Soap as laxative

I've been curious to try out soap as a laxative for a while now. But I'm rather cautious to what to use, as not just any soap is suitable for rectal use.

I often see brands like Ivory, Saddlesoap, or whatever. But those seem to be brands, or kinds of soap in the USA.

I live in the Netherlands. What kinds of soap are available in Europe / Netherlands, suitable for anal insertion / use as a laxative?

I would say use Ivory Soap?

Heard somewhere of soap actually being swallowed to induce pooping, but must taste horrible, or ?

My ex, (which I spoke of before) used strictly Ivory soap. I still remember the sight of the bar in a special pot of hot water, melting and the smell of it before she took it to temp and then administered it. It was certainly effective and cramping.

I can normally hold a full dove bar lathered up in pink soapy bubble bath when taking a bath for about 20-30 min then give it a rinse and a good nother soapy scrub afterwards. 🫧 Feel so clean afterwards but normally have to put a lot of bubbles on it to slip and slide it up to fart bubbles…

As a change from Ivory Soap, I'd used Dove soap for my enemas. Oh, it produced a very slippery expulsion and the cramps were very strong.

Are soap sticks a constipation relief for adults still in use?

A soap suppository made of curd soap, soaked in hot water for 20 minutes. 20 maximum 30 minutes longer I can't hold it.

Complete bowel cleansing …of course there is nothing better for me

I've been curious to try out soap as a laxative for a while now. But I'm rather cautious to what to use, as not just any soap is suitable for rectal use.

I often see brands like Ivory, Saddlesoap, or whatever. But those seem to be brands, or kinds of soap in the USA.

While @sirwilliam55 has had good experiences with saddle soap in UK, I wouldn't recommend it in the US. Here saddle soap is “a proprietary blend” and usually has undisclosed ingredients.

Glycerin soap, Castile/Marseilles soap, or another basic toilet soap with few added ingredients will work (NEVER use antibacterial soaps). Laundry soap may have unreacted lye which would be dangerous.

So I did this in younger years. Took ivory soap and took out a chunk. Put it up there and in about 8 min I lost all control. It irritated so much I'm scared to do it again.

My mom would give me soap sticks when we were traveling. She had a collection of soap that she would take out of motels along the way. Usually these were usually Ivory. I would get them anytime she thought I needed help to poop. Sometimes in the motel, sometimes in the car along the road, and sometimes she would put me over her knee at a picnic table at a rest area & I would have to run to the bathroom. She pushed them a full finger length so I couldn't push them back out before they worked.

My mother was a firm believer in soap stick to help me go if hadn't been daily, got soap up the bum, it depended on what soap was used some worked much faster than others

@vinni which one worked quickest ?

I find Ivory bars are the gold standard. Gentle on the insides and a pleasant aroma which brings back childhood experiences. Another good one is Dr. Bronners “baby mild” liquid castile soap.

Ivory soap as a soap stick was used when I grew up by my parents. Still use ivory soap now when I run out of glycerine suppositories. Use ivory soap for enemas or dr bonners.

Growing up my dad gave me soap sticks pretty regularly. He would cut a sliver and soak it in a glass of water and then insert it. If I ever acted up he would cut a bigger piece.

A couple times I really pissed him off and refused it, so I ended up with Irish spring instead. And a spanking. I should have just taken the sliver of ivory soap. It would have burned a lot less.

I use soap a lot to relieve constipation, occasionally wearing a nappy/ diaper, my partner will oblige occasionally, but often have to do it myself. Today however I'm using a glycerin suppository … the last one …as there was no saddle soap left. Been in me over an hour now, usually the same for soap. Ordinary hand washing soap stings but doesn't make me shit, looks like I need to go shopping for soap

Yesterday, as I was in the right mood I had a nice time experimenting on myself with a piece of baby soap, followed by 0.5 Lt warm soapy water.

I guess I would’ve been able to hold it much longer than 20 minutes (watching Netflix), but as soon as I inserted a small plug (for my bed linen‘s sake), the pressure and subtle burn experienced from the soap got really bad so that I had to go and relieve myself… why is that? Has anyone else had a similar experience? 😄

The cleansing effect was great though!

@lucid_dream I guess inserting the plug pushed the soap to contact the rectum lining more forcibly thus increasing the effectiveness and producing the natural bodily urge to expel ❤️

I am not constipated but i use a dove bar (rose) in the shower every morning. I soap up and start the opening to widen then insert a used bar and add water with the shower hose while my wife is still asleep - she would crap if she knew. When the bar gets down to about a quarter size i leave it in. By this time i have almost flushed myself about three times and cleaned a lot of poo out for the day. That is starting to be a morning ritual with a lot of Rose Dove. After leaving shower i insert a tampax (largest) and then about 10 in the morning it hits me and i then evac. Great feeling!

For me it depends .... mainly on when I last had a BM and when I last played with soap suppository and what soap brand I'm using. But depending on my urgency or need to have a BM beforehand, I'd say 20 /30 min. But if I'm 'empty' I can and enjoy retaining the soap stick for 2 or 3 hours, often more.

The glycerin soaps I use to get a fast result, the non glycerin soap like Imperial Leather, Shield, Dove etc I use if I want to retain for a long time....❤️

I can recommend baby soap 👍🏻, it slips in pretty good and makes your hole really smooth 😁

And on top you get this naughty tingling burn feeling that makes me horny af 😈

And if you are full there is no chance to hold it back at some moment.

Soap sticks weren’t reliable, sometimes nothing would happen after hours, other times a small return. My aide would check my rectum and would fragment and dislodge a lot of very hard impacted stool still in my rectum. My doctors also disliked even trying soap as doctors are freaky about how much, how often to get the same result as yesterday or last week.

Was wide awake in the early hours today and as i hadnt shit for several days i decided a soap suppository was called for, i use saddle soap, cut off a slice and pushed it in, lay on sofa for well over an hour with little feeling i needed to go, when i did go later there was a lot of farting and expelling of liquid, had to push hard to get any lumps out, but did eventually get some out, now i seem to be still getting return trips to toilet, must have been more bunged up than i thought !!

Soap placed directly inside my rectum by either suppository applicator or douche nozzle was not as effective a laxative compared to a bisacodyl suppository alone, when I tried it for constipation. I used to save the small used pieces of soap from bars in the shower. I would place them in a glass jar and add some water , then wait a few days for the soap to melt down and become a slippery thick soap slurry. It made a very good lubricant for enema or suppository. It also helped make it easier to go when I was badly constipated. it works best for me when used just after holding a bisacodyl suppository for 15 to 20 minutes. The soap slurry didn’t sting me in my ass as bad as a soap stick can. Jeanette

I tried soap sticks for my chronically constipated girlfriend (now my wife of 51 years) but did not find them very effective at all. While they provide some lubrication they are not successful in softening hard stool. Warm soapy water is certainly the answer for that!

Soap sticks - or anything inserted anally - can help instigate a bowel movement. RT's, fingers, pencils etc. can all work - and if you read about bowel management one method is a finger or some other anal insertion to stimulate a BM.