Soap - After effect/ Irritation

I have experienced some residual effects after taking a soapy enema. These are usually quite minimal and manageable. I generally use castile soap in the hospital packet or Dr. Bronner's. These effects are not absolute and I can minimize or eliminate them with a rinse or two. In most cases, I am eliminating on a regular basis within about 24 hours. This is influenced by what I eat afterward.

Soapy enemas are quite effective if an extra boost is desired for cleansing. I otherwise use tap water for more frequent indulgences.

My Mom seemed to know exactly how much Ivory soap to swish in the family enema can so that the urge to "release" was satisfied but there was not enough residue to cause irritation and make a plain water flush unneeded. I now assume that older siblings were Mom's guinea pigs in finding the correct soap level.

I used soap only once to try and did not like it

Dr. Bronners Peppermint is great and gives a good clean-out. Don't over do it and it can be pleasant.

I have all but stopped using soap. I've used Br. B's, Ivory, J & J Baby Wash and used Kirk's Hard water Castile soap once. The Kirks dissolves very fast and gives a very strong solution that made me vomit. With my radiated rectum, I am very sensitive to soap and use tap water almost always. The few times I've used J &J Baby Wash, I get a lot of mucous expelling after being empty. I don't need my bowel mucous stripped off with my radiation burns and scarring.

Personally, I feel little residual irritating effects from dissolving a solid soap to its limit of solubility into water. I've never used a liquid soap and obviously, a liquid soap can end up with a very high concentration. Generally speaking, after a soapy enema, the rinse tends to be clearer.

I read somewhere that soap enemas can be linked to colon cancer and rectal cancer. So be very very careful there, I wouldn't want to see anyone go through that.

Also, what happened to "if you wouldn't put it in your mouth don't put it in your ass"? I think these are the words to live by.

I read somewhere that soap enemas can be linked to colon cancer and rectal cancer. So be very very careful there, I wouldn't want to see anyone go through that.

Seen the cancer thing in a family member, agree with your second statement.

Not a doctor, but in looking at what I was going to do I scoured the research I could find (including the full-text when I could get it) and didn't see any reliable connection between soapsuds and cancer. Did see many linking poor soap choices (Hibiclens?) or absurdly strong solutions with colitis and other nasties, as well as a number on the dangers of phosphate enemas.

I use light soapsuds for the first because it makes things move faster.

I did a soapstick early this morning, I had left the soap, a long quarter piece of a bar of Morrisons Pure Soap, soaking in water overnight, so it was extremely creamy when I inserted it, it would have snapped had I not been careful! It felt really good, and I had a bit of fun with it before I expelled. I then rinsed with some warm unsalted tap water, not holding, just a couple of squirts with my bulb. For the rest of today I have been constipated in my rectum, and I think I may have irritated and hurt my lower colon! After a lot of worry, I managed to eventually have a large movement and I am feeling much better. But I am concerned about this as it may be that soap sticks are just too much for my rectum/colon, in that the high concentration of soap is too irritating. I have been curious to try soap in an enema but now I am worried so will not be trying it for a while I think. I also wonder if maybe it is just this soap, and with a better Castile soap it may be less irritating? It is a shame because I love the gentle sting of soap, much gentler than ginger!

Kirks Coco Castile soap and Ivory soap can be gentle. The old fashioned way for an SSE was to place the bar in water and work it with the hand until the water turned cloudy. For stronger enemas the bar was left in the bag during administration. Plain water for a flush out is okay, but one teaspoon salt with one teaspoon baking soda can help reduce irritation. A burning anus can be caused by anything. Irritating food, external fungus or enema irritation. Mentholatum was used as a hemorrhoid ointment at one time. But I found that when I do get a burning anus, a apply any menthol chest rub like mentholatum. It burns like all git out when applied. But then ALL the burning stops completely.

I been using soap sticks all my like in my sevtys now not harmed me as long as you rince well

I don’t always use soap in my enema and when I do it is either J&J baby shampoo or Castile soap. I don’t need a strong mix to work so I don’t usually need to rinse with plain water. Most times, If I have a second enema it’s because I want one, not because I need one.

I don’t usually have irritation or after effects from my enemas but I sometimes do have problems after a Bisacodyl suppository or one of the mini sodium docusate enemas like Enemeez. I only use them occasionally for a change of pace and almost always end up giving myself a plain warm water enema rinse to stop the burning feeling.

As a child, my mother always used ivory soap for my enemas. She would swish the bar in the bathroom sink full of water and use a bulb syringe. Sometimes it was stronger than other times naturally. Between the insertions and the soap many times after the enema my anus would be a bit irritated. Actually that irritation led to my first dry orgasm. Brings back fond memories. But mother never gave a rinse enema.

A couple times she did repeat the Ivory soap enema because either I didn't take enough or the enema did not produce good results.

Today when I use soap I usually use J&J shampoo. I very leaves too much residue behind. Makes it hard to clean the equipment. Baby shampoo does not. As mentioned, if I do take additional enemas it's because I want to not necessarily for rinse purposes.

One time I used Dollar General baby shampoo. I may have used too much but my anus was badly irritated for days.