Weight before, after cleansing and full

Has anyone got on a scale before an enema, then again after a through cleansing and finally while holding max volume?

I do sometimes - to see if there's a lot of water being retained or to see how much crap was knocked out if I'm backed up.

There are some issues - generally even after a "full" expulsion you'll be retaining somewhere between a half pound and a pound between the water that has been absorbed and not excreted yet and the water trapped in the folds of the colon.

When I've been backed up for many days it's amazing how much weight is dropped. 3-5 pounds, not adjusting for the added 0.5-1 pound from retained water.

Max volume hasn't been worth the detour to the scale. Take your "dry weight" and add 1 kilo per liter (or the pound/quart equivalent) and you can find that out without pausing in your rush to the toilet.

I have. Actually, I've weighed myself before, weighed myself with the bag, hose, nozzle combination I'm going to use (empty to determine the weight of the equipment), weighed myself when I'm completely full (bag empty but nozzle still inserted to determine the weight of the liquid solution taken), and then when I've completed the enema. With multiple fillings there will be multiple weighings before reaching the final "empty weight."

There was a time some years back where I did the weighing thing. I would weigh myself before the enema, while full, and again after expelling whatever would come out. My main interest was to determine when the enema was all out. Since my bathroom scale was only accurate to a half pound or so, it was sort of inconclusive. Since I was almost never constipated at the start (a large amount of poop) a little water retained or absorbed after I was done just about balanced the weight loss from the poop within the accuracy of the scale. A fun experiment but it really proved nothing. Maybe with a laboratory quality scale you might learn something.

My scale is accurate w/i 2 ounces, and I've tried the weighing thing. I find that water retention tends to negate the weight of poop removed. Water retention messes with weight from hour to hour anyway, which is why most authorities recommend weighing weekly when dieting.

I pretty much got the same results as Cheryl below- not much change before and after enemas. I did not weigh while holding so I would imagine that I would have definitely produced a weight gain.

Another experiment you should try is weighing before and after a BM. If you are like me, I might loose a pound and my scale is electronic and measures to the half pound. Unless you are expelling a lot of poop, your weight won't change that much pre and post enema or BM.

..and I thought I was the only one ...

I was weighed before each enema.

I was weighed after I had taken the enema.

I was weighed after expulsion and then two hours later.

These weights were kept in a little notebook.

Oddly enough, I found it in the back of a desk drawer just yesterday.

I do weigh myself before and during a series of enemas to see how much water I am retaining. I try to weigh myself when full but often I don't have the time to do that before having to go to the toilet. I've dropped as much as 5 lbs after an extended session of 4 or 5 enemas particularly when weighing myself the next morning. Its not long before the weight returns after eating several meals.

I pretty much got the same results as Cheryl below- not much change before and after enemas.

Wait about two hours for your colon to absorb the retained water and kidneys to extract it, then try again. If you're pretty constipated it can be surprising how much your weight will fall.

If you're not constipated then there probably won't be too much of a difference, but for me 5 pounds isn't unusual if I wait 3-4 days before "sending in the Marines."

I should have mentioned that I am not constipated- 2 BMs daily. My enemas are for pure pleasure which may explain my weight results pre and post enemas as being very little change.

I should have mentioned that I am not constipated- 2 BMs daily.

You must eat a lot of roughage or be a vegetarian.

Carnivores/paleo diet people would never have two BMs a day.

I do eat a high fiber diet- lots of green vegetables and salads. Some meat- fish and boneless skinless chicken breasts; some red meat but not much. I will say morning coffee does seem to have a strong effect on me probably responsible for BM number 2 before noon.

I have done the before, filled to the bursting point, and the weight afterwards!! It is amazing how much weight change there is at these three different points in time particularly if you are full from meals for a day or two and how large the enema(s) are giving you a feel for how well you are cleaned out. Also, a few hours after a good enema session as your body will get rid of more water weight even though you might be done with the enema discharge. Denise

I weigh pretty close to the same, within 5lbs since I was about 30. Average for my height. When I take an enema, 2qts pretty much puts 4lbs on me. After the enema, I'm usually the same or maybe a 1/2 pound down, sometimes a 1/2 pound up. Figure it is all water.

However, the next day I'll be 2-3 lbs lighter and I've had copious urinations in between..

I have done that! I weigh myself before. Then take the enema and then weigh myself again. I usually weigh about 4-5 pounds more, which is about right as each quart of water weighs about 2 pounds. Then after expelling the enema, I weigh myself again and am usually about 6-7 pounds lighter - especially if I have not gone in a while - which was the whole reason to begin with taking the enema!

I've just recently started to do this and find it very fun, it the best way to figure out almost exactly how much you have taken and just see how much you have been cleaned out. Since getting my 4 qt bag, haven't been able to take it all yet, it is the simplest way to see how far along I have gone.

I do it almost always. In the past, when doing multiple enemas, the main purpose was to know if I was ready to accept the next enema. I do only single enema in a session lately, so it makes little sense, though.

I've just recently started to do this and find it very fun, it the best way to figure out almost exactly how much you have taken and just see how much you have been cleaned out. Since getting my 4 qt bag, haven't been able to take it all yet, it is the simplest way to see how far along I have gone.

Marked pitcher or large measuring cup? Measure what you put in the bag, then measure what is left after taking the enema. More accurate because you don't have the variables of water absorption, etc. and most bathroom scales aren't any too accurate.

As I stated earlier, the weight of retained water will balance out the weight of poop removed, and usually, you'll be a little heavier immediately after releasing until you feel empty. Weighing after you've peed a few times would give a more accurate picture. Remember, water weighs 8# per gallon, so enemas weigh 2# per qt. It's a fun experiment, but scientifically impossible to pull off. I wonder what the result would be if you are really badly constipated and insert a couple of Dulcolax suppositories...

I have started using a filtered water shower attachment. I weigh before starting, before each void and after, so i know what the weight/volume of each fill has in me. Water weighs 2.2 pounds on the US Gulf Coast.

I have made some serious messes by allowing too much in me before trying to weigh. Now i seldom take much over 2.5 quarts at a time. If my weight has not dropped to at least the weight before i started, then i know that i need more inspirational work. :-)~

I don't think I have ever done this but I like the idea. It would be extra fun if you didn't use the bathroom for days before doing this. Immodium for a few days should do the trick.

Than once your tummy is crampy and I want to go expel I'd be told not yet and I would have to walk over to the scale while either I am trying as hard as I can not to leek or go stand on the scale with the balloon nozzle pumped up tight and hanging out of my butt making sure I don't loose a drop.

Yes, I often weigh myself to judge the amount of water I have taken, and how much is left in me. I use a bag made from an ice bag, and it is stretchable, so it does not hold an exact amount of water. (I can get at least a gallon in it, but don't usually take that much.) So, I weigh to figure out how much I got.

I do find I absorb a lot of water, especially with larger enemas, and it takes some time for it to be removed by the kidneys.

Jon

In theory there is not a lot of difference in weight.

Poo is lighter than water, which is why it floats. Flushing that out means you are flushing out lighter stuff. If your body retains some of the water, you would wweigh a little more. If you expelled the water about the same.

II am told one should estimate the weight of water at about 2 pounds per quart. If you take and hold a 2 quart enema you should weigh about 4 pounds more while you retain it.

3 quarts about 6 pounds more.

4 quarts about 8 pounds more.

6 quarts about 12 pounds more.

And so on.

Guzzleguzzle Kid

I have weighed myself a few times over the years with the accuracy of a regular digital bathroom scale. It pretty much agrees with the input-an increase of 4 pounds for 2 quarts put in. Coming out is a bit inconclusive. Most times I weigh the same as before starting. As others have said, it seems a little bit of retained enema balances the weight of the poop that came out. I don't think we ever get every last ounce of water out. Maybe if you were 3-4 days constipated your poop would be substantial, but a one day poop hardly registers for me.

I did this experiment today. I hadn't had a bowel movement in three days, which means that my colon was really full. I weighed myself before, during and after the enema.

Weight before enema: 71.1 KG

Weight while holding 2 L of water: 73.2 KG

Weight after expulsion: 70.3 KG

It seems that the enema gave me a nice clean-out!

The most important difference concerning the "weight before, after cleansing and full" will not be realized in taking one or several enemas but in swallowing an effective laxative reacting in the small intestine too.

I almost always weigh myself before an enema, after filling and after expulsion. Most of my enemas are done with an 8 oz. bulb. Since I know I don't get all 8 oz. in each time, I've learned it takes me 5 - 5 1/2 bulbs to get a full quart in. Whether I fill with 10, 15 or 20 bulbs I weigh to find out if I did take in 2, 3, or 4 quarts or somewhere in between. I weigh after expulsion to estimate how much is still in me. Normally, I will always weight a few ounces more when I am completely done with my enemas than before I started. Oddly enough, this past week during 1 session I had lost a full pound after just the first enema. That is the only time that has happened. With rare exception I never have a regular BM as I try to have enemas often enough, and cleansing deep enough, to keep my colon clean for daily anal toy play. IIRC my last enemas were Wednesday night (it's now Sunday) and I will clean out tonight. I've not yet had a BM in the interim. If I don't give myself a good cleaning tonight I would expect a BM tomorrow.

The most important difference concerning the "weight before, after cleansing and full" will not be realized in taking one or several enemas but in swallowing an effective laxative reacting in the small intestine too.

This is strongly reminiscent of something I have read many times before.

I was really into weighing myself before, during and after my enemas a couple years ago, maybe I should start that habit again! I found that my weight would increase about 8 pounds or so after taking a 4 quart enema and then after I was done expelling my weight would be about 2 pounds lighter than before starting the enemas due to the solid waste being expelled from my colon.

I have done the before and after but never while full. In general, the scale is not accurate enough to get reliable readings however the trend is to be a little lighter immediately following the evacuation and a little lighter still the following morning. There may be some water absorbed during the process as well which will resolve itself by morning.