Does epsom salts balance salinity like regular salt.

I do large enemas almost daily and usually use plain salt to prevent too much water absorption. Does epsom salts do the same thing regards balancing salinity? I also like to retain them for qt min. I do 2 or 3 in a row.

NO! It goes the other way. It produces isotonic action, just like Magnesium Citrate but applied directly to the intestine without having to go through the stomach first.

I have used Epsom Salt in enemas all my life, and generally Epsom Salt and Soapsuds together in the same enema is my favorite for a thorough purge.

You DO need to be a little bit careful the "therapeutic window" between a very good effective purge and a dangerous overdose is rather narrow.

I advocate using it, but carefully. It's a strong laxative

Recently, I have become a big fan of Epson Salt enemas. I can only describe my experience having done several dozen Epson Salts enemas.

I put 1 TBS in each quart of hot tap water and let it dissolve before pouring into my silicone bag. I pretty much only do 2 quart enemas since that amount is very comfortable. I do enemas for the erotic pleasure they give me. As far as helping to create a laxative effect, I would say yes but not a harsh effect probably because I am only using a total of 2 TBS of Epson Salts. Right now I am only doing one enema and not a series. These two quart enemas produce a very soothing enema, which allows me to really feel the erotic sensations. I rarely feel any cramping and I can retain the enema comfortably for several minutes if I choose to.

On the box it says an adult can mix 2-4 teaspoons into 8 oz of water as a drinkable laxative, which is relatively close to what I put into my half gallon enemas. As with any additives in enemas, its the amount used that can potentially get you into trouble. So do a little research and use some common sense when choosing the amounts of active ingredients for your enemas.

Epsom salt is used to pull water out of the bowel wall and increase bulk by doing so. You can get too much of anything, and Epsom Salt is one that you have to be somewhat careful with.

The difference between a strong purge and an overdose is not that wide

I have been seeing quite a bit of talk about Epsom salt and soap, Epsom salt and baking soda of late. Now l have used table salt in regular rinses and with baking soda before.

So what/why does Epsom salt make such a difference and in what quanity to parts of water?

They are very different chemical compounds.

The only thing they have in common is "salt" in the name. Salt is the generic name for a chemical compound formed by the reaction of an acid and a base.

Table salt is Sodium Chloride. Epsom salt is Magnesium Sulfate. They have zero common constituents.,

In general,Magnesium compounds, like the Sulfate, Chloride, Hydroxide, Citrate are powerful, fast acting poo makers, either taken orally or in an enema. A full adult dose of any of them often results in a lot of soft, even slushy, poo within a few hours.

Understood. Now personally I've never used or even owned Epsom Salts for any reason, though I have friends who use them in a bath for soaking after workouts for reasons unclear to me, perhaps for muscle soreness. My only similar contact has been rare oral use of MgSO4 as a laxative recommended by my physician for a pre-colonoscopy purge.

For > 50 years, as solutions go, my almost exclusively recreational/sexual enema needs have been completely met with tap water, NaCl, liquid Castile soap, occasional J &J baby shampoo and recently very mild glycerin solutions. So simply from curiosity, since I'll never use it in an enema, what is the rationale for using Epsom salts/MgSO4 in an enema at all? Trying to improve colon cleansing by using it as a hygroscopic agent to draw water into the colon?

Thanks,

Eric

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Taken orally Magnesium salts also draw water into the colon making the poo volume larger and softer. That's how Epsom Salt, Milk of Magnesia, and the others cause an urge to poo. That's why they should be taken with plenty of water.

In a small volume enema, like a 1-2-3 the drawing of water into the colon is probably part of the laxative effect.Such enemas usually have to be retained a while for best effect.

Epsom salt probably doesn't add much water volume to a large volume enema though as there is already lots of water in the colon. . The Magnesium is said to somewhat relax muscles, perhaps making it easier to get the enema into someone. It probably irritates the lining of the colon somewhat as well, thereby increasing the poo power of the enema.

If you're inclined a few spoonfuls added to a bag is probably fairly safe, but if you're looking for a stronger effect, soap, glycerin, or bisacodyyl are effective chiices.

Sean,

Nice of you to reply. I'm a retired physician, but was always curious what the big deal was causing so many people insisting on using MgSO4 in an enema. I appreciate your explanation and your time to post it. Thank you,

All the best,

Eric

Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulfate) a well-known, long used and effective laxative and tablesalt(Sodium chloride) a flavoring and electrolyte balancer are two different things.

They both have their roles in enemas, but those roles are quite different.

One possible side effect of Epsom Salt is electrolyte imbalance. It draws water into the bowel from the surrounding tissues

One possible use of table salt is to retain water.

Way back when I had the time and freedom to use my 60 inch 36fr tube, I preceeded its introduction with an Epsom salts enema. First a cleansing enema then a rinse. A four quart ES mix using about two tablespoons taken slowly was very soothing. It always seemed to calm the colon. After a short rest the tube went up with less fuss than when I did not use that mix.

It is also a very effective cleanse. Seems to break up the material quite well.

I'm unsure why some individuals use Epsom Salts and soap together. The two products mixed into an enema solution causes the soap to become curdled. Not sure if "curdled" is the correct word.

The soap seems to become unmixed from the solution and become separated bits of soap.

There are other articles available on the web about the use of Epsom Salts in enemas. Many of them recommend two tablespoons of these salts per quart of water. There are also cautions in using this product because ill effects or death can come from its consumption.

Be careful out there!

So when you use salt in an enema does it get absorbed or just get expelled with the enema. I know it will keep you from absorbing water. What is the recommended dose? 1 tablespoon per quart?

Everytime I use epsom salt in any enema it works great, but the after effects are terrible for me, they are not pleasant for me. I get terrible gas, then I don't know if I am going to pass gas or poop. The results are very runny stool for a couple of days. I have stopped using epsom salt.

I like baking soda a lot better. It is soothing and I can hold a bit more water using baking soda. I don't know why, but that is the way my body works.

Epsom salt is a great laxative.