60 inch colon tube

I like to use my 60" colon tube for all of my enemas after I have given myself a low one using a nozzle. The trouble is that after I have been putting it in for a while or taking it out for a while, I have no real idea of how much is left to go. I solved the problem by wrapping some plastic electrical tape around it at 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 of its length. Then I can look at it and know how much is left. It also is nice to feel the marker going in or out and then my body knows, too.

hankb

I also wondered the same thing. I took a permanent marker and measured and marked the inches.....great for checking progress!!

I have been thinking about buying a colon tube and see they are offered in 36" and 60" lengths with various diameters..it's all a little confusing...I'm thinking 60" and 36 french size..does that sound about right?

Playbuddy123

The 60" 36fr. would be a good size. It is just large enough it shouldn't fold over on itself, yet still soft enough to navigate the bends. You can insert whatever length is right for that particular Enema. The silicone tubes are a lot easier to insert.

I have been thinking about buying a colon tube and see they are offered in 36" and 60" lengths with various diameters..it's all a little confusing...I'm thinking 60" and 36 french size..does that sound about right?

No, Not unless it is a stiff tube.

A 36 Fr colon tube 60" long is going to be too flexible for you to snake very far in. It will kink over on itself. You need a heavier tube if you're going to insert it that length. You really need 48 Fr if you're going that deep with the tube. Getting the tube in and geting the tube in without bending on itself is not the same thing.

I’m not sure where you could actually get a 48 Fr tube these days. But siliconenozzles.com have size 54 Fr in lengths up to 60".

Once you figure out how to do it, you can insert a 60" colon tube the whole way. I always give myself enemas while lying on my side, but that is a matter of personal preference. It is a good idea to give yourself a low enema first--I do four quarts. In that way, you will not have any really solid stuff to penetrate. When you put the tube in, some people like to have some water running through it because they think it makes it go in easier. That may be true, but the problem is that if you let the water run in too fast, your bag will be nearly empty by the time that you get it all of the way in, even if you do four quarts like I do. Give it a try and see if it works for you. I push it in perhaps 1-3 inches and then pull it out a little ways, perhaps an inch and then another 1-3 inches and so on until it is all of the way in. It may take nearly five minutes, but feeling it going in and out is part of the pleasure. The reason for moving it in and out is the tip may get hung up as you go around a corner or in the undulations of the intestine. After it is all of the way in, you can turn on the water. Once in a while, the hole in the tip will get clogged. In that case, you need to pull it out and start again, perhaps letting the water run at the same time. I doubt that the tip will get clogged on the third and subsequent times.

hankb

I forgot to say that I use a 32fr or 36fr, I am not sure which, 60" colon tube, and, despite what our esteemed moderator says, I can get it in all of the way if I do it the way I stated,

hankb

If you use a Higginson pump you don’t need to pull the tube back out to clear a blocked tip.

Switchable is right. The tube I have is to flexible. It kinks and will not go around bends.

I wish their were more option for these tubes

I have ben using a colon tube for my enemas for a couple of years. i used to have a lot of trouble with the tube kinking then i read on this forum to put string trimer line inside the tube to prevent kinking that has worked well for me no more kinks or atleast if it does kink it does not block the flow lee

My 60" tube isn't that flexible. I get it in perhaps 25 inches or so and then it feels like I'm poking the walls of my colon and I stop. Fear of putting a hole in myself puts a quick end to my adventure. I can hear a doctor asking me how I got a hole in my colon. Ah.... maybe it was those pretzels I swallowed.

About a year ago, I purchased a 36 inch 36 fr silicon colon tube only to discover that the tube was too supple and could not be inserted without bending double. I like the tube very much but I needed a way to stiffen the tube without modifying it. Wire springs were not the answer but in my search I found a roll of heavy gauge string trimmer string which was partially unrolled because it was springy. I cut a length of the string to be the same length as the tube inserted it into the tube. It was stiffer but not enough. However, two lengths of the trimmer string inserted into the tube was just right. The tube now inserts with occasional difficulty but with the two strings, goes all of the way to the Hepatic Flexure smoothly.

If you like your tube stiffer, add another string and your tube will not double over again. I found this solution because I needed a high enema and the most important part of this post is:

An enema a day keeps the doctor away.

Be very careful that your trimmer line does not protrude out of the "business end" of your tube. That plastic line is stiff enough and has enough sharp edges to penetrate the colon.

If you want TWO strands, cut a length of trimmer string twice as long as you need. Take another ordinary string, pass it through the colon tube, take the "folded in half" trimmer string and tie it to the ordinary string and use it to pull the folded over trimmer string through the colon tube, then remove the "snake string" you used to pull the trimmer string through.

Then, PRESTO, a double stranded trimer string with no sharp edges.

If you want TWO strands, cut a length of trimmer string twice as long as you need. Take another ordinary string, pass it through the colon tube, take the "folded in half" trimmer string and tie it to the ordinary string and use it to pull the folded over trimmer string through the colon tube, then remove the "snake string" you used to pull the trimmer string through.

Then, PRESTO, a double stranded trimer string with no sharp edges.

Brilliant solution!!!

You can use the same technique to tie on a small piece of sponge or gauze to a thin wire to scrub the inside of a colon tube.

Use a thin wire because a string may not pass through a colon tube. The more rigid wire always makes it through. If you can get a string through the tube, it's fine too.

Thanks for the good suggestion for safety.

Sounds like fun. I have only been administered a tube enema once. It was enjoyed. Maybe sometime I will get lucky again.... A girl can dream........

Yes colon tubes are special kind of fun for us folks, I use colon tude 30fr 36 long got it at surgery supply house, I work with Cathy's tubes and hoses, if you get the correct tube for the job it is safe and will work when used correctly , things like garden hoses washer hoses and the such are too stiff and could puncture the colon.(you don't want to know about it) .

Any way the way I slip my tube in , starting with a clean gallon bag and the supplies you need, put the colon tub on fill the bag using water about 105 f the heat relaxes you so the muscles open up so the tub Utah a free shot in I like Dr B's peppermint soap its just so soothing hang the bag hit some tunes off the phone and relax on the bed where the bag is YOU MUST BE LAYING WITH KNEES PULLED UP .left side to start lub the tube up well just about 6 ins slip the first 6 ins in your rectum and start the flow slow for a few second put more club on your an as where the hose is going in . After a few seconds with the water flowing slip the tub in adding lub as needed, the tube may stop, just pull back on the tube and open the flow faster slip the tub in again and it will go slow the flow again keep slipping the tub in lub as needed its all that ez relax and let the flow go at the rate you like and I think you will like what you get.enjoy.

Ty RXH2E

Yes colon tubes are special kind of fun for us folks, . . . . YOU MUST BE LAYING WITH KNEES PULLED UP .left side . . . .

That's purely your preference and isn't at all necessary for colon tube insertion to any particular depth.

I still use a vintage Davol rectal tube (open tip w/1 side eyelet) which my RN mom gave me in the later 60s to use on my own enema bag. It's 22"l and a 26Fr. diameter. I love it still as it slides in easy and can get it in all the way for my high rinse enemas. Plus it still gets and keeps me very hard, a nice thing at age 64! Yes Molly^, you'd love it to!

I have been trying to insert a 63f 48" colon tube for awhile...I've read the in and outs of it and the best positions..but am a little confused as to twisting it clockwise...if you are sitting down (as if on a commode) and looking down..do you twist it to your right?

I suspect that the direction of rotation is not important, just that you are rotating it.

hankb

Let your dreams come true Ms Molly

@ Hondo ^^^^ You can rotate CT both L&R (preferable) inserting using method of several inches forward & a little way back...with solution regulated but flowing.....take time and STOP if you encounter passage block...reverse back & gently repeat...if no go DONT persevere or FORCE.....until such times as process is safely accomplished.

You could simply have a measuring tape to measure the length left outside your anus then do the math. This may sound complicated but I think it is doable and you don't have to put any marks on your tube.

I have 48Fr tube that is over three feet long and I never have been able to insert it more than about 14 inches. I have another smaller tube that is a 26Fr that is about 30 inches long and I can usually insert it to its full length. It is fun to know how far you are getting up into your colon but I can usually tell from experience how far up it has traveled. I feel it making the first set of bends by my left hip bone. Once it passes that area it is off to the races and it slides easily from there. So going by feel and seeing how much is left to insert pretty much tells me how far up it has gone.

I have been able to take only 12"-15" of a colon tube. I think it was either 32f or 36f. I had to ask my friend to stop inserting because it felt like it was pushing against my colon wall too hard, maybe it was kinked. I tried it 3 or 4 times with the same result, maybe I was too chicken but I didn't want any type of injury. Even at 12"-15" it did make enemas easier to take.

#emmaj - Getting a colon tube all the way around to your caecum requires trainig to gain the skill. You should have an experienced person teach you the technique. You are very wise to stop when it began to hurt: a perforated colon can ruin your whole day! (Wink!) At best, you get to meet a bunch of real docs & nurses...at worst, you also get to know the local mortician. I love the feelings that a colon tube produces as it snakes around inside me, and it feels good coming out, too. Frankly, although it makes the enema easier to take, I find itboring...very little feeling of the rushing water. There are a lot of fun things to do while it's in there, though. Get some help, and enjoy!

Emmaj.... It is best to learn by yourself , you are the best one to know when to stop