Will enemas make a come back?

As a mainstream medical household cure-all - I seriously doubt enema use will ever return to levels of the 1900-1960's era. Apparently there is still a big market for bowel management products - who knows how much of this is for enemas. Naturopaths favor enemas for holistic health etc. - and there may be an increasing market in the future for these perceived health related enemas, although I doubt it will read the levels of the “Golden Era”. I suspect there has been a proportional increase in recreational use of enemas (fetish, sex, anal prep) over the years - hard to substantiate but the number of items for sale on the internet etc. seem to support this, and like others have said sexual experimentation is much more prevalent today.

I can't back any of this up - strictly opinion. Butt they are fun and nothing is finer than willing behind!!!

There are several good thoughts in this thread, but the most compelling one is that in the U.S. we are an impatient people. We want things now and not have to wait. Yes, a Fleet enema is far faster than making one in a bag. Does it give better results? Absolutely not. I wrote elsewhere that my own mother was an impatient sort and that's why as kids we got enemas instead of laxatives. On the topic of time, convenience and quality my wife and I have some friends who prefer instant convenience foods. We hate going to their place for a meal, but when I ask about convenience, their reply is that it gives them extra time for TV. Sorry, but in my eyes, that is just plain insane. But just for the record we would not give up bag enemas for Fleets so we could watch more TV.

On the topic of time, convenience and quality my wife and I have some friends who prefer instant convenience foods. We hate going to their place for a meal, but when I ask about convenience, their reply is that it gives them extra time for TV. Sorry, but in my eyes, that is just plain insane. But just for the record we would not give up bag enemas for Fleets so we could watch more TV.

That's a very sad fact about life in many American households. Too caught up in material and leisure activities (TV, video games, etc) than to spend some quality time with their families. My wife watches a lot of TV - but when it comes time to make dinner, we turn on some music and tunr into the Kitchen - even with just the two of us, dinner is still family time together.

A little variation on this topic: an enema with a fecal implant.

i'm a nerdy nurse with specialized education and certification on reversing disease process through diet. Currently the gut microbiome is being studied and mapped in earnest. When people get C-diff, one of the interventions can be an enema with a fecal implant from the healthy micro biome of another person.

The kinky bottom in me sees and feels all sorts of possibilities because i understand a very real impregnation can happen and that one can plant their microbiome in another.

Enemas ALWAYS make a come back…..

You put water inside and it always come back to outside……

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Be safe

Za

A little variation on this topic: an enema with a fecal implant.

When people get C-diff, one of the interventions can be an enema with a fecal implant from the healthy micro biome of another person.

The kinky bottom in me sees and feels all sorts of possibilities because i understand a very real impregnation can happen and that one can plant their microbiome in another.

There was a CDIFF outbreak in the post-op recovery floor where my wife was recovering from surgery. They basically put everybody in the yellow gowns and monitored them for CDIFF. I asked a Doctor what he thought about about fecal implants vs the vancomycin for treatment. He said the implants were extremely effective - better than a 95% cure rate on the the first application. The only problem was aligning the donor and the recipient at the proper height and angle to make the transfer! (He was joking!)

While anything is possible, I doubt it. All health and medicine things are trending in a less invasive direction. There is not much that is more invasive than an enema. They peaked at a time digestive issues, for various reasons, were more common than they are now.

Unless I see enema bags making their appearance again in major pharmacies (it would be nice), I think any come back will be limited to a relatively small percentage of the population. The disposable Fleet types still have stranglehold on the market.

I do sense that the natural health movement is growing, and enemas are a part of that. However, unless your primary care doctor may be a naturopath or holistic practitioner, if someone in the family has the flu and you call for advice, I doubt if you will hear the following recommendation, “Give a cleansing enema to clear the bowels.”

There was a CDIFF outbreak in the post-op recovery floor where my wife was recovering from surgery. They basically put everybody in the yellow gowns and monitored them for CDIFF. I asked a Doctor what he thought about about fecal implants vs the vancomycin for treatment. He said the implants were extremely effective - better than a 95% cure rate on the the first application. The only problem was aligning the donor and the recipient at the proper height and angle to make the transfer! (He was joking!)

Lmao. Yep, working in a critical care unit one develops a different sense of humor. i find a speculum is useful.

I doubt that the tapwater enema will see resurgence in the clinical and home setting like it did during the Golden Age as it is called. There is too much pushback from patients, nurses and insurers. If you want to be told to, “Get Out and Don't Come Back”, trot into a patient's room with an enema bag in hand. Today I suspect most nurses would respond to a physician's order for the large volume enema with, “You want me to do what?” Insurers simply reply, “Use a pill."

However, the growing number of special interest groups is not about to let enemas be last seen riding off in the sunset. As others mentioned, the once absolutely never discussed, anal sex is growing in popularity. Many of those do not want to risk soiling from stools so they irrigate the rectum to tidy up before festivities start.

Another special interest group is parents of children caring for children with nerve disorders that prevent normal defecation. The parents are taught by medical staff how to administer tapwater enemas using gastrostomy feeding tube bags, aka Kangaroo set and a Foley Catheter.

Those seeking longevity by engaging in health practices which they believe to be life extension tools, are driving enema utilization with solutions such as coffee, juice extracted from vegetables as well as plain spring and tap water.

Don't forget the Baby Boomers (now in their late 60's and ranging to about 80 years of age) which are more active during retirement than their parents were. Laxative's onset of action and duration of action are difficult to predict. Even after emptying the rectum, laxatives continue to act, often leaving the user with an urgent need to toilet. The user can either stay home or wear a diaper, both an inconvenience for active Boomers. Suppositories, hyperosmotic saline enemas and liquid glycerin also carry the same residual effects as oral laxatives. The tapwater enema on the other hand provides quick relief and if mostly evacuated, the remaining water is absorbed by the colon, avoiding the laxative and suppository after affects.

As for the medical community's nearly universal disdain for the enema, multiple companies now market glorified enema sets, labeling them Trans Anal Irrigation sets. Their popularity in Europe is obvious and with Peristeen being marketed in the US now, it is only a matter of time before Qufora and others obtain sales approval for the US. It is not hard to imagine products such as Qufora, Peristeen, Wellspect, AquaFlush and others will find their way to the Over-the-Counter market in the next decade.

The enema is far from dead.

@Victoria1951 I doubt that the tapwater enema will see resurgence in the clinical and home setting like it did during the Golden Age as it is called. There is too much pushback from patients, nurses and insurers. Today I suspect most nurses would respond to a physician's order for the large volume enema with, “You want me to do what?” Insurers simply reply, “Use a pill."

I don't blame nurses from resisting. They're under so much time pressure anyway, especially now.

With the mainstreaming of fetish wear, BDSM activities, anal sex as a form of birth control, the human drive of sexual exploration and the holistic aspects of colon health, I hope the use of enemas will make a major revival. I will never stop my kinky and fulfilling enjoyment of enemaplay😛🚀😜

anal sex as a form of birth control …

Hmmm if only the gals I went out with back in my day had suggested this!

@reddevil remarks

Hmmm if only the gals I went out with back in my day had suggested this!

I so can appreciate your pov. . .So many delightful derriere's 😜

Anal sex is not an absolute form of birth control - that's where Lawyers come from!

Enemas, like vinyl records have never gone away, nor will they.

Dan

The enema is “dead in the water” when it comes to the younger generation.

Why would someone ever consider using something as invasive as an enema. Pop a tablet/pill or drink some fluid and in a short time your bowels will begin to move.

Enemas are making a huge comeback in the medical device industry servicing the disabled community. It's a bit of a rip off, the medical device companies are figuring out numerous ways to shake money out of insurers for these overpriced products. The newest to hit the market is Wellspact Navina system which is similar to the Peristeen System with a few high tech twists. Granted they are helpful but same results can be achieved with the rectal balloon nozzles connected to a quality bag. I was born with Spina Bifida in 1958, back then doctor told my parents to use enemas every day or two but as the 60's came along this was then discouraged in favor of drugs and chemicals. Fifty years later and enemas are the accepted practice for Spina Bifida and other birth defects which cause neurogenic bowels . . .

@Firegirl911 i must say, it’s nice to not feel so alone in my age group, I’m glad to see there’s someone else of the younger generation who still enjoys taking a warm enema bag over just popping pills to Fix it instead.

Did ‘ they ’ ever leave ??????????? After all these years beginning in my early childhood there has never been a ‘ point of departure ’ as to access , stimulation and personal enjoyment of this most intimate and enjoyable pastime .

The enema is far from deceased. It is gaining popularity among younger adults, particularly women, exploring alternative and holistic approaches to self-care. Coffee enemas, probiotics and other colon cleansing ingredients are signs of growing practice.

While the percentage of users is still small compared to the population as a whole, the growth of sales of enema-related “equipment” online during the pandemic was strong and is continuing. Just some thoughts from poking around online and open to further discussion.

@Vicki_V - I wonder how many of those who try enemas for health reasons, or just out of curiosity will discover the “other” benefits of enemas. It may take a while, but I suspect we will see an increase in the population of klismos.

Nope, will never comeback like they were when I was a lad - of being led trembling into the bathroom to see a bulging full enema bag with soap suds dripping over the sides hanging off the shower rod, or seeing a bulb floating in a sink full of soapy water - those days of fear and dread that upon reaching puberty magically tuned into a lifetime love of enemas are forever gone.

I don’t know if the routine that was mid-century enemas will ever fully return. I wouldn’t know anything about everything enema if my RN Mom had not given me enemas as a child.

I became an addict quiet easily as I began sticking things up my butt to enjoy the feelings I experienced when I got a bulb or bag enema.

Neighborhood girls my age must have been given enemas because they always wanted to talk about them and would even pull their panties down to show me their little bald vulvas and anuses.

Eventually, one of the girls in the group started bringing her small bulb out with a plastic bucket of water. We each shared giving and receiving bulbs of water. Another girl started bringing a handful of Vaseline to our sessions, which I was tasked with applying to each girl’s anus.

Soon I was applying the goo inside their little rectums too, which they all enjoyed. We began an assembly line with each girl talking off her panties and bending down on her knees with her little naked butt in the air. They formed a side by side line. I proceed down the line first lubing each rectum. The girl with the bulb and bucket came next and gave each patient two bulbs of water.

When we got to the end of line, each little girl ran to a spot on the adjacent vacant lot and released their water.

When they returned, it was our turn to bare our butts, take the greasing and get our two bulb enemas.

It was all great fun that summer and our enema parties ended when we went back to school.

But that wasn’t the end of my enema experiences. It’s been a lifelong love affair. Just last week my wife was having trouble going to the toilet. She asked for an enema. I had some small Fleet glycerin bulbs. I squeezed one of those bulbs into her impacted butt.

She headed to the potty and got some relief. Then I got out our clear plastic 3-quart bag and mixed a solution of warm water, peppermint soap and glycerin.

She came out of the bathroom as I was hanging her enema on a photographe’s light stand. She said, “Great. I need a big enema. I had her lie on her back with her legs pulled up and spread at such an inviting angle.

I took my time lubing her anus and inserting my finger into her rectum. She relaxed and was obviously enjoying the internal massage.

I retrieved my finger, lubed the large nozzle and began using it to play with her asshole. In and out with the nozzle. She was smiling, had her eyes closed and pointed her feet straight up into the air.

Finally, I inserted the nozzle and she coached my probing until I found her sigmoid and fully seated the nozzle. With her eyes still closed and a pleasurable expression on her face, I opened the hose clamp just a little bit to start a slow flow.

I asked if she was ok. She answered in a breathy tone a single word, Fine. With that I began to gently massage her swollen clit while I watched her juices begin to dribble from red hair that covered her pussy.

As the enema continued its slow flow, she moved her hand down and began rubbing herself as ask me to finger her G-spot. It’s a job I love so in with my index finger and I easily found her magic spot.

The enema bag was less than half full now and her moans told me she was extremely turned on and was having the enema of her life.

This continued until the bag gurgled it’s last and I slowly removed the fat nozzle. She immediately said, Plug me. I quickly retrieved our butt plug, lubed it and gently slid it into her rectum. I especially enjoyed watching her butthole open up and swallow the plug.

I returned to my work on her G-spot as her masturbation became more intense. In a moment she began a tremendous squirting orgasm that drenched me from my chin to my crotch. Even the towels under her were wet.

As her throes of orgasm faded away, I helped her up and to the pot. Hugging her stomach, she bent forward and I eased the butt plug out as settled on the seat and started expelling.

Being extremely horny by this time, I quickly cleaned the nozzle and prepared an enema for myself. I stripped naked, assumed a position on my back, lubed my rectum and nozzle and began my enema.

It was amazing and I masturbated while I filled. My wife exited the bathroom still naked, smiled and started to massage my anus around the nozzle.

That did it. I came hard and spurted streams cum into the air. When I came down, my wife was still smiling and instructed me to lie still until she returned.

She entered the bathroom and I heard water running. When it shutoff, she returned with the butt plug, lubed it up and gently pushed it into my rectum, past my sphincter muscles into its proper resting place.

Then she said, Hold your enema for 10 minutes, young man. As I obeyed, she massaged my belly. I was in heaven. With the time up, she followed me to the toilet and removed the plug as I had done for her.

When I was fully evacuated, I cleaned myself and stepped back into the bedroom where my waiting wife said, Let’s shower together. I want you to eat my pussy like never before.

Come back from where? Based on the growing number of enema related items (both kink and non) available, places to buy them, and ever increasing prices, compared to even 20 years ago (1 generation), I'd put my money on demand outpacing supply.

Just had a thought, though. I lived in Japan from 1985-1988 and discovered that if it could be fit into a vending machine it was sold from a vending machine. There were times and places I'd buy a can of iced coffee from a machine then peruse the sex toys in the machine next to it. Seriously. But, I don't recall ever seeing any enema related products in vending machines anywhere. And the Japanese make some of the best enema videos available.

Clinical use is effectively done in all except rare outliers. It is what it is. That said, it seems to be gaining traction in BDSM and kink circles of mine (25-40s age range). It's not much, but it's noticeable to me at least. It also seems to be gaining some popularity in Japanese kink circles (though moreso as smaller syringe enemas of less than a liter, and typically presented as an embarrassing punishment).

That said, enemas seem to be making a strong-ish comeback in the form of alternative medicine. Looking at Amazon, there's a LOT more high quality silicone enema bags available than there were before, especially larger 3 and 4-quart bags. Most of them seem to be marketed as used for colon cleansing and removing bodily “toxins” (which is simply not a thing).

I'm not fond of the pseudo-scientific roots of this rekindled interest in enemas, but honestly I can't complain. My gallon silicone enema bag costed only 30 bucks with solid tubing and nozzle included. Back in the day, a Klystra bag was well out of my price range at over 100 USD! So I'm happily benefiting here as are many others.

@Soapy4me I wonder how many of those who try enemas for health reasons, or just out of curiosity will discover the “other” benefits of enemas..

There is a video on YouTube where a young woman admits that after discovering coffee enemas how much she looks forward to “enjoying” her Saturday mornings. I don’t think she’s referring to taking a walk in the park! 😂

I can’t imagine that my own experience years ago in my 20s was so unusual, when I began to feel tingling while a nurse was giving me a warm water cleansing enema. I tried not to show what was happening, it was embarrassing at first, but she could tell what was going on. After she quietly assured me that it was OK, “just go with it,” I relaxed and enjoyed the ride. I did not go over the edge, but I’m sure that many women who experience this feeling for the first time may be thinking to themselves, this is the beginning of a healthy and enjoyable friendship.

I agree with the premise that many who use, and advocate for the use of enemas, in the raw food/natural health communities, may actually discover some of those “tingling” sensations that many of us here enjoy.

While such things remain pretty discrete, or a nasty little secret, more and more appear to be sharing such extra benefits as we explore you tube and other media sources.

Let's just hope that enema/douching gear becomes readily available without sneaking into local adult sex shops. Online retailers are helpful, but will not return the allure of visiting the local drug store aisle and hoping for those wonderful interactions of the past.

Here in Europe an interesting feature may be observed: In Corona/Covid-times not enemas will come back, but the swallowing of castor oil. A pharmacist has told, that since the beginning of the Corona/Covid-times the selling of castor oil has increased.