1-2-3 Enema

Has anyone ever tried a 1-2-3 enema? The recipe states that you use one ounce of epsom salt, two ounces of glycerine, and three ounces of water. I would like to know if this has been doubled in quantity or used with water in a two qt. bag.

That does not sound like it could be held for very long. I have never used epsom salt in an enema but I have tried glycerin and that is pacifically

impossible to hold.

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is there anything wrong with just water?

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I certainly wouldn't imagine that there's anything wrong with just water.

A 1-2-3 will definitely get things moving - go for the gusto!

I would love to try this type of enema but i want to make sure the toilet is definitely nearby....lol

I tried it once but never again. I couldn't hold it more than 30 seconds and I was glad I was in the bathroom already. I couldn't imagine doubling it.

The 1-2-3 is extremely hard to hold, but doesn't cause cramping or pain, you just can't hold it.

I like to insert a double balloon rectal catheter and triple the recipe amounts because I like the sensation of the extra volume inside myself. So I basically used a 3-6-9. Once the double balloon rectal catheter is in place, I mix it all up in a large bowl and use a bulb syringe to inject it all. It isn't painful or crampy, but you can't hold it without the double balloon rectal catheter, and I like to lay down and hold that one for about 30 minutes. You can hear the grumbling inside your abdomen from across the room! It also makes for many return trips to the toilet.

Sounds intresting, but for sure like you want to make sure you are near the bathroom for this one.

The enema you describe is what my enema mentor called a Turbo Enema. He used it as a humiliating punishment type enema.

When I want to really clean one of my play "patients" out, I use the 123 enema, but modify the quantities: One quart of warm water, with 5 or 6 tablespoons of Epsom salt dissolved, then add 6 ounces of liquid glycerin (Walmart, Rite Aid pharmacy) Definitely you need an inflatable nozzle or a butt plug to hold this one. I require my patients to hold for at least 4 or 5 minutes. The clean out is thorough, and the follow up rinse enema always comes back clear. Don't try this one unless you like some pretty intense internal stimulation though....

The 1-2-3 sounds like it will do the job. Instead of inserting it shallow, why not put it up high with a colon tube? Do you think is would beat the tube out. I will entertain that idea. I have used just Epson’s salt in this manner. All I can say is WOO!

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The 1-2-3 sounds like it will do the job. Instead of inserting it shallow, why not put it up high with a colon tube? Do you think is would beat the tube out. I will entertain that idea. I have used just Epson’s salt in this manner. All I can say is WOO!

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The reason is, this enema is for severely constipated patients.

You can't get a colon tube far inside these people because they are typically blocked or impacted.

This is a great enema as is the mayo enema. They both bring intense urge and results for me in a very short period. Both are easy to take with little to no cramping - at least for me😃

I haven't yet, but I'm going to.

I just cut a slice of ginger about the size of a quarter and put it low in my anus. It burns, but it hasn't given me the urge to get rid of it.

Having experimented with various recipes, this is indeed my favorite for a thorough cleansing. The 3-6-9 proportion seems to have the additional volume that I like in an enema like this. The intense expulsion contractions throughout the colon make it very effective!

I was given my first 1-2-3 enema when I was 10 years old and spending the weekend at my best friend's house while my parents were out of town. I had been constipated for 2 days but hadn't said anything to my mother and on the Saturday I developed a stomach ache. My friend's mother noticed me holding my stomach and when I told her I hadn't gone for a few days she mixed up Epsom Salts, Glycerin and hot water, took me into the bathroom, made me get on my hands and knees on a towel, and squirted the mixture up my bottom with a big bulb syringe. Then she squeezed my buttocks together and forced me to hold it in for 5 minutes. It gave me bad cramps and a desperate need to go. When she let me use the toilet I had a huge explosive BM. When she told my mother about it she said that's what she usually used on my friend and his sisters instead of a large soapsuds enema since it was faster to prepare and give. For a while after that my Mom started to give me 1-2-3 enemas when she was pressed for time. I hated them more than I did soapsuds because of the strong cramps and urgency they gave me and the burning feeling they caused in my bottom.

I have not tried this one, but it certainly sounds interesting and rather intense. Definitely sounds like a good rinse enema (or two) would be a good idea after using it.

Likely a silly question, but it seems that the '2' and the '3' (glycerin and water) are fluid ounce measures, but is the Epsom salts a fluid ounce (1/8 c, 30mL) or is it weight?

They are all volumetric

So I'm confused. You use 1oz dry measure (1/8 cup) epsom salt dissolved in 3oz water then add 2 oz glycerin?

Radman. That's how my mother made them when I was 10-12 years old and she gave them to me occasionally when she didn't have time for a full size soapsuds enema.

Epsom Salt with Glycerin is a very intense, hard to hold enema. I would give this occasionally as 4 tablespoons of Epsom Salt and 4 oz Glycerin in 1 quart of water. The goal was to hold for 5 minutes and it never happened.

Radman. That's how my mother made them when I was 10-12 years old and she gave them to me occasionally when she didn't have time for a full size soapsuds enema.

The classic uses volumetric measurements.

March 1938 AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION p227

This enema consists of 1 oz. of magnesium sulfate, 2 oz. of glycerin and 3 oz. of water and is known as the 1-2-3 enema. The magnesium sulfate,is first dissolved in the water and then the glycerin is added.

1 ounce epsom salts

2 ounces glycerin

3 ounces water

I've used Epsom salts with Ivory soapsuds, and had good results, but hese enemas were usuallu1 quart of warm water and 1/2 cup of Epsom salts dissolved in milky Ivory soapsuds. I suspect that the 1-2-3 would be a MOVING experience! ;-)

It makes no sense to combine Epsom salts with soap because they neutralise each other. Each on its own can be effective, together they are not.

Perhaps we can look at this 'Post' piece-meal; Epson Salt. I have found that the best use of Epson Salt is as a "soak". Two full cups of Dr. Teel's Therapeutic Soak added while filling the tub. This also requires a 6 inch x 2 inch piece of Duct Tape to be placed over the outlet/over-flow drain on the bath tub, allowing the filling of the tub to about an inch or so below the rim. (Be sure to get into the tub about half full in order to compensate for your body's displacement of the water.)

After a suitable 'soak time' (prox 20-30 minutes with some re-heat/fills added, while sipping on a libation of choice) then one fills his/her bag from the tub-Epson Salt water that you have been enjoying, and while still reclining transfer the water in the bag to your rectum.

I've found this to be an excellent use of Epson Salt. Try it...you'll like it.

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EPSOM is the salt

EPSON is the printer and peripherals company

Oh my Gawd! --Susie you're so right (as always)….my bad.

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Yep, starts working almost immediately and extremely hard to hold for more than a minute or two. Haven't used one in a while as I seem to have a low tolerance for magnesium and have had some bad experiences after having taken an enema containing Epsom salts.

I have agree with some of the other post each one given separately always makes for a fill

just my 2 cents