Enema Bag Stand

Does anyone know a source for a collapsible & portable stand

that will support a 2 qt enema bag ? Something like a stand for

photography lighting: not the hospital type IV pole on wheels.

I want a stand that stores easily & inconspicuously yet travels

well and is sturdy.

I suggest you do a google search to find a collapsable enema stand. I myself have one but not sure where it came from as it was a gift!

I hope a google search will find you a supplier.

I have an easy solution for a portable stand. Get a clamp assembly

for a flexible arm light like one used for shop or drafting tables. These are the lights that have a couple of long arms and are balanced by using springs to position them. You can pick them up at garage sales or recycle stores for a couple bucks. The clamp usually has about a 3/8" to 1/2" hole in it for the lamp assembly to fit and allow it to rotate. Insert in the hole in the clamp a wood dowel or a steel rod and then take a couple of sections of lightweight electrical conduit or aluminum tubing that will slide over the extended rod.

You can place the clamp on a bedside table (motel) or a counter. Stack the tubing to whatever height you want using more dowels to allow the metal tube to be connected together or using electrical thinwall tubing the couplings for it. On the top section take a metal S hook and bend it so it slides into the top section to hang whatever bag you want on it. I've made one with three or four 4 18" long sections that I can readily carry in a suitcase and assemble quickly when I want it. Very inconspicuous and very strong. Mine will hold a 4 qt bag with no problems.

You might want to consider a cymbal stand like those found in a drum set. They are very stable. A cheap boom type Cymbal stand will get you quite a bit of height but colapses into a size to fit in a small suit case.

An inexpensive photo tripod works great as an enema bag stand. I've used it often for that purpose in hotel rooms.

Jack

I think the inexpensive photo tripod is a better idea than the cymbal stand because on the tripod, the bag will hang in the center of gravity of the tripod, whereas on the cymbal stand, the bag will hang off center. YMMV.

If you want something that looks totally inconspicuous get one of the wooden coat trees. They are likely much cheaper than the other items mentioned and also work for hanging coats and umbrellas.

Some people even use them for decorating the home.

I like to use a bungee cord from the local hardware store. It holds a 2qt bag and raises by itself as the bag gets lighter.

I have used the pull out arm of the wall lamp in a hotel and I was taught by one gent to use the ironing board.

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I have used the pull out arm of the wall lamp in a hotel and I was taught by one gent to use the ironing board.

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I am missing something here. I understand the wall lamp arm, but I don't understand the ironing board, unless you mean to just lay a closed top bag on top of it.

I have seen a stand where the pole is attached to a small sheet of plywood or melamine-covered fiberboard. The pole is hinged, so that the unit folds flat for under-bed storage. In use, the board is placed between the mattress and box springs. This provides the stability for hanging the bag. I don't know what site carries this item, but have stumbled across it on the net.

The folded ironing board was propped between the bed and the wall and the S hook hung from one leg of the board, but we also did the ironing board upside down on the bed. It was a little precarious with an open top bag, and I managed to spill some of it while I was changing positions.

I have used a door handle while laying on the floor. This puts the bag almost 3' above you .

Acamera tripod works well. you can get some that will fit inside a carry on bag. you can adapt it with a clamp at the top or a hook. Works great and is easy to store away.

For all of you who have commented on what kind of stands that you have for your bags and bottles. Well Ladies & Gentleman children of all ages I have one that it so easy I bet anybody never thought of and it is one that I use. "Drum Rolls Please". "A MUSIC STAND"! There easy to fold-up and carry you don't need the chart holder but one new take the chart holder off or look for one at a yard sale, garage sale, or some junk store one without the chart holder. You can fashion the top any way you like add a hook to the hollow top and hook your bags and bottles or fashion it any you want. So now you don't have to take down any pictures from hotel or motel rooms or put screw eyes in the ceiling. >------)-->

#18,-2. January 4, 2010. 2:30 AM

[Garts] I understand, I know where you are coming from what you mean about a tripod. But however the Camera Tripod Vs a Music Stand a Music Stand takes up a lower profile of space than a tripod and it can get it closer to the bed than a tripod and for stability hang your bag or what/not over one of the legs of the Stand and that leg tuck it close under the bed. I would also think that with a Tripod there is a further reach to your bag from the bed that a Music Stand that the bag hangs closer to the bed. But what ever anybody is use to, to each is own.

Last night I was looking a the web-site Heartland of America and I found a Music Stand in their web-site and I found a Music Stand

it's name is Prodigy and the Price is $19.99 + Free Shipping. I have included the web-site here in my Post this Music Stand has

3 adjustable sections other the 2 that others have and 2 of the sections have tighten adjustments and the max. height is 47 inches high and come with a travel case too. I am seriously thinking of getting 1 or 2 and the Compaired Price is $46.99 to what they do cost of $19.99 + Free Shipping can't beat that. Check it out. And note some of the products this company carrys there are some to most that they have a limited amount of stock. Aswell some item like electronics are factory serviced to meet original quality standards. NOTE I AM NEW HERE AND I DON'T KNOW IF A WEB-SITE IS CONSITERED AS A ATTATCHMENT OF NO, I WILL CHECK GET BACK SOON. LOOKBACK NOW AND THEN.

A camera tripod is worth considering. They can be very strong and stable as well as being adjustable for height. LOL

I found a VERY nice collapse-able portable IV stand on eBay for about $25.00. Fully extended, it's over 6' tall, is on casters at the end of five fold-up legs and has 2 folding hooks at the top. The real thing - cheap!

Oh, just go to ebay and buy a used photo tripod.

The bigger the better!

Once mom laid on the iorning board she covered with a heated fuzzy blanket and gave me an enema.

I have an old photography light stand that I use. Went to a hardware store and got a gate hook, bent it to the position I wanted, then inserted it in the top of tha light stand. It does make a very good portable enema stand.

A simple hook screwed into the ceiling has worked for me for several years. if the ceiling hook is too high, suspend your bag from a piece of string to the hook and that places the bag to what ever height you might wish.

Ive got the real macoy....the IV stand on rollers you see at a hosptal. I went to a medical supply place and asked if they had any...they said they had a used one for $25 I said sure. They asked me what I was going to use it for..I pretended not to hear them lol

In addition to using the towel bars and door knobs, I've also used a camera tripod stand with the enema bag, and it actually works quite well for taking an enema on the bed. A while back, I made a nice enema can from a translucent 1 gallon plastic water pitcher, and I use it almost exclusively now. It sits nicely on the night stand or the dresser top (if I want more height), and I can enjoy watching the fluid level slowly drop as it fills me up. Yup....very satifactory.

The camera tripod is a great suggestion. It telescopes down to a nice storage size as well. Easy to set up, and blends in with other general items within the home. I'll have to purchase one again.

I have been thinking about making and MARKETING a bag holder that would resemble the upright portion of an IV stand but would not have the base. The rod would attach to a wood piece that would slip between the mattress and box springs on a bed. It would be adjustable for height and disassemble with one thumbscrew for easy storage. Your thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

I believe there is just such a stand available right now. I don't remember the vendor, however.

I've use a camera tripod for years. It's easy to adjust plus it's a multipurpose piece of equipment and when it's collapsed it fits neatly into you luggage when traveling; no raised eyebrows, no questions asked!

I finally broke down and bought an IV stand and it is worth every penny.... now you would be suprised where I take my enemas.... great out by the pool on a hot summer day

I have used several of the suggestions here: towel bar, music stand, camera tripod, and finally I got an IV stand. Adjustable height is a great advantage. The tripod has the greatest flexibility here; the IV stand has better movability.

Ceiling hook next to my bed works for me. Hang a potted plant from it and just hook the bag to the bottom of the plant.