Not properly cleaning bags,colon tubes etc

Consequences of not cleaning equip properly ??

I don't wanna sound gross but sometimes I just rinse/wipe lets say colon tube without boiling it or other sterile methods.What are the consequences ?

Same kinds of infections that can live in raw sewage. Because that' exactly what it is!!

As long as there is only one user, it will not make any difference.

I agree with Trucker.

hankb

It is ALWAYS a good idea to at least wash in hot soapy water. Add a dash of rubbing alcohol or bleach to kill bacteria. It only takes a little extra time and will also save your equipment from deteriorating!!! Take those extra few minutes!!!

I think this is one area where my being a "clean freak" has paid off over the years. I want my equipment to be clean every time I use it. So, before it's put away after a session, I use hot soapy water to clean everything including the hose attached to the bag. My weapon of choice: Dawn dish washing soap. It's easy on the rubber components, it cleans thoroughly and removes all traces of Vaseline from my silicone colon tube. I keep a bottle of Dawn under the sink in our bathroom specifically for cleaning enema gear.

Letting your bags, tubes and nozzles air dry is another important step. I never put anything away that is even slightly damp. Even damp equipment will breed mold. So, bone dry is the only way to go!

Have fun and play safe (and clean)!

Deb

I can still remember how my mother would use Listerine to rinse out the enema bag and its hose. Never heard of anyone else ever using it for that, but it is supposed to kill germs and the original flavor certainly tasted bad enough.

Thanks for that tip about Dawn, Deb. I just normally use liquid hand soap and warm water. Then hang up to dry. If extra dirty, I use a small amount of bleach. The latex tubing seems to be harder to keep free of mildew growth. But, it's easy to replace. Expensive nozzles are a different story.

I simply use a mixture of bleach and water to clean out my gear.

It does matter wether one person or many clean , bleach, air dry or suffer mold poising, just to name one.

I'm guilty of being lax in the area of equipment cleaning. However I am the only user. If I get bacterial from my nozzle, it was my bacteria in the first place. But if equipment is shared, that would be a totally different story.