Does the "Tradition" Continue With the Next Generation?

Many of us grew up with an enema bag being a permanent fixture and stored in the bathroom, etc.

Wondering if future generations will continue to introduce their children to the process or at least explain the options available?

My sense is with the exception of folks like us that visit and contribute on this site....... there will be less recognition of enemas down the line.

Future generations will miss some great opportunities for enjoyment and the positive health aspects of enemas!

Thoughts???????????

Unfortunately Alpha, I think your thoughts are dead-on with regard to future generations being introduced to enemas and coming to the realization they might actually enjoy them.

Big pharma and big medical associations frown on the process and would rather sell you some expensive medicine that may or may not work while you wait to see if any relief is provided. Time in medical settings also dictates what gets applied as our society is entrenched in the "do more with less" mentality now and nurses have better things to do than provide an enema when they can pop a pill in your gullet and hope for the best...

As a mom of twin daughters now entering the "Terrible twos" As annoying as they can be I have to say I hope they don't like enemas as much as I do.

But then again,. the fruit falls only so far from the tree!

I exist because two enema lovers found each other. My husband has been very open minded and tolerent.

If they show intrest, I'll teach them the right way, If they don't that's probably better anyway.

Unfortunately, I think Lisa K is very much the exception when it comes to being open minded about passing down enema information to children. I think now, those discovering enemas are entering the category at adult age for reasons of doing them for health reasons, role play in BDSM, getting ready for anal play and or like them as part of being anal erotic. So that pathway of discovery / experience that took place in the Golden Age for many children has pretty much gone away. Now the enema users of today are probably far fewer compared to the Golden Age but maybe far more enthusiastic.

No. Of course not. Many of us "senior" klysmos experienced a period in our youth when enemas were accepted as proper treatment for a variety of ills. A variety of rubber enema equipment was available in every drugstore, Sears and Mongomery Ward's catalogs always had a page or two of "hygiene" gear, and seeing an enema bag and hose hanging on a towel bar or robe hook in a bathroom was commonplace. We were introduced to being cleaned out as a regular and necessary practice in our youth, and "discovered" somewhere around puberty that those dreaded enemas from mom could actually provide an intense pleasure never before experienced. And so here we are.

Thanks, in large, to Big Pharma youth today can grow up without ever seeing the equipment or experiencing an enema. Surely there will always be a fringe of society that explores sexual fetishes, including enemas, but I doubt very much there will be many that will know the pleasures of a relaxing, erotic enema with a like-minded partner or of an intensely satisfying solo enema/masturbation session.

I think the enema is on its way back. Maybe not to the extent that it was during the "Golden Age", but if you see the number of health sites promoting enema use as a health practise, there is little doubt in my mind that the enema is experiencing a resurgence which is likely to continue in future.

I told my own daughter some years back to go get herself an enema bucket from the pharmacy, after her complaining about IBS and constipation, and she did. It solved her distress, and I'm sure she takes them for pleasure nowadays, too. Won't admit it, of course. But a parent kinda knows...

With the push for "organic" this and "natural" that, I think it is inevitable that the enema will ultimately make a comeback! After all, what is more natural than a saline enema to relieve constipation? Enemas have been used for thousands of years when only "natural" remedies were available. It may never resemble the Golden Age of enemas, but I'm betting that there will be a resurgence in their use.

And to think, we were ahead of the curve!!

Deb

Thanks to all that responded to this post.................appreciated!

Both of my daughters received enemas since they were young. My wife at that time and I both got enemas growing up. We talked it over and chose to use enemas for our children too. We used them for constipation, fever reduction and a way to maintain good health. We both gave them enemas, but their mom gave them most often. We exposed them to enemas as being a part of life, there was no shame or trams associated with them having routine and regular enemas. They got enemas through their teen years, where they were encouraged to self administer.

My oldest daughter has her own enema bag in her bathroom for a few years now. The younger one is a lot more secretive, but their mom learned she gets enemas from her older sister. They both know theta mom and dad use enemas too.

My wife got enemas as a child and thinks, and I would tend to agree, that an enema is the quickest way to relieve a constipated child straining on the toilet (constipation should not be a chronic problem in children, but it does occur and it's sometimes really no fun for the child).

We also think that some moderate quantity of water and a nice bowel movement after can ease the pressure and make somebody with a queasy stomach feel better.

Despite that, we do not give enemas to our children. If it became known we'd be considered at best weirdos doing hazardous alternate health remedies, at worst child abusers.

Always have a bag hanging in bathroom kids & grandkids know what it is for don't push but always answer questions let their imaginations lead them.

I doubt it very much. Most people under 50 today, think of the disposables when they think enema. We klysmo's are a dying breed.

Many U.S. pharmacies don't even carry syringes today, just disposables. I read a post here that in the U.K., you have to go to "sex shops" to get enema equipment. Most of us use on-line companies to buy syringes, or purchase from E-Bay, or Amazon. Rubber equipment is just not a big seller in pharmacies, so they have to use their shelf space to carry other items that DO sell.

U.S. Big Pharma., doesn't give a hoot about this very small market of enema equipment. The only companies that even care about it are C.B. Fleet and the makers of generic disposables. ALL of the U.S. companies that used to make rubber goods (Davol, Goodrich, U.S. Rubber) have gotten out of that business and most of those items are now made overseas.

Medical associations have no "conspiracy" to stamp out enemas. They are all about using less labor intensive procedures, that give nursing personnel time to do more important things, like pass meds, wound care, IV care, etc. That is why we don't see things that were done routinely in hospitals in the 50's, not done anymore: Nightly back rubs, bed baths, changing bed linens with patients in the bed.

Unfortunately not. My nieces got enemas regularly when they were young but these days the mention of an enema elicits a loud "ewwwwwwww!"

As a kid there was always an enema bag hanging off a nail on the back of the bathroom door. This was common in many households that I visited. This was in the early 50's but it seems as time goes on you don't see this anymore and the talk of enemas is never heard though colonics are in style. My wife never got an enema as a child so an enema bag was rare around our house. The kids never got enemas and the tradition is carried on. I bought an enema bag for her in case she needed a douche but it has seen little use as an enema bag. She still has no use for an enema but she did get super constipated after a surgery and had to use it. What is the most constipating food in the world?

Allen

Enemas may never regain the level of the "golden age" but I think debgirl, post 7, is probably right. With the trend towards organic and natural things, I think there will be many who reject the chemical laxatives and disposable enemas.

I agree with jimmyt (post 12), thoughtful and sensible, although debgirl (7) also makes a good point about trending toward natural and organic. Online and colon care clinics have kept the sale of enema bags going to a certain extent, but I can't imagine ever seeing a return to the so called Golden Age of syringes hanging on the back of most bathroom doors or drying in showers. I had home nursing in the 1980s and was given old fashioned SSE and water enemas, but those took a lot more time than squeezing in a Fleet, which seems to be the norm today. Even temp taking now takes a few seconds compared to a glass thermometer. There was little for a nurse to do while waiting 3 minutes or so waiting for the thermometer to register -- add prep to take a rectal and that's even more time. Hospital and home care are governed mainly by the insurance companies, it's how many reimbursable charges squeezed into each hour and how much the drug companies can make from disposables that seem to be most important today. Those of us who still take or give an old fashioned cleansing enema when it's needed appreciate the health benefits of the Golden Age. And so I was pleased when my older daughter called a few weeks ago with unusually painful premenstrual cramps and asked me about adding baking soda to a warm water enema. She did learn from me at home but I think this is more than unusual today than is the norm.

My daughter got a couple of enemas growing up and I would guess not more than a handful. But I know that she also owns an enema bag so I will assume that she takes them on occasion, but I have not discussed it with her so I certainly don't know under what circumstances. To continue with some of the other threads I can attest to her interest in things being natural and organic so it would logically follow that she would prefer some quantity of warm water over a squeeze bottle of chemicals or pills of some kind..

I respect choices others have made here however , my principal concern is to allow total independence of all children and youth,to not be influenced or directed in any way in this interest..I would never try to have influence in this arena..My child can be herself as she may choose as she develops and grows older...this is my choice to protect her childhood and personal freedom, from any parental choices of what is exciting to the parents..imho..comments?

I agree 100% with you yosayyes, very well put.

At 73 years old, My kids are grown and my oldest grand daughter has two bachelors degree, is an RN and working on a master's degree. My wife, now a deceased RN, despised enemas and would not administer any to the kids. I believe this attitude was passed to my, now adult, kids and on to the grand children. There is little hope for the propagation of the practice there. However, all three of my children knew that I took enemas regularly and still do. I also have a Colon Hydrotherapy instrument installed in my bathroom and keep hoping that one or all of them will ask me about it.

As to the return to thee good old days of an enema a day for good health, I have to vote no on that notion. Like Debgurl however, there may be some whose practice of "Alternative Medicine" and Colon Hydrotherapy can promote the practice. That's especially true for home use as hygiene and good health practice. The enema bags have disappeared from the druggists' shelves and again not likely to return. In this age of people seeking good health, it's time for enema "activists" to storm the ramparts, or is it the bathrooms. At the same time some indication of interest in the practice does exist in people of all ages and sites like this one can help keep it alive and help to bring it back. We need to spread the word because an enema a day keeps the doctor away!

As a woman in my (very) early 60's my own kids are very much adult and parents themselves. I have never asked if they use enemas with their own family as its nothing to do with me and not something I have any interest in bringing it up. Certainly I know my mom and grandmother all took and gave and I gave enemas when needed to mine. Having been at my eldest's over Christmas I know there is enema equipment in their bathroom.

I don’t think enemas are going to be used very much anymore. Modern day parents do not use them much.

I think unless you are really into cleansing and health, they are mostly used in BDSM scenarios and for sexual pleasure today, but you need to find that person that makes you crave your first experiences for the pleasure and pain that was imprinted on your brain.

Anyone agree?

Based on some market research, the market for enema products will grow from $1.82B to $3.93B from 2024 to 2032. That’s a Combined Annual Growth Rate of 11.2%. The greatest growth is in home health care market. While the market analysis doesn’t address recreational use, I’m assuming “home health care“ also includes that aspect as well as accounting for the aging generation need for bowel relief.

Enemas aren’t dying out!

https://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/enema-based-products-market-4370#:~:text=Enema%20Based%20Products%20Market%20Size,period%20(2024%20%2D%202032).

Anal sex is getting more socially acceptable. I wonder if it will lead to more clean outs and recreational use.

I grew up with a love hate relationship with the enema bag that was in our bathroom, always on full display.

I can’t remember the last time I saw the word enema in a patients chart at work… It is definitely something that has fallen out of use in the society I live in.