Be careful. This could happen to you

I see a great many comments about air, solutions and nozzles but not many about volume. I am curious to know if four or more quarts are dangerous? I normally take two to two-and-a-half quarts and only once took four, and that was with a double balloon nozzle to keep from having to clench up to hold it. Are there any studies about enema volumes that are safe and not safe? I would like some information from anyone with knowledge of safe and unsafe volumes. Thanks to all who read this. Stay well. Don

I think safe limits vary from person to person, their health, their colon size and elasticity, and their motivation and pain thresholds (e.g. volume queens ). What’s safe for one may not be safe for another. Six qts is a walk in the park for some, dangerous for others, and not a limit for others. If you’re trying to strech you limits, go slow and be careful. Don’t assume someone else’s volume as being safe for you.

I agree it is necessary to remain careful and for me there's a limit between erotic enema, a nice prelude to sex, and try to take more and more liquid. It's no a challenge to win but pleasure, better with your partner.

Thanks for sharing.

@Rigel said,

If you’re trying to strech you limits, go slow and be careful.

When I was growing up in the nineteenth fifties, my siblings and I spent a lot of time at our grandmothers during summer vacation. She was a retired Registered Nurse and a firm believer in enemas for kids, teenagers, and adults. Up until the summer I turned nine, we were given a soapy followed by a rinse enema, each consisting of a quart of warm water. That summer, grandma started us on yearly 3H enemas, that continued each year until I was sixteen. The same routine was followed, with a few differences. 1) Instead of an adult rectal nozzle, she used a long colon tube. 2) Instead of a quart of warm water, it was two quarts of warm water. 3) The following evening, we started a daily quart and a half quart rinse enema for a week. However, instead of the adult rectal nozzle, she told the girls to use a long-curved douche nozzle and increased volume going forward for routine enemas.

At our grandmothers, grandma handed 3H enemas, and our aunts handed routine enemas. Mom didn’t give us enemas at grandmas; she only gave us enemas at home.

Over the next year, during routine one and a half quart enemas from mom or our aunts. Once we’d received the soapy enema, they push our limits occasionally, during the rinse enema by at least a pint or two. This continued until the next summer, when I turned ten. That summer, I didn’t have any trouble taking a two-quart soapy or rinse 3H enema. I also, didn’t have any trouble with the daily two-quart rinse enemas using a long-curved douche nozzle afterwards for a week.

The 3H enema, the summer I turned nine, was prompted by mom complaining that we had been getting constipated far too often that spring. Resulting in her giving us enemas once or twice a week, instead of the usual twice a month.

After grandmas 3H enema, and the daily rinse enemas for a week, it cured our increased constipation issues. Returning to our normal twice a month. Was it the 3H enema or increased volume, is hard to say. But what I suspect, it was a combination of three different things. First, the 3H enema. Second, the increased volume. Third, a week of larger than normal daily rinse enemas afterwards expanding our colon.

Yes, there are many ER horror stories. Concrete enemas, light bulb insertions, fisting fistulas, and the deadly alcohol enema death😈But really, just play safe, know your limits and remember “if your friends say go, say no!!”. Like Hans Solo said, “I’ve got a bad feeling about this! Just fly casual”😎

I always do my own enemas. There is no one I trust enough to do one on me. I didn't even look at the link as I'm squeamish. Always best to get as much info as possible. Then get more info with regards to such an intimate activity as enemas. Thanks for the info. Very caring if a tad disturbing.

I play as safe as possible. No large volumes ( 1.5 to 2 qts per enema), no extreme solutions, only baking soda and salt. No colon tubes, only a soft rectal pipe that is 6 inches.

Yes, it can. It happened to me, but not from unsafe play. I had actually taken an "enema vacation." My problem was apparently diverticuli that ruptured, and I'm grateful to be alive. I also had a colostomy for about 6 months, and the the reversal. The process was no joke. 20 days in the hospital the first time, 5 days the 2nd time, and almost went into sepsis. In the process, I got intravenous Cipro & Flagyl antibiotics, which have sapped my energy and made me much less functional, but with it all, still glad to be alive and here. I have started doing enemas again, because of a problem called LARS, which basically means that when they remove so much plumbing, you start having uncontrollable diarrhea, and it's sometimes explosive. The enemas don't cure the problem, they just empty the colon so nothing is there, and that seems to work. If you have, or are contemplating, bowel surgery, please be sure to ask what they intend to take out. It used to be that the doctors said, "20-30% of people get LARS;" now, based on better reporting, it's 70(+?)%...so it's a common side-effect. I've also found that diet really helps. Fiber is often prescribed/counselled, but I found that to be the worst thing for my issues. I am pretty much keto/carnivore now, with some rice & fruit on the side (bananas help me), and that seems to assist in more manageable bowel responses. Docs do not generally recommend enemas for my issue, but there are now more that recognize the problem is manageable with them, if not curable, so pay attention to the newer material you find. Coloplast, Peristeen and others all make (expensive!) transanal irrigation kits to help with this, and the same units prescribed for irrigating a colostomy are sometimes used for enemas when people need them, although in general the units are either transanal specific or colostomy specific. It's probably a good thing I don't mind enemas. The hardest part, right now, is leakage when I do an enema. I have to do them on the toilet, because the water just won't stay in, and the enema itself is less effective if the water won't stay in. I agree with being careful, but I also note that MANY people have used enemas their entire lifetime with no ill effects, especially in the past. I've known several colon therapists who were healed with enemas and colonics, so it's not all "WATCH OUT!! DANGER!" In one case (this is a lady I went to for quite a while), she healed her colon with a combination of diet, enemas and colonics--so it's definitely not aLL bad.

Hope you all have a safe and sane play experience, or if your enemas are a necessity, a safe and sane time with them as a healing modality.

@Doctorh3e

Thank you for your open report. I sincerely hope and wish that everything will turn out in your favor, and take care.

Not much off topic .But it 's fun.Don 't repeat it !!

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