Are enemas really healthy for you?

An interesting study. https://www.primescholars.com/articles/colon-irrigation-effective-safe-and-welltolerated-alternative-to-traditional-therapy-in-the-management-of-refractory-chr-93957.html

Not really. Not very well written, published in a suspect journal (look up OMICS, which owns that journal), really nothing meaningful to report beyond "an enema can cause you to move your bowels," and if that is what you want there are several other better-done studies that show that.

Reminds me of when I was young and a neighbor down the hall was telling my mom about another mother who was giving her daughter so many soapy enemas that she wore out the girl's colon lining and the girl had to be hospitalized. How true this was I don't know, but with all the soapy enemas I take, the thought stuck with me.

My first guess is that the girl got chemical colitis, which can happen with unsafe enemas (antibacterials or detergents are common suspects) or I suppose if you have a very sensitive colon.

There certainly seems to be a connection between an occasional enema and good health. Not that a daily syringing is ideal. Many indicators are that a weekly enema has some benefit. Many men and women here believe it is good. Less common colds might be a result of a stimulated immune system. This probably has never been studied because there is no financial incentive to the medical or pharmaceutical industries. Selling oral laxatives seems to being quite well at retail.

The yuk factor has been the biggest negative of using enemas, time it takes to do proper enemas also. Who knows?

I've been taking enemas for over 70 years, and they haven't hurt me yet. Long live the enema.

Interesting about the mother I mentioned - she and her husband were friendly with my parents and I thought she was an easy going mom; boy was I ever wrong! It would not surprise me to now know that she was mean and cruel to her own daughters.

What goes on behind closed doors would surprise many @reddevil . Zity.biz members are good enough examples of that. 😉

Back to the topic, if enemas make one happy, hurts no one else, and are not over shadowing other areas of your life...then enemas are healthy for you. Better than other options legal or not.

Growing up, I was given an enema every Wednesday and Saturday with an occasional bonus one for various reasons other then their intended purpose (lol) such as correction of a bad attitude or a follow up to spanking. My mother and grandmother were absolutely convinced that regular enemas were the prevent all/cure all. While I do not consider it "scientific proof" that enemas are good for you, I will say that I hardly ever was sick with anything at all, it was gone very quickly after being given an enema. Of course, there is the side benefits that others have mentioned here in zity that I learned about pretty early on in life!! Denise

I can only remember getting a couple of enemas when I was young - before I started school. Never got enemas after that. Seldom got sick and I went from K-12 (so did my sisters) without ever missing a day of school and I don't remember ever going to school "sick". So does that imply NOT getting enemas was healthy for me?

There are several articles that reference studies on how the large intestine naturally "replenishes" its lining (epithelium). IMHO the colon naturally cleans itself and doesn't need to periodically be flushed. and enemas are good for constipation relief or pleasure.

i think evidence supports this, but that the colon's natural ability to clean itself is dependent on diet, i.e., what we put in our mouth, not our rectum.

"5. Conclusions

Even if no study meets the criteria for being a high-quality study, we can conclude that a high intake of fiber was associated with a decreased risk of diverticulitis or hospitalization due to diverticular disease; whereas, a high red meat consumption and a general Western dietary pattern was associated with an increased risk of diverticulitis, and conflicting results regarding alcohol use."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8070710/

The estimated 4 to 500 enemas, with each enema consisting of three ( curd soap enema, then two clear water enemas ) that I was given during my childhood did not harm me in retrospect.

From my early twenties to the present day, there have been countless enemas for a variety of reasons and occasions.

None of the enemas harmed me, rather they promoted my health.

Strikes me that enemas, and colonics, are like Marmite, Vegemite?, you either "do" or you "don't" and there is no middle ground. I know which side of the fence I am on!!!

I can only remember getting a couple of enemas when I was young - before I started school. Never got enemas after that. Seldom got sick and I went from K-12 (so did my sisters) without ever missing a day of school and I don't remember ever going to school "sick". So does that imply NOT getting enemas was healthy for me?

What it means is that anecdotes don't prove anything. For either side.

What it means is that anecdotes don't prove anything. For either side.

That was exactly my (facetious) point. I also ate peanut butter and chocolate chip sandwhiches for breakfast, but that’s not why I didn’t get sick.

If you think enemas are healthy for you, then enemas are healthy for you! 😃

People have been washing out their bowels since history has been recorded with minimal problems and varying popularity, with culture and family traditions playing an important role.

However, one thing remains certain, and that is that the traditional large volume hot soapsuds enema is the best cure ever for immediate relief of constipation. Effectiveness can be assessed within minutes and the recipient can run and play shortly after.

For those of us who sexualized enemas, especially at an early age, I have to say that enemas are the dominant part of my sexuality and in spite of frequent use for over 70-years, I view them as healthy for my sexual well being, and have never had any major problems.

If you think enemas are healthy for you, then enemas are healthy for you!

Agree @faultless50 . Just the simple thought and feeling that they can help someone can do wonders for a believer. Not much will change that.

The time that enemas helped to keep me healthy was when I was pregnant and constipated. They served their intended purpose. No sexual enjoyment was found though.

Well i am 70 years old and in the 56 years of doing enemas 54 of those years were daily enemas. The only ill effect was not on me but on the fresh water table of the planet. Gotta wonder how many ponds i could have filled ! But OMG is there anything that is more pleasurable than enemas, i sure can't think of anything. Well ok i can think of a few things.

I think there are many articles out there about the benefits of enemas. So my answer is yes.

Agree @faultless50 . Just the simple thought and feeling that they can help someone can do wonders for a believer. Not much will change that.

The time that enemas helped to keep me healthy was when I was pregnant and constipated. They served their intended purpose. No sexual enjoyment was found though.

This is where i ultimately end up too. "Health" is about much more than physical health... and even physical health has many layers. I.e., we may experience physical pleasure through pain... which traditionally pain is considered a sign that something is 'wrong.' "Health" is complex, nuanced and (i think) ultimately defined individually.

If you think enemas are healthy for you, then enemas are healthy for you! 😃

I don't disagree that enemas can be pleasurable, relaxing and have positive effects on your emotions and outlook on life. Just like many people who smoke for relaxation, or believe smoking reduces their need to snack on unhelathy food, or people who drink to reduce stress - chose to believe that those habits are actually beneficial. At least enemas, for the most part, don't have the serious side effects that smoking and drinking present!

I don't disagree that enemas can be pleasurable, relaxing and have positive effects on your emotions and outlook on life. Just like many people who smoke for relaxation, or believe smoking reduces their need to snack on unhelathy food, or people who drink to reduce stress - chose to believe that those habits are actually beneficial. At least enemas, for the most part, don't have the serious side effects that smoking and drinking present!

i deal with this on a daily basis in my profession. Illustrative of this is how many heart patients i have who come back from the cath lab after receiving a stent, or multiple stents, in their heart arteries. They were at deaths door a few hours previous, from arteries occluded by fat. Totally preventable in most cases and related to diet. Many of these people have been NPO (haven't eaten) for >24 hours and are hungry. i cannot count the number of people who want a cheeseburger and fries as their post heart cath meal.

'Food' can be a source of both comfort and pleasure, and of course the irony is it can also be the source of our pain. There is no doubt that excessive fat on the body is physically unhealthy. Being overweight is a source of depression and low self esteem, yet when we feel those things we will often use food to 'medicate' those feelings.

As kinky people who have needs/desires that present in non traditional, uncommon form, we have often experienced the notion and attitude that we are 'sick.' Many moralize, using 'health' effects as an argument against certain practices or behaviors. If we are honest, i doubt we can find anyone who does not do something, have a practice or behavior, that doesn't include an unhealthy effect as part of the mix.

Seeing this topic, the old vaudeville line about giving an enema runs through my noggin - when a performer passed out on stage, a member of the audience yelled out "give him an enema", another then yells "it's can't help" followed by another yelling "it can't can't hurt"..

I am going to turn 60 this year. I have been having "regular" enemas since childhood, even more since puberty. I have little grey hair, mostly still dark, I can still get it up and sometimes cum more than 6 times in a day, people think I am in my 40's.

Actually I've found that giving an enema a day is very relaxing!

Well i am 70 years old and in the 56 years of doing enemas 54 of those years were daily enemas. The only ill effect was not on me but on the fresh water table of the planet. Gotta wonder how many ponds i could have filled ! But OMG is there anything that is more pleasurable than enemas, i sure can't think of anything. Well OK can think of a few things.

Actually you have only temporarily used that water. It will find it's way back into the aquifer after treatment or gets discharged to a body of water so it isn't gone. It just passed through your colon a million years after a dinosaur probably drank it.

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Actually I've found that giving an enema a day is very relaxing!

I can "butt" imagine 😋

Very well written, Annie.

So healthy what you do, dear Annie.........those daily enemas have been common in the US.....but not in Germany, I guess.

What was considered routine in those “old days” when an anxious Mom called the doctor because #1 daughter has a 102 fever, should still be healthy advice today.

Doctor or the nurse would give Mom a list of things to do to keep daughter comfortable, thinking the fever would likely run its course in two or three days. Routinely on that list, if she had not had a BM in the last day or so, give an enema with a little soap added.

What was healthy then, is it still healthy now? As a mom whose daughters are now grown, I wonder if the enema is still as relevant and needed today.

Good point Vicki...many common routines of the past have given way to our "modern" viewpoints.

I peruse several different blogs where enemas are discussed. It appears that many still believe in, and practice the use of enemas, to mitigate a variety of "health" conditions.

The raw food and natural health crowd, sure seem to accept the judicious use of enemas for various conditions. While they may not have as much fun or certain erotic reactions as some of us, many advocate their use.

Also, it would appear that many of our vintage won't voluntarily give up our enema gear, whether modern medicine frowns upon this simple pleasure or procedure.

@RADDIL:

I also believe that an enema a day will keep the doctor away, because when I tried to give him one, he said "I'm never coming back here again!"

When I was a kid growing up in the late 40's thru early 60's my Mom and the family doctor sure believed in the value of an enema. Whenever I was sick enough to be kept home from school I was given a daily soapsuds enema to keep my bowels emptied out during the illness with the doctor's approval. Many of my cousins went to the same doctor and my aunts gave them the same treatment when they were home from school with an illness.

My mom was very emphatic about keeping regular and would even state how repulsed she was by not being so. I pondered the "Is healthy" question for some time before writing this so I'll attempt to answer a question with a question: "What is healthier, getting a nice warm enema or having your lower digestive tract full of poo?"

I confess I convinced my then boyfriend into letting me give him his first enema for health reasons. I showed him books and pamphlets I had on colon cleansing and explained I had been using enemas for years. He reluctantly agreed but was 'deer in the headlights' when I emerged from the bathroom carrying a bulging two quart bag fitted with a fat black nozzle. He told me he had imagined it would be a bulb syringe. Anyway, it wasn't long before I showed him the erotic side of the program and he became a member of the club.