Advice: Uncomfortable feeling in the days following enemas

Hi all

I've been taking enemas for 25 years and always enjoyed them without any ill effect. In general I probably have an opportunity to have a series once every 7-14 days and that normally consists of 2-3 enemas approx 2.5-3 quarts in size. I typically start with coffee, then a rinse or dr bronners soap and finally water with a little baking soda mixed in.

In the past 5-6 weeks I've noticed a residual uncomfortable feeling in the days that follow this. It's hard to describe, but you know how your tummy feels when stressed/nervous? The uncomfortable feeling I have is like that, but without none of the side effects. I'm certain this is higher up my tract and I can feel when waste is passing through this area in the days that follow because the discomfort increases while it's doing so.

I don't know what to put this down to, I think I've made up my mind to seek a doctors advice but I thought I'd see if I'm alone with this anyhow?

I'm not getting any other negative effects and I'm otherwise in good health, so no upsets stomachs, diarrhoea or blood.

I find after 2-3 days this feeling subsides but doesn't disappear completely sometimes flaring up unexpectedly, but returns strongly the next time I have enemas. I've tried probiotic yoghurts mixed into the final enema of a series as well as taken with food to see if that would help settle things with no obvious impact.

Any advice?

You might want to stop using the soap, as that can lead to an irritation of the intestinal mucosa. I have found that adding the baking soda to the coffee enema stops the irritation as the soda neutralises the acidity of the coffee. A sa;t/soda rinse seems to remove any coffee residue, and leaves me with no discomfort whatsoever.

If this problem persists, do see your doctor, and be sure to tell him about your coffee/soap enemas.

I'm thinking the best course of action is stop enema's altogether and monitor if this feeling subsides completely; I don't need to take them, I just enjoy them. I had my regular series of enema's last night after the uncomfortable feeling had settled right back down to the point of almost being gone for a few days, but today it's back and feels stronger than before.

If I'm honest I could ditch the coffee from my initial enema, I don't actually get any real benefit out of it; I just started it 4-5 months back as a regular feature of my enemas because I quite like the smell and the caffeine, but I'm wondering if that is part of the issue and it's causing something to flare up. The soap I can eliminate also, none of these are important, they've just been a feature of my enema's over the years.

Try doing less enemas and without the coffee.

I've been doing enemas for over 60 years but doing coffee enemas for only a vew years now. I've found myself drained of energy for a few hours after emptying. I've tried various additives, soap, baking soda, table salt and Epson salts. But I've never noticed any effects that lasted. Try enemas with just baking soda or just table salt for a while.

I agree with Hoseman1. The colons primary job is to absorb water from anything passing thru it. It does this because of the difference in salinity of your normal body fluids and plain water. Your body absorbs water from a plain water enema thus reducing the levels of electrolytes and other essential elements in your blood. This leads to nausea and other problems. This is why I never do colonics. It always leaves me feeling sick and sweaty afterwards. Try adding 2 teaspoons of salt or baking soda per quart to your enemas to neutralize the salinity of the the enema so it does not get absorbed. There has been some discussion on this on other Zity discusssions from people wqho are much more qualified than me. Hope this helps. It works for me.

@Jimbobofmoo

I have been doing the coffee enemas for quite some time (part of the Gerson therapy), and found te easiest coffee enema to take and retain is the salt/ soda/coffee mix. As had been said below, an isotonic (.9% salt) solution will help prevent an electrolyte imbalance, usually hyponatremia. I, too, had intestinal irritation from any soap in the solution, so, try just the salt enema and see how you react.