Has anyone tried Gericare sorbitol liquid mixed in with an enema?

Has anyone tried Gericare sorbitol liquid mixed in with an enema? Please chime in if you have, I'd like to know the effects.

A third of a four ounce enema is sorbitol and the rest water. Use a bulb syringe. Soon after injection, your stomach will start gurgling as it fills with gas. The effect is the same as m and m or Mayo enema. The longer you retain it, the stronger the urge to go. It is a small but very effective enema.

Sorbitol is a sugar, so it works petty much like Lactulose, Glycerin, Molasses, and other sugar containing enemas The longer you hold it the more powerful the urge to poo becomes. Try to hold for at least a half hour to get really good results and, after you poo the first time, be prepared for very urgent re-runs for the next several hours.

Ooooh, I have to try this. I heard taking it orally produces some good results as well.

Doesn't the sugar need something else to react with?

@Public_Enema

Yes. the microcritters that are in you colon They digest the sugars and their waste products make you poo. Pronto!

Is this otc?

Yes, you can buy it at Walmart, Amazon and eBay.

From what i see on the Gericare Sorbitol website, http://www.gericarepharm.com/gericare_products/sorbitol-solution/..

The instructions are written poorly. Basically, a 4 ounce enema, with 1 ounce sorbitol solution & 3 ounces water? [The “2.3 parts” is a bit odd]

That is something I would like to try…. I'm guessing you retain it as long as you can?

@KennyT

I was given 300ml of Lactulose mixed with 700ml of normal saline and told to retain it for at least half an hour. I was very constipated and barely made it. A Sorbitol enema should be about the same

Has anyone tried this in a high volume enema, like 2 quarts or more?

Both sorbitol and lactulose are sugar alcohols and can be taken orally or rectally, by rectum is as a retention enema, best inserted & retained by rectal catheter for as long as possible, usually an hour or more.

When taken orally it’s best taken 1 or more hours before food on an empty stomach, I am given lactulose before each meal and generally within 2 Hours of eating will need to be changed. The longer you retain it as an enema the better it works.

Today I decided to try this orally. Although it says “for rectal use only”, I did some research about taking this orally. The dosage is 30-150 ml (about 10 tablespoons or ½ cup) taken with liquid. I took the maximum dose and more than 8 ounces of liquid. It's been about an hour and it feels like my tummy is starting to react. I don't have any plans for today, so if I'm on the potty all day and night it will be a nice experience. I'll provide updates if this induces diarrhea. That is my goal. 😃

Update: OMG! It took about 2 hours (I have a very stubborn digestive system at times) and the tummy rumbles started. It wasn't even 10 minutes and I had the urge to go. The urge got very intense after a few more minutes, then I got to the point to where I couldn't hold it in any longer.

I struggled to the toilet, sat down and let loose. It was like a very violent enema expulsion. Big pieces and very chunky water exploded out of me. I could feel the backsplash on my butt cheeks. It's been about 15 minutes and my tummy is making very loud rumbling and gurgling noises. I feel very bloated and my appetite is suppressed. It feels like I could fart, but I don't dare, unless I'm sitting on the toilet. I'm sure round 2 will be here very soon.

Is it safe to use sorbitol in a high volume enema like @Sean cited for lactulose?

I tried lactulose and i like the sensations, the pressure that builds up and the stronge urge to empty you get. But it's expensive, sorbitol is much cheaper, I got the powder form of sorbitol

Anyone has tried? How much do you have to mix with water?

@glysse

Sorbitol solution is often 70% W/W. You can make this by adding 30ml water to 70gm of the powder. You may have to heat it gently to get all the powder to dissolve.

@Ebbie_Anne

An oral dose of 150ml is very big and produces very dramatic results, as you experienced. You might find it more fun to take about 60ml. That dosage should still be very strongly laxative, but you'll have more time to enjoy the feelings before the pooing urge wins out.

@Sean but then how much do i have to use for an enema?

Sorbitol when taken orally at the maximum recommended dose (150 mL) on an empty stomach will usually produce uncontrolled evacuation within 30-45 minutes. There will be some minor flatulence for about 5 minutes before stooling starts. The stool will be loose to the extreme initially.

About 90 to 100 minutes following oral administration the typical result is rapidly recurring stool that is like dark colored water. It is often described as being like the result of a second or third water and glycerin enema, with no sensation of solids.

90 minutes in, you will usually be remaining on the toilet as wave after wave of large amounts of fluid are passed. Plan on sudden urges to evacuate for up to six hours. In the last couple of hours of laxation, flatulence will be frequent, but attempts at differentiating between flatulence and liquid often ends in catastrophic results.

The recommended sorbitol enema dosage (approximately 35 ml of sorbitol liquid mixed with 85 ml of water), if used, should be followed closely. Adding more sorbitol liquid laxative to the solution than recommended or using a larger volume than recommended will frequently prevent administration of but a fraction of the solution due to over reaction of the colon.

For reference the stock Fleet enema is 133 mL. When sorbitol laxative 70% W/W is mixed at the recommended ratio of 2.3 parts water to 1 part sorbitol liquid, the solution is only about 30% sorbitol liquid. Administer the enema with the person on their left side and preferably with the hips and legs elevated two to three inches above the head. If retained for 45 to 60 minutes, the typical response is a sudden, rapid, massive bowel movement. The voluminous amount of liquid in the stool often results in widespread soiling of linen, floors, the person and those caring for the recipient. Do not scrimp on Chux and absorbent padding. The result can be described as aerosol like and like the oral dose, it reaches a point where the person cannot control the laxation.

With either oral or rectal administration, use of disposable diapers is prudent, given the laxative's sudden onset and the production of massive amounts of stool and liquid at the very beginning.

@Victoria1951 Thanks for the in depth description of the effects of Sorbitol.

Think I’ll pass on trying it! 😉

An addition: Sorbitol taken orally will not work exclusively in the large intestine but will cleanse your bowels completely comparable to castor oil.

The voluminous amount of liquid in the stool often results in widespread soiling of linen, floors, the person and those caring for the recipient.

That right there is reason enough for me to pass on trying this enema idea. I don't need to create more work just for an enema. Pass for me.

All I can say is WOW! I mixed half a cup (120 ml normal dosage) with 2 quarts in my 4 quart bag. It might have been more water than prescribed, but this is VERY EFFECTIVE! There was little cramping and it's still coming out as I write this.

Yes, either Lactulose or Sorbitol, a few hundred ml in a 1500ml bag of warm water, held until you lose it but at least a half hour, will give you a very good, complete clean out. I've been given it for bad constipation after surgery. Its likely that you will have several more very urgent poos over the succeeding 4 to 6 hours too.

@Sean It's mostly gas right now, but the first few trips. WOW! That was a lot of poop! The first trip I sat on the toilet for nearly 30 minutes and kept going almost non stop and I wasn't even constipated. AMAZING! I'm looking forward to doing this when I AM constipated. I love explosions and violent expulsions.

@Ebbie_Anne

When I last got the Lactulose enema, there was no toilet. I was a couple of days post-op and still having after effects from the med…. severe constipation. The nurse put down a number of extra absorbancy pads on the bed, rolled me on my left side, gave me the enema, told me to hold the solution for at least a half hour. I expected a bedpan but she said just poo on the pads. I did just that… like I had a choice!

Ebbie-Anne, how long did you retain it before expelling? I’d really like to try it.

@liquidsky I held it about 15 minutes or until I couldn't hold it in any longer