Colon Tubes: Homemade

Lowe’s and other home centers sell Latex Tubing by the foot. It is used by woodworkers like a large “rubber band” to clamp odd shape glue ups. If you don’t have latex allergies this is the best hose to use. It is also used as exercise bands, shipping supports, glass edge protection, roll pump material, restriction bands, garbage bag bands and 1000 other uses. Buy a 10 foot length then you can trim it to size. It is almost always a quarter inch inside diameter.

Latex tubing is not clear, so you can't really see if it has gotten :dirty" inside.

I may have nearly poisoned myself because my tube was growing mold in there. I think it was mold, little patches of grey/black stuff! I was horrified when I discovered it.

I have managed to get my hands on some USDA/FDA certified vinyl tube that is quite

clear, so I can make sure there's nothing growing in there.

I'm talking about plain tube to connect a nozzle or colon tube to the bag.

Jon

Most good hardware or home improvement stores will have both the rubber "surgical" tubing or a silicone tubing available. The silicone is not clear, but is translucent so you can see the flow. Most of it is food grade, so should be safe for our use. The silicone can be fairly expensive per foot though.

I know some of you like to build your own equipment. I have been reading with interest the use of colon tubes here in the forums. I made my own with a piece of 1/4 " latex tubing and a cut off end of a douche nozzle from a standard drug store bag. I drilled an extra hole in the end of the nozzle. Then I inserted it into one end of the tubing. Pushing it down to where it starts to flair out. Well lubed with astroglide and after "bulbing" some very soapy water it slides up very easily with little effort.

How much of the nozzle did you use? How did you make sure the nozzle end doesn't come off the end of the hose when it is inside of you?

One might do better to heat form and smooth the end of the tube than risk a nozzle coming off the end. W

On one of the threads, somebody talked about rolling the end of the tube in on itself. I tried it with a piece if thick wall 1/2 silicone tube and it made a nice smooth end. The secret of doing it was to lubricate the tube with alcohol. I rolled about 1 inch into itself. I had to relubricate the end as I was doing it. Works great and has not come unrolled. I do not know if it would work with smaller tubing. The tool that seemed to work best was a spoon handle with a rough pattern on it.

I saw the same thread and made one using 10mm O.D. soft latex tubing from the home improvement store. It makes about the equivlent of a FR 32 tube and works quite well. I used the same method and rolled the tubing in about 2 tubing diameters.

I would not insert a tube that has anything on the end that might come off.

I saw this thread and thought I’d share some photos of a colon tube I made for a customer. It’s not my design. The customer designed it. Here is a link to the first photo....

http://enemas4fun.zity.biz/forum/index.php?action=album;sa=itmshow;catid=822;id=14956;sort=date;sorto=DESC

I guess you could say it’s homemade since I made it at home. I was hesitant at first to because I was concerned that the tip might come off. But, I worked with the barb design until I had a very, very tight fit, almost to the point where you couldn’t remove it from the tubing. The tubing is more ridged than most enema tubing which, according to the customer, makes it very easy to insert. The bulbous head has 3 side holes and one in the tip.

The customer loves it! He tells me he can feel the tip bouncing around in his colon when in use.

Regards,

The Cave Man

Very good job

what is the tube made of

You can buy them over the internet. They are not expensive at all, and it is safer.

Decades ago, before I bought my home and my possessions weren't so private and not wanting my predilection for enemas to be obvious, I fabricated my own enema tubing that I used by siphoning water from a basin or other raised container.

I'd cut a six-foot length of multi-conductor computer cable from a scrap piece at work and pull both ends back on themselves and trim to about half an inch, then remove the inside wires. No nozzle was required as (either) business end had a smooth edge and was fortified. The inside diameter was about half an inch and the tubing fairly flexible (of a sort of plastic material). It could be inserted a short distance of several inches or be comfortably used with several feet inserted as with a colon tube. Flow rate was adjusted by raising or lowering the level of the water source and by applying pressure with my hand.

My work incurred frequent travel and my "enema equipment" was readily supplied and easily useable in many hotel rooms where I stayed. It also blended in with "tools of the trade," so discovery was not an issue.

Mr. Cave Man, I really like your photo albumn. great inserted ass shot. at times i wish i could see what i look like in that position.

Caveman: Who is that very attractive young lady in the plaid skirt?

Caveman,

I just got done viewing your gallery. Excellent pics and excellent workmanship. What type of material do you use and do you use a CNC lathe to turn out your creations? Also, how do you get the nice smooth shiny finish?

If you use a thick walled latexhose You may insert into the end a large nut by threating it onto a screw which helps you to insert the nut, once in the proper place remove the screw and you have a very nice swelling of the tube on the end, there is no danger it will come off.

I uploaded photos of a customized colon tube design I developed nearly two years ago that may interest those of you that appreciate colon tubes.

http://enemas4fun.zity.biz/forum/index.php?action=album;sa=catshow;catid=1924

I originally prototyped the 42 fr. silicone colon tubes that are manufactured and marketed elsewhere and liked the delrin tips to close the tubes for a number of reasons, the first being the ease of cleaning the tube, coupled with the ability to provide a very smooth distal end that would easily slide through the walls of the colon and reduce stresses to delicate tissues. I, like a minority on this forum have come to appreciate the larger, thicker colon tubes because they are less likely to fold back upon themselves as virtually all other types will do. I also realized that a larger tip will disperse insertion forces over a greater area and be far less likely to damage, and in the worst case, perforate the walls of the colon. Following this logic I decided to machine different barbed tips to either validate or disprove this line of thought and the photos in my gallery illustrate the better of several designs I have produced to date. This particular tip measures 1-1/8" in diameter and isn't for the feint of heart (but neither are any 42 fr. colon tubes). My girlfriend calls it "the lightbulb" and I have to laugh because the comparison is obvious. When using this tip on those silicone tubes the experience inserting it is different and extremely effective. The first attempt resulted in a full insertion to the caecum within five minutes time. The trickiest part is clearing the rectum and finding the opening into the sigmoid... patience and relaxation are the key as when it "finds" the opening it easily slips through with no effort required... the same can be said of passing through the other flexures however the hepatic flexure still requires the most finesse as insertion forces diminish exponentially at the tip and are dispersed as greater lengths of tube pass the anus (this is actually one of the primary problems encountered in colonoscopy and various strategies have been attempted to overcome this effective reality).

For those of you that enjoy the feeling of the tube as it migrates through your colon, you won't be disappointed as you can usually feel the tip through your abdomen if you aren't particularly overweight... the nicest benefit is the reduced stress on the colon itself by having a greater surface area to disperse those forces...

Who wants to go 'tubing?!? 😁

Thanks for the idea, Will be making one soon. Need to find some silicone hose though, sounds like nice stuff.

I want one also! Can't wait to feel it invading me 😄

For tubing you might try McMaster-Carr (? - going from memory) for shorter lengths... I bought mine from Cole-Parmer in a box of 25'... it is silicone tubing, 9/16" od x 5/16" id, yielding 1/8" thick walls... the proper ratio of interior diameter vs wall thickness is key and I wouldn't go with anything less than this. There is also a 1/2" od x 1/4" id available which should be even more rigid and less likely to fold but I was more interested in the larger interior diameter...

As for getting them made, I don't make or distribute equipment or "novelties" for many reasons but I would suggest that anyone interested contact one of the talented lathe equipped nozzle makers active on this forum. I included a clear side/profile view of the tip itself for such purposes so that the expanding barbed shank can be seen... this is very important so the tip cannot come off in use. the piece I photographed attaches very securely and requires real effort to remove. I used a simple eye cutter made from ovalized metal tubing that was sharpened to produce a clean cut. These eyes are resistant to clogging and I prefer them to the concept of machined holes in the tip itself... besides making the piece simple and less costly to make... I try to always remember the Bauhaus principal of "less being more" in most design endeavors.

If anyone has any other questions please ask.

Good luck!

NMArcher....

Nice work. I know I've seen that design somewhere before.....

http://enemas4fun.zity.biz/forum/index.php?action=album;sa=itmshow;catid=822;id=14956;sort=date;sorto=DESC

I was commissioned in 2005 to make one of those for someone. And you're right, the trick is to make the connection so tight that the tip won't come off during use. That would be a disASSter....😃

The Cave Man

Am just starting to do deep insertions - as opposed to commercial nozzles of 6 - 7 inches, an suggestions of how to start?

thanks

Caveman,

Nice work for yours as well, more technically demanding to make than mine was, but true quality. I had seen that image last week when I joined the forum.

I suspect that you might easily be able to market versions of a tip similar to mine to interested parties if the interest should exist (and it does), but I would plan it to utilize the silicone tubing I described previously because it is superior material to anything else presently available. I was thinking of your work when I suggested people might inquire with "talented, lathe equipped nozzle makers". In the same post I wanted to make clear that I don't produce stuff to distribute to others and am not equipped to, but simply like to prototype things that work, then pass them along if the interest exists.

disASSter would be right... lol! 😮

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Am just starting to do deep insertions - as opposed to commercial nozzles of 6 - 7 inches, an suggestions of how to start?

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I happen to like stiff, thick colon tubes (42Fr and even much larger, to over an inch in diameter--can you say "fire hose!") because you can easily feel where they are inside the colon which allows you to massage it around the curves, but I am in the minority here with that preference. On insertion, you will probably feel areas where the tubes seems to get stuck a little because the tube is against an area that is curving. Follow my technique, and you should have a successful deep insertion.

Depending on the characteristics of the tube (diameter, stiffness) and your ability to know anatomically where it is in your colon and your skill in manipulating it, you could get more than 30 inches, but probably far less than five feet in unless the tube in kinked or folded--and most people don't realize when their tube is kinked or folded inside themselves. Be careful. Read posts on colon tube techniques. Here's what I do:

The method I use to insert is to be at least partially cleaned out first (the better cleaned out you are, the better) and be laying on your back--that is the position colonoscopy is performed in once you get to the transverse colon going on to the ascending colon and cecum. The reason to be on your back, and take a lesson from gastroenterologists here, is because on your back, your colon is on top of all your other abdominal organs. In the knee chest position, all your abdominal organs "fall" onto the colon inside yourself, and the weight of those organs can prevent easy passage of the tube deeper in the colon. Then when inserting the tube, use lots of lubricant so the anus doesn't get sore. Then allow some water to flow in and close the clamp. Now to insert the tube, I like to use the "jerking off my husband" stroking method as the tube is gradually advanced. What I mean is keep the tube moving in and out in two to four (or whatever is best for you) inch strokes and keep advancing the tube. I never found just twisting the tube to be as effective as the "jerking off" method, which is actually more or less what gastroenterologists do when they insert a colonoscope. They inflate the colon with air, we will use the enema water. Periodically, depending on how the tube feels inside you, add more water and close the clamp again and advance the tube more. Keep doing this until all the way in. WARNING: the tube will not go in as far as you think. Unless you have an abnormally tortuous colon or the tube folds over on itself inside you, you won't get in five or six feet of tubing. When the colon is described as 5 to 6 feet long, that is how long it is stretched out on a table, not sitting inside your abdomen. Consider the colon to be like the slinky toy. You can stretch it out far, but when it is at rest, it isn't that long. To demonstrate my point, look at a chart showing how the colon lies inside the abdomen. Then, take a rubber tube and trace that out on your belly. You'll see there is no way you are getting five feet of tube inside you without its kinking and folding. Three feet is about the maximum you will get. DO NOT force it, especially as you get the end of the tube in to the lower right quadrant where the cecum is. If you have a heavy, stiff tube (which is really what I like because it is easier to feel inside you and "massage" to where you want it to go) you can puncture your colon, which will cause a life threatening infection or you can damage the ileocecal valve if you try to force it into the ileum.

There's a much better way with amazing after effects and 0 chance of a punture or harm to your colon .....email me

Is the "light bulb" end to the 42 FR silicon colon tube available anywhere--or is it NMARCHER'S solo creation.

If it's available commercially I like to know where and if not, wonder if anyone's planning on making and marketing those suckers.

Thanks for any information.

Thanks for the interest, at this point this particular tip is my own creation but the point of posting the photos is to share the concept, simplicity and efficacy of the design... good luck! 😁

Many thanks to SwitchableSusie! 😘

I have recently got a 36Fr- 30 in colon tube and have been wanting to know the best way to insert it without any damage. Your comments will be most helpful. What lube do you use on the tube?

Thanks, Rolf E

^^^^ Rolf, I use a number of different lubes. KY is good, Probe, ID Glide is good, J-Lube is very good. What I use varies. There is no one best lube. I DON'T like oil based or silicone lubes for colon tubes.

Wow, what an experience that must be. How do you get lube to the sigmoid for this nozzle, and what kind of lube do you use?