Quick, low volume enema ?

I want to try enema but don't really like to use those enema bags which requires me stay at a fixed position for a extended period of time. I have an 8.oz syringe, is it possible to perform enema with just 8.oz of fluid ? What kind of recipe should I use for small volume enema ? Would epsom salt work ?

Liquid glycerin would almost certainly be effective.

Transfixxed, a 50:50 mixture of plain water and glycerin will work very well. It will prove impossible to retain for more than a few minutes. Stay near the toilet.

A quickie bulb enema can be very effective for a rectal cleanout. Various recipes can increase the purgative effects. I sometimes fill the bathroom sink with warm water and inject a bulbful or 2 or 3 for a quick cleanse. This helps to alleviate any problems with hemorrhoids or other irritation. I always enjoy a large volume enema session, but those quickie enemas with a bulb can be a lifesaver when needed.

I think the others have given you suggestions to use enema solutions that will be too rough on a beginner.

You will regret using straight or even 50-50 glycerine and water. I wouldn't use epsom salts either until you know how things feel.

Use PLAIN WATER until you get used to enemas.

8-12 oz glycerin 3 parts glycerin to one part water. 20-25 minutes after injection, you should be through the first round

I agree totally with Susie, start with plain warm water. You can add soap or other things later. If one bulb doesn't do it, repeat as needed.

As someone who grew up with the bulb. I have a special fondness for a bulb syringe. Even from the beginning as I was learning, I would often slip the nozzle in and out several times before squirting any water in. Isn't that part of the fun?

I would listen to Susie. I have often used just a plain pint of warm tap water and had results.

I'll "third" that. If there is stuff in your rectum, as little as 4 oz. of water may cause an urge to move your bowels.

As you "graduate" on enema-taking, you could try cold water for additional stimulation. Eventually, glycerine is the ultimate small-volume enema. Personally, I like it undiluted, in which case half an ounce will produce a really strong urge to go.

I personally do not think that plain water can be effective at all as liquid for low volume enema. My experience is that without having soap/glycerin added small volume enemas do not do too much. Furthermore, I can not recall a single medical textbook which advised to use plain water for so called clysters.

What I would suggest is to start with 10-15% glycerin or soap added to water -- and see what happens. If that is too soft, just try another injection with more additive.

Ginnie, I live in RI and know that as a grown man that I always feel that nurturing touch of a female nurse when she gives me an enema. Are you open to giving a guy who suffers fom IBS an enema on occasion? If so send me a reply to terry5771@verizon.net. Maybe we could share some experiences.

Terry

Had a quick low volume enema yesterday, using plain warm water, did it because i hadnt been for two days if yesterday is included.

Stood at the bathroom sink and used my higginsons syringe, did maybe ten squirts which i think is less than a pint, only soap i used was a little to lube my hole for the pipe.

Didnt want to use much water or soapy water as i simply wanted a cleanout before i went off to work, so as not to find i need the loo later when there wont be one, and to have no after effects later as can happen with a full on enema.

For low volume, like less than 2 quarts, but at least 1 quart. I like salt and soda with a little Epsom salt in filtered water and aloe vera. This gives good results in the following days, with healthy outputs giving that sense of well being. Try pint of aloe, pint of water, heat to 105f. Stir in Teaspoon full each of salt, soda and Epsom salt.