How long do you hold?

I normally take 2-3 enemas each time. The first is normally 1 quart. I dont see the necessity to hold it at all. The first is for breaking up and getting rid of the larger fecal material at the lower end of the colon. The 2nd and sometimes the 3rd is around 2-3 quarts, soapy, and held around 15 minutes. The last is a very warm rinse and only held a few minutes. OK, 4 sometimes.

I agree with klysterfan below, #11 who said

"Actually what I try to do is retain the solution for as long as possible before I go sit down on the toilet to expell. I think it's the most wonderful feeling in the world to hold an enema in for as long as I can."

Holding a substantial volume of newly-injected solution inside your large bowel is really a truly unique feeling and experience. Some of us just like to maximize the enjoyment we can get from it, including both erotic and non-erotic enema sensations. And doing various things, physical, mental and sexual during the retention can make it even more interesting, sometimes challenging, and satisfying. I'm definitely a big fan.

Eric

Since I just brought it up in that last post, I'm curious. For people who enjoy or at least practice retentions, however long or short, is there anything in particular you like to do while holding? Other than just lie there and feel the enema? I'm sure sex and masturbation is high on the list for many. I also enjoy massage and position changes to feel the water movement, kneeling or standing to feel, accentuate and watch my distention, and, being a switch, having a real or fantasy/mental Domme present to give commands and enforce submission as she desires. Depending on what I'm retaining, I might even open the clamp again or pump the Higginson bulb to push in some more volume. Anyone else have anything they enjoy?

Eric

The right kind of stimulation can help with holding. Lose her interest for a minute and it's off to the races.

Drbix,

As in lose your partner's interest in stimulating you while you hold? You mean sexual stimulation or something else? Depending on who and what she's doing, sometimes sexual stimulation can make it more challenging for me to hold. Of course it's delightful, but it just depends on how I'm reacting to that particular enema, +/- balloon catheter.

Eric

LisaK said

I try to retain every enema 15 minutes and no more.

15 minutes is long enough for it to propagate through the entire bowel and break up some of the solids, but not long enough for a dangerous amount of water to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

If what you said is correct, and it isn't, people would by going to the emergency room or DYING as a result of professional colonic irrigations resultant to dangerous amounts of water being absorbed into the bloodstream.

I think 15 minutes is a good goal to hold. As has been said numerous times you can add some salt to keep from absorbing water although I have read many accounts of people putting in a butt plug and holding it all night. I think if you do absorb any you will just pee it out.

That's one of the risks!

Some people seem to repeatedly beat the odds.

Repeatedly taking that gamble time and time again will eventually blows up on you.

Back in the day, whether it was a full bag enema or multiple bulb enemas in succession, retention while being stimulated by my wife or my former girlfriend was part of several role play scenarios that I enjoyed. Good quality double balloon nozzles were available and the pressure from a good enema, coupled with the added stimulation, produced immensely satisfying results. Retention time varied from almost immediate to several minutes but was never really long.

Today, now that I'm a solo devotee, retention time is zero. I fill and when the bag is empty I get up off the floor and onto the toilet to release. I've turned into a little bit of a leaker and with no balloon nozzle I don't chance it. I really don't think retention has much to do with the cleansing effectiveness of a relaxing enema anyway. In fact, on several occasions when I was younger, no retention time was ever required for enemas I received in the hospital.

5 to 7 minutes usually

Usually five to ten minutes, depending on how soapy the enema is. For my rinse enema I usually expel right away.

Ten minutes max15. Don’t think it’s good to hold for too long

I don't really hold mine for any time, just fill up, and head to the toilet to release. Only time I will hold the enema is if I am cramping and then I will wait til the cramping stops before I get up.