Bisacodyl

Just earlier today I ordered another batch of bisacodyl mini enemas.

I often use them as pre-enemas before my main cleansing enema

@LisaK Where do you get those?

I just search it. Not always the same place

This time it was “Vitality Medical”

That is a one year supply , so who knows what will still be there in a year!

I have a box of 10 mg Bisacodyl suppositories. I've tried them a few times and must admit I was disappointed. Oh, they work - just as well as glycerin suppositories, but without that familiar minor burning sensation. Other than that, the Bisacodyl seem identical to the much less expensive glycerin.

Very, very few retail drugstores in the US carry the Fleet Bisacodyl enemas any longer. Not at all in the CVS, Walgreens, Rite-Aid category. Some very small, still independent drugstores may still carry them, but even very few of those. Of course, you can purchase on Amazon, but I often find some better prices on eBay, as long as they are freshly dated, and I am sure it doesn't matter much if they are a few months past the expiration date. I happen to enjoy them very much, especially for simple constipation. I just squeeze one in, wait a few minutes, problem solved!

They take at least 20 minutes before you feel anything ay all.

I have not had the issue of “burning sensation” that I DO get from bisacodyl suppositories

@LisaK I took a look at them. They each have 10mg of bisacodyl, which is equivalent to 2 Dulcolax pills. I have been crushing the pills and adding them to my enema solution. It works quite well for me.

Understand that by the time I inject one of the mini enemas, I have already taken 30 mg oral bisacodyl 2-3 hours before

Chelle, agree completely. The glycerin supp are much more gentle. After using the Dulcolax and expelling, it kept burning like I had to go again.

@Nero

Generally with suppositories, the recipient should be full of poo. Then, when the suppository ‘works’ both the unmelted and melted suppository are swept out by the exiting poo, which removed the laxative ingredient from contact with the person's bowel wall, reducing or stopping the laxative effect.

For this reason, suppositories are the laxative of choice for people constipated for about three of four days. Those folks usually ave some had poo, down low, and a bunch of softer poo up high. A suppository will help them push out the hard poo, followed by the soft…. a good result without excessive laxation.

This is interesting. I just received several Fleets bisacodyl enemas ordered through Amazon. The fluid appears to be a little more viscous than water, so I looked at the ingredients. The second “inactive ingredient” listed is glycerine. Purified water is one of the last ingredients. No percentage or volume is listed for any of the inactive ingredients, so no telling how much glycerine is actually in there. However, as anyone knows who's had glycerine up their butt, it's far from inactive! I haven't had a chance to try one yet, but the combination of glycerine and bisacodyl should certainly be effective.

I use bisacodyl suppositories usually after a couple of clean out plai water enemas

let the suppository melt for like 15 minutes the follow with warm water and soap ( Castile, ivory, Johnson baby shampoo) works very fast I can’t hold it long and gives me really good cleaning

follow that with rinse enema and done

@FSP

If the Fleet Bisacodyl enema solution contains a significant amount of glycerin, in all probability you will poo from the laxative effects of the glycerin long before the Bisacodyl starts to have a laxative effect. Liquid glycerin generally has a laxative effect that starts after only a few minutes whereas Bisacodyl often takes 15 minutes or more to really get someone going.

Wow ! Been out of the loop here for some days / weeks, as out of the US. Sorry all, as connectivity is ???

As for me, I melted some / 2 Dulcolax “ fast acting ” supposes in a glass of hot water and into an 8 oz. bulb when cooled down, got naked, then down to business. Thought about getting this bulb from Mom in my younger days, as I squirted this up my behind.

It didn't take long before my belly tumbled for relief, but held my liquid as long as I could. Soon the inevitable came, along with the torrent of farts, liquid Dulcolax, and turds plopping.

For use in an enema I found that crushing dulcolax pills makes a much more effective enema for me than soaking them in baking soda, I get much stronger spasms and very fast emptying of a 3 qt enema. I get good results with just 4 pills (20mg). I tried 6 ones but i get too strong cramps. I cant hold it any longer than 15 minutes with a double balloon catheter.

@FSP

So, did the Dulcolax you took work??

Tablets suppositories enemas , oral and rectal maximum oral dosage I have used 60 mg , maximum rectal I have used 30 mg have also combined oral and rectal time shifted 20 mg oral followed in 8 hours by retaining 2 suppository until stool produced , towards the end of that regimen I would have the oral at bedtime the suppositories inserted at 8 am and would retain until stool sometimes 4-5 hours .

I can not control bowels or sphincters‘s it has to be regulated All medication was taken or inserted well laying in bed , then diapered positioned and restrained in my wheelchair until a stool occurred .

My first exposure o bisacodyl was par of the prep for a colonoscopy. I was already pretty well cleaned out because I had taken a senna based laxative the afternoon before and had nothing but jello an cottage cheese to eat after that. But the next morning as an outpatient I was given a two quart soapsuds-bisacodyl enema complete with a balloon catheter . Didn't really need thee balloon catheter . Surprisingly I emptied the content of my large intestine quite quickly and completely. there were a few cramps but they were not that bad.

I liked the completeness of a soap bisacodyl enema and sorted looking for a way to be able to use one when I wanted. Bisacodyl (also available as Dulcolax) is readily available as a tablet or suppository. I found that I could take a suppository and melt it in very hot water containing the soap for my enema. Then dilute the very hot water to make up my two quart enema. Always worked very well. And always cleaned me out very well!

@herdoktor oil and water don’t mix well , take two tablets and crush with a pinch of baking soda to neutralize the stomach safe coating dissolved in water or use Magic bullets suppositories same active ingredient bisacodyl however they are completely dissolve in water ,theres no waiting for the oil to dissolve and disperse in the rectum , they are made for us spinal cord injury patients it cuts down on bowel care routine time from 1 or more hours wait after insertion to sometimes as little as 5- 10 minutes and we are filling our diapers . Buying the economy size generic tablets is the cheaper way to go , just bearing in mind tablets are usually 5 mg each whereas suppository is 10 mg . So you need to crush 2 tablets for each suppository you would normally dissolve , these used to be part of my routine until almost 10 years ago when I was switched to a more effective regimen that produces 5 very soft stools a day . I went from chronic obstipated and impacted to unable to retain stool, waste is constantly softened and pushed down and out .

The part I most enjoy is the clean feeling after it's all over. I would say that both going in and coming out are uncomfortable and no fun.

To:eeetime

I would say the best time is right after the enema is complete. That cleansed feeling.

Neither going in and coming out can be pretty uncomfortable

I’ve used bisacody suppositories prior to enemas and in the middle after several plain water enemas I’ll insert suppositories (1-2) depending on how I feel let them melt and hold for 20-30 minutes then follow with warm water soap suds enema with retention nozzle usually I can only hold that for about 10-15 minutes max before I really gotta go but good clean out

For me, I only use Bisacodyl suppositories when I'm pretty full of soft or firm poo, never really had stuff or with a pretty empty bowel.

I don't use them when pretty empty because they will cause a lot of cramping but no 'results' to sweep out the laxative medicine. The cramping can last a long time.

Also, I don't use them when packed with hard poo because they will make you pass out the hard poo… you'll have no choice… but the passage will be very uncomfortable and may damage you anus.

So, if you want to experiment, I'd do it when you haven't pood in between 2 and 4 days. Have fun. For the best experience retain as long as you possibly can, until your whole tummy is cramping strongly.

I tried dissolving some (around 25 mg) of bisacodyl tablets in a squirt of soap. It takes 3-4 hours to tear down the coating, then I mixed it with 5 ounces (150 ml) of plain water. If I remember well it was my first contact (hehe “rectum contact”) with this substance. It was really different from glycerine or soap enema. Cramps can build in 5-10 minutes and are really persistent. I really like to hold it as long as I can so I had to put a lot of effort to go past 20 min.

Can definitelty recommend that to anyone that is a fan of small enemas.

Cheers, Peter

Also, I don't use them when packed with hard poo because they will make you pass out the hard poo… you'll have no choice… but the passage will be very uncomfortable and may damage you anus.

I second this. As a kid my mom moved from enemas to Dulcolax, and only when I really needed them (5-7 days no-go or more). Hated those - cramps and then the big hard stool forcing its way out. Of course my response was not to manage diet better, make sure I “pooed” or even ask for an enema instead, rather I just hid it as long as I could.

@Piotrek

You took a very large dose of Bisacodyl. Usually 10mg, two 5mg pills, dissolved and injected, preferably with about a Fr 24 colon tube up 8 to 10 inches, is plenty to get anyone's attention and cause strong cramping and make the recipient poo within about 15 minutes. I don't think you'll get a greater effect from the larger dose.

@moliere

Thank you for confirming my caution about using Dulcolax rectally if the recipient is badly constipated.

Some years ago I was in hospital and confined to bed. Damn the person who invented the ‘bed alarm’. Anyway, the nurse asked me every day if I'd pood… not in those words… and I replied no. One morning she came in and said the hospitalist had ordered a Dulcolax suppository. I tried in vain to talk to that doctor and get him to change the order to a bag enema of warm water. The nurse put on gloves, had me roll onto my left side, unwrapped the suppository, lubricated my anus, and pushed the suppository high int0 me. She then put a bedpan right behind my butt and left, telling me to roll onto the pan when the urge became strong.

I held it until the urge became very strong then rolled onto the pan and tied to poo. Nothing came out. Have you ever tied to poo on a bedpan? Well I struggled and strained for nearly an hour and was miserable the whole time. The hard, dry poo just would not come out. I was drenched in sweat from the effort. Eventually, a couple of small pieces broke off and came out, followed by more. I think this was the most uncomfortable, even painful, poo I've ever had.

I have a box of “Magic Bulletts” which are suppositories made with 10m of Bisacodyl. They are water-soluble. I cut one in half and dissolve it in a 7.8 oz used fleet enema bottle. Makes a great starter enema. Works in about 5 minutes.

@Sean You are probably right. On the other hand I think that in my case it can be due to small volume of an enema. It acts on a rectum wall, and intuitively dependence is linear. It could mean that if you can shoot it up further in the colon, you can have more of your rectal nerves stimulated.

One funny thing. Pls tell me if you experience the same, when I use bisacodyl I can feel strange taste in my mout. Incomparable with anything else.

Cheers, Piotr

@Piotrek

The volume you described was about 8 oz. That's the same volume as a Fleet Extra, which, IMO, are better than the standard Fleets In fact, when I've had them in the knee-chest position they really made me poo without the burning of the standard Fleets.

Also, FYI, the Fleet Bisacodyl enemas really wok when given in the knee-chest position, and they are only a bit over 1 ounce.

The home made Bsacodyl enemas you describe should be a very powerful poo inducer. I just don't think you need the 25 mg of Bisacodyl. I would expect that two pills or a single Magic Bullet suppository in a Fleet Extra bottle, filled with warm water and given in the knee-chest position, would become impossible to hold after perhaps 15 minutes.

As to the taste, I've never noticed it but have tasted Ivory soap or lemon juice when given as additives in an enema solution