3H Enema

@guzzzleguzzlekid Hang 'em high!

I quizzed 1st wife about labor prep. enemas vs. pre-op surg. prep. enemas. She told me that they were the same, about 1000cc to 1500cc. The equipment they used in the 60's was a stainless steel irrigator (2000cc capacity), amber latex tubing, with red rubber rectal tube about 12-15 inches long. This all came from central supply in a kit, called an "enema tray". It also contained a packet of liquid soap concentrate (castile) and a packet of K-Y, along with a pad to put underneath the patient. The Student nurses filled the irrigator in the supply room on their floor with moderate warm water, added the packet of castile soap, stirred it and took it to the patient's room.

She told me that the 3-H enema meant HIGH (rectal tube all the way in--NOT holding the irrigator can high) to reach as high as possible; HOT, in that they would make the water as hot as was safe (use a thermometer to make sure it was not over 110 degrees); HELL OF A LOT, where they would fill the irrigator up to 2 liters. These 3-H's were only used in stubborn cases of constipation, NOT for routine preps.

When they would give a mom in labor a prep. enema, she would feel like it was 4 gallons, because of the baby and water already there. They usually gave women in labor just 1000cc's.

All the student nurses in the dorm. took the packets of castile soap and used it as shampoo, cause it worked well and was free.

I had one of these 1500cc pre-op enemas in 1961 and felt quite full, but not bursting.

Mine are always 3H. Lately, I've been making mine EXTRA ivory soap soapy. I use a Jones can that holds 2 quarts and leave the soap bar in the bottom. I then fill the bottom 1/4 or 1/3 with as hot a water as will come out of the tap. I use this hot water to melt the bar as I swirl and shake the can around working up a real froth of soap suds. Also, lately I've been leaving just a little water in the bottom of the can to help melt more of the soap between enema uses. After getting up a good froth of soap I readjust the water temp to just what I can tolerate holding my hand under and then fill the rest of the can continuing to swirl the bar soap around until completely full. I've tried just warm water and saline water with epson salts but it takes sometimes 6 or more enemas to get even partially cleaned out. With these really soapy, hot enemas 2 or 3 will do the job. If I have time, I'll take a rinse or two afterwards but not always.

Keep in mind that the alcohol that makes it "tincture" is isopropyl, which is higher concentrations is poisonous internally. It has been used as an enema soap for decades and is safe in LOW concentrations of an ounce per gallon or less. It can be an irritating enema, possibly resulting in bleeding.

Susie's right (of course), but if you want to use something like this with alcohol I would strongly recommend measuring it out then leaving it in a shallow dish for the alcohol to evaporate. A couple days should do it.

If you want to have some alcohol in there then add some vodka to make up the volume again.

Due to Spina Bifida I am on an enema dependent bowel program, for the past few months have had a live in former RN administer enemas about four sometimes five times a week, she once worked in a GI department so she is an expert at it. I commented about how she increased the volume, doubled the castile soap and puts the bag as high as she can reach and called it a 3H Enema, surprisingly she said she never heard the term and she has been in nursing for almost thirty years . . . .

I have not had a 3H enema, but am interested in the experience. Doesn't matter to me whether it's in a hospital or not.

"dragonrider1992" you're a man after my own heart. I would love to experience someone giving me a 3-H enema, too, just like the labor prep enemas they gave back in the 1950s.

@ guzzleguzzlekid - "HHH" means high, hot and helluvalot. The hot means 105-108F. The helluvalot means the maximum volume you can take, NOT a specific volume, And high refers to the penetration of the liquid all the way to the high end of the colon, NOT the height at which the bag is hung. My sister and I got HHH's weekly, usually as the third soapy enema in a series of four. The fourth enema was always a plain water rinse.

I would love to experience someone giving me a 3-H enema, too, just like the labor prep enemas they gave back in the 1950s.

Yeah, be neat to have someone else give it. I did an almost 3-H one solo (probably should have been a bit bigger-it was only 3 quarts-and a bit soapier to be "real") "in honor" of someone I knew going into labor. It was intense enough to where I am still firm in my opinion that there's no reason to put a laboring mother through that.

Quite intense and I consider this a punishment enema. Not sure it’s someth g that should be done except sparingly

Something I just thought of. Wasn't there a wrestler back in the 90s named Triple H?

Have had plenty of Hot and Helluva lot. What would be the best way to make sure I achieve the High part. I don't have a colon tube. I am sure I will get one after some research into buying the correct one.

Have had plenty of Hot and Helluva lot. What would be the best way to make sure I achieve the High part. I don't have a colon tube. I am sure I will get one after some research into buying the correct one.

If you have "helluva lot" of an enema it will automatically go high.

I'd be willing to bet that High part is more pointed towards the bag elevation to increase the nozzle pressure.

3H SSE (Soap Suds Enemas) are the norm for me. In my opinion it is the only option if the enema is "needed". Of course, there are other more erotic, relaxing procedures for occasional use but if your bowels are sluggish or constipated the 3H SSE is the best option.

I had an internet acquaintsnce who was a nurse, and she said that the obstetric enemas she was ordered to give were about 2,000 cc's, repeated if the patient couldn't take it all the first time, given from an irrigator can with lots of castile soap used in the solution. Must have been pretty unpleasant for gals in labor...

She loved giving and had a cruel streak, so I imagine there wasn't any mercy when she gave...

My mom was a nurse and I remember her carving a bar of Ivory into strips which she then inserted into the bag and then shook it.

I had an opportunity years later with a lady that got them from her nurse mom the same way and wanted the experience. She was a petite girl and took the 2 quarts like a pro. I remember her asking me every 30 seconds if she could go to the potty. I made her hold it for 3 or 4 minutes then gave her a good rinse with a colon tube. She might not have enjoyed it butt I sure did.

How many ounces of Castile soap per quart?

The 3H enema has become quite uncommon over the years. Fleet's and Miralax seem to be the most common in a medical setting although a "Large Volume Enema" (up to 1500cc), occasionally with soap added, is still a possibility.

I have observed a 3H enema in a hospital setting, where a 2500cc bag was used. That preceded a lower GI procedure. The volume was definitely a challenge for the recipient. Those disposable 1500cc bags and buckets are about the extent of those used these days.

I had a "nurse" on various occasions, give me 3H enemas. As others have indicated, the actual volume varies and depends on the recipient's ability to assimilate those larger volumes. The "high" enema is correctly described as one that fills the bowel to achieve total evacuation or cleansing. These can be various solutions with soap being quite common in the past. The "hot" is correctly stated as 105-112 degrees. The warmer enemas are usually easier to take. These types of enemas also seem to be more satisfying to those of us that use enemas recreationally.

It used to be recommended that a "high" enema be given with a rectal or colon tube to deliver the solution higher into the bowel rather than a typical nozzle. Most realize that an enema, aided by gravity due to position, can be delivered into the higher regions of the colon. A colonic often accomplishes this because of some slight pressure from the machine. Colonics are often referred to as a "high enema".

"Low enemas" are often described as small volumes that seldom gravitate beyond the rectal vault. Often 8-16 oz. of fluid is administered. Anal douching seems to be quite a common relative of the low enemas of old.

4oz of castile soap seems excessive in a gallon. 2 oz-2.5 ish seems more in keeping with typical soapy enemas.

I always thought a 3H enemy meant high (how high the bag bag was raised to increase the flow rate) vs how high it got in your colon. Uncomfortable vs a full cleanse. My ex wife was a nurse and joked a 3H was for patients they didn’t like.

My grandmother was an RN from 20’s through the early 40’s. Her definition of a 3H enema was, “high, hot, and helluva of a lot.” My brother, sister, an I were on the receiving end of her 3H enemas more than once.

My first experience with her 3H enemas was at age eight, until then, all the enemas I received from her were across her lap. She had me get completely undressed, normal. But when she told me too get down on the towels, she’d spread on the bathroom floor, on my hands and knees resting my head and shoulders on my arms, not normal. This was what I would come to know as the knee chest position, but at age eight, I’d never heard of it, let alone gotten an enema in that position. I watched grandma fix a Ivory soap enema in her two quart closet top enema bag and she filled it completely full, which wasn’t normal. Normally she filled it a little over halfway, but not this time. The last thing she did, was to remove the adult recital nozzle and replace it with a long colon tube. Once she hung the bag up, she spread Vaseline on the colon tube, her index finger, my anus, then inserted her finger as far as it would go into my rectum and started moving it all around. Before I realized what was happening, she had removed her finger and replaced it with the colon tube. Pushing it forward and twisting it in one movement. Then back a little, then forward again with a twist. She kept this up until she had about half the tube inside me. The only way I knew she started the flow was hearing the click, the metal clamp made. Then to my surprise, she stopped the flow and started moving the colon tube again, pushing forward while twisting it back and forth. Starting the flow again, then stopping, moving the tube again like the first time. She kept this up until she had the colon tube all the way inside me. Once completely in, she started the flow and told me to let her know if I started getting cramps. I think she had the flow going slow, because it felt like it was taking forever. When I started getting cramps, I let her know. She stopped the flow and told me, “let me know when they have passed.” As I was about to tell her the cramps had passed, she started the flow again. I don’t know how she knew when to restart the flow, maybe it was my body language. I only remember getting cramps a few more many times. Each time she stopped and restart the flow, until I had taken a two quart enema for the first time, and I felt like I was about to pop, I was so full. Normally grandma had us hold a soapy enema for ten minutes, but this time, by five minutes I was crying, so she told me to get up and get on the toilet. I did as I was told, once on the toilet, she removed the colon tube. It really surprised me, because it felt so good as she pulled it out of me.

Once I was finished expelling, she gave me a rinse enema that was a repeat of the first, with two exceptions. The colon tube went in much quicker, and I didn’t cramp up as much. I took a full two quart bag again, but thankfully, I didn’t have to hold it. It was up and on the toilet, removing the colon tube once I was setting down. However, she removed the colon tube much slower this time, and it felt so much better the second time around.

The next time she took me to the bathroom for an enema, after giving me a 3H enema. Things were back to normal, except for one change that is also etched in my memory. Laying nude across her lap, the enema bag only being a little over half full, her Vaseline covered index finger inserted in me as far as it will go, then replaced with a long curved douche nozzle with a bulbous head, that was a surprise. Once the bag was empty and I held the soapy enema ten minutes, it was on the toilet to release. Once done, it was back over her lap for the salt and baking soda rinse enema and a hold time of five minutes. When done, she removed the nozzle and put me on the toilet, as normal. But, while I was still laying across her lap holding the rinse enema, I asked, why I got such a large enema last time, and why she used a different nozzle this time. She told me, I had been getting constipated too often, and need a good clean out. And changed the nozzle, because she wanted to be sure the water when higher, without using a colon tube. That was the only change made to normal enemas, after my first 3H enema. She stopped removing the douche nozzle that was normally attached, replacing it with a recital nozzle. She used whichever nozzle that happened to be attached. This time, it was the long curved douche nozzle with a bulbous head. This was the first time anyone had ever used a douche nozzle to give me an enema and it really felt nice deep inside me.

That was the first of seven or eight 3H enemas I received from my RN grandmother with her colon tube. I didn’t learn until I was a teenager that her colon tube was twenty four inches long, as to size, I have no idea. The day of my first 3H enema, is forever etched in my memory, as if it happen yesterday. It wasn’t what I would call a pleasant enema, I was so full, I thought I was going to burst. However, it did have its pleasant moments and good feelings.

I don't think hospitals have really used "3-H" enemas in my lifetime

The Fleet enema even comes in an "institutional packaging" that is made for hospital and nursing home settings

I remember in 1978 my sister was in the hospital and i was visiting and the nurse came in and told my sis , time for your 3H , i remember being so jealous and getting soaking wet horny

The pre-packaged disposable enemas have chemicals which encourage fluids to the bowel. They are convenient and sterile for hospital use but the soapy 3H is more inconvenient to administer but does a more natural job to relieve constipation. I love convincing lady friends that this is the best method to use!

I remember when I was pregnant with my first, I was warned by my mom and an older cousin that I would get a large soapy enema when I got to the hospital. I assume that would be what is called a 3H enema. Being no stranger to enemas I was not afraid when the nurse said it was time for my enema. I was almost disappointed when she squeezed a Fleet into me. I don't remember details of how I felt because I had other things on my mind at the time. All I know is it worked. I tried a Fleet on my own later and decided I didn't like it much.

My gf is an RN who was trained in some of the old ways which included enemas. Her training for 3H enemas was hot, high and a hell of a lot. Much of the practice seemed to depend on the patient. Uncooperative people got the whole thing but others were treated more gently. The order was from the DR but the nurse was able to use her judgment when doing things. My GF uses her judgement when giving me emems . . . her idea of high, hot and high is really an experience. The best part of one of these is the after care which she gives with much care.

Not yet had one but open to offers.

If you want a thorough cleaning out in a not so gentle fashion, may I introduce you to the High, Hot and Helluva lot enema. Back in my more adventurous days (not that they are entirely gone) I heard about the infamous 3H enema. So, being a bit of a daredevil I decided to try my own interpretation. The water was hot, at least as hot as I dared, around 110F with loads of soap in it. The delivery was accomplished by a 34Fr. colon tube that, through perseverance, I managed to thread about 18 inches inside me. And the volume....four quarts!

Initially, the extra warm water was rather stimulating from an erotic standpoint...then all hell broke loose! Rumblings that would rival a 7.5 earthquake coursed through my gut as I glanced at the bag and noticed that 3/4 of the solution was already inside me. After about another pint...that was it. The hotter than usual water and concentrated soap was doing a real number on me.

Expulsion was almost like a rocket blasting off the launchpad. One continuous column of flaming water from deep inside me that seemingly would never end.

It was a wild ride...and I've never forgotten it!

Have fun and play safe!

Deb

Expulsion was almost like a rocket blasting off the launchpad. One continuous column of flaming water from deep inside me that seemingly would never end.

Butt jet fuel!!!! LOL!!!

Having been admitted to a hospital in the 1950's to have my tonsils out, all surgical patients were given 3H enemas- twice prior to surgery. One in the evening following visiting hours and another one first thing in the morning. I happened to be placed in a large children's ward, brightly-lit room, with 8 occupied beds of boys and girls 5 to 9 years old. There were no curtains, no dividers, no privacy. Everyone could see and hear everything. The enemas were given to all by two teams of nurses- 3 nurses to a team: one nurse managed the hose, clamp and nozzle; another nurse managed the enema-stand; and a third nurse held-down our legs firmly to the mattress by our ankles as we lay on our tummies getting our enemas. The lead nurse would add a green liquid soap solution to the enema from a squeeze bottle making it very soapy. The enema was given from a white porcelain cannister, red hose, chrome clamp, and black nozzle smeared with globs of vaseline. There was a lot of whining, complaining and crying in the room during these enemas....me included. I was six years old.