Glycerine Enemas

We - my ladyfriend and I - like to use a glycerin solution for our enemas. She can take a 30 percent glycerin while I have to do with a 20 percent to avoid nightlong cramps.

We also use soapsuds - actually a handsoap with honey and glycerin in warm water. From time to time we start with injecting lukewarm salad oil into the rectum, to make it more receptive.

What is your poison?

I've used disposable enema kits to administer enemas of solely mineral oil. Be prepared to make mutiple trips to the bathroom or wear a diaper like I do sometimes.

I have tried the 4-ounce bottle of glycerine sold with makeup, etc. I get it in using an old Fleet bottle or douche bulb.

It doesn't feel like much at first, then it kicks in!

I prefer small glycerine enemas over large volume, partly because I prefer the feelings pure/little diluted glycerine produces and otherwise it doesn't get too liquid when expelling in my diapers. I also like fleet-like enemas which empty me almost completely if retained long enough. 😃

Glycerin is glycerin regardless of where it comes from. What you want the bottle to say is USP. You can have "vegetable glycerin" that is impure. It is the USP that certifies purity. Regardless of where it comes from, glycerine is either compounded or a by-product of other processes. Glycerin does not exist as glycerin in a plant.

I like long time retention, glycerin is too much strong for me, it makes retention time too short.

L.

Bought a 4oz bottle of glycerin and I am planning on pouring it into an empty Fleet bottle tomorrow and see how long I can hold it....

Mixed glycerin and water is the enema formula I recommend to most people. The glycerin is less irritating than Ivory soap and just as effective.

And I'm sure that's what my mother gave me when I was a kid. (I can't remember what the visiting nurse used).

Glycerin is a mild irritant and a stool softener. It is a water soluable oil. It is often recommended to help clean out a constipated patient. It is available in any drugstore and you can't "overdose" with glycerin. I have even heard of people using pure glycerin enemas although I have never tried it. In some individuals it can cause mild cramping but most people tolerate it well and have no problem with it.

I heard that you can sometimes purchase it at CVS. Anybody done that?

The CVS that I go to sells it. After looking in the spots that I thought it would be. I was told to look in the Skin Care aisle. Ted

A diluted glycerine mini-enema is great for a quick clean-out prior to anal play. It is simple to prepare and administer during foreplay, and it is all out and finished with in less than around 20 minutes, without any lingering side effects.

The thing I find about glycerine is that it works best when diluted with water. At least one part water added to one part glycerine. Say 30cc of water added to 30cc of pure glycerine, and administered using a 60cc catheter tip piston syringe.

This amount and strength is sufficient to flow up inside and bring down solids within reach. Just hold it in for as long as you can.

The first lot will come out in one urgent go. Stay seated because a second lot will come out a few minutes later, as water will continue to be absorbed out of the bowel lining until the effect wears off.

A small bulb syringe or refilled disposable bottle type can be used just as easily instead of a piston syringe. But with a piston syringe there is no leftover solution - it all goes in.

A large batch of glycerine solution can be pre-mixed and stored in an airtight bottle for later use. If you do this, the bottle must be sterilized first. And the water must be sterilized by boiling for a few minutes. Allow the water to cool down before mixing with the glycerine. Then store the it in a cool dark place until needed.

Do not dip the syringe into the bottle of solution. Instead, measure out each dose into a clean measuring cup, and then dip the syringe into the cup.

You can try experimenting with different proportions of water and glycerine until you find the strength you like. Some like adding a pinch of salt, or small dash of castille soap to the solution.

Brachio.

Yes, in addition to some salt, I always use glycerin when constipated.

Max 2g glycerin per kg bodyweight is fine.

So if you are 80kg you can use 16g of glycerin without any problems.

I'm only 70 kg, but take 20g glycerin and it works very very well.

Okay, this kind-of relates to a reply I received from another forum post. It was suggested that I try liquid Glycerin.

Had to go to a pharmacy today, so I thought I would look for it. Found on the shelf a 'Fleet' brand of a very small looking squeeze bulb enema. And I mean very small! There were 4 in a box, and weren't that cheap...

It was advertised for relief of constipation, effective in 15 to 60 minuets. But the little once use plastic bulbs were so small, I couldn't see where someone could add Glycerin to an enema.

I got up the courage to ask someone for 'liquid Glycerin', and they said yes, they had it, but behind the pharmacy counter. They brought out a small 4 ounce bottle, and asked if that was it, not knowing for sure, not giving anyone a hint of what it would be used for, I said yes, and they threw it in my bag.

Later after leaving, I had the chance to read the bottle. On the front, the first thing I noticed was the writing, "Glycerin - U.S.P. - Emollient - For External Use Only".

Okay, turning the bottle over, I read, "A valuable aid for chapped skin. Directions: Dilute with 2 to 3 parts water and apply locally to affected area. Warning: Do not use on children under 6 months old. Keep out of reach of children. In case of accidental ingestion consult a doctor or Poison Control Center Immediately."

Did I buy some wrong kind of Glycerin?

"External use only... In case of accidental ingestion..."

It sounds like putting this in enema water would be like ingesting it, as your intestines will absorb this stuff.

Soooo, is there some other form of Glycerin???

You bought exactly the right stuff. That glycerine is the same compound in the tiny liquid glycerine squeeze bulbs. Have fun with it.

Hi Susie,

It was nice of you to reply... Okay, I'm glad I got the right stuff, the 4 ounce bottle was a lot cheaper than the package of the little squeeze bulbs!

So, how do I use this stuff? I know that I mix it in with the enema water... How much should I be using, say for 2 quarts of water?

Hi Susie,

It was nice of you to reply... Okay, I'm glad I got the right stuff, the 4 ounce bottle was a lot cheaper than the package of the little squeeze bulbs!

So, how do I use this stuff? I know that I mix it in with the enema water... How much should I be using, say for 2 quarts of water?

It really depends on how strong a solution you want. I would start out with up to two ounces in a quart, NOT four ounces in two quarts, and see how you do. Retain it for 5-10 minutes. After you expel it all, you will continue to have trips to the toilet for a few hours because the glycerine draws water into the colon. After you become very experienced, you might want to use up to a pint of glycerine in two quarts of water. I would use a double balloon rectal catheter for this and hold it for at least 20 minutes so you can experience all the grumbling inside your colon, which you can easily hear across the room! I promise, this will be hard to hold for long without a double balloon rectal catheter. Have fun! The only problem with using large amounts of glycerine is that the enemas start getting expensive.

I've seen USP liquid glycerin in one gallon quantities for about $35 USD from chemical supply houses.

Oh boy does it ever create a churning internal experience!

I've been a glycerin fan for years and the bottle stuff from the drug store is fine. Glycerin is glycerin; I work in a lab where we have bulk containers. I even tried that stuff after reading the label. It is a very common compound that is easy to make. I prefer suppositories, but I have used the liquid too. I dipp a suppo. in liquid for lube. then slide it in. It can be harsh, but if you like a strong evacuation, glycerin will do it! If you're using suppos. take two or three, one is pretty weak. Hold them for about a half hour. The first five minutes are hard, then it gets easier.

Not only is glycerin glycerin, as BobH says, but USP is exactly right: United States Pharmacopoeia means medical grade (although any pure glycerin would do fine). It isn't so much ingested or absorbed as it coats the rectal walls to draw water osmotically through the membranes, stimulating a strong urge.

But the strong urge is not necessarily a very deep one, or adequate if you're really plugged up. For myself, I use a tiny bit of glycerin whenever I want to ease a BM or avoid straining. As little as one cc - maybe two - gives me a strong extra push in just a minute or two, and a bit of lubrication besides. If I need anything stronger I take an full enema or strong type of suppository.

The little pre-filled injectors are difficult to refill and I find awkward to use at all. I made up a super neat syringe for little squirts of glycerin and posted a how-to years ago on another website. I'll do it again here next time I make one up.

To describe it in short, I just attached the business end from a disassembled disposable enema onto the tapered tip of an infant oral syringe. The neat part was that the nozzles from small Fleet brand (only) disposable enemas disassemble into a central nozzle and a screw-on ring of harder plastic, and the inside of the soft nozzle has a groove molded into the inside of its short tube where it snapped onto the screw-on ring. The infant oral syringe I used had a ltlle hat-shaped cover for the tip, and cutting off the hat brim made a washer of the perfect size to snap into the groove within the enema nozzle, with perfect inside diameter to firmly affix it to the syringe shaft, totally leakproof but easy to snap off to clean.

The end result was an attractive syringe that looked like the rectal nozzle was just made for it. And the nozzle was comfortably soft for insertion, and the size was just right to easily insert and inject in seconds. By cutting off the finger holds from the syringe, the whole thing fit neatly into a toothbrush holder in my purse. I use it anywhere I want a little immediate help.

A whole bunch of friends have had me make these up for them and use them frequently, even if they aren't much into any heavier-duty bottoms methods.

- jillie

Unfortunately, most of the local drugstores started to sell an oral syringe that comes packaged with a little mushroom cap instead of the teensy hat type cap, which means you'll need to find a washer of the proper size separately.

Anyway, these aren't really toys. Well, I guess anything might be, but I have several friends who aren't at all into putting anything else in their bottoms but they are using these just as I do: for a bit of lubrication along with a strong and quick push but no mess or lingering effects.

Something similar I've seen is just friction fitting a short plastic enema nozzle onto the end of the same sort of oral syringe. I tried that first myself, and then I even saw them sold on the Internet, but when I tried that sort I found that the whole apparatus was too long and unyielding to be inserted comfortably, and it looked plain dorky. The type that I described at some length look really professional and are really comfortable to use.

I generally use 10-cc oral syringes because they fit the nozzle exactly well, but I never use more than about 1 or 2 cc of glycerine. That gives me plenty of push very quickly - a minute or two - with no tummy upset or after effects. I find that if I use much more glycerin I get a much stronger and harsher urge, but one that is no more effective at helping elimination. If I just need a little help to go without straining, my glycerin squirt is perfect. If things are stuck higher up I know I need a big enema.

-jillie

I'm somewhat ambivalent about glycerin suppositories. They're certainly a more agressive cleanout than an enema, but it's hard to completely dislike anything that requires being pressed far up your posterior .

I don't use them often. The "50-jar" that I got three years ago still has about 38 in it. When I do use them, I insert three or four and just "wait for it". Personally, I think most of the fun is in the insertion.

One thing about liquid glycerin -- if you get tired of using it in your enemas, you can make a paste of glycerin, salt, baking soda and peppermint oil and have a pretty decent homemade toothpaste. I found the recipe in Mother Earth News back in the 70s and gave it a try. It works pretty good.

ldb

I use Vegetable Glycerin in my enemas. It is made by a company named NOW Personal Care. It is safe for topical and internal use. If you need more info on this please send me a reply.

DB

Hi Jillie,

Just wanted to let you know that I've also found the syringes sold on the shelves these days to be pretty much junk.

The last time I needed one some years ago, (can remember what for now, maybe for giving my cat some medicine?), I asked the pharmacist about them, and they keep 'good ones' behind their counter for including with a prescription of a liquid solution.

He/she (?), went behind the counter, brought a couple out to me and just gave them to me. So if anyone wants the better syringes, ask the pharmacist for one.

After my enema I will use one of those over the counter little glycerin squeeze bulbs for an extra kick in elimination.

Okay, I've read numerous posts about using Glycerin, and I want to learn more about the use of it in enemas.

I'm sure I'll get a wide range of answers here, hope I don't find a lot of contradicting information that will leave me still wondering about it.

Does Glycerin contain actual medication in it that will help promote evacuation?

Or

Is it just a 'slippery' substance, like possibly an oil based product, that just helps move things along easier?

I do have a particular reason for inquiring about this. I have not tried liquid Glycerin as of yet, but have some, and am thinking about trying it.

I have tried Glycerin suppositories, two to three at a time, and they seem to only promote evacuation of the lower rectum area, but nothing further up.

I have used a 2 quart bag with about 2 tea spoons of baking soda, and 2 tea spoons of salt mixed in with warm water.

After a 'shower shot' type of rinse first, (which I seem to need before attempting to take a 2 quart bag), I don't seem to have much problem taking the 2 quart bag with the baking soda and salt. In fact that last time I tried that, it all went in pretty easily. No cramping, no problem holding it.

The no 'problem holding it' may be an issue with me. It all went in fine, no urge to expel, other than what was lower down in the rectum, actually wondering where it went to, as I really didn't feel that full. But it seemed like I sat for a couple hours waiting for it to come back out!

And everytime I 'thought' I was finally empty, left the bathroom, I found myself running back there. Like several times over several hours.

I hesitated trying to do another bag, thinking that maybe more would help flush out the first. But I didn't want to add to this problem, and spend the entire night running back and forth to the bathroom.

When I do an enema I want to get it done and over with. Not that I don't find some enjoyment in them, but I don't want to make a day out of it!

I want to fill myself up, empty out, do a rinse, and know that I'm completely cleaned out. And without any worries that there will still be some left in there, waiting to come out later on.

So... will doing a Glycerin enema help my particular situation? Is there some medication within it that will help promote complete evacuation?

And if so, when using the liquid Glycerin, how much should I add to the water? As well as how much water should I try to take with it?

Also, should I continue the baking soda and salt with the Glycerin?

And for those that will suggest using Ivory soap, along with the baking soda and salt, I have tried that combination, and found no real difference. The water goes in, but forever coming back out.

Or, the second part of the question, is Glycerin just adding a slippery substance to the water, or acting as a stool softener in some way, such as something like mineral oil, maybe baby oil, or vegetable oil?

Something else... Has anyone found using any kinds of these oils a better way to achieve a complete clean out, say with one or two bags, and not spending 4 to 5 hours in the process of cleaning out fully?

I have spotted a few posts here where it seems like others experience some of the same issues. Taking a bag in, but trouble, (or a lot of time), waiting for it to all come back out.

Possibly some opinions on the use of liquid Glycerin may help others as well in their quest of a good clean out, without those concerns of finding they didn't completely empty out some time later. Or spending 4 or more hours to achieve a complete cleaning.

Well first, I'll think I'll wait and see if Susie confirms that before I try it.

Naturally the bottle of Glycerin I have here is 4 ounces, I guess a standard size, and which means that I'll have to buy another to make up for the 6 ounce.

And which I couldn't find on a shelf in a drugstore... I had to ask the pharmacist for it. For some reason they keep it in back of the counter. No questions asked of what I wanted it for, but naturally one has to wonder if they know what you're going to use it for!

I hope liquid Glycerin has other uses...

Don't worry. Glycerin has many other uses. :-) My grandmother always made hand lotion from glycerin and rosewater. It's used in making homemade soap, and preserving leaves. So, if you feel "funny" asking, you can always casually mention that your wife/gf/so/ is making her own hand lotion. :-)

You can use 4-8 ounces in a two quart enema. You can also add your favorite soap if you like. Adding epsom salts to the soap and large amounts of glycerine may cause a white precipitate to form that can be difficult to clean out of the bag, especially if it is a closed top bag. I would stick to the soap and glycerine. Hold this for several minutes as you vigorously massage your abdomen. You will have return trips to the toilet for 12-24 hours with varying amounts of liquidy returns. Be careful not to fart after this enema as you may find you have a messy expulsion and not just gas. The enema is not hard to hold initially, but as I said, there will be return trips. Don't do this if you have to leave the house or have important business meetings that day.

Any suggestions re how to clean the equipment after using glycerin? I have used about 4 oz inserted before a soap suds enema to avoid the cleaning issue bot would like try the combination.