Normal Bowel Movements... after High Enema

On average .. what's the normal time before normal bowel movements after a high enema? I prefer to be empty so its nice, just curious when I'll have to be back to normal. I'd prefer not but the day job doesn't allow for constant being empty.

In that way, I kinda doubt a "high enema" is going to be so much different from any thorough cleansing enema or sequence of laxatives.

While it's different for everybody, most people it's anywhere from 2 to 3 days before the bowels really flow normally again.

Ditto LisaK. My experience as well. Will also depend on how thorough the cleanse, what you're eating and drinking before and after the enema, activity level, medications, etc. A total clean out, such as for a colonoscopy, typically three days under normal conditions.

When I do a series (3) of enemas, usually the next day I might have one small BM. A series of three enemas pretty much clears my system out. Normal for me is 2 BMs a day- I eat a high fiber diet and I have never had a problem with constipation. The 2nd day after the series of enemas I am pretty much back to my normal rhythm of 2 BMs a day.

In that way, I kinda doubt a "high enema" is going to be so much different from any thorough cleansing enema or sequence of laxatives.

While it's different for everybody, most people it's anywhere from 2 to 3 days before the bowels really flow normally again.

I agree with this. It depends on the size and number of enemas but you will not typically have a movement the next day. If you eat a big meal afterwards it can still happen though.

I am usually back to normal elimination within 24-36 hours. Much depends on my diet as others have indicated. As long as I eat on my normal schedule, things return pretty quickly.

At the risk of being redundant, I agree with LisaK and others that its usually 2-3 days before one is back on 'solid ground' having normal movements, and then, perhaps, ready for another round when time and circumstances permit.

I'm back to normal movements the next day.

This would be a great study in normal distribution and standard deviation for grade school kids ?. 2, sometimes 3 days for me.

"Normal" for me is to have a BM within the first 24 hours after a thorough clean-out. I don't remember the time I haven't had one within that time span; I could almost set my clock that I'll have one in 22 to 24 hours later.

After any 45-48 oz warm Castille soapy water enema (enema bag @ 20" above my buttocks) normal bm's return after +/- 24-30 hours.

Turned out it was three days for me .. took a high enema ... so I guess it took awhile to get back to normal.

It is usually 2-3 days for a 'normal' bm after a good series of enemas. Just a small single one will only delay by 24 hours. I like the clean/empty feeling of a series though.

Count me in with those who say the average time from a good cleansing enema to a normal bowel movement is 2-3 days.

This varies depending on what I have had to eat. But many times I don't wait until the third day. I just feel like having another one from time to time, sometimes the next day, which resets the clock. But who is counting?

If I do a thorough cleanout, 24 hours later the next load will be ready to go. Like clockwork for me too, like @watertrain. It has to do with the transit time for ingested food through the digestive tract, which varies for different individuals.