Pitchers for mixing solution

I often viewed my ' enema angels ' of my day ( mother and grandmother(s) ) prepare the soapsuds solution in a large plastic or glass two quart capacity ' tea pitcher ' . She , they , would always get the water temperature ' just tight ' and then as the pitcher slowly filled they would add the soap and slowly stir the mixture with a long handle wood spoon before and after the container filled . When all was ready , I was asked to hold the rubber syringe bag in the sink in a upright position so that the bag cold be slowly filled as our home enema / douche equipment was of ' closed top ' construction . Once filled , my lady took over and assembled the rest of the syringe for my enema which in retrospect did not take long .

My mother used a 2 quart glass pitcher. She would fill it with the appropriate amount (for my age) of very warm tap water (just barely hot enough to sting on the inside of her wrist) at the kitchen sink and stir a bar of Ivory soap in the water until it was milky white with a thick layer of suds on top. Then she would pour it into the enema bag and bring it into my bedroom or the bathroom to give me the enema.

Because I use "Closed system" HWB-Style bags no pitcher is really needed. I can mix everything in the bag. Less cleanup!

Even my 4-qt bag, which IS an open-top has an opening I can easily stick my hand in and break up any chunks of soap.

In a pinch I would mix a bar of Ivory in the bag, but since I like super strong enemas, I like to use a large container where I can place a couple of bars of Ivory in it and shake it up... oh the foam and scent - now says you're getting a enema!

I have talked to a member here that has a 1 gallon jug that has a few bars of Ivory in it floating all the time. They would fill the bag partially up with the soap depending on how strong they wanted it and then add hot water. Instant cleanout!

I never got an Ivory soap one that didn't work. Except the time I pulled the hose out when mom went to answer phone. Boy did I pay for that the next day and my aunt helped by holding the bag. My cousin saw me getting marched off to the bathroom and said she had to pee. I know she did it on purpose because she saw mom making up the soap in the measuring cup and the bag was on the counter.

My cousin saw me getting marched off to the bathroom and said she had to pee. I know she did it on purpose because she saw mom making up the soap in the measuring cup and the bag was on the counter.

If you are like me, at the time I would have been embarrassed and not liked that, but now decades later, those are the things enema dreams are made of...

The enemas we got from mom were mostly plain cold tap water. She added salt on a few occasions as a remedy for itchy worms, and I think she used Sunlight soap (the old green pure soap bar sold in the 60's) on a few occasions - but those were exceptions, not the rule.

She used a douche bulb with the customary (at the time) bent bakelite douche nozzle to suck the solution from a 2-quart aluminium pitcher before making repeated insertions and squeezes until the pitcher was empty. I could never see how much water there was in the pitcher, but my guess in retrospect is probably one quart or less. The pitcher was not a "dedicated" piece of enema equipment, but was stored in the kitchen cupboard along with all the other kitchen stuff used for cooking and baking. Kinda gross when I now think about it......

The pitcher was not a "dedicated" piece of enema equipment, but was stored in the kitchen cupboard along with all the other kitchen stuff used for cooking and baking. Kinda gross when I now think about it......

Good idea to pass on the lemonade if invited over to your place as a kid, hahaha.. Interesting though, she never graduated you up to using an enema bag?

Good idea to pass on the lemonade if invited over to your place as a kid, hahaha.. Interesting though, she never graduated you up to using an enema bag?

Nope, she used the douche bulb and sometimes by exception a Higginson pump. We never owned a bag - I would know because I sneaked enemas plenty and knew the contents of the bathroom cupboard were the equipment was hidden under towels, intimately. 😁

The thread brings back memories of my mother bringing to our bathroom a large , semi-opaque plastic ‘ tea pitcher ’ which contained a long handle wooden spoon . She would turn on the water in the bathtub and get the water just right . She had cut a small piece of ‘ Ivory soap ’ from the large bar and dropped the ‘ soap sliver ’ into the bottom of the ‘ tea pitcher ’ before placing the pitcher under the flowing bathtub water fixture . After almost filling the pitcher , she would them turn off the water placing the pitcher on the bathroom sink countertop . Mom would then extract a bottle of ‘Johnson’s Baby Oil ‘ from the medicine cabinet and gingerly pour a small amount into the warm water / Ivory soap all the while mixing my soon to be administered enema solution in the pitcher . We always chatted away as she and I , I was about 9 - 11 here , prepared the solution . She once indicated when I ask her ’ why the baby oil ‘ that the combo made a very ’ slippery ‘ solution such that I would have a good enema bowel movement . She said that this was ’ her enema mix of choice ‘ as well for her personal enemas . I would then hold our fountain syringe upright and open in the lavatory sink while mother slowly poured the contents of the pitcher into our 2 quart capacity rubber bag slowly filling same to the max capacity . Soon the warm water ’ Ivory soap / Johnson's Baby Oil ‘ solution would be gently instilled well up inside my little colon filling my bowels to my maximum capacity for the much needed constipation relief that my dear mother was so lovingly providing . Yes ……. how fondly the ’ old plastic tea pitcher ' is lovingly remembered here as a required component of our home enema preparation .

My memory of enema mixing containers goes back 62 years.My Dad used a 2 quart glass Pyrex bowl to mix/stir up my 32--40 oz.warm Castile soapy water enemas. Either liquid Castile soap from a brown glass bottle or a bar of Castile soap was rubbed in the water until it became “lightly milky”. The Pediatrician said the bar-rubbing version was “good enough”. With either version my Dad used a metal tablespoon to stir the mixture. The clinging & pinging of the spoon in the bowl would give me chills & goosebumps. The bar of Castile soap rubbed in the water version was a much more intense feeling enema and was used when my constipation episode was perceived as being really clogged up. I have no idea where the glass bowl went. Probably 30 feet down in a landfill.

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In our house if either of my sisters or me was getting an enema it would start with mom bringing a one quart saucepan to the bathroom to make the Ivory soap and water solution. That would be poured into the bag and then some quantity of warm water on top of it. The hose would be screwed on and the bag hung all in waiting for the patient to arrive.

I've used a lemonade pitcher. It's perfect for those soapy enemas and easy to pour the solution in my 4 quart open top enema bag. For the crushed Dulcolax, I use a 1 quart sports bottle with a screw on top so I can shake the mixture, then add more water to the enema bag.

I have used a large Pyrex measuring cup for years. ❤🚀😜32 ounces

I have used a large Pyrex measuring cup for years. ❤🚀😜32 ounces

Same with me, usually the 1 quart cup. Just need to be careful carrying the glass around, especially when it’s full.

Eric

The girl who lived next door told me that she could tell when she was going to get an enema when she saw the clear glass lemonade pitcher sitting next to the bathroom sink full of hot water with a bar of Ivory soap floating in it. When she saw this she would fuss and argue with her mom trying to avoid the impending enema; she often delayed her enema but she always got it. Her mom told me that the longer she delayed the enema the more soap dissolved in the water and made the enema even more effective so it was in her daughter’s best interest not to argue.

I use an empty plastic gallon milk jug. Since my main bag is less than 2q (about 1.8 litres), I put marks on the side with a sharpie for 1 bag full and 2 bags full. By putting the cap on, you can give it a solid shake to mix ingredients. Sometimes wish the opening was a hair wider, but for the price, I'm not going to complain!

For the last five years I have used this: https://www.brewerschoice.com.au/products/plastic-jug-3l?_pos=1&_sid=bedda7c3e&_ss=r

1qt Pyrex measuring cup.

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