Advise-clogged nozzles

😉If you are giving a enema due to constipation most know that at times the nozzles will get clogged with poo no matter what size nozzle you use. The best way to unclog a stuck nozzle is to shut off the clamp and squeeze the part of the hose between the clamp and nozzle, Do it about 10 times while holding the nozzle firmly in place and that will open the nozzle ports and allow the flow to go into the person,,Another thing that works well for this is a in line small pump sort of like a Higgins bulb in the middle of the hose, One squeeze and the water flows and in fact some enema setups yrs ago had just that as i do recall seeing them in the old sears catalogs and that's probably what they were used for but either way you must hold the nozzle firmly in place or it will pop out from the pressure.

I have inline Higgingson style bulbs on the majority of my Enema

tubes for the same reason. Nothing more frustrating than having

a stopped up nozzle. A few good pumps of the bulb, and that is

easily taken care of. Several good squeezes will also help push

the Enema past any blockages and allow a larger filling.

Dan

Yes I too am very fond of my inline pump setup. I have it combined with a double balloon nozzle and a one way valve also a flow meter so I think I have a Rolls-Royce system!

If its a soft tube, milk it to see if that helps or just clamp it and squeeze it several times. If the person is severely constipated and the stool it very hard (sometimes it feels like a hard rock)try inseting the tube around it. The best thing to soften the stool is warm mineral oil (fleets mineral oil) and have the person hold it for 30-45 minutes. It softens the stool to make passage happen.

I have done this ... if it's already clogged, take it out and hold the bag very high and squeeze it to force pressure through the nozzle. Or, remove the nozzle itself and run really hot water through it until everything dislodges, replace it and start over. Just barely put it inside the rectum to get a little water started, then have the receiver sit on the toilet and expel. You may have to repeat this a few times. Even if it's just a little water at first, eventually the poop will start to come down, no more clog, and you can give larger volumes and get more results.

That is a good technique! Have had to do that before and it works fine. Often, if it is that low in the bowel some can be removed manually with a finger first, to avoid having to clean out the nozzle so often when starting. Thanks!

If you insert the nozzle just far enough to get the water started flowing into you before advancing to a greater depth, it helps prevent the holes from being clogged.

I find the nozzle almost never clogs. I sometimes have problems withe getting in too much of a hurry, not fully dissolving the Epsom Salt, and having the top of the hose, where it meets the bag get clogged. When I didn't have the water-softening system, sometimes a piece of soap would do the same thing.