Trouble taking enema....

Hi, I have a question. I recently started taking enemas again (solo, at home). I'm having trouble taking a bag enema. It seems like the moment the water is flowing I feel an amazingly powerful urge to release, and I can't seem to get more than a 1/4 of a bag before I can't help but go. I know that when I had enemas several years ago that was not a problem.

Any ideas or suggestions? I'd like to get to taking a full bag.

I had that problem I start on the left side, sims position, take as much as I can then clamp it off for short time often moved to knee chest position and some deep breathing. Usually changing positions help with movement of water. This helped me because I am like you I had done enemas then quit and now started again and solo. Hope this helps.

I sometimes have this problem and I am not sure why. I think it has a lot to do with not being relaxed and perhaps too fast a flow. What about not fighting it and just letting go? Then start again after a few minutes when some of blockages have been released. Also just the right water temperature seems to make a difference. Best of luck!

Wear clothing that is loose fitting. No underwear below the ribcage.

On your own bed is the best place, because you have a comfort zone there. Failing that, at least put a pillow under your knees. In a perfect world, If you are a male, you want the same size pillow under your chest. If you are a female, you want the one under the knees just a little bit higher to allow for the breasts.

Make sure you are doing knee-chest, NOT knee-head, that will just give you a sore neck.

Hang the bag so it is approximately 28-36 inches above where your rectum will be when you are in position. Make sure there is a clock where you can read it when in position.

Pee first. Use knee-chest position, so gravity is your friend, not your enemy. Don't hurry. Relax!! Have an old washcloth or hand towel around that is in easy reach, so that you have something to bite down on, or squeeze if things get rough.

Get into position. Wait a minute or two before inserting the applicator.

Make sure the applicator is pointed toward your navel. Make sure it is all the way in.

Wait another minute or two.

RELAX!!!

Take a couple of the deepest breaths you can. Minimum two. No maximum, as many as you feel you need.

Breathe in. Open the valve and breathe out. It will take a few seconds, but you should feel it running. You WILL feel some bloating, and cramping. it's part of the process. Using the bite rag at this point, or just running it through your hands and squeezing it can help. WHATEVER YOU DO, STAY IN POSITION!!! If you got the bag height right, on the first round, when you're still full of poop, it should run about a quart per minute. I find it better to NOT look at the bag too often. Never look at it too long between the time you hang it, and the time it is all in. You'll just scare yourself!!

Take every drop you can. Then you can look up at the bag, and see if there is any left. If there is, leave the applicator in, give yourself a minute or two, and try to take the rest. When the bag is flat, you're done! Now the issue is retention. If the applicator is the straight "drug store" type, I find you are better off taking it out. If it is a flared, "old fashioned" type, my experience is that you are better off leaving it in.

Deep breathing is part of the retention process. You will be on the roller-coaster. One minute you'll feel a strong urge to run to the toilet. the next, you'll feel some bloating and fullness but not so bad. That cycle will repeat. The peaks eventually will get stronger. the valleys won't go all the way down any more. Your goal is 15 minutes, but don't focus on that the first time. Just hold it as long as you possibly can! When you are sure you can't hold it, walk fast but don't run, to the toilet. Putting your hands above your head, and leaning forward a little can help. When you do get to the toilet, RELAX!! let it come at it's OWN pace. You will get one large, watery expulsion right away, and several more over the next minutes. A 2-qt enema should take about 20 minutes to fully expel. Wait at least 20, better 30 minutes after the last expulsion before repeating. Take it easy during that time. Nothing too strenuous.

Let us know how it goes.

Good luck!

Love Lisa.

Lisa has good suggestions there.

I find that when I have trouble getting a full bag to go in me, the culprit is almost always a pocket of gas up there somewhere. The volume of the water tries to compress the gas, which in turn presses against the colon walls, resulting in an uncontrollable urge to evacuate. I suggest you try taking anti-gas pills (like Gas-X) fifteen minutes or so before the enema.

Also, it's much easier to get a full bag in if you first work your way up the colon from the lower end to upper by taking a series of little enemas and evacuating them, thus cleaning off the "playing field" of solids and gas before you go for volume. It works like a charm for me.

Hugs,

Diane

I been taking enemas for years with no troubles except at the beginning. Recently I started taking Klonopin and seems my enemas are very difficult to retain. Cramps are worse nut a good thing. I like cramps. A cramping enema makes for a more intence orgasm

I have trouble taking more than a cup or two initially. Once I have expelled the poop I can take the whole bag. I also believe in lying down for the enema. I use the Sims position or on my back. I don't care for the contortions of the knee chest position unless someone else is giving it to me. I also believe that

the bag should be no more than 18 inches high. A slow flow rate is just better for taking the whole bag.

I, too, have trouble taking enemas at times. But, I have found that if I take gas x or the Wal-Mart brand along with a couple of cups of coffee about 30 min. prior to my taking of my enema. I do not like gas and I definitely do not like cramps.

All these suggestions listed below are excellent. I too can hold much less upon my first fillings. And for me it really is a case of clearing the waste in my rectum first before moving my colon tube further up and taking greater quantities of water. So take a little liquid and if you need to expel go ahead. Each successive filling will likely be greater than the previous one as you begin to clear your colon. I really don't know how my body is going to react until I start and each enema I take is not exactly like the one before in terms of how much I take or how long it takes before I need to expel.

So listen to your body and go with the flow!

All these suggestions listed below are excellent, but what I have found is that your body get use to enemas. Every week, or even a month

after you have taken one, I feel your body can still have some effect by them, as to your ability to take another one. After a few times taking enemas, you will be up to taking more in. Getting use to enemas is what I struggle with. If I don't have an enema at least once a week, the next time I do an enema I will struggle with it. IF I do them more often I feel as if can take much more, although I may become more dependent on them. I wish they were more socially excepted and everyone could enjoy being use to them.

I don't have problems if I do the following: Start slow, take about a cup full at a time then massage the lower abdomen. Use warm water, about 105 degrees as measured with a thermometer (I use a quality meat thermometer). Add a tablespoon each of baking soda and table salt to the water. After about a quarter of a bag I find that the water has passed any kinks, gas pocket or poo in the lower bowel and that the remainder can be taken easily.

Slow the flow, use warmer water and massage your abdomen.

LAY FLAT ON YOUR BACK so you can have a relaxed body.

If you are in any other position, especially knee-chest, which would be THE WORST for you, because your body isn't relaxed while trying to hold that position. How can you be relaxed when you are on your knees holding your butt in the air and bent over with your head against the floor????

Slow flow, warm water is madatory , HOT masturbation will help you too and far away than you are imaginating .

One of the fundamental laws of physics is that two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time. That brings in Liquidsky's point, if your lower colon is full of poop, your enema solution can't occupy that same space. So a small enema to clear things out will enable you to take more in a few minutes later.

As several have pointed out, it is easier to take warmer solution. For me, the height of the bag and/or the rate of flow don't seem to matter much, but that may be just me. But warmer definitely makes a difference.

And as LisaK noted, relax. It isn't a race against the clock.

Well said Quincy, I have always advised others to take a small one first, then go with the larger, very warm bag full.

I have the same problem. One secret is to relax. A second has already been mentioned here before - do a small enema or use either a Flet or a glycerine suppository to begin. The real enema should go deeply into you but getting rid of the poop "at the door" will be a help. I'll have to try "hot" masturbation next time - sounds like a great way to distract the bowel from getting too excited.

No matter how full of poo the colon seems to be, it can actually hold much more - otherwise you couldn't hold a fart at all when you are really full. As Susie says, the trick is to get it to relax. I use a colon tube to get the solution almost up to the top of the descending colon. From that point of entry, the enema is not initially forcing its way up the bowel, but rather filling the space at the top. Once that is full, it seems easier for the solution to get around the sharp bend with the transverse colon and continue the fill without producing cramps. I add my voice to all the others who have agreed that hotter is easier to get in, and that slower is best of all. I can get 4 1/2 litres in with a full bowel and without any cramps at all provided it goes slowly, taking 10-15 minutes for the fill.

The long fill time means that the real cramps start sooner after the fill is all in, and the holding can be more difficult. But I can usually manage 12 minutes or a bit more.

Johnny

"if" it is that "gas pocket!!' lie on your back with a pillow under your butt, use the 'enema' nozzle and route the hose upward towards the bag. The air "bubble" will rise to the top of your rectum and when it tries to find the "top" and goes up the tube be ready for a big "Woooosh!!!" as the air comes out. If you have a "clear bag/bucket" you will see it too!!

with a "Click!!,"

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