How long can you hold your enema?

A soapsuds enema.... bout 30 minutes tops.... a plain clear water enemas bout almost an hour..... with distraction.

Generally about 10 to 15 mins on a soapsuds enema. Depending on the soap used in the solution. If it is really soapy sometimes only 5 mines.

Only about ten minutes at most for me, and I really need to go at that point.

If you respond to this, you should let us know if you're using anything to help you hold it longer or not, like a DBC, SBC, thick nozzle or plug with or without inflation. Since mine are all with a DBC, that's why I can hold something benign like water or saline or dilute Castile soap, 1 tsp/quart, for over an hour. But I also love being very full and distended. Often, I'm so enjoyably pressurized and distended that I fall asleep, even with 4-5 quarts in me.

However, even with the inflated DBC in, I could only stand the cramps and irritation from 2 quarts (small for me) of 10% glycerin for a few minutes. Yes, I love large volumes for long retentions but I do have an oversensitive wimpy colon.

Eric

If you are using a DBC, the length of time you CAN hold your enema is infinite.

How long do you LIKE to hold your enema is a different question.

With a DBC, a first timer can hold a massive enema until it is completely absorbed into the bloodstream which will take several hours.

If you are holding your enema with your internal and external anal sphincters YOU are holding the enema.

If you are using a DBC, the DBC is holding your enema.

If you are using a DBC, the length of time you CAN hold your enema is infinite.

How long do you LIKE to hold your enema is a different question.

With a DBC, a first timer can hold a massive enema until it is completely absorbed into the bloodstream which will take several hours.

If you are holding your enema with your internal and external anal sphincters YOU are holding the enema.

If you are using a DBC, the DBC is holding your enema.

Absolutely correct. Since I love large volumes and long hold times and no leaks (see my post below #151), I've always used a latex DBC ever since trying my first one many years ago. To Susie's point above, I wrote earlier that I could only hold a Castile soap plus 10% glycerin enema a short time, like less than 15-20 minutes. In other words, I was so crampy, irritated and uncomfortable, I didn't LIKE or have fun holding it any longer even with my DBC in, so I emptied myself out.

With a more pleasant (to me) solution like water, saline, bicarbonate or dilute Castile soap @ 1 tsp/quart, and the mandatory DBC, I've been known to have my Domme ex make me do overnight holds close to 8 hours, which I loved (partly from loving enemas, partly from her making me do it, and partly because she'd wake me up now and then to get me to give her another orgasm). The vicissitudes of a sensitive, wimpy colon in an otherwise dedicated enema lover! Damn!

OEric

@SwitchableSusie is, of course, correct regarding DBC's, but that's what makes them worth their weight in gold. Many of us, I fear, have plenty of willpower but find that's not quite enough to hold a large enema long enough. For me, it's always at least 15 minutes and rarely more than 30.

@SwitchableSusie is, of course, correct regarding DBC's, but that's what makes them worth their weight in gold. Many of us, I fear, have plenty of willpower but find that's not quite enough to hold a large enema long enough. For me, it's always at least 15 minutes and rarely more than 30.

Right. I make distinctions between various abdominal feelings and sensations while filling or holding an enema, which I love doing. To me, I can get a) irritation, which feels sort of like a mild bowel wall scraping or chemical irritation "burn" feeling from the solution, b) cramps and c) very low rectal pushing/evacuation urges. The first two may make me uncomfortable enough to end an enema, but not always. The third one, the very low rectal strong evacuation urges which to me also feel like it's trying to open my sphincter, are nearly impossible for me to control, and are the usual culprit if I just can't stand to hold any more for fear of leaking and a huge mess. Even with a DBC inflated in me, I still almost involuntarily squeeze my sphincter as best I can when that urge hits. Thank the Lord for DBC's! A real Godsend to an enema lover.

Eric

No set time depending on how i feel when taking the enema

I always use a SBC when taking a enema but solution etc like others said comes into play

Longest that i can remember 30 min with 2 qt. Saline enema longer then that and i get nervous that someone will come home unexpectedly and ruin the fun of

I always try to retain it generally without any "outside" help but the surgery a few years back lowered my ability to do so. Now I can not retain a SS one more than a few minutes.

I'm not into holding (or volume) contests so when I do a solo enema I usually get up and get on the toilet for a relaxing release as soon as I drain the bag. Of course, if I'm using the warmth and pressure to enhance an ejaculation I'll hold it till I've reached the point of no return, which is probably only a minute or two.

I'm not into holding (or volume) contests so when I do a solo enema I usually get up and get on the toilet for a relaxing release as soon as I drain the bag. Of course, if I'm using the warmth and pressure to enhance an ejaculation I'll hold it till I've reached the point of no return, which is probably only a minute or two.

I'm definitely not interested in contests or time trials, but ever since starting them at age 15, I've enjoyed feeling as full as I can and holding it both to just feel good as well as to stimulate orgasms. Since I like long retentions, I almost always use a DBC. I've posted about my usual volumes and retentions a few posts ago. Usually now I like doing 4 quarts for 30-60 minutes. Before I discovered DBCs, I may have held onto some for as long as 15-20 minutes, usually until orgasm, but it was many years ago so that's just a guess. After starting to use DBCs, I also started with some solution additions like more concentrated Castile soap and glycerin, which for me really required a DBC.

Eric

Anyone taken a long shower nozzle enema... and be surprised how long you were able to take it..

Asking because I normally take a shower nozzle enema for about 2-3 minutes before I have to release. Tonight I as able to take a 6-8 minute enema before I felt it my belly swelling and cramping . I never felt a huge urgency to let loose as normal! I stopped because I was concerned about too much pressure building up.

Anyone taken a long shower nozzle enema... and be surprised how long you were able to take it..

Asking because I normally take a shower nozzle enema for about 2-3 minutes before I have to release. Tonight I as able to take a 6-8 minute enema before I felt it my belly swelling and cramping . I never felt a huge urgency to let loose as normal! I stopped because I was concerned about too much pressure building up.

I' ve taken several long shower enemas with my 1" x 14" colon tube after a 2qt soapy and rinse 1st and expel on toilet. That way I'm really cleaned out. Then I hang the bag under the shower head and give myself a continuos enema working the nozzle in and out and just release as I get to my fullness. I will do this usually for 15 mins while I have my playtime. 😜 Then wash the bag and take a nice warm shower. I'm cleaned inside and out and satisfied. 😜 😄

My morning wake up enema starts at 5 A M With a very slow flow.I wake up between 5 or 10 minutes later and don’t release it until around 6.30. I sleep with the Medtech dbl nozzle so no problems holding one and a half quarts of coffee for about an hour after it is all in.. Total enema time about 1 and 1/2 hours. Great start for every day and impossible to oversleep!

Gdfru

I also don't try to hold my enema. I get to the toilet as soon as possible after I ejaculate.

Anywhere from a half hour to hour. Depends what enema I take.

Anywhere from a half hour to hour. Depends what enema I take.

Same with me, usually 3-4, rarely up to 4.5 or 5 quarts. Just for enjoying the filled, pressure and distention sensations, until either I reach about an hour or it's become so arousing I end it early to have an orgasm.

Eric

Well, not very long, lately. I used to be able to take an enema in the bathroom, walk calmly to the bedroom and lie down for some minutes, then walk calmly to the bathroom and let it out. Lately (last 5 years or more) I have a HELL of a time holding them in at all. It seems if I can get a couple good enemas and retain for just a couple minutes, then I can take a bigger one and hold it comfortably for a while. On occasion I can hold one for 10-15 minutes, but rarely even manage that.

Jon

I have held one well over thirty minutes. I have also held one while chatting with someone on the computer and they never knew.

I have held one well over thirty minutes. I have also held one while chatting with someone on the computer and they never knew.

Tabitha,

Sounds like a fun computer chat with your belly full and sloshing. I love retaining for long holds, often up to an hour with 3-5 quarts, and my ex used to make me hold for several hours during D/s enema sex nights. We used a latex DBC. When you do your 30 minute holds or holding during chatting, are you just holding by yourself or do get some (very pleasant) help from a DBC, butt plug or nozzle?

Eric

I am average size but I have gotten used to holding them I guess. Granted as soon as I start heading towards the bathroom I had to start running and almost didn't make it. Every time I have used a red bag which is supposed to be two quarts but I don't think it is because after letting the air out it seems flatter. Or maybe my other one which is a soft yellow one is more pliable and holds more. I think later today I will measure to see. I never thought about measuring to see until just now. As I suspected the red one is about 1/2 a cup shy of 2 quarts. The soft yellow one is a cup shy of two and a half quarts. Yes, I just took my 2 cups measuring cup in and checked them both. I am a bag watcher and I know it is really hard for me to take the yellow one when it is full. I have only taken three quarts once or as close as we can call it. The girl who started me on enemas as a dare on like my third enema bet me I could not take two bags. This was with the red bag. I took the first bag and then she refilled it. About halfway I could not hold anymore and it gushed out. Lucky I was in the tub and already clean. But everyone is different. The girl who started me on enemas was bigger than me but had a really hard time holding two quarts from the red bag. My sister can hold two quarts no problem but her girlfriend had a problem holding but not anymore. When I say I held one over thirty minutes I would masturbate through cramps. I wasn't just holding and holding. I have only done that once I think. I have also left it unclamped and so the pressure would force the water to go back into the bag. Oh, and it wasn't my first bag when I held it longer than thirty minutes. I had already done a couple. So it wasn't that big of a deal I don't think.

I try to set a time of ten minutes after taking a two quart enema. If I make it great and if not, no problem as I have enjoyed the enema experience anyway. On average for the first of a series, I don’t make my 10 minute goal, but usually do on the second one or any subsequent ones

Although I have been enjoying my enemas for many, many years I am in the minor leagues when it comes to quantity. Two quarts is my comfortable volume for cleansing or rinsing, with about three quarts the most I have ever given myself. That said, how long I retain it depends on the purpose and type of enema.

If my goal is a deep clean, whether plain, soapy, or salt, I rarely hold it for more than a few minutes. I do not have an inflatable nozzle, so I depend solely on pucker power.

When indulging in my favorite coffee enema of one quart, my goal is twenty to thirty minutes retention, but if I get distracted when the urge to expel comes I can hold almost indefinitely. While retaining my coffee I usually check for activity here on Zity, or masturbate, or both, and often the time just slips away. It is common for me to go to one hour and the longest I have retained coffee is about two hours. At that time, to get the rest of it out requires another enema or glycerin or something to kick start my colon.

A few times, when bored during the day, I give myself one or two quick squeezes with the bulb and hold it until it is gone, which is hours later.

I am average size but I have gotten used to holding them I guess. Granted as soon as I start heading towards the bathroom I had to start running and almost didn't make it. Every time I have used a red bag which is supposed to be two quarts but I don't think it is because after letting the air out it seems flatter. Or maybe my other one which is a soft yellow one is more pliable and holds more. I think later today I will measure to see. I never thought about measuring to see until just now. As I suspected the red one is about 1/2 a cup shy of 2 quarts. The soft yellow one is a cup shy of two and a half quarts. Yes, I just took my 2 cups measuring cup in and checked them both. I am a bag watcher and I know it is really hard for me to take the yellow one when it is full. I have only taken three quarts once or as close as we can call it. The girl who started me on enemas as a dare on like my third enema bet me I could not take two bags. This was with the red bag. I took the first bag and then she refilled it. About halfway I could not hold anymore and it gushed out. Lucky I was in the tub and already clean. But everyone is different. The girl who started me on enemas was bigger than me but had a really hard time holding two quarts from the red bag. My sister can hold two quarts no problem but her girlfriend had a problem holding but not anymore. When I say I held one over thirty minutes I would masturbate through cramps. I wasn't just holding and holding. I have only done that once I think. I have also left it unclamped and so the pressure would force the water to go back into the bag. Oh, and it wasn't my first bag when I held it longer than thirty minutes. I had already done a couple. So it wasn't that big of a deal I don't think.

Tabitha,

TYVM for the long reply. However long you hold, I hope you keep enjoying them for a long time. I always enjoy reading your posts.

Eric

I'm not convinced size has anything to do wit retention times.

It has only so much to do with the size of the enema.

Longest time you retained an enema. My caregiver asked me to hold my last enema for 20 minutes. I actually held it for 30.

I can if i put my mind to it can hold up to an hour.

Me too, @Allie80 or less.

I haven't seen you in awhile @Firegirl911. I would say “welcome back” but that might not be appropriate as I may be the one who's been missing.