Question about glycerine

Constipation has been a lifelong problem for me. From an early age enemas have been the "cure". I get constipated about once or twice a month.

Usually I take a small, 1 qt or less, plain water enema to empty my rectum. Then I'll take 1 or 2, 2qt. SSEs. These clean me out very well.

About 1 time out of 10 to 15 enemas when I take the small enema I find that I can literally, only hold a cup or less of water. I get a strong urge to go. When I do I expel it's just the water and a small bit of waste. I'll then repeat the process until eventually I can take larger amounts.

Not long ago I was having this problem. My wife came in and asked if I was going to be done anytime soon as she wanted me to do something for her. I explained what was going on and she asked if I had tried some mineral oil. I told her no that I didn't have any way of getting it inside of me. I told her the bulb syringe had broken a long time ago.

She left and returned a few minutes later with an old douche bulb of hers and said that I could have it for my enemas. She got an oil enema ready and gave it to me, 2 bulbfuls. I held it for an hour or so and then expelled a lot of waste. I took a 2qt. SSE later that evening. Needless to say that for 2 or 3 days after that I was still getting rid of oil every time i went.

I have seen here that many people add liquid glycerine to an enema. I'm wondering if putting some in a 2 qt enema and using the bulb to inject it into me might help. Correct my thinking if I'm wrong. The bulb would pressure the fluid past the waste down low in my colon/rectum. The glycerine would cause a peristaltic motion of the colon above the waste. If this is correct what amount of glycerine would be best? Another thing, is the glycerine like an oil that it's best to use a SSE after to clean out residue? If this is correct is the glycerine as hard as the mineral oil to clean out of the colon?

Thanks

Do you know if the stool tends to gather in your rectum or higher up? If you don't know you can slip a finger in sometimes and see how full your rectum is.

If it's in the rectum then you can either try a couple teaspoons of straight glycerin or 1-2 ounces or so of glycerin in a cup of water. Either should get things going quickly if the hang-up is in the rectum.

If stool hangs up in your pelvic colon then you might need more solution. The pelvic musculature could also be responsible for making it difficult for the enema to migrate up where you need it. Relaxation exercises and deep squats might help in this case.

Another thing you might try is bisacodyl. It's pretty good for knocking stuff out. You can get suppositories and just slip one in, or you can get tablets and soak them for adding to an enema. If you do the tablets I put them in a small bottle with a half-teaspoon or so of Dr. Bronners peppermint for a day minimum so they're well broken up and the bisacodyl is available. Mix this up with water and inject. Try to hold it for 15 minutes, but you might be making a break for the toilet sooner. One advantage is that this is often cheaper than glycerin. You can do 10-20mg (or even more, but if you do you'll probably know you've "been in a fight") in either a small enema or a larger enema - try both and see what works best for you.

Glycerin is a sugar alcohol, so it will mix with water and won't hang around for days to give you a nasty surprise. If you make a glycerin enema strong and don't rinse it will continue to draw moisture/mucus into the colon and rectum, which can come out unexpectedly. If you need to go somewhere quickly and you've used a stronger solution do a rinse and you should be fine. Of course soapsuds are generally a fine choice, but tap water or saline works fine too.

There is a difference between having a strong urge to go and actually being able to go.

A small amount of glycerine may give you the surge, but if you are too dry or have insufficient bulk to go, you won't go.

That's why a sufficient amount of water is needed.

There is a difference between having a strong urge to go and actually being able to go.

A small amount of glycerine may give you the surge, but if you are too dry or have insufficient bulk to go, you won't go.

That's why a sufficient amount of water is needed.

Seconded. It also makes life much easier if there's enough volume to get the "active solution" up where the problem is (assuming that there really is a problem).

You could do what Dr.'s do for impactions. Put a gloved finger up the rectum and digitally remove the lower blockage. This would allow room for the water to have room to reside in the upper rectum and bring down higher waste. Then you could inject whatever you like: Mineral oil, glycerin, soap suds , tap water, etc.

I can verify Susie's comments from personal experience.

If I have not had a bowel movement for the day yet, or, if I have some retained water in me up high from a recent enema that did not all come out, a shot of pure glycerin will bring about an evacuation within a few minutes.

However - if my rectum and colon are empty from previous activity, the glycerin will bring out only a small bit of water which it drew into my rectum and cause cramping and sort of "dry heaves of the ass". The result is an irritated rectum and sometimes a delayed reaction some minutes later too. Not pleasant. In this case, I flush my rectum with a small plain water enema to wash the glycerin out.

I do not mix glycerin with water for a larger volume enema so I can't comment on that part of it. I usually use castile soap or J&J baby shampoo if I am looking for a deep cleanout.