsorbs it. I love a very slow over night enema and use a 26 to 34 FR 30 cc catheter nozzle that will stay in till the next day. Then I will add water till I have to go.

I can hold 4qts for 30 mins., hold 1/2 qt over night 2qts a hour

For a cleansing enema, some people like to hold it 15-20 minutes or more and then expel it. Taking a total time of say, 30 minutes.

My preference for a good cleaning is to take the enema, hold it for a minute or two while vigorously massaging the abdomen, then expel it and take another one. In the same 30 minute period, you will definitely get a better cleanse taking two enemas and not holding them for an appreciable time than taking one enema and holding it for an extended time. The idea is to get the water in, break up the feces, and expel it and do it again. The repeated in and out-flow is more important than holding the enema.

Of course, if the distention and pressure of holding it is what turns you on, then that is what you should do!

Here are a couple of suggestions:

1) add a tablespoon of baking soda to your warm-water enema. It is quite soothing and will permit you to retain the enema for much longer.

2) try the locust yoga pose

http://www.santosha.com/asanas/shalabha.html

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/789

http://www.yogacards.com/yoga-postures-2/locust-pose-shalabhasana.html

while you hold this pose your cheeks are squeezed tightly together and you won't leak. This is a good way to build muscle tone while taking an enema.

enjoy

I'm told the addition of salt will keep you from absorbing water. Apparently, if one absorbs too much water, one's electrolytes become unbalanced and one can feel dizzy. I've never experienced this problem and I don't use salt; but it can't hurt. The baking soda will definitely soothe the colon and prevent cramping and the immediate need to expel the enema.

I think a warm-water enema with salt and baking soda is called a Mae West enema - maybe it is something Mae West made famous??

Now that I think of it, when one has a real thorough cleaning in preparation for a colonoscopy, one is given a real salty concoction and told to drink lots of water. The salty water ends up going right through you because your body doesn't absorb the salt water. That's probably why ship-wrecked sailors can't use seawater to slack their thirst.

I second that suggestion. Playing with a male or female's naughty bits during an enema session is almost for sure going to mellow them out and get them to take more volume with outh them eveing being aware of it. Both me and my wife have had enemas where we started getting uncomfortable, and so we began to touch the genital area with stimulation in mind. Often times I will zone out, and not realize that I took the whole bag, Similarly, my wife will say that she is done, but the bag has been empty for minutes, but she did not notice because she was focusing on breathing and achieving orgasm. Good hint. Using a bulb as a pre-cleanout alsl helps.

Naughtydoc

If what I say helps, or you agree, feel free to bump the Karma

I don't have that much experience, just with warm water, but often I have the feeling that I could hold it forever. In the first thirty minutes there's no need to go to the toilet. Is this normal????

I would recommend lying on your stomach as best position for holding it a long time.

There is no set rule for holding a large volume enema for everyone.What works for one may not work for the other.However,soap and cool water are more difficult to hold very long.Warm water and salt are easier to hold.I've found no differance with baking soda.The more solution you take,the greater the pressure,so how long you can hold depends on your capacity.As for me,35min w/2qt.20min w/2 1/2qt,10min w/3qts 5min w/3 1/2qts.let the good times flow. w/m 72yrs/W.MA