Pitchers for mixing solution

Our town had a town-wide garage sale last week. Lots of people buying lots of stuff that caught their fancy from folks who no longer wanted the stuff. We were no different. At one house an aluminum pitcher caught my eye and for a buck I bought it. It looked like the pitcher from the old 'Kool-Aid' advertisements - a fat round body and black handle. It was exactly what my aunt used to mix up a batch of soapsuds when preparing an enema.

I had two aunts who were RN's - both sister-in-laws of my mother. Both were office nurses for different doctors that our family used. I was seen and occasionally treated by one or the other all during my youth. My Aunt Liz was unmarried and shared a house with her also unmarried sister who was a high school teacher. They always spent the month of August at a rental house on Cape Cod and myself and my brothers were generally packed off to spend at least a couple of weeks there with them. They spoiled us unmercifully with comfort food, ice cream, and trips to local attractions and the beach. It was usually a great vacation. USUALLY.

My Aunt Liz believed that boys were generally unhygienic and would live like savages if left unsupervised. OK - I generally disliked showers and was known to duck in and duck out of the water pretending to wash all of the pits and parts. More than once she ordered me back and then supervised the event to see I didn't skip on the shower. Fairly embarrassing for a pre-teen boy. Hygiene also applied to bowel movements. If you appeared sluggish or, god forbid, complained of not feeling well, you got an appointment with her Davol Comfy open-top enema bag.

Since this house only had a shower and not a tub, Aunt Liz would get out the aluminum pitcher and mix up a couple of quarts of Ivory soapsuds at the kitchen sink. There was no doubt in that house where that was going! She'd then fetch her Davol from the hall closet and, bag and pitcher in hand, lead the victim to the bathroom. With no tub, you had to kneel bottom's up while she sat on the closed toilet and administered the enema. With her it was always 'good to the last drop' and rarely did that mean much less than a full bag.

Once filled, she left you to empty, but soon returned from the kitchen with that same fat pitcher full of warm water for the rinse. She was always very matter-of-fact about the enemas. Nothing to be ashamed about - boys were dirty little creatures and needed an occasional cleanout. It stopped the summer I was 15 when both aunts retired and moved to Florida.

The pitcher from the garage sale holds just one cup shy of 2 quarts, so I would guess the enemas we got were at least three pints at a time. At the time I did not find them pleasurable, but now I recall the memory fondly. Amazing what feelings an old pitcher can bring back.

HHhmmmmmm Sounds like a very enjoyable time indeed. May I please have their number? LOL

I have a one quart plastic measuring pitcher that is used in mixing my soap solution.

I have a 2 quart plastic pitcher that years ago my wife decided she no longer wanted in the kitchen. It works great.

I use a red Tupperware one gallon pitcher to mix up my subs enemas. With the red color he can't see what the solution is until I pour it in the clear bags. If I want to hide the solution color, in the bags, I cover them as well.

I use a one gallon plastic pitcher with a smaller one qt pitcher that I use to fill it when filling from the bathroom sink.

It is funny how pitchers used for mom's enemas still give me a certain thrill. I remember one memorable evening while peeking out from the foot of my bed out to the living room into the kitchen. my parents had decided that my sister and little brother both needed to be given enemas that night. I was spared because I had a bowel movement that day, under threat of an enema that night if I did not.

Looking out I saw mom fixing my sister's enema at the kitchen sink in the one quart pyrex measuring cup. She carefully adjusted the water then held the pitcher under the faucet and held it up to her eye level to measure out a pint of enema. She then mixed a spoonful of baking soda and poured it into the red enema bag. That sight and that SOUND of the enema bag being filled is still very powerful.

I watched as my little sister, about 3-4, was placed on top of the dining room table and given an enema by both parents. Mom held her legs up in the diapering position while dad held the bag as high as he could. By the time the bag was empty my sister was held up so far only her shoulders were flat on the table.

A very memorable sight!

I keep two jars (that originally held mixed nuts) and fill them about 3/4 full. Then, I drop in a hand sized bar of Ivory, and let it sit for 2-3 weeks. It turns the water /soap into a thick white gel which can be ladled into a full bag of warm water for a very thorough cleansing enema. You decide the strength of the enema by how nuch of the gel you add. I usually start a new batch when one gets low, so there's always soap available. If you want extra ingredients, add a tbsp of peppermint oil to the jar for a minty fragrance that is much cheaper than Dr. B's. Adding chamomile oil and/or lavender oil makes the mixture relaxing. I have found this to be much faster and easier to get the enema ready for use, and allows for a modicum of standardization to the solutions.

When we were growing up my mom kept a one quart plastic jug under the sink that was the same type that she used to make frozen lemonade. She'd fill it about half way with warm water, add the bar of Ivory, let it mix into a soapy solution and pour it into the syringe bag. Then she'd refill the jug with warm water and add that to the bag. It was never a whole bag, but it was always a perfect enema and it never failed to produce the desired results.

Right now I use two plastic pitchers when preparing my enema. One pitcher, a 2 quart one, and the other is a large gallon pitcher. Into both I put table salt... 2 teaspoons in the 2 quart one and 4 teaspoons in the gallon one. Then I run hot water into the pitchers and mix the salt with the water. This is followed by my filling my bags. Wonderful adventure then ensues. Smiling just thinking about taking one.

Thank you Emom for your post. Tried this tonight while receiving a series of three enemas and was very surprised on how easy the enemas were to take and how easy it was to hold them.

Janet S

I don't know about pitchers but I have used many hotel Ice buckets to mix up a nice soapy enema.

I use a 1 gallon plastic pitcher to mix my enemas filling it from the sink with a smaller plastic pitcher. It is easy to fill my 2.5 qt silicone bag from that pitcher.

Interesting to read how we become attached to our enema pitchers. I use a 3qt plastic container with a wide screw top that's wide enough for me to insert my hand through. It held dry cat food. Just the right size for shaking hot water with a couple of bars of Ivory bars in ... when done, I store the used Ivory bars in it.

Mom used a pyrex measuring cup to make up the soapy water.

I recall using a pitcher like that as a urinal when I was in hospital child ward in 1953. The enema they gave me in the evening was from a white Jones can. A white enamel bedpan was provided after the enema. There was only one bathroom for the 12 boys on the ward so using it for an enema may have been difficult. Also, the nurse did not want to have to repeat the enema if I flushed the toilet before she observed the results.

When I was a kid back in the '50s I watched mom several times preparing a soapy enema for me. She had a white porcelain pot with a red rim that she used for mixing soapy enemas. She would fill the pot with water and then set it on our electric stove to begin warming. Out came the potato peeler and a bar of Ivory and she shaved the desired amount of soap into the water and then would stir it with a wooden spoon. She then carried the pot to the kitchen sink where she added water to get the temperature right. With one hand holding the pot by its handle and the other hand holding the family fountain syringe bag she slowly poured the warm soapy mixture into the bag and topped it off with warm water until the suds were streaming down the side. The hose was attached and it was off to the bathroom for another "good" enema.

All these years I've not forgotten that pot.

Today I use a little Dr. Bronner's for my soapy enemas. It mixes easily with the water in the bag so I don't need a separate container.

Mention of the white metal pot on a stove brings back memories. As I mentioned before, my parents used Ivory Snow, and alot of it.

My Mom only used the white porcelain pot with a red lip for me to sit on after she administered my enema. She wanted to see what my results were. I think her reasoning occurred one Saturday in which she gave me my first true adult enema with her Rexall Victoria Combination syringe. I inadvertently flushed the toilet prior to her observing whether I truly needed the enema or not.

Mom seldom used Ivory soap in my enemas. But, when she did, she would bring in a plastic tea jug in which she'd run warm water into the jug and then added liquid Ivory. Once all ingredients were in the jug, she'd shake the jug, mixing the solution prior to pouring the mixture into her bag.

No pitchers at our house growing up. Mom filled the enema bag from the bathtub faucet, not the bathroom sink, which has separate hot and cold taps. What she did have was an old Skippy peanut butter jar that sat on the bathroom window sill into which she would dissolve Ivory soap bar remnants. A spoonful of that milky goo would be added to the bag to make a soapy enema solution.

I know she used Ivory Snow for diaper laundry, but I do not know if that was also used for enemas.

Most of the time I fill my bag directly from our Jacuzzi tub faucet and add my salt and/or baking soda as it fills. But for those times when a soapy enema is on the agenda, I use an old Tupperware pitcher that we acquired after my mother-in-law passed away. She made the world's best iced tea and always used that pitcher...and when the time came to clean out the house, I immediately laid claim to that pitcher. Not only did it contain, at one time, the "house wine of the south" but I also saw a new use for it!

I typically fill the pitcher (a four quart capacity) about 1/2 to 2/3 full of very warm water and add my grated soap and stir until the solution is milky white...then, into the bag it goes! Then in to me it goes!

Just love that old pitcher for any number of reasons!

Have fun and play safe!

Deb

My mom and grand used a pitcher also to mix the enema solution in before adding it to the red bag. I can remember seeing them in the kitchen preparing before getting me ready.

I don't use a pitcher. I use a large 16 ounce glass for mixing up my shaved soap or other ingredients for the enema until it gets dissolved and incorporated into solution. Then I pour it into a Klystra bag with water already in it, give a little stir and I'm ready.

The only time I use a pot instead of a glass is to mix my solution is for Susie's Very Rough Ride Enema where you need to have room for some vigorous stirring and large amounts of different liquids need to be mixed.

I use a 1/2 gallon or gallon plastic milk jug for mixing. You can fill them part way, screw the cap on and shake them up to get things well mixed. Also produces a lot of soap suds that way.

I know she used Ivory Snow for diaper laundry, but I do not know if that was also used for enemas.

Back in the 1950's Ivory Snow was Ivory soap shavings. My parents dissolved quite a bit in water heated on the stove in a white metal pot, then cooled it till was a syrupy hot enema and given to me with an 8-oz bulb. Super powerful. I guess they could have simply used left over pieces of Ivory bar soap instead of the snow, but appears the idea was to make a very strong mixture.

The Ivory Snow formula was changed to a detergent in later years (not sure when) making it no good for enemas

I am using a 1 gallon bag with a 1 1/2 inch tip. I put goat soap plus Dr Bonner's soap and a tablespoon of salt. The temperature of water is 105.

I have a 1-1/2 quart plastic pitcher that I use to mix soapy water, coffee enemas, and other mixtures. I usually top off my bag with water to get 2-1/2 quarts into my bag.

I keep a 4 qt plastic pitcher under the sink for just this purpose. I fill it with about 1 qt of hot water, drop in the bar of ivory soap, wait about 15 to 20 min, fill to 3 qts with warm water then fill my 3 qt bag and I’m ready to go.

When I was 14, I had to watch three quarts of strong enema being mixed and heated in a big pot on the stove, after which it was poured into the four quart red rubber enema bag and hung up to cool in front of me. Sometimes the enema was poured from the pot into a large glass pitcher, where it cooled in front of me before being poured into the enema bag..

The three quarts was just the right amount in the rubber enema bag to cause the big, dominant, four quart bag to sag beautifully in front of me and make the butterflies fill my tummy.

It all caused me to whimper and grunt over and over "Ungh"....knowing that I was going to have to have another enema.

It still makes me cum hard just thinking about it.

I use a plastic measuring cup with a snap-on lid. It's got marking for US fluid ounces on one side and ml on the other. Marked to 600 ml in 50 ml increments on the metric side and 21 fluid ounces by 1 fluid ounce increments.

I have a set of measuring spoons for smaller liquid volumes. I have a small scale for adding dry materials (salt, baking soda, and shaved soap) to the cup for mixing. The snap-on lid can assist in the quick dissolving of the solid materials. Gives me a degree of precision in my enema solutions.