Self enlarging enema bags

Here's one for the record books. I typical do a 3 enema routine starting with an old yellow rubber 2 quart bag, filled with Dr. B's peppermint soap. I know for a fact that this bag was right at the 2 quart mark years ago when I purchased this. Well lately I've been struggling to finish this

first enema bag. I was really starting to wonder what was up. Then I noticed the bag looked bigger when full. So I measured the the amount the bag was holding and now it is well over 2 1/2 quarts. Self enlarging enema bags, helps push your limits! What an Idea!

These might be a very marketable item if they were still being made! So, now I've been able to increase the amount of fluid I can hold without knowing that I was doing it!

Amber latex bags do stretch with continued use. I had one that was 2 qts. when new and the weight of the water stretched it to 3 qts. over time. Amber latex is thin and subject to stretching when used frequently. This is also why they don't last as long as the classic India rubber bags, or the silicone bags. Latex bags are subject to tearing at the top cuff and don't last as long as the India rubber bags that are heartier and last for years.

The latex bags also once they stretch out to a certain point tend to either develop a pin hole leak or they just split altogether. I have had that happen with a couple of them.

You can actually stretch regular bags by first filling it, then, when it's full just to the bottom of the hose connector, Blow on it!! You will get another couple of ounces in!!

My first enema bag was one of those yellow open top bags, it had pleats in the sides so it would expand out when full. It had a rectangular shape. I never used a measuring cup to determine its capacity but I am guessing it was 2 quarts. Like others have mentioned a tear in the rubber emerged right at the eyelet where you use a hook to hang the bag. I seemed to remember this bag had a metal grommet in the eyelet but it still tore through heavy use.

The rubber in this bag was very thin and stetchy so I would image it did expand capacity over time and I always filled it to the brim 😃

Yes, over years of use, those latex bags will expand. The first latex bag I owned came with a molded rubber throat, not the rolled edge and grommet of later bags. This design supported the bag and permitted the rubber to evenly stretch with repeated use. After several decades of use, by the time this bag wore out, its capacity was nearly three quarts.

On the other hand, pressure filling a two quart rubber enema bag never affected its natural capacity.

The availability of three quart combo bags and then four quart open top bags obviated the need for such kludges.

I tried enlarging a "Made in China" Walmart bag with nearly boiling hot water. It split at the seam & I super glued it back together. I never really used it again anyway. I only siphon from a gallon jug now days.

The old, well made enema bags, such as Faultless, and other brands of the golden era of enemas, could be stretched a bit. You would fill the hot water bottle with water, then connect an open top bag to the other end of the hose. and let more water into the bag, close the clamp, and let it sit for a day or so. I did it with several older bags years ago!!!

Barry, I did the same thing ... I mean exactly using an open top syringe connected to a red faultless hot water bottle. I would inject maybe a quart into the red hot water bottle and then closed the shut-off, like you, and would leave it for a day or so. The water that I put into the hot water bottle was hot. The process increased the size of the bottle's volume by 1 quart. I still have that faultless bottle and instead of it being a 2 quart syringe, it is now a 3 quart enema bag. In addition, I still use it from time to time.

I'm sure someone has mentioned this before but you can siphon more water maybe half a quart into a filled red bag (drug store type)

Keep in mind the thinner the rubber the more failure-prone the bag.

Thinner bags also have to be stored differently

I'll keep my thick rubber 3-qt bag!!

Lisa, I've only had one bag, hot water bottle type, split and that was some 20 years ago. But, then again, I haven't done that in many years. I just use two or three bags... Thanks for your input! Michael

Many, many years ago I purchased a blue, closed "pumpkin" bag. It had a loop on the "bottom/top" opposite the filler neck, which had the hose connection in the screw-in stopper. Because it was made of coated latex, I could fill the bag under a faucet, insert the stopper, allow some water to flow out to fill the hose then clamp it off, fill the sink and submerge the hose. By opening the clamp and lowering the bag, I could siphon another quart or more into the bag until it was very large. It never burst, but the loop eventually snapped from the weight of the bag, but luckily that did not compromise the bag itself. I used it for a long time thereafter, but without the loop, I had to position it on a surface (easy enough) or create a suspension support (plastic shopping bag, mesh potato sack, etc.). The bag eventually wore out and I've never found a source to buy another. But it was great for the years that it lasted!

I'm not sure this is where my comment belongs, but I have actually measured capacities for a number of bags, and found that they were all misstated.

Yesterday on a hunch I measured three bags that I own. The first one was one I got from Amazon. It was one of those purple Australian ones. It was advertised as a 2 quart, but when I actually filled it to overflowing with the hose full, it held almost exactly 3 quarts.

The second was also from Amazon. It was one of the green ones that comes with a free bulb, which is a totally useless piece of garbage. That is advertised as a 3 quart, but when filled to overflowing with the hose full, it held just a little bit over 4 quarts.

The third one was the red rubber Master Medi one on Amazon. It's the really cheap 21 dollar one. It's advertised as 4 quarts, but when I measured the same way as the other two, it held just a little bit less than 5 quarts.

I don't know why I even felt like posting this. I guess I was just wondering if anybody else had ever measured and found big misstatements.

@bburl I had one of those blue pumpkin bags for many years as well.. It was a terrific bag. would love to find another, but like you it has not been found.

I have purchased an open top pumpkin bag (very expensive) and it did not hold up. I am pretty much using 4 qt silicone bags these days for myself and regular play partners (each has their own bag and colon tubes.

Warmsoapy999,

It's better to find the bags are larger than advertised instead of the other way around. Had you not measured them you would have been taking larger Enemas than you had realized.

For those looking for a pumpkin bag, sometimes you can find a large one that is sold as an ice bag. I had one that was 3qt. size a long time ago.

Dan

When I was in high school (after the folks divorced), my mother had an amber pumpkin style open top enema/douche bag. My recollection of that rascal was that it really did expand as you filled it. Empty, it didn't look very big, but once filled, it's volume was substantial, although I never actually measured the amount it would hold. I was more interested in giving myself a good enema when no-one was home. 😃

I noticed that the 2 quart pharmacy bags do expand a bit with usage, especially since I (and I am sure many others) fill it to the brink. I believe I read the instructions once and it said to fill the bag only half way. So who follows directions? The rubber did seem to get thinner over the course of a year and definitely more pliable and bulged a bit on one side. It started out fairly firm but definitely aged over time. I also once used one of those pumpkin type bags. The material was thin, like an old ice bag. One day it totally failed, split and dumped the entire contents in a room with carpet. What a mess. Never got another thin bag again.

My red rubber bag and one of my silicone bags (both rated as 4-quarts), initially measured at 4.2 and 4.3 liters, respectively, have gradually expanded in volume to 4.8 and 4.7 liters, respectively. I haven't checked my 5-quart bag (originally 5.3 liters) to see if or how much it has expanded.

The drug store hot water bottle kind of enema bag can be expanded by filling it to capacity, letting some water out of the hose, to get rid of the air, place the bag on the floor and fill the sink with water, place the end of the hose in the sink and open the valve and more water will flow into the bag on the floor...actually the two-quart will hold three quarts.

I was shocked I did not believe this would work but it did by taking out the air in the tub then putting the bag on the floor and putting the hose in a bowl filled with water it did suck the water into it had to add at least half if not three quarters of a quart more to the bag. It looked so nice I had to drop the pants and take it

Simple siphoning, limited by the expansion capacity of the container.

Back when I owned a classic, blue "pumpkin" bag, I would routinely fill it to its natural capacity (@ 2 quarts and a bit), then siphon more into it using the technique described. That added about a quart to the bag and added mechanical pressure to the flow once I began administration of the enema.

The delicacy of those bags was a a feature and a drawback. The integrated hanging loop eventually failed - because I overloaded the designed weight capacity. But it was fun while it lasted! Wish they were still made.

You can take two closed tops fill both with hot water hook them up hose to hose and push four quarts into a two quart bag and let it set a day it will stretch.

The old "Bag on the floor, siphoning" trick. Yes it does work, and has it already been said, will now be holding three quarts. These drugstore bags are a joke and when three quarts of water are on the floor in the bathroom...you got a lake! OVER

the boxcar

I have done the siphon procedure and over filled the red rubber bag. I found it to be cumbersome and messy. Messy, because water seems to spill from somewhere to every where! A Jugbag with the fill at the top and bottle-cap drain at the bottom can be made from any size container, such as a two gallon one, and not just the one gallon container I have described before here. I don't take more than one gallon enemas and only once exceeded the need for more.

The same pressure as can be attained by the overfilled two quart syringe, can be attained by hanging the bag higher. Something you cannot do the rubber overfilled one, is have variable pressure. That can be done by hooking your Jugbag to a pulley and string tied to a high hook so that you can pull your bag up or down with the string to vary the pressure.

When I fill my bag (regular drugstore type) by siphon it holds about a pint more...exactly 2 quarts.

I’ve never had a problem filling by siphon. I did try to enlarge a bag once by blowing it up with an air compressor. That didn’t work so well!

After reading about this the other day i tried it,i took my 2 liter closed top enema bag with hose and clamp filled it and placed it on the floor put a open top 2 liter bag hung it attached a small nozzle and connected to hose on 1st bag put a quart of water in open top ,opened the clamp and it emptied into bag on floor blowing it up. thats all i tried did not want bag to split