Uncomfortable Catheters

Included on my laundry list of enjoyable sexual activities is catheter play. My favorites are 20fr straight catheters. The straight ones are fine but I've had Foleys inserted twice for medical reasons and found them to be extremely uncomfortable. The inflated balloon makes it almost impossible for me to be comfortable in a sitting or laying down position. The first time was for a UTI and the cath was inserted on a Thursday night. I don't remember the size. I was prescribed antibiotics and told to see the urologist the following Monday morning when it was scheduled to be removed. I got very little sleep and spent most of the time standing up. I was never so happy to see a Monday morning as I was then.

The second time I had one was a couple months ago. It was a 24fr and it was inserted around 6PM. I was supposed to wear it for a couple days until the results of some blood tests and a CT scan came back. It was so uncomfortable I went to the ER at 1AM and pleaded with them to remove it. They warned me about possible complications but I insisted, telling them I would take my chances. What I didn't tell them was that if I had blockage trouble I would use one of my own straight catheters. I, fortunately, didn't have to do that.

I read a lot here about those of you who enjoy Foley catheters. Am I the only one who finds them so very uncomfortable?

I frequently use folley catheters (FR12 or FR14) and didn't have any disconfort. It's not normal to feel the balloon...

I'm cathed from this morning, it's now 10pm, and totaly forget it about it !

Perheaps they was too large for you ?

If you have an uti, the balloon pressing against the irritaded bladder lining could be

the source of the pain.

As I said in my original post the first time was for a UTI, the second was not.

In addition to the discomfort from the inflated bulb, I had painful bladder spasms. They gave me muscle relaxers for the spasms that seemed to help a little but were still very unpleasant.

I use 14fr catheters and i don't find them uncomforable at all i stay catheterized for a couple of hours at a time just for the fun of it and believe it or not i acutully like catheterizing myself despite what many people say they do not hurt they might hurt if they are not done right i try to catheterize myslef at least once a day i just like the felling of being totally helpless

Perhaps i misunderstood this thread,what i want to share is the difference that catheters have between brands and the material they were made of.

For instance my wife and i have played with 24 fr foleys from the german manufactor Rusch. They were very smooth to insert and very erotic to have inside,even ejaculation while inside was most pleasureareable. Today a package arrived from Tiga Med in Germany with cathethers who i believed were the same brand. Excited to try, me and my wife went to bed and she started her medplay on me. To be honest,it was probably the worst catheter experience i ever had. This brand were not as soft as the Rusch. The eyes were bigger and tend to irritate the urethra. Nothing was good about this session,and afterwards the mictations in my bladder went on for hours. Later this night i tried a Rusch catheter again and it was heaven compared to the "tiga med" catheter. Now i better understand what te russians means with " the one who wants to pay less always pays twice"

Now i have 40 catheter(ok 39 then) that hardly going to give me any pleasure instead of more expensive toys with satisfaction guarantee

I have had different experience with different types of caths and brands. Some of the one time "red" caths have been horrible to me. I find the eyelet is very sharply cut and caused a lot of irritation. Most of the Foley caths I have tried have beed great but once and a while get on that is poorly made. I always inspect the "working" end before I play.

Thank you for your input,in the case with my catheters i believe the major reason that some caheters are very unpleasant and unconfortable is because of different materials. Rusch for instance is very soft,it flexes and if you squeeze on it it will give while those more painful catheters have more reistance. When you insert tne plug at the other end some of the catheters almost swallow the whole plug while those horrible once only tahe about the half plug before it is shut tight. A good catheter for play seems to been made of two different materials while the less irritating material is coated on the surface of the catheter. There are more expensive but worth every cent of it is for pleasure you aim. As someone else earlyier menationed,there are better ways to torture one than use crappy catheters. While meantion my Tiga Med catheters,it seems that the thickness doesn´t matter when the materials are wrong. I tryied a 20fr with the same poor result.

Brand,model and perhaps most important the rubber type in the catheter.

Regards:/Haraldur

People react differently to size and material of the catheter. If you want to keep a straight catheter in for a while, you need to tape it to the penis. Old nursing/urology texts showed pictures on how to do it. Get 3 strips of adhesive tape about 8 inches long. Stick one strip lengthwise along shaft of the penis from the base to the tip of the penis, to the rubber tubing. Wrap around the tube. Put the other 2 strips along the penis & Catheter similarly. Take 2 more strips and wrap around the circumference of the penis to secure the strips on the penis. You may find the straight catheter irritates too, after a few hours.

Rusch catheters are the cheapest on the market. I use Rusch; I wear a 24 FR catheter 2 to 5 days at a time, give myself a couple days break wearing an external catheter (either a Uro-Sheath or a silicone Mentor 'Sport' sheath 28 mm)

Search on Amazon for Rusch Catheters. You'll find silicone coated latex 10 for $6.50 plus shipping, or about $11.

My other tip: use a Conveen leg bag: the corrugated tube won't kink; the wide straps and cloth backing of the bag make full time wear comfortable on the leg.

I tend to stick to the Bard products, I have always found them to be comfortable and have never had a UTI as a result of catheterization, so they seem to be working for me. They tend to be a bit more expensive, but coupled with antibiotics to treat a UTI, they probably end up being cheaper!

My last order was shipped with "Curity" 18FR silicon coated.

I found them very soft and really very comfortable, also have a good price at 0.80€/each.

I've never really had any problems with the catheter feeling uncomfortable except for the bladder spasms I get occasionally.. I've used bard catheters most of the time and have yet to have any problems. I'm planning on trying a Dover 100% silicone (the blue one) being that was used when I was in the hospital.

In a hospital setting, I imagine that a Foley would be uncomfortable because most nurses rush the procedure of putting in a catheter. If you use a smaller (16-1😎 to start, and cath yourself, you may find it more enjoyable. Move on to bigger catheters when you become more familiar with the process and want to feel more "full".