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

@reddevil

What you describe is essentially the home version of an open system colonic. I've previously described the virtues of such a session for the badly constipated or even impacted person. If you can do it, great. The cleanup of the tub afterwards is not a lot of fun because hard poo doesn't go down the drain.

The retained oil enema followed after several hours by a bagfull of soapy water is a good alternative.

Ha! I injected a small amount of vegitable oil maybe an ounce before anal sex as a lube, well the sex was a no show and I kind of forgot about the oil. Later in the day I had a big fart and it blew that oil out my ass and soaked my skippy drawers and my jeans. It smelled like ink on a felt tip pen, terrible! What a mess! Never again!

Ha! I injected a small amount of vegitable oil maybe an ounce before anal sex as a lube, well the sex was a no show and I kind of forgot about the oil. Later in the day I had a big fart and it blew that oil out my ass and soaked my skippy drawers and my jeans. It smelled like ink on a felt tip pen, terrible! What a mess! Never again!

Life’s small lessons. 😀

Believe me, you’re not the only one !

@codjer : Later in the day I had a big fart and it blew that oil out my ass …..What a mess! Never again!

Yup! Similar for me too - the unexpected oil enema fart; and never again would I use oil in an enema.

After >50 years of good enemas and almost no mishaps or problems, I still for the life of me don’t understand why anyone gets oil enemas except perhaps for severe constipation, which I’ve never had. I thought of trying it just to see if it felt different than water solutions, but after reading here about leakage and people describing the way it feels, I had no real interest in trying it even once. To each his own. Have fun, but I don’t get it. My normal variety of additives, volumes and hold times with aqueous solutions of enemas and colonics mixed with my kinks, are just fine for me.

Eric

Sounded like a nice idea too, but damn what a mess, not to mention the after gas! Use with caution ! 😃

I've taken maybe half dozen Fleets Oil enemas over the decades. Don't lik'em. Too much mess, unreliable evacuation with awful after effects sometimes when asleep. I hate changing the sheets in the middle of the night!!!

I do take oral doses of mineral oil sometimes. Also, at other times a dose or two of Miralax. Kind of a fetish of mine. Might take oral laxatives in conjunction with enemas ; or not. No surprises in bed when taken orally.

Ha,thanks GW.

Edevotee

I've taken maybe half dozen Fleets Oil enemas over the decades. Don't lik'em. Too much mess, unreliable evacuation with awful after effects sometimes when asleep.

A long time ago I used to do oil retention enemas frequently. I'd often take up to 6 Oz of mineral or olive oil and hold overnight,

with no trouble. Then, I'd take 3 soapsuds enemas to clean me out and get rid of the oil. Taking a soapsuds enema after holdig the oil for at least a few hours is quite an experience. No cramps, no pushing, everything just POURS out of you!

I did the 3 enemas to make sure I got all the oil out.

Jon

I used to work in the plastic factory that made the CB Fleet enema bottles as well as the Summers Eve douche bottles by the millions, we really had to monitor the wall thickness of the enema bottles or the mineral oil would leak through the walls of the bottle especially at temps above 100.F .

I have used corn oil many times and have found the oil easier to take and retain.

Mom would give my sisters and myself an olive oil enema at night via a bulb syringe and we slept holding it in without any difficulty when we would get constipated. The next morning we would lie on our backs with a thick pillow under our hips and receive a quart, later two quarts of pure apple juice or cider enema which we would retain until it gave us a strong desire to go. While we were on the toilet mom would prepare a soapsuds enema and a rinse enema always followed. The oil enema was given with us lying on our left side and then we had to assume a knee chest position for five minutes before going to sleep. In college, my girlfriend would give me a mineral oil enema and after I expelled it in the morning, if I had early classes and didn't have time for more enemas, she would have me wear a thong panty with a thick maxi pad attached so I didn't have an accident at school. I loved the feeling as I rode my bike or sat in class.

Parrafin oil administered with a glycerine syringe. Not nearly as messy as other oils

10W-40

We used to use SAE 30 wt, but now Mobil One synthetic

I tried them twice years ago, had accident at work a day later. had to go home and shower and change and go back. NEVER WILL DO ONE AGAIN! 🙄

The type of oil doesn't much matte, with the following proviso: The oil MUST be non-toxic. i.e: something a person can eat of drink without ill effects.

Beyond that, it really doesn't matter. The purpose of the oil is to soften hard poo, lubricate the outer surface of any lumps and the inner surface of the person's colon, so the poo slides down and can be easily passed out. Just thing of tying to hold a well greased hot dog.

I've been given mineral oil and a couple of kinds of olive oil… some very expensive… after a colon hydroterapy session and didn't notice the slightest difference. All kept the poo soft for several days.

Some say that ‘heavy’ mineral oil leaks less than ‘light’, but I doubt there is any real difference. IMO, mineral oil only leaks if the person has been given too much of it. For me, the 4 Oz Fleet Mineral Oil enemas seem to work petty well. The first couple of times I wore a diaper… just in case… but now don't. The mineral oil should be given slowly, comfortably warmed, with the person lying on their left side, ready to go to sleep. The recipient should not get up for at least a few hours after the enema goes in. Given this way, there is rarely any urge to poo.

I suppose that for a good bowel cleansing it will be more efficient to swallow a good dose castor oil than to take an enema with this one.

The best use is not to use it!!

@LisaK

Oil enemas have their purpose. That purpose may not be applicable to you. For example, a cat probably hasn't much use for a wood saw.

But, just because you don't like them, doesn't mean that others may not, or should not.

@reddevil

If you read my posts, you'll see I never suggested “large volume” oil enemas. With oil, a few ounces, preferably given high and retained overnight, is all that's needed to soften hard poo and make it very slippery to ease passage.

I have been using coconut oil. I really like it. I will use only coconut oil and not mix it with anything else. I have used quite a bit as much as 12 ounces. I have a pump enema bottle that allows me to pump in small amounts as I work one of my Silicone Nozzles colon tubes well up into my colon. I don't have the urge to expel right after taking the whole 12 ounces. The oil stays in my colon for hours before needing to expel it and when I do it's in multiple small amounts over 12 hours or more. Coconut oil can be an anti-inflammatory oil when used in an enema and I do feel it to be soothing and a good laxative- it lubricates your colon causing the poop to literally slide right out.

But I do have to be quite aware of the slightest feeling of needing to fart or poop because it is the oil poised in my rectum needing to be expelled. That means I need to be home for the day and evening and ready to sit on the toilet. I have never had an accident only because I am very aware of what I am feeling in my rectum and tighten up my sphincter till I can sit on the toilet and let some of the oil out.

So overall I like doing coconut oil enemas from large ones to small ones using my lube shooter. But you do have to pay attention and not let your guard down and think it's just a fart I'll push it out- that's when bad things happen.

I really like the ease and convenience of mineral oil disposable enemas, either the Fleet brand or store brand or other generic equivalents.

Unfortunately they are getting harder to find around here. Walgreens discontinued their store brand mineral oil enema, and the Fleet mineral oil enemas are only “ship to store” now and are often listed as "out of stock" to order.

I may be kinda odd, but I do like an occasional mineral oil enema. It may be that I'm kinda used to them, because I rarely have the common “accident” by casually passing what feels like gas. I am usually totally wary of residual oil over the next day or two. I usually follow up with a baking soda & water bag enema, but often not right away.

On Amazon ads Fleet defines their mineral oil enemas as a “lubricating” laxative, opposed to their saline and biscoydl enemas which they describe as “stimulant” laxatives.

Mineral oil enemas do not usually induce an urgent feeling of need to “poo” for me, but may enhance the urge if I'm already having urges but too constipated to easily go. I do like a mineral oil enema when I want to pass a large stool slowly and mostly intact. The oil softens mostly just the outside of the stool for me, and lubricates the pathway.

@edwasss

You wrote: “On Amazon ads Fleet defines their mineral oil enemas as a “lubricating” laxative, opposed to their saline and biscoydl enemas which they describe as “stimulant” laxatives.”

This is a correct description.

The usual 4 Oz size Mineral Oil enema, given as directed, should not cause an urge to poo. It may feel like you have to fart, but that should be resisted else a bunch of stinky oil may come out. The enema should be given with the recipient lying in bed for the night. If the person gets up and moves around, the oil may well come out prematurely.

An oil enema should be fully retained at least overnight for maximum benefit. After getting an oil enema, one should be able to poo easily in the morning, but if not a saline Fleet, or better, a bag of warm water should get you to poo easily.

It is cheaper to buy a bottle of mineral oil and fill a small syringe with it. I reuse a Fleet syringe this way.

@alberto6536

You are correct. But, rather than re-use a Fleet Mineral Oil enema bottle I prefer to use a 150ml piston syringe with a catheter tip and a Fr 24 urinary catheter or rectal tube. The small tube size doesn't cause an urge to poo.

I like the feel of red rubber catheters, but, after a while the oil damages them. OTOH they cost under $1.00. The PVC are a bit stiffer, but work OK as well.

An added advantage of the syringe and catheter is the oil can be gotten in up 8 or 10 inches so lubricates more of your colon and poo, so the oil works better.