Heating up enemas in the microwave

I was wondering if anyone has tried to heat an enema bag (with solution or water) in the microwave oven.

I prefer to use pure filtered deminaralized spring water for enema solutions, and this can be a bit of a drag when you have to heat it in a pot on the stove. So I was wondering if it is possible to fill a bag (not completely) with solutions (e.g. soapsuds) and filtered soft water right in the bag (I use rubber and vinyl bags).

I also understand that microwaving kills bacteria and so maybe a good way to sanitize equipment?

Alex

Well, you could do it. If you don't exceed a safe temperature for the bag and don't explode the bag by boiling the water, it should work. Probably safer to heat the solution in a glass bowl and then fill the enema equipment. The microwaves will not sterilize the solution unless you heat it way too hot to be safe.

I'd do it outside the bag so you can verify temperature.

I wouldn't use a microwave to sanitize/disinfect/sterilize because they're notorious for uneven heating. If you need to sanitize/disinfect/sterilize use a known good method.

Actually all my bags at least have metal clamps.

So if it were necessary to put them in the microwave I would have to go to the HWB stopper.

Given that the enema bags live in the mater bedroom, it's on-suit bathroom and the walk in closet off the bedroom and they all stay in that area, to carry them downstairs, and across the house to where ti microwave lives hardly seems worth the trouble

Several of my bags date from the 1960s and 1970s , Before microwaves were really universal in the home. Some may be made of materials that can't be considered microwave "Safe"

I would heat the water in an pyrex glass measuring container. You can get them in 1 quart sizes so you can know how much you are using in preparing your enema. I would not put a bag in the microwave because it could shift and fall over loosing all the liquid- huge mess.

And be careful not over heat the water and hurt yourself.

I would heat the water in an pyrex glass measuring container. You can get them in 1 quart sizes so you can know how much you are using in preparing your enema. I would not put a bag in the microwave because it could shift and fall over loosing all the liquid- huge mess.

And be careful not over heat the water and hurt yourself.

@ProV1 I mix my soapy enemas in a 1qt Pyrex measuring cup. Also makes it easy to pour into a open top bag.

I put the combo bag in the microwave once when I was interrupted and it cooled off too much. I removed the nozzle, and it had a plastic shut-off. It works.

Most times I use a plastic two quart pitcher to warm my water. 2:50 in the microwave heats two quarts to 105-107. One quart takes 1:45. Adjust with a couple of ice cubes if needed. I usually heat the water while I get the bag ready.

I personally wouldn't heat the enema up in the mircowave for the same reason they advise you do not heat babies bottles in the microwave as doesnt always heat evenly and can create hopspots. You check and it feels ok but can burn self if not well mixed again afterward.

I agree with everyone.

DON'T heat an enema bag in the microwave.

If you can't use warm water from the tap, just heat the water in a pot on the stove.

Unless you have undrinkable well water that you might use for watering your lawn you are wasting your money buying what they say is "spring water" in a bottle.

It's pretty easy and simple.

One place Microwaves don't save that much time is heating water. Especially quantities over a pint or so.

Has to do with the way water absorbs energy and the fact that a microwave heats essentially by rubbing water molecules together

So, if you want warm or hot water and you just don't trust what comes off the water heater, heat the water in a pot or kettle and THEN pour it into the enema bag

I would NEVER even think of putting a bag in the microwave! It was NOT made for that! You have no idea how those materials/chemicals will react to microwaving. All the 'purity' in your special water would be wiped out by the poisons leaching in from a plastic/rubber bag!

Heat it in something glass if you want to use the microwave. As someone mentioned it really doesn't save time though. The uneven heating problem doesn't exist because pouring it into the bag afterwards mixes it thoroughly.

Also unless you are in Flint MI, your tap water is potable and fine for enemas. IMO you are making unnecessary problems and wasting $.

Thanks everyone, for your responses. I have never heated an enema in the microwave, just wondered if anyone else has.

What CJ1999 said perked my ears more than anything: not knowing how rubber (or chemicals in the rubber) might be affected by microwave. That said, I won't try it.

As for tap water, I have hard water where I live. It is potable, yes, but creates a problem with keeping bags clean, especially when using SSEs as this creates a buildup inside the bags and tubing. I prefer "soft" water which has lower mineral content and doesn't create hard-water buildups. Soft water also allows soap to foam up better than hard water. And, no, I don't have a water softener.

Also, soft water SSEs are more gentle on the bowels and doesn't cause as strong of an urge or cramps.

Anyway, thanks again for the feedback. I guess the bottom line is: Don't do it!

Alex

Actually there is another reason not to do it with plastic/disposable bags and similar materials. The heating of the material results in the plastic 'smell' This is actually from the plasticizers in the material being driven out of the material by the heating of the material. There is considerable evidence that these chemicals may be harmful to humans. In general the vapor pressure of most materials doubles for every 18F you raise the temperature, and the vapor pressure determines the rate at which the plasticizer is going to be released from the material. At room temperature, this happens very slowly because the vapor pressure is so low, but

as the temperature rises, the rate of release increases very rapidly.

In general plasticizers are not used in Silicon based products, so if want to do this, I would suggest using a silicon based bag.

OMG, no. For a Fleet enema, if needed, immerse in warm water before taking/giving. Makes it more comfortable.

As most of this stuff is made in China, you have no idea what kind of crap they are using in the manufacturing process. There are some chemicals that when heated to high temperatures, give off flammable vapors. I will run hot tap water through my bags to warm them up. The microwave may be useful to heat bar soaps and water up to a melting point, but then you will have to use cold water or ice to reduce it to a safe temperature. If you just use tap water, you can quickly regulate the temp to your liking, and be safe.

I have heard of water in a glass container "exploding" when too hot, and there is nothing in the water but...water. So, if you're heating just water in a glass container, be careful! When you disturb the water, it can explode (not the glass, just the water), causing possible burns. I've never had this happen as I usually heat water that has something in it, even coffee won't explode because the coffee particles help stabilized the water. This could, of course, be a false but not being a physicist, I wouldn't know.

Thanks again for the very interesting and wise advice. No, I have no intentions of heating enemas in the microwave; I'll just stick with either tap water or water heated in a pot. Safer that way.

You guys are awesome, thanks!!!

Alex

I have heard of water in a glass container "exploding" when too hot, and there is nothing in the water but...water. So, if you're heating just water in a glass container, be careful! When you disturb the water, it can explode (not the glass, just the water)

@luvmawater I'm no chemist but I don't think water explodes. Cases where something made of glass that is filled with water explodes in a microwave has to be because 1) the glass was probably not 'tempered' (like Pyrex) so that it can't take the heat, and 2) given the uneven heating of things in a microwave, a superheated section of water swirled to where a colder section was against the glass. The sudden change in temp caused the glass to explode. Many rigid and brittle materials will do this when quickly exposed to large temperature changes.

I have never heard of a glass exploding, but I have seen the water becoming superheated and erupting into a powerful boil when the liquid is disturbed or shaken when taking it out of the microwave.

I have had a glass measuring cup break in the microwave, but that was heating a mix of oil and butter to melt it. It also wasn't borosilicate glass. Superheated water is not uncommon, though, so be careful.

I don't think water explodes.

the water becoming superheated and erupting into a powerful boil when the liquid is disturbed or shaken when taking it out of the microwave.

I have seen the videos on you tube of this happening. Also had a friend have this happen to them, no one was hurt.

Don't have a microwave so won't be heating up an enema. I just use the stove and a pan if I need to heat up the water.

If my sub dinks too long and his bagged enema becomes cold, he takes it that temperature. Serves him right for not getting his ass into me so I can administer it nice and warm. This happens mostly in the winter when our bedroom is colder.

I have seen the videos on you tube of this happening. Also had a friend have this happen to them, no one was hurt.

I have had this happen in my kitchen and the boil is powerful and eruptive. It splashed quite a bit and could easily burn someone if they don't pull their hands back quickly.

Very clean water in a very clean smooth vessel will splash one or two feet from the vessel.

I also understand that microwaving kills bacteria and so maybe a good way to sanitize equipment?

Would not count on this. Food is cooked by heat, which is imparted to the moisture within it by non-ionizing radiation generated by the oven. The radiation itself may or may not kill germs, or anything. I once saw someone try to microwave a cockroach, and he (the cockroach) just laughed at everyone watching and walked right out of there.

If you stick enema equipment or sex toys in there, it may do undesirable things to them as well, like warping, melting, or burning them. Would recommend you boil your gear, or use peroxide, alcohol, or some other disinfectant. Or just hot soapy water. In theory you could put it in the dishwasher, because they heat up water to a bacteria killing temperature of around 140-150*F, but not sure your roommate / significant other would appreciate finding your butt plug or Higginson syringe next to the casserole dish. 😁

In general the only way a microwave is going to sterilize is by heating. If there isn't sufficient water involved, or the object are too small, the induced electric fields are not going to be enough to create significant heating, so this simply isn't an effective way to sterilize anything. The energy in a photon carrying microwave energy isn't high enough to break any chemical bonds. By contrast High energy Gamma radiation such as from Cobalt 60 (which emits about a 1.3 Million Electron Volt Gamma ray) is now often used to sterilize products. It works by bombarding the molecular bonds in the material with such high energy radiation in such large quantities that a fair portion of them break and cannot be correctly re-assembled. When you start breaking up the DNA molecules in an organism, it cannot survive.

One thing worth noting that I don't see here:

Enema bags(As is the case with most other rubber products made before 1980 may contain small amounts of lead.

While most of it will have leached out long ago, putting it in the microwave frankly is pressing your luck.

I warm wine and various solutions in the microwave but in glass 4 quart measuring cup. And wash my equipment in the dishwasher.

OMG this is not rocket science.

If you have concerns about heating water in a microwave, which is totally irrational, heat it in a pot on the stove.

BTW, I can't imagine heating the actual bag in the microwave anyway, which for obvious reasons would have to be closed top.

Besides, if you heated the water in the bag, how would you know the temperature of the water anyway without opening the bag and sticking a thermometer inside it? The feel of temperature on the outside of the bag is no indication of the water temperature.

If you put a closed enema bag in the microwave - isn't there a chance it will expand as the water and air heat up?? You should probably punch a few holes in the bag to allow for expansion. 😄

If you put a closed enema bag in the microwave - isn't there a chance it will expand as the water and air heat up?? You should probably punch a few holes in the bag to allow for expansion. 😄

That's great, I love it!

Yep. Heat it in a separate container, mix it up, check the temperature, then pour it in the bag. The ray-dee-ay-shun isn't going to hitch a ride and make your rectum glow.

In the bag isn't such a good idea, as the bag might not be microwave safe and you can't check the temperature easily.