Oil enemas. What is the best to use and why?

My hubby and l have used mineral oil enemas for quite some time. Not really sure how we started for sure. Maybe just saw the Fleet mineral oil, tried them prior to anal sex for extra lube or a colon tube. But we always use mineral oil. Sometimes in a bulb, sometimes in a bag or have even used a large capacity syringe on occasion for something different. But we were talking the other night after he flooded me with 2 bottles of it and a colon tube, if others used only the pharmaceutical grade mineral oil or have others used light cooking oil without issue?

I do have to admit the experience of holding that much oil and moving around did create some very different feelings over water. Especially turning from hands and knees, shoulders down, then flipping over onto my back and feeling the weight of it was impressive!!!

You can use any cooking oil, but I agree with Paula that mineral oil is best. Cooking oils are digestable, and although almost all digestion is done in the stomach and small intestine, some of the cooking oils may still wind up being absorbed in the colon, and they are very high in calories. Mineral oil will not be digested, and only comes out the same place that it went in. BTW, a couple of warm SSE's can help with the nemesis of oil enemas: leakage.

BTW, a couple of warm SSE's can help with the nemesis of oil enemas: leakage.

That leakage for many hours after turned me off to them, though the time my enemate had the hots to give a hot mineral oil enema really excited me.

A couple of sse to rinse the oil out is a very good idea. Other wise plan on wearing a diaper for a few days to catch the leaks. Fun all the way around.

I have tried mineral oil and I think I have gotten the oil out, I get dressed and then some oil seeps out and mess up my close.

I’m curious whether a tampon would be effective in mitigating the leakage.

Following this thread.

My husband once gave me a Fleet mineral oil enema when I was seriously backed up. Once was enough! I had a hefty SSE an hour or so after and still had some oil leakage during the night and into the next day. I think the only advantage was that hubby was able to slide the full length of the rectal tube into me, and it was a comfortable (but embarrassingly noisy) enema to expel. Luckily I knew to wear a protective pad after.

For an oil enema you can use mineral oil or a food grade oil like olive oil and there is little, if any, difference.

If you give a reasonable quantity, say 8 Ounces or less, when lying in bed just before going to sleep, it's likely most people will retain it overnight without leakage, but it's always wise to wear a diaper or put down a Chux pad... just in case. Always remember, if you have had a mineral oil enema and feel a need to fart, much more than gas may well come out. Any oil that comes out is likely to be stinky too.

As to feeling "the weight" mineral oil (or olive oil, for that matter) is lighter (less dense) than water. It should not feel heavier than an equal amount of water.

The only reason I can think of for the feelings is the oil makes the inside of your colon very slippery (that's why it's given and why it makes people go) and any poo may thus slide down and you'd feel more pressure to go.

One thing that definitely does feel much heavier is the Barium given by doctors for an upper or lower GI series x-ray exam. Many years ago, I had an upper GI and had to drink a big cup of the stuff. The doctor told me after the exam to have dinner in the evening and then take a large dose of Milk of Magnesia to get the Barium out. I didn't get a strong urge to poo, but was astounded at how heavy the poo in me felt. The laxative had made it quite soft, but it almost fell out of me due to the higher density. I was fairly surprised that the poo was also almost white in color.

If you don't put in an excessive amount of oil, most people should not leak much. A mini pad should be sufficient to protect your underwear.

I'm not a fan of an SSE after an oil enema, unless you're very constipated and don't have a complete poo from the oil alone. If you do have a complete poo after getting the oil and pass both hard and soft, I'd just stop there. The remaining oil will soften and lubricate for several days so rebound constipation is less likely. In fact, when I used to go for colonics with one particular therapist, she'd give an oil enema of about 2 ounces and have me in several positions thereafter for a few minutes to distribute the oil at the end of every session. Usually, nothing would then happen for three or four days, until I'd have a soft and easy poo. It worked very well. The oil 'kept me going'.

Vegetable oil is highly unlikely to be absorbed in any significant amount from the colon.

If I were to do an oil enema I would go with an inexpensive vegetable oil. My reasoning there is that in my experience it is easier to clean vegetable oils than mineral oils off of things.

If you do get vegetable oil on clothes, say underwear, put some dishwashing detergent on it. It works better than clothes detergents to remove oil. I'm occasionally clumsy in the kitchen so it has been a good trick to know.

Always remember, if you have had a mineral oil enema and feel a need to fart, much more than gas may well come out. Any oil that comes out is likely to be stinky too.

Oh yes! - so true, as I can attest to. It was enough to cure me of any future desire to do another oil enema.

The trick with oil enemas is to adjust the amount of oil for the effect desired.

A couple of ounces will soften, lubricate, and make pooing easier. It's not really enough to do more than that and a dose of that size isn't even really felt. After a few minutes lying down and a few position changes, most people can just forget they've even had an oil enema. Leakage is unlikely. This dose will just make the next toilet trip easy even if it doesn't happen for several days, perhaps longer.

The 4 ounce dose in a Fleet Mineral Oil enema is a bit more aggressive. It is best given nicely warmed when the recipient is in bed for the night because it's less likely to provoke a need to fart or leak if the person is relaxed and lying still. If a Fleet Oil is given and you exercise or stand or walk around, leakage, perhaps dramatic, is very likely. Given this way you may well poo but the full softening effect does not occur for many hours, so the toilet trip may be quite uncomfortable, as the Fleet Oils are usually given to severely constipated people.

A little oil up a person's butt actually goes a long way. You don't need a pint or more as a few ounces, given a bit of time, will thoroughly lubricate your colon. More just provokes a more rapid urge to poo and/or fart.

Choose the effect you want and enjoy!

I've had exactly one mineral oil enema and I doubt very seriously that I'll ever do a second.

On one occasion of a quick overnight client trip to the west coast and a red-eye trip back east my system was totally confused and shutdown. I felt like a pole was up my rectum and I really needed a good BM. As is turned out I had to pick up a prescription at the pharmacy the morning of my return trip, so I purchased a Fleet Mineral Oil Enema.

Once I was home, I took the enema as instructed and within an hour, the enema worked and the "pole" that had inhabited my rectum was gone. I immediately took a rinse enema (sans soap) and finished the expulsion of oil....I thought! After two changes of underwear, I finally decided a panty liner was the only way to mitigate the leakage. This went on for over a day.

So...lesson learned...if you're gonna do an oil enema, be prepared for residual leakage...and wear a pad. And if you're a guy, I'm sure your wife will loan you at least one!

Deb

Oil enemas just aren't worth the aftermath and cleanup of the derriere, the bathroom and any non-disposable equipment.

I've only ever had one mineral oil enema and that was when we had gone away to the Wellness Institute a year or two ago. This was not a very big enema and perhaps was only a couple of ounces, but it did work. What made it a satisfactory experience was that the nurse followed it with a full two quart soapy enema, which did a great job of getting any residual oil out. Just the same, I'm not going to volunteer to have another oil enema and will opt for just a simple warm, soapy one.

@debgurl

It may well be that a water enema after an oil enema increases the leakage issue you experienced because, after you poo from the oil, there is some residual oil in your bowel. If you take water after that, the remaining oil may well be driven higher up into you, because oil floats on water and then comes back down later.

After I get oil I just prefer to let nature take its course and just wear a mini-pad "just in case"

Yes, an oiling can be messy, but it can also be fun to and can really help a lot if one is really full of hardened poo by softening and easing the passage..

@Sean, I am sure a soapy enema would have helped my situation. But, honestly, I was so tired and needed relief so badly, the thought of adding soap to my enema didn't occur to me. So, like you, I simply accepted the premise that an oil enema does what an oil enema does! And wearing a pad is part of the process!

Deb

@debgurl

The advice that a mineral oil enema be followed by a saline Fleet or soapy bag enema is probably to cause strong stimulation and produce a complete poo not so much to remove any remaining oil. An oil enema rarely causes a strong urge to poo but only softens and lubricated. That may be enough to bring a result for some people, but I doubt the result is a complete with the evacuation of hard and soft poo from higher up. The soapy water should bring it all down and out. Hence, I think of an oil enema as 'just a bit of help to get things started more comfortably'.

Many years ago, I read in something like a home nursing book, that nightly oilings were an effective treatment for chronic constipation. The suggested procedure was something like this when the recipient was a teen: The person went to bed for the night and lay on their left side, legs drawn up. About 2 ounces of "warm, sweet oil" was drawn up in a small bulb or piston syringe and Fr 24 rectal tube, cut to about 12" long was attached. The tube was lubricated and gently inserted almost full length and the oil injected high up and the tube slowly withdrawn. The oil was purposely injected high to reduce the likelihood of leakage. The administration was done this way so the oil would be fully retained overnight to aid pooing in the morning.

By using only a small dose of oil and giving it up high, the chance of leakage was minimized. Part of the issue with a Fleet Mineral Oil enema is that it doesn't go high enough up into someone, but sits low down and there is some leakage.

Oil enemas, either mineral or olive oil, are fun to take, but the equipment is hard to clean, including the toilet. They leak out for a long time, staining everything that it touches. I will never do another unless prescribed by a Dr.

My one and only oil enema was more than 20 years ago. I bought a Fleet mineral oil enema out of curiosity after seeing it on the local drugstore shelf. I was not constipated but I just wanted to see what it was like. I remember it going in easy and because the volume is small (4 ounces?) and the oil is not irritating to the ass, it was easy to hold. I held it at least an hour, maybe more before letting out. I had read somewhere you needed a soapy enema after to rinse the oil out. I did that. I don't remember a major issue with anal leakage after, but I do remember having to scrub the toilet to get all of the oil out. If I would have left it, my wife would have killed me. Really!

I have not done it since and have no plans to do it again. The cleanup is not worth it.

Many years ago, I read in something like a home nursing book, that nightly oilings were an effective treatment for chronic constipation. The suggested procedure was something like this when the recipient was a teen: The person went to bed for the night and lay on their left side, legs drawn up. About 2 ounces of "warm, sweet oil" was drawn up in a small bulb or piston syringe and Fr 24 rectal tube, cut to about 12" long was attached. The tube was lubricated and gently inserted almost full length and the oil injected high up and the tube slowly withdrawn.

That is EXTREMELY suspect. Someone who is constipated will never get a 24Fr rectal/colon tube inserted twelve inches up the colon. Twelve inches of a 24Ft tube might get inserted, but in a constipated person will all be coiled up in the rectum.

I have tried giving oil a few times. It makes a big mess and doesn't really stimulate the bowels. We finally bought an old antique enameled enema can and that made for easy cleanup. She would leak for hours unless a soapy rinse was used so in my opinion there isn't much upside to using oil unless you are doing it for lubrication purposes. Be sure to put pads down or you can add washing linens to the clean up chores.

@Moppys_jalopy

If you're using a can, you are likely giving far too much oil. Even 4 ounces is a large dose. Oil enemas are not supposed to make a person poo quickly.

If the person feels a prompt urge to poo, they've had far too much oil. The oil is supposed to be retained for at least several hours, preferable over night or even longer. After a minute or two, the recipient should not even be able to feel the oil.

To clean the syringe and tube or nozzle, soak them in a dishpan or very warm water with dish detergent or use Fantastik. A few drops of dish detergent on each of several flushes cleans a toilet pretty well.

Disposable Chux pads protect the bed fine and underwear stays clean with a Kotex mini or maxi pad appropriately placed.

@Moppys_jalopy

If you're using a can, you are likely giving far too much oil. Even 4 ounces is a large dose. Oil enemas are not supposed to make a person poo quickly.

If the person feels a prompt urge to poo, they've had far too much oil. The oil is supposed to be retained for at least several hours, preferable over night or even longer. After a minute or two, the recipient should not even be able to feel the oil.

All that is true. The purpose is to soften the stool and can be followed with a fleet or bag enema. I've found that giving any amount of oil makes a mess in a bag and it is much much easier cleanup with a can.

I also like the look of a vintage can hanging there bringing back ghosts of maternity wards past where an expectant mom could be found with the can hanging on the IV pole and a nozzle buried in her ass as she was given a high hot one before delivery.

We really didn't do too many with oil during play sessions as a nice soapy one worked more quickly and with the desired results which was to clear the decks for some bumpy toys.. The good ole days!

@Moppys_jalopy

The mess oil makes of enema equipment is one good reason to use the Fleet Mineral Oil enemas. When it's been squeezed in, you just toss the applicator bottle in the trash. However, I do not use the standard nozzle that comes on the bottle, because it doesn't give the oil far enough into the person's bowel.

My preference is to do this: Open the box and put the enema into a bowl of hottish water for 10 - 15 minutes to warm it. Shake occasionally. The enema should feel very warm, but not hot. Remove the tip shield and wipe all the lube from the tip with a couple of tissues. Attach a male (16") urinary catheter to the enema tip. Size Fr 24 is about right. Lubricate the catheter well with Vaseline for 5 - 6 inches. Don't skimp on lube.

Have the person get into the knee-chest position with knees well spread. Spread the person's cheeks and slowly and gently insert the catheter at least 8", preferably 12" and gently squeeze the bottle, injecting as much of the warm oil as possible. Wait a minute then have the recipient turn onto their left side and go to sleep.

Toss out the empty bottle and used catheter. Generally, the person will have a soft, easy poo in the morning.

I have given a female partner a Fleet mineral oil enema. It was very messy and took her a long time to expel all of it. It is also a great lubrication for anal sex.

Has anyone suggested water based lubricant, administered with a douche bulb? Every Sunday, after other foreplay, I give Carla 10-12 ounces, she expels immediately, and then we have fantastic anal sex. Easy cleanup with soap and water. Amazon sells it by the liter for about $30.00.

@TexasJack

If you want a lube for anal, that works fine. It'll also make hard poo easier to pass, if you plan on going promptly. But if you are badly constipated and really need the poo softening of mineral oil retained overnight, I'd not use the water based lube. One major colon function is to remove the water from poo, and it may well remove it from the lube too.

Why even bother with oil? It’s a bitch to get out unless you use Dawn dish soap after!”not recommended” just use ivory,or dr bronners for a soapy enema that will help slide the old poo out then several plain water rinses to get residual soap out!

@codjer

If you give someone who is really badly constipated and had lots of hard poo in them, a soapy enema is the wrong thing to give. Most people who get a soapy enema will start to have a strong urge to poo within an hour or less. That's not nearly enough time for the enema solution to penetrate and soften the poo. But the enema will force expulsion of the big, hard poo with a lot of discomfort and possibly causing an anal tear.

A warm oil enema of 4 to 8 oz does not usually cause a strung urge to poo, or even any urge, and can usually be retained for hours or even overnight. Thids retention softens the poo and subsequent passage is a lot easier.

Typically, a badly constipated person is given an oil enema, and then after 8 to 12 hours, a Fleet or large volume soapy enema is given to promote the evacuation of the softened poo. The oil is usually retained without difficulty.

@codjer

If you give someone who is really badly constipated and had lots of hard poo in them, a soapy enema is the wrong thing to give.

I would lie in the tub and use my red rubber somewhat rigid colon tube attached to my shower sure-shot and use the colon tube like are sewer rooter to break things up when I was really constipated. Messy, but powerful, and I would purposely try to get constipated hard in order to do this as it excited me. Not sure how safe it was, and do not recommend what I do for anyone else...