How much water is safe? Colon capacity?

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. . . . 1. Should I always take as much water as I can hold?

. . . . 2. Since I'm still very new at this, is it harmful to do it more than a certain number of times a day/week?

. . . . I'm doing this partly for pleasure and partly for health. Thanks for any responses.

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To answer your questions:

1. No, take the amount you are in the mood for at the time. There is no need or reason to go to the max every time.

2. Not really. Many people here take enemas daily with no ill effects. BUT some people do have problems if they take them too frequently and an EXTREMELY few may have electrolyte imbalances. BUT if you haven't been previously diagnosed with kidney or endocrine problems in the past, you probably won't have any problems.

I bet you're doing it MOSTLY for pleasure and partly for health so you can rationalize doing the pleasure part. Don't worry. You're a perv like the rest of us. We know how you feel. Do what makes you happy. You don't have to explain yourself to anyone.

Been doing enemas for 44 yrs--no ill effects that I can discern--my docs tell me to keep doing whatever I'm doing cause I check out like a 40 yr old-

and----hee hee---yes just like susie says---I'm a perv--its fun

2. Since I'm still very new at this, is it harmful to do it more than a certain number of times a day/week?

There are those who enema every day. Opinions vary on this, but I personally don't think that is a good idea, because you could become dependent on enemas to achieve a BM. Also, I think too much use of enemas will deplete minerals and other essentials substances in your body. I would in general limit enemas to twice a week, so as to give your bowels a chance to return to their natural state.

Some other cautions:

You probably have heard that taking too many enemas at once can cause an electrolyte imbalance. Your brain can also get "waterlogged" from taking too many enemas too quickly -- especially if you retain the enema for a long time, instead of going to the bathroom. Both of these conditions can be dangerous and result in fainting, or in the case of the waterlogging, a cerebral edema, which could be fatal.

HOWEVER, Switchablesusie is right that these complications are rare. If you use good common sense in taking enemas, you should not have any problems. Start out slowly at first, and pay attention to what you body is telling you. Never strain to take such a large enema that it starts to hurt.

To clarify my current situation:

I'm heterosexual and no current partner. Vegetarian, if that matters.

And Switchablesusie, are you psychic? I must admit, pleasure is my main motivation and the health benefits are a bonus.

I'm trying to listen to what my body wants. I did a series of 3 enemas Saturday averaging 1.5 quarts each, with about 1 tsp salt per quart.

Sunday I did a series of 3 twice, one in the morning and one late afternoon. Both prepared the same as before. I doubt I held any of them longer than 5-10 minutes.

I enjoyed the sensation of 1.5 quarts immensely and could feel my bowel contracting. Around 2 quarts I'm feeling very full, almost uncomfortably so. Nothing of what I'd consider painful but I decided better safe than sorry and didn't try to go for 3 quarts.

All day today I've been monitoring my condition to see if I have any symptoms of overdoing it. No headaches, no dizziness and I actually felt pretty good all day with plenty of energy.

As delightful as it sounds, I don't think I'm a daily enema kinda guy. I'm concerned about my intestinal flora and I'm paranoid about disrupting it too much, especially if I decide to do this several times a week.

Thanks again for the replies.

Some days I can hold 3 quarts, other days 4 quarts is easy. On occasion I can get more. Don't know why it works that way. Some days I can get a lot in me, other days 3 is the limit.

Has anyone got nauseated from to large of an enema

I have been into enemas since puberty and I am now in my late forties. I never really explored volume beyond the standard two quart bag. But, my domme/play partner has an extensive collection including gallon bags. After a few "treatments" with ever increasing volume, I can now consistently take a gallon pretty comfortably. I am not a huge guy either.

I agree-don't feel these claims of 5 to 8 quarts are an accurate measure!

Hi Willliam 2009. I can assure you that I have taken 6 quarts, I'm not bragging about it, it's not a competition, just a personal satisfaction. Each to their own, and whatever gives you pleasure is how I feel. But it really IS possible to take a 6 quart enema, although as Aquaman says, the pressure is tremendous - but that's part of the enjoyment for me. As I've said elsewhere in the forum, I do wonder about the claims to have taken 2 gallons, though.

If it comes out ya ears, clamp it off 😁

Dr Kellogg and Dr Kloss both warned about taking low vol.enemas stating they make your colon weak. they claim large volumes exercise the colon. makes sense.......

Flyboy, check out a video, by the collector, I think, called 'the return of Kaz' the best, pure enema video I ever saw. Kaz is beautiful, and took an enema from an old fashioned red opened top Comfy, or faultless fountain syringe, that was filled to the top...Bulging!!! had My pulse racing!!her body language was the most Erotic thing I ever saw..even more than the enema scene in 'devil in miss Jones'. when the bag was empty, Kaz THREW-UP...not Faked!!!the camera man gave her a wastebasket,and then She made a dash to the bathroom.every time I watch that Video,My mouth gets dry....

The average human colon can open to a diameter of about three inches and is about fiive feet in length. Assuming you can stand the pressure, and you have previously cleaned your colon with prep enemas, that comes out to about seven quarts (15 pounds). Chances are good that the average person will experience so much discomfort he/she will be forced to stop way short of that amount.

Another barrier to huge volumes is the anal sphincter. When pressure in you colon reaches a certan threshold, your spincter is going to open uncontrolably (it is impossible to stop it) and enema will spray out, very much like explosive diarrhea.

Women usually have slightly longer transverse colons, sometimes up to a foot, which increases their capacities. If you saw the Katie Couric colonoscopy video, you would have heard the doctor tell her that the colonoscope was six feet in her colon. So macho guys, don't get into a volume contest with your girlfriends, you will probably lose.

Some people have one or two extra loops in their sigmoid colons (which is real problem when they get colonoscopies) increasing their capacities.

Also, you cannot stretch your colon and increase your capacity, it is what it is for your entire life. You should just enjoy your enemas regardless of their volumes.

Has anyone got nauseated from to large of an enema

flyboy, you asked the above question. Read these responses here: http://www.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;topic=65397.msg31577#msg31577

I'm fortunate enough to have a very experienced enema nurse in my area, so I have had some training in volume. I can usually take a gallon with little discomfort after a couple of smaller prep enemas. I don't really have any desire to go any further at the moment, but she has trained someone to take 5 quart safely.

When you first start taking enemas, 2 qts is a good self-imposed limit. After a couple of years, 3 qts then eventually 4 More than that is dangerous.

Nausea is a frequent, and depending upon the situation sometimes an unavoidable side effect.

By fasting for a minimum of 8, better 12 hours before taking a large enema, you reduce, but not totally eliminate it, and leave nothing in the stomach to vomit.

I can rarely take more then 2 qts, even when the enema is the 3rd in a series. However, I just read a book about WWII and the German army. When soldiers where brought into the hospitals on the Russian front, they were given "copious enemas" of six qts. That helped them overcome the frostbite.

Hey Flyboy and Petalsoft - I took six quarts once (3qt. bag twice). I was about 135 lb. at the time so a lot for my size. The feeling of distention was tremendous, I sweated and dripped pre-cum, then came involuntarily. This was all very exciting, but then I felt like I was going to barf! This feeling slowly subsided as I started to expel the enema which took a long time. The feeling of deflation as I expelled it by the quart was a wonderful relief, but I have never "gone to edge" like that again

Back in the green Fleet Bagenema days, when I was 10 or 12 years old, the bag was marked to hold 1500 ml, but if you filled it all the way to the top I would say it would hold approx 1800 ml. I could hold one bag full plus about half of another bag before being pretty uncomfortably full. Fast forward to today when I am in my 40s I can hold 2.5L or 2500 ml of isotonic baking soda/water solution fairly comfortably (A bit over a half a gallon). After a few fillings and expulsions I can hold a bag and a half, so 2.500 + 1250 ml = 3750 ml, so roughly 1 gallon, if I take it slow and and stop the flow a few times to let cramps subside and change position, is my upper limit with some moderate discomfort. Most of the time I just use 2.5L or just over a half a gallon and enjoy it!

I usually start out with as much as I can hold the first fill. That comes out to be about 2-1/2 quarts. I have a 4 quart bag which holds 4 quarts and 20 oz. So I refill the bag for the next fill. Usually after I expel I can get 3 quarts. Again I refill and after expelling I then refill. Usually I get a couple of fillings of 3 quarts in a row. Then I expel rest for while and then go back and refill the bag and start again.

At this filling I can usually get close to 4 quarts and I then refill the bag and then see how much more I can take. Usually it is about a half to 3/4 of a quart. Now and then I can get 5 quarts in me. I am full, I look almost pregnant, Large belly and I am really full. I am trying to get 5 quarts each and every time, since I like the fullness and the feeling.

Of course I don't always get there, but the feelings of getting so full are satisfying. Usually when I get that full, I get a raging hard on and then I masturbate which is very fulfilling in more than one way.

Of course now and then I leak, I don't have a double balloon nozzle to hold the water in. I usually don't leak much. Now and then I get into the shower and the nozzle I have comes out and water goes down the drain. I have never tried to overfill my colon. Water always comes out, I have not had any pain either.

As we age our stomach doesn't expand like it use to. Some of us fortunate can take 2qts, other maybe 1/2 to 1qt. Is all we can withstand. Weird, some days 2qts with no problems, other times forget it. Lol interesting subject and definitely looking into.

I have read, more than once, that the average capacity of the adult bowel is six quarts. I would assume that whether it is dangerous to attempt to take more would depend on the availability of emergency release (i.e., no inflatable nozzle) and the pressure of the water, generally determined by the height of the bag.

Sherry gave me four quarta several times, and I found it interesting, but in my case the added volume didn't really enhance the experience. I had no interest in seeing if I could take more.

I usually have no problem taking 3 quarts, and sometimes 4 quarts, I have been given 5 quarts by a friend of mine, but that is not often. When doing 4 quarts+ I always use a double balloon rectal catheter or an inflatable butt plug nozzle in order to be able to take it all without having to take a break to expel.

I think one should never put lot of pure water into....otherwise it causes electrolyte imbalance which may lead to temporary mental disturbance

Today, I was given a four quart enema using silicone double balloon nozzle and a 4 quart Klystra red bag. It went in surprisingly easy, with no cramps or discomfort, and I held it quite a while with no discomfort or urgency.

I would have liked a second one, but this was with a paid giver and time was limited to one hour.

This is the second time that I have received 4 quarts without discomfort or urgency, the first time being with a fully inserted silicone colon tube, "swimming" in as the colon filled with water.

When using a using silicone double balloon nozzle it seems to me you have to have another person as giver, it goes through the anus with some difficulty on the way in. Too bad a giver is so hard to find.

Those of you who are married to or in a relationship with someone who can give you your enemas are very, very fortunate.

I was trying find the right place to post this, but it is about capacity, so here goes. When I first met my partner she was very much into anal play, and had memories of being given Fleet enemas a few times as a child which she agrees might have been a trigger for her enjoyment of things anal. I gave her the first enema she received as an adult, which was with a large custom nozzle and an Ez-Em bag. It went pretty well, but she did say the amount of water was a bit much. Then she discovered Fleet Naturals, which sadly are no longer made. We got them in case quantities, she loved the solution, and pretty soon would be wanting me to give 8 or more at a time. She really liked that she could retain them for very long periods of time, through multiple orgasms. She says she loves taking them and holding them, but says she could do without expelling. For that reason she does enjoy closed system colonics.

After the initial concern about volume, and after the Fleets were gone it has been back to bag and douche syringe enemas. After I first introduced her to my douche syringe with the smooth black nozzle that has been her choice to give and receive. To my amazement she quickly got up to three quarts plus capacity, and just keeps wanting to continue the filling, so she may have gotten to the "gallon cub" a time or two. First couple of times she got very full she experienced some nausea, but now, to my amazement, I have seen her hold these very large enemas for extended,periods with multiple powerful orgasms. I've even seen her fall asleep with over two quarts inside.

I assume she knows when to say stop, but there have been a couple of times when I've backed off because I felt she had taken enought.

But then in the 70's a knew a fairly trim woman who was 4'11" who could take a gallon, so perhaps I am overly concerned.

A few years back I attended several e-tests with an enemate who was determined to win the capacity contest, prior to going to the e-fest she had me give her a couple of large volume enemas to clean her out. We used an Artsana Enteroplast 2,500cc can, and took it to the e-fest to have an accurate way to measure how much she took. My guess was she might take 1 1/2 cans full, but to my surprise she took about 2 1/4 cans before she had to stop, That would have been 5,500cc or about 6 quarts. She did not win, a large gentleman beat her by about another pint. Pretty impressive however.

As the last enema of my daily enema clean-out session, I take a six-quart enema. The pressure is tremendous, but there has never been any pain, so I don't think I've ever done any damage.

I have never reached what I would consider a safe limit. The most I have ever taken is just under 5 quarts, and that was uncomfortable. For me, Health benefits aside, the important thing is the enjoyment and pleasure the enema brings. Three quarts is easily attainable and very comfortable, so that is what I normally take. Always soaped up or salted.

2qts is my norm, I'm plenty full. Any more and I know it would be uncomfortable for me, I'm not into cramps or pain. I want it to be relaxing and enjoyable, I'm not out to set any records for capacity.