Did mom know the psychological impact of giving you enemas?

On balance, I would think so for many Moms. Especially southern ones like mine. Enemas were a family ritual for many southern gals. If Mom gave Dad an enema would she not notice his genital reaction? I think not. In our house the bright red enema bag lived behind the shower curtain for the tub drying for its next employment. And Mom used it weekly, as I also mentioned in another discussion.

I also know that after my Mom noticed an erection sprouting as she gave me over the knee enemas with a bulb, I was told to take care of my internal ablutions for myself. Naturally I did. She knew what was happening with boys. As well as knowing that I continued to take enemas on my own. As I said in another discussion on a related topic, Moms KNOW everything! Believe me, much of what you thought that you got away with as a youngster, you did not! She simply chose not to deal with it or confront us.

I seriously doubt Mom knew the psychological affects of the frequent enemas gave for everything. The unanswered question is would it have mattered.

It probably wouldn't but made us the kinky devils we are!

I very much doubt mothers given the times would realise the psychological impact that a simple thing such as an Enema (s) could or would make to another person.

Contained within my own Mother's “medical” library, namely Nursing Manuals & Home Nursing For Mother's there is a section that clearly identifies a condition referred to therein as “The Enema Habit”

The Enema Habit speaks of the reliance upon Enemas & how they can be habit forming

Part 2 of that very same text continues on to recommend a suitable treatment to correct the “Enema Habit”

Said Treatment suggests a course of Enemas (Enemata) be given over a period of 10 days…. With a large Coloclyster being administered every alternate day.

Preparation commences with a large hot Enema at a set temperature & thereafter reducing down by one ounce & one degree per day until the course is complete.

I doubt my mom had any idea of the psychological impact of giving me enemas. A light bulb may have gone off when she figured out I was self administering on the sly in my early teens.

The Enema Habit speaks of the reliance upon Enemas & how they can be habit forming

Part 2 of that very same text continues on to recommend a suitable treatment to correct the “Enema Habit”

Said Treatment suggests a course of Enemas (Enemata) be given over a period of 10 days…. With a large Coloclyster being administered every alternate day.

Am I the only one to see a glaring disconnect in trying to correct an enema habit by administering a series of enemas, even with all the rigmarole?

@agracier

What is remarkable & just as thought provoking is these “Home Nursing” manuals had maintained the same stance over many revised editions printed over quite a number of years.

The earliest of theseng” Manuals originated from Britain's Kings College with updated reionsiextending ng well into the 1960's.

Am I the only one to see a glaring disconnect in trying to correct an enema habit by administering a series of enemas, even with all the rigmarole?

Sort of like treating a drug addict which mega doses of meth….

What was known over a period in time was that the application of a series of Enemas to "correct” a believed habit , had been applied to residents of aged care facilities & institutionalised person's due to their dependence upon prescription medications. Thus further complicating & leading to long term constipation & impaction.

Replacing dependency on drugs with a dependency on enemas is trading one addiction/dependency for another (which by the way isn't that uncommon).

Psychological impact? Probably not in that exact sense. Moms don't have prostates to give them the same sensations or full understanding of the effects on boys.

In my case I'm sure that due to her southern heritage, mom was fine with imparting the cultural importance of enema usage.

That sounds like trying to fix alcoholism by buying a case of beer.

I don't believe she ever gave a thought to the long term psychological impact of frequent enemas on a young boy. But she must surely have known the stimulating effect from giving dad his necessary evening enemas.

I very much doubt mothers given the times would realize the psychological impact that a simple thing such as an Enema (s) could or would make to another person.

Too much credit is being given to Mom's as to why they gave enemas. They may or may not have known how they felt sexually stimulating. The main purpose was to stop the possiblity of constipation.

They may have also used enemas to show that they were in control. Until those being given the enemas grew too big to just now down to doing what Mother says.

I think that my mom was acutely aware of the psychological effects. First, there is an increased nervousness when someone witnesses the preparation and for each step of the process that nervousness or anxiety can increase because the moment of administration draws more near. Then there is the actual taking which can probably be described as traumatic especially with the whining, pleading, and general loss of self-control. Finally, once the enema is expelled there is a certain elation surrounding the substantial elimination that it produced, but also that the event is over and done with. For one, I know that I was always a much happier camper when finished as compared to the person who was called to the bathroom.

Emom I think this question speaks more to the long term effects that affected some of us for life.

Moppy:

I did consider that before writing the post. In hindsight (no pun) I can't think of any long term repercussions. Either I'm being grossly naive or not certain what the intent of the discussion is.

Moppy:

I did consider that before writing the post. In hindsight (no pun) I can't think of any long term repercussions. Either I'm being grossly naive or not certain what the intent of the discussion is.

My contention is that getting enemas at a young age can affect you for life. It certainly did me although I only like to give which is a bit unusual. This site is littered with people that got enemas from mom and now have that kink. It doesn't always happen, but there is no doubt that it does happen.

Reading this thread with interest…Both views are valid irrespective of the threads topic

My mother took enemas, and my mother gave enemas. She was raised in a family where enemas were a standard cure for whatever ails you. I know they were frequent because at family gatherings my mother, my aunts, and even my uncles would talk about my grandmother's enemas. That indoctrination through her upbringing inevitably meant my mother regarded the enema as a go-to cure. In our house if you had a headache, you got aspirin, if you were bleeding you got a band aid, anything else, you got an enema. I don't think she gave it a second thought if it was appropriate - it was just what was done and always had been. I don't know if she realized how her enemas imprinted themselves on my psyche.

In our house if you had a headache, you got aspirin, if you were bleeding you got a band aid, anything else, you got an enema.

Our moms had to have been of the same era. The contents of our medicine cabinet were actually quite simple compared to the array of stuff we have today.

Aversion therapy was likely viewed as a legitimate way to overcome certain “psychological” deficiencies or deviant behaviors or habits

Klismaphilia has been viewed in such a context. Can we imagine getting enough enemas to diminish our desires, reactions, and enjoyment?

It seems that Klismaphilia wasn't studied, or named, until the early 70's. I was already hooked for life. No degree of aversion therapy would likely alter what mom and grandma instiiled. Besides, who would want to give up such a simple pleasure and procedure?

I only remember getting a few enemas growing up. I remember many more rectal temps than enemas… I know that they were given to my Mom growing up. I don't really think anybody in my family questioned the sexual/psychological impact of such things…. Enemas & rectal temps were just a part of life for them… & they felt the same way about spanking too.

Mom knew I hated and dreaded enemas of all kinds. She noticed when I got my first erection at about 13 during a punishment enema, and from then on I was spared from further enemas.

I'm sure she hadn't remotely thought of raising a later clysophile...

Yes. She knew. We 'talked' extensively on the subject. She is gone now. I would enjoy relating our experiences to anyone interested or that had a similar relationship!

Whether some individual acts will or will not leave psychological scars often depends on small things, such as whether or not the action was explained before. I suspect I would not have such a penchant for anal fingering if I had not received a digital rectal exam by surprise as a kid.

I think many parents are unaware of what may or may not cause trauma. I suspect that small things in how an enema is given may result in the treatment being forgotten or instead becoming a magnet for thoughts in later years.

I don't think Mom or any of the so-called experts had any idea of the psychological impact. I think it's safe to say that most of us here developed our love of enemas from those early enemas given by moms.

Yes, I take and give enemas my entire life. I don't see any trauma introduced from getting childhood enemas. I do see years of sexual gratification. I would rather have childhood enemas than not have them. I believe because of a large bumper of klismos that developed from so many enemas, they fell out of favor. The world would be a better place with more enemas.

This is such a long running topic that I'm fascinated. In my case, I got at max 3-4 enemas as a child, but I was fixated on them from first memory, so if I had to say, I think I was hardwired for anorectal stimulation before anyone touched me "back there." You may be different, and that's fine.

.. The world would be a better place with more enemas.

a good sentence that I agree with...🤗😎

I dont think my parents considered the psycological impact of giving us enemas growing up. My siblings and I grew up in an old fashioned, strict(er) household. We were an enema family and that was that. When you were constipated/'out of sorts' you got an enema, when you were sick you got an enema, after/during vacations you (often) got an enema, and yes (I have discussed this in other threads about my feeling on it) we got a few punishment enemas. My parents didnt solicit our opinion on these ideas, they did what they thought was the right thing to do in raising 3 kids. Although I am not close to my brother any longer, I do know my sister still takes enemas so there clearly has been some lasting impact but I dont look at it badly, I think largely it was a positive thing in my life (or at least not as horrible as it was for some)

Mom surely did not know. But there is no doubt that she conditioned me to the world of enemas fir everything including punish or attitude. Maybe I would have developed this way on my own. Would have preferred it but certainly mom awakened something. Looking back I am glad she did but at the time i certainly didn’t.

No, not with enemas, but with my getting lots of finger checks..... when I began suggesting I needed one I remember her telling my father something about it not being a good idea....

I would say my mom had no idea of the physiological impact of giving me enemas. I believe in her mind that something she believed needed to be done. She was raised by grandmother and also a step mother and I think that she received them as a kid. I think my dad did, too because while never me an enema, he never interfered when we got them. I got enemas into my high school and my siblings got them as they got older but I think as we went into puberty they were less frequent. Beyond being sick, which definitely would mean would we get a least one, my mom give them as she felt we needed them. You could have some gas, be moody, or she would often when we younger ask, did have BM today and these things helped determine if myself or siblings got them. Sometimes it would be several in a month and then you could a bit and not get one. There was no regular schedule.

A few interesting things on this. They were OTK with the red bulb at least naked from the waste down. Ivory soap solution and you got several good squirts. It always seemed like regardless of the situation, a rectal temp preceded the enema. If you looked in the petroleum jelly jar at our house there was always a good number of holes from lubing the thermometer. I got the bulb until 11 and then started getting enemas from red bag, so I am assuming my brothers and sister also started getting the bag about that age, because sometimes the red bulb would out near the bathroom sink and the red bag was hanging on the back of the bathroom to dry.

I don't know if brothers or sister still take enemas, but I do.