When an enema is really uncomfortable

Have you ever hung up an enema bag thinking the next few minutes will be nice and relaxing – only to experience such terrible cramps that you wondered, why am I putting myself through this? I used a tablespoon of sea salt in 1500ml of warm water, which usually makes for a comfortable cleanse.

Maybe it's because I've been fighting a nasty head cold for the past two days, chugging cough meds and my insides were feeling so bloated. So I skipped work today, sent my husband out the door and did what a naturopathic doctor would recommend: flush out the "toxins" with an saltwater enema. LOL! It flushed alright, did it ever! But if this had been the first time taking an enema, I'm not sure I'd want to do it again. Despite all the tricks I've learned to reduce the cramps, retain solution, etc., this enema was definitely not made in heaven!

I suspect most of us who've taken enemas for many years have had similar experiences. I know I have. Normally, I can take 3 qts of Ivory suds with no problem, and 4 qts after the first enema, although the fullness is sometimes uncomfortable to mildly painful. Every so often, though, the enema becomes really painful before the second qt is in. I've tried to figure out some reason, but have never been able to come up with a common cause. Anyone else here had this experience? Have you figured out what you did, ate or drank that produced the result?

@Vicki_V, your post reminded me of the old song "Mama Said There'd be Days Like This"! Isn't it disgusting when all you want is to feel better and the enema that you thought would help actually ends up making you feel somewhat the worse for wear? I've had that experience a time or two and it makes the whole thing just such a downer!

But like that first ride on a bike without the training wheels that didn't go as planned...just remember, next time it will be better!

Hope you get to feeling better soon.

Deb

Sometimes you feel like a nut sometimes ya don’t volume is a fickle thing

Awe sorry @Vicki_V! Its never a good thing to have good expectations only for them to be let down. I only take enemas for pleasure, and the only time I’ve had an uncomfortable one was when I was testing my volume limit. I use 2 qts every time and never had a problem, but wanted to see how much I could take. After 2 regular enemas I filled two bags with a Y connector. I managed to get to about 3.5 qts and wow, it was painful! Barely walking all crunched over I made it to the toilet to expel.

Although it wasn’t pleasurable, i expect sometime in the further I’ll try large volumes again, preferably with a partner though, so we can help, watch, compete with each other to make it more fun!

Whatver you were feeling sick with just didnt agree with filling your bowels with water. I don’t know if theres any real conclusions you can take from this, but maybe when sick you can start with small volumes and go very slow?

Oh yeah, had days like that. I figure it's just how the colon is on that day and it ain't gonna be different, though a couple really warm enemas can help calm it down. I find it is more likely to happen the more I need the enema.

What's even worse is when you have the uncomfortable enema but don't get much out. Especially when you can feel the water moving around inside. Then you have to decide if you want to put yourself through it again to see if it works better the second time.

Depending on the WAY in which it is "uncomfortable":

Let's face it, an enema is going to be uncomfortable in one way or another. I have experienced some aspect of EVERY enema I have taken that was "uncomfortable" by some definition

If it is simply hard to hold, there are techniques like deep breathing and bite rag you can use to get through it.

If uncomfortable means light to moderate pain during the early to middle part of retention, you probably want to just tough it out.

If the pain is severe, you have likely taken too much! Dump it and start over

If it actually causes nausea, again light to moderate is to be expected. If you come anywhere close to vomiting you need to wait longer after eating, and wait longer between rounds. You might need to dilute the solution with more water.

If it just leaves you feeling "Ragged" it's likely electrolyte depletion. Some Gatorade/Powerade helps, Pedialyte if you can get it helps more.

Also AFTER you are finished, fruit like bananas or peaches that Are high in potassium can help as well.

Also, you can minimize discomfort by doing things like taking the enema in a place ou are comfortable lying down resting and have rested there many times.

Choose a position and stay with it until it's time to run!

RELAX!! No hurry! Clear the schedule, eliminate distractions.

Before getting in position, pee!! That insures that the bladder is not ADDING to the pressure on the lower abdomen.

Eliminate ANYTHING that puts pressure on the lower abdomen.

The water should be warm but not hot to YOUR touch.

REMOVE any shapewear. If you are female a bra that does NOT interfere with your breathing can stay on or not It's your call. One that interferes with your breathing AT ALL should come off A bath robe or knee length dorm shirt or nightgown works so you don't have to be completely naked.

I can identify with this topic. Over many years, I have had lots and lots of enemas, mostly for pleasure. But, as others have said, some days it just doesn't go as planned. I can usually get two quarts in me without much difficulty, sometimes stopping a time or two to let the urges subside. But sometimes, for unknown reasons it is a struggle to keep just a quart in. I usually just let it out, wait a few minutes, then try again. Most times that works, but every once in a while my gut just does not cooperate and I give up. The next day everything works great.

Although an enema fetish is rare to begin with, there are subsets within it that many of us identify with foremost. For example, discomfort is quite appealing to certain folks, while others do everything possible to minimize any pain associated with receiving. I much prefer no discomfort and am drawn to people who likewise desire only pleasurable feelings. Generally, this requires a slow flow, with regular stops (say, 30 seconds), along the way when any discomfort develops. But even when following this guideline, sometimes an enema just doesn't feel quite right. As some have rightly suggested , not every enema is entirely successful.

When administering, feedback from the recipient should always be encouraged. It seems most people who received enemas earlier in life remember it as a painful experience - - one they have absolutely no desire to repeat. Chances are they received their water much too fast, resulting in intense cramping. If receptive at all in later life, they may find a sensitively-administered enema can be a real surprise - - an intensely erotic experience that can even induce powerful orgasms.

Interesting feedback, everyone. Thanks for your responses! As the day went on, this morphed into aches, chills and low grade fever. I had a flu shot last fall, so maybe this won't be as bad as it could've been. As for the enema, getting a rectal tube up higher, it did clean me out of "toxins," so I guess that's a good thing? (I'm not a believer in toxins that the colon therapists are pushing. I used to go for colonics when I was younger and having bowel problems. I can get much the same results at home if I feel the need to be cleaned out.)

What it does do is clear everything out so your colon can settle down and you can sleep better. At least for me it does that sometimes. Also gets fluid in, but shouldn't be relied on for that. Hope you feel better soon!

"What it does do is clear everything out so your colon can settle down and you can sleep better."

Thanks, Moliere, that works for me, too. On occasion after a day putting up with irritating clients, I'll take what my husband calls a "stress enema" before bed, and it does help me relax and sleep more soundly. It's better for me than taking drugs. Another reason why women should get over the "yuk factor" and have an enema bag. LOL

I have had a few enemas that were more uncomfortable than usual... I think that the usual reason for when that has happened has been that I had probably waited too long. A couple of days of not going to the bathroom is a couple of days too long for me, experience has taught me that on the first day that I have trouble going it's usually best to do something then. We are all different though, going to the bathroom less often seems to be okay for some people, with lesser problems.

It can happen for me. If I take the bag too fast, if the water temp is either too hot or too cold or if I add too much soap, then I get an uncomfortable feeling. However, I wouldn't trade those situations for the many other times that the enema brings extreme pleasure!!

When is an enema really uncomfortable ,, ahhhhh never met an enema i didn't like lol

For me there are differences in enemas. Some are more enjoyable than others, some cramp more than others and sometimes it flows better than at other times but those things are normal. I don’t get the opportunity to take an enema that often so I just enjoy each one as much as I can.

Have you ever hung up an enema bag thinking the next few minutes will be nice and relaxing – only to experience such terrible cramps that you wondered, why am I putting myself through this?

I am not an enema taker, just a giver. Sometimes I give painful enemas - cramps and gas make me hot. 😉

But . . . sometimes when I give my sub an enema, just because, we find out he's got a bit of a "clogging" in the pipes. This then can cause pain as it fights it's way in and through. As all good enemas do, find there way in to do the clean out.

I am not an enema taker, just a giver. Sometimes I give painful enemas - cramps and gas make me hot. 😉

But . . . sometimes when I give my sub an enema, just because, we find out he's got a bit of a "clogging" in the pipes. This then can cause pain as it fights it's way in and through. As all good enemas do, find there way in to do the clean out.

What solution recipes do you knowingly give your sub to get cramps and gas so you can enjoy him struggling through it?

Eric

I wrote a longer piece about this awhile back, but I distinguish between cramps and evacuation urges down low in the rectum. To me, the almost irresistible low evacuation urges are the ones that are really uncomfortable or even painful, so I'd rather try to avoid those whenever I can.

Eric

One thing that seems to make an enema particularly uncomfortable is gas.

A trick I've learned: If you are feeling gassy, get into knee-chest position at least 5 minutes, sometimes more before you actually insert the nozzle. A lot of times the gas will rise right out. It can also come out around the nozzle during insertion. You also might belch during injection, especially in Simms position

For me, the cramps depend a lot on my coffee intake (orally, that is!). If I didn't drink coffee the past couple of days, I can take any enema and hold it. But if I had coffee that day, I'd best keep them quite simple...

I have never experienced a bad enema. Some are better than others but I've really never had a bad one.

I have never experienced a bad enema. Some are better than others but I've really never had a bad one.

You have obviously not played close to the edge.

I guess that I don't know what "playing close to the edge means". FILL me in!!!

@Cannot_get_enough

Search for "rough ride"

You should find Suzie's Rough Ride and Very Rough Ride as two examples. She also recently talked about taking an enema while suspended upside down.

I've got my own experience with a variable strength soap glycerin enema that ranges from 100% glycerin when the enema first flows in (very slowly) to gradually decreasing in strength until it "averages " 20% while the soapy water flows in. The shock to the colon with the glycerin closes it very tightly, acting as its own internal plug holding the enema in. Can't exactly turn it off and it's hard to insert another nozzle to rinse/dilute the zone first hit with the 100% glycerin.

Really uncomfortable.

Another really uncomfortable version: holding nearly 6 liters soapy glycerin enema held in by an inflatable plug that is so large it can't be pushed out. The entire lower intestine works almost to exhaustion to push it out. Also really uncomfortable because of the reaction to the mixture and the volume at the limit of of the maximum volume I have taken.

When I hang the enema bag, I know what I'm in for.

I accept, and don't dwell on it!!

Before I had heart surgery, some of my enema sessions would turn bad with me feeling dizzy and very nauseous, and I'd be thinking my enema taking was nuts..

When I decide I am going to get an enema, I just try and look at each differently as if I was still younger and being given it, if I find its one thats much harder to take I then try and relax as much as possible, take deep breaths and sometimes I have to try and find something to play with and take my mind off the big enema and that usually helps

I actually enjoy an uncomfortable enema up to a certain point and really really want to try out more exotic solutions. I would love to try a milk and molasses enema held with my inflatable nozzle till I am almost crying to be allowed to get up and I may even be brave enough for Susie's rough ride if I ever gather all the ingredients but I have had plenty of enemas that got to the point of really uncomfortable or even downright painful.

I have a pretty high pain tolerance so I will go along with it for a bit and like having my limits pushed but occasionally I will actually just give up and stop it if I'm solo or straight up beg to be allowed to get up if I'm getting it from my wife.

I have a fairly long walk from where I take my enemas to the toilet. The most uncomforatable thing for me is often holding the enema til I get there. Which is another reason for the inflatable nozzle. It should help.