Saline enema

I've been using enemas for quite a while and I'm looking to try something different than regular tap water. I have read that you put salt into an enema to make it into a saline enema. So are saline enemas safe to use under normal circumstances?

If you prepare an isotonic saline solution by dissolving 9 g cooking salt (NaCl) per liter of water, such an enema is safe and much safer than soap suds solutions (SSE).

Enjoy your enema!

@elover77 would normal table salt be safe to use?

Of course, it is even better than using “exotic” salts or sea salt that might be contaminated with plastic micro particles.

Just administered my first saline enema. Doesn't seem to different from just water but I didn't get cramps at all.

@elover77 ok thank you. I've just been wanting to try something different with an enema.

Basically there are three types of enemas,

• Hypertonic: These are high saline enemas and pull water into the bowel from your body to increase fluid volume and stimulate bowel evacuation. This is how a Fleet enema works, and frequent use should be avoided because of the high risk of electrolyte imbalance.
• Isotonic: With this solution, 2-tsp table salt per quart of water, also known as normal saline, the enema water is neither absorbed into the body, nor does it pull water from the body. This is a good solution if you feel the need to take frequent large volume enemas in a single session.
• Hypotonic: This is the traditional enema that most of us use. With this solution only a small amount of the enema water is absorbed into the body and does not deplete your electrolytes to the degree that a hypertonic enema does. Assuming you do not have severe renal problems or severe hypertension you should be able to take repeated enemas with no problems. I usually take three or four enemas in a single session and have never had any problems.

I hope you enjoyed your first saline enema. I think it is an ideal solution for recreational enemas, i.e. no cramps, no urge to expel. You can fully enjoy the warm cosy feeling of your stretched intestines, especially when inserting a long rectal tube for the enema.

@elover77 it definently was a big difference from a tap water enema, I was able to hold the enema for almost 10 minutes. And I gotta remember to expel some solution into myself so the colon tube will go all the way in. But it was a very pleasurable experience!

I take the 7 oz saline enema contents and dump them and refill the bottle with about 3 oz of Glycerin and 4 oz of water. I heat it up sitting in a cup of water from my Hotshot instant water dispenser and go get ready. Usually my wife will put a glove on, lube me and give me the 7 ozs slowly and I can feel it climbing into me. Great feeling and beats the saline and does not mess up my electrolytes.

They are very safe!

Fleet is a saline enema

Epsom salt has a fairly narrow therapeutic range. That is, the difference between a thorough emptying and an overdose is narrow. Stay within it and you are very safe.

There seems to be a fuzzy definition of a “saline” enema. #1 has it as a homemade concoction of 1 level teaspoon of table salt in 1 qt.of water..#2 is a commercially prepared medical solution basically sold in 1 qt.plastic bottles. Opinions seem to say #2 is the true “medically” correct Saline Enema..

I always use isotonic salt water as a base for any enema I receive or give. I go from there for various additive soap, coffee wine etc. If you don’t use an isotonic solution enemas can cause a problem with chemical balance in the blood and bowls

Dita

There seems to be some confusion over a 0.9% normal saline solution. This is 2-tsp of salt to a quart of water. That being said, “It ain’t rocket science!” If you are a little over you just take in slightly more water from the body and if you are just a little under your body will absorb a small amount of the enema water. People have been putting all sorts of concoctions up their fannies for centuries so a saline enema is a pretty safe bet. Personally, I never use saline because I want any enema water left inside me to be absorbed into my body so I can pee it out later and not have an isotonic or hypertonic solution lingering in my bowels waiting for an inappropriate time to evacuate. I like knowing that if I just chill for an hour or two after taking my hot tap water and soapsuds enemas I am pretty safe to roam.

I like using baking soda as my saline for enemas. It produces a very soothing enema with little to no cramping. If I am only doing one or two enemas in a session, baking soda is my go-to additive.

I find the large volume saline enema tends to empty my bowels more completely in a single sitting, plain tap water tends to not void in a timely manner, and can sneak up on you later in the day….no-tooting or a wet discharge can ruin your day.

@charlie oneal, aactually salt in the enema solution acts to bring water from your body into the colon and is lilely to create more trips to the bathroom rather than 1 cathartic emptying. Water-only solutions will allow some of it to osmose from lower density of salt (the enema) to higher density (the bloodstream) thus increasing blood volume that can lead to headaches and diluting electrolyte balance until the kidneys make you piss like a racehorse for a couple of hours. My gauge of how well I measured the added salt in my own enemas is: If I end up pissing alot later, I didn't add enough. If I have to make several return trips, I was a little short. The idea is to try to match blood's salt concentration, which is something like 3%. I've heard a teaspoon of salt per half gallon is close.

I should add that my recent post about including in an enema solution really only pertains to enemas that are retained for awhile, since movement of water into or out of your colon takes a bit of time and is inconsequential over shorter fillups and releases.

Saline means NaCl, sodium chloride, table salt, no additives, (a little iodine in iodized salt won’t hurt you) in water. Period. Some products like Fleet may call things saline enemas that are not, like I think some of their phosphate enemas. Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3, are perfectly fine usable electrolyte but not strictly saline enemas. As someone noted, various strengths like hyper or iso or hypotonic saline just refers to concentration. “Normal saline,” NS, 0.9% w/v in water, is the specific concentration most used in medical IV solutions, closely matched to the normal concentration in blood. I use mostly homemade approximately correct NS for my enemas in my oversensitive colon.

Eric, MD

Saline simply means a salt.

There are many different salts.

Just because it is a saline. That is neither a pro nor a con when judging safety.

@LisaK do people use salt and soap together ? I am seeing the salt would help to keep the enema solution from being absorbed…

@LisaK do people use salt and soap together ? I am seeing the salt would help to keep the enema solution from being absorbed…

@vato try reading this topic “Salt & Soap” found here https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;msg=9851 . It may answer your question.

I DO!

I have posted about it a number of times through the years!

Essentially Use the two together ONLY for the first round!!

A suppose that you will know upon the dangers of Fleet Enemas:

https://geripal.org/dangers-of-fleet-enemas/

Epsom salt is NOT table salt!

It is magnesium Sulfate.

Table salt is sodium chloride.

Epsom salt gives a thorough purge, but the down side is that overdose is dangerous, so you.

Fleet enema, (Sodium phosphate and sodium biphosphate) is sold and medically recognized as a saline enema.

Everything has it's risks!

Know your own increased risk factors and make decisions for yourself.

If you have kidney problems the Fleet is not for you!!