Alternatives to Fleet enema

Hi all. In your opinion, what could be a valid alternative to a Fleet enema? Something with a little amount of solution but effective, to use in situations you don't have much time or you not want to use the bag.

A bulb enema that's 8 oz or over with soap and water 10 of those/ a bag with just water and salt too.

A Fleet is a phosphate enema. It is extremely saline and pulls water out of your intestines. For that reason it is very crampy but fast and usually effective especially in a hospital setting where they want results quickly and easily. Plain water with a bag or bulb is more comfortable but more trouble.

A Fleet is a phosphate enema. It is extremely saline and pulls water out of your intestines. . . . .

Saline enemas pull water INTO your intestines.

A couple of things come to mind:

Epsom Salt Enema

Oral Epsom salt

Oral magnesium Citrate

Just be careful! The therapeutic window on Epsom Salt is rather narrow.

I have used all of those and whatever you do, DO NOT use any two of them on the same day

A 1:2:3 enema given with a bulb syringe. 1 oz. of Epsom Salts, 2 oz. of glycerin and 3 oz. of hot water. My mother used them on me a few times when I was about 10-12 years old and she didn't have time to give me a large soapsuds enema. My best friend's mother told her about them and they sure were effective. They seemed stronger than a Fleet Enema and it was a real struggle for me to hold one for the 5 minutes that my mother required before she would let me use the toilet.

I suggest half an ounce to an ounce of liquid glycerin added to 5 or 7 ounces of lukewarm water and injected using a 6 or 8 ounce bulb syringe. Even more effective if the water is made soapy by dissolving some Ivory or Castile soap. This is a small, quickly prepared enema that is always effective.

@alberto6536 Sounds quite strong.

I too seek an alternative to a fleet enema, as although small and convenient to force a quick diaper filling without using much liquid, they do make me feel awful for the rest of the day, so a mix of something , using an emptied fleet bottle, that works, and leaves me enjoying the moment , with no unwell feelings.....holy grail easier to find ?..........or ?

@JustWilliam Yes, a bulb with plain water works somewhat, but for a strong enema Alberto has a point glycerin works glycerin FLEET brand suppositories work too. Soapy bulbs and then using plain water bulbs after.

Best,Megan

Thanks megan, what i seek is to have an empty fleet enema bottle, so that quantity is the same, and find something that works in say 10 minutes without causing the feeling unwell, so maybe a third liquid glycerin, the rest very soapy water ?

I bought a small pump type device off Amazon. I use it frequently when I just need a quick enema. It is very convenient and easy to clean. Way better than a fleet's. Also can just be warm water and not the irritating phosphates in a fleet's. After a quick fill and release there seems be be no lingering worry of addition need to expel that can come after a fleet. Search for pump enema. Can hold 10 to 12 oz's so a decent small enema amount.

Depends how high you want to rinse out. If the problem is just in your rectum then water might work fine. If it's higher then you'll have to play around. 10mg bisacodyl might be good, as it may lead to fewer return trips than glycerin.

An empty fleet enema bottle, filled with cold or lukewarm water and 4 coffee spoons of kitchen salt. Shake it until the salt is dissolved, and you are ready to go. For me, it feels awesome and a lot stronger than the original fleet solution. For an even more powerful (or explosive) result, add a bit of liquid glycerin and Johnson's baby shampoo. Either way, don't get too far away from the pot... 😃

I just empty the bottle out and use an ivory soap mixture. Repeat a couple times till my stomach aches bad enough to leak and then expel. After a few soapy enemas I rinse out till everything comes back clear.

I got the reprop clyster recently. Beats fleet enemas, bulbs and equine drenches hands down. The plastic bottle is 750ML capacity so you can fill it up anything eg a saline solution, bicarbonate of soda solution, glycerin, coffee or even peppermint tea.The bottle, connectors, tubing and nozzles are all easily washed and dried. And, of course, every last drop comes out when you hold it above yourself or you squeeze it. I don't like the chemicals in fleet enemas as they can put you off doing a marathon enema session. I also use this clyster before colonic irrigation sessions.

Some time ago, in hospital, I got constipated and refused to take the laxatives and stool softeners they tried to give me. IMO, they cause more problems than they solve, like excess laxative effect. Suppositories are not a great solution either, especially if you are constipated and are confined to bed, so have to use a bedpan. Bearing down is difficult.

So I asked for a plain water enema. Well, it turns out the facility did not have any enema bags. Sad but true. (how times have changed). The nurse offered to give me plain water using a Fleet bottle, emptied of solution, and I said OK. At this point it was a better option than nothing. So I got two Fleet bottles of warm water.

Nothing happened for quite a while, then, after perhaps a half hour lying on my left side, I felt a strong urge to poo and had a very swift, large, complete poo. I was quite surprised at the effect.

It seems large, highly irritating, exotic enemas are not needed to bring results. A few days later I got the same treatment, but with only one bottle of water. Same results.

After both enemas there was no residual burning or irritation. They did not work as rapidly as a Fleet, but they sure did work.

In most of the world the generic form of Fleet enema, usually a store "house " brand is exactly the same thing far less expensive