E Solution Temperature - use caution

Some variance in opinions on the high temperature range might be due to other factors. For instance. A 110 degree enema if taken slowly may be only 105 as it enters the body. The travel down the tubing will bleed off some heat. As will an extra long tube between bag & nozzle. If the bag is filled then hung for a while while other preparations are made, the solution will cool somewhat.

Whatever your preference it is best to accurately measure enema temperatures. An instant digital heat measurement gun can be bought reasonably at the big box stores. As mentioned below, checking said device against another thermometer occasionally is prudent .

Medical books teach that it is not desirable to enter anything hotter than 42 degrees Celsius in the human bottom. When I was young, I liked slightly cooler solutions (around 37 degrees), but for some years now I have been enjoying the exact upper limit of 42 degrees. It is very pleasant to feel the heat just behind the inner wall of the bottom, but it is practically impossible to detect it deeper in the intestines. Only after about 10 - 15 minutes a general heat wave follows the whole body. It is a very pleasant feeling and a sign that the enema has succeeded. In addition, a solution of baking soda at this temperature can be kept at the bottom for almost any time using the correct nozzle (deep). The smallest, an hour and a half.

I put 4 quarts of 118 F water in my silicone bag, set the flow rate so the bag empties in 10-12 minutes. The 1/4" I.D. latex hose is 6.5' long, and i drained the hose into a 1 pint glass jar. I started the flow, waited until the jar was overflowing (in the shower), and started measuring the water temp in the jar with a laboratory grade thermometer. The initial temperature was 107 F, and as the bag continued to empty, the temperature increased to a maximum of 110F, but never higher. I was surprised by how much the water lost temperature. I measured the temperature of the water in the bag when only 1 quart remained -116, so the majority of the temperature loss is during the fluid travel through the hose. A good 3' of the tubing was laying on the shower floor. This is a complicated heat transfer situation, lots of variables, and the experiment was not well controlled. But it does explain why 113F enema temperature in the bag really doesn't feel all that warm.

Body temperature - and you will do nothing wrong !!

When I was a kid and my Mom gave me an enema she'd test the temperature of the water on the inside of her wrist making sure it was just hot enough to sting slightly. Now as an adult I measure the water with a cooking thermometer and make sure it's around 110 F. It cools slightly as it's poured into the enema bag and runs through the tube into my bowels.