Enemas and high blood pressure

During an enema the blood pressure may raise by 50 points as during orgasms. It will return to normal shortly after elimination. It is good to take a little rest after an enema.

I wouldn't be concerned. Heavy lifting can cause your blood pressure to rise 200 (not go to 200, but go UP two hundred) points. Weight lifters have been tested and their pressures have gone over 300 when lifting. It isn't a problem unless you have an aneurysm. Lots of things can cause transient, high rises in blood pressure. The valsalva maneuver you perform when you defecate rises your blood pressure substantially, that's why people have died on the toilet, but they are typically debilitated people. Likewise a very large, high pressure enema may cause a problem, but a couple quarts isn't going to cause a problem for 99.999% of people. Unless you've been told you have uncontrolled high blood pressure or other uncontrolled cardiac problems, I wouldn't worry about it. Salt solutions can cause BP to go up if you have been told to be on a salt (sodium) restricted diet, but NOT necessarily WHILE you are taking the enema. Even if you are taking diuretics, I still wouldn't worry about water absorption because you won't really absorb more than drinking a few glasses of water, and that's only if you hold the enema for as long time. An in-and-out enema won't cause you to absorb much water at all.

An enema can certainly relax many people and they certainly relax me (if I'm not being oralled at the same time!), and just like when my husband and I are lying in bed with his head on my shoulder and he is gently caressing and lightly massaging my breasts or vulva, he says he can hear my pulse rate go down. I have measured my blood pressure while relaxing in bed, and it is lower than other times.

Don't worry about it.

You can buy a blood pressure monitor in any large pharmacy. I am not worried about a transient raise in BP. It could be of some concern for people who had strokes.

I have looked into High blood pressure and enemas for some time.

I have not found any real connection, or any reason to be concerned. To the best of my knowledge, there is no medical reason for alarm... although I am not a doctor , etc, etc use at your own risk...

I had some problems with a little water intoxication and light headedness during my first water enema earlier this year. Yesterday I did a little air injection with an inflated bag. I had done this before but I decided to try and push it a little further and inject more air than I previously had. It still didn't distend my abdomen, but I felt pretty full and tight. I also had a warm sensation over my entire body during the time the air took to pass out of me. Could this be a sign of a rise in blood pressure? I had a similar feeling during the water enema.

I am getting to the age that I need to worry about my blood pressure. My doctor tells me to watch my sodium intake. I didn't really want to tell him that every so often I end up getting a nice big soapy enema, followed by a salt water chaser, or two. Does anybody know anything about enemas and blood pressure. I am thinking about buying a blood pressure machine anyway so I guess I could try use it during an enema session. (Or I could drive down to the local CVS drug store before, during and after an enema session and use there public machine to check my pressure).

Good luck with the journey during an enema. It may test your power of self control!

I'm not a doctor but I believe enemas may have a tendency to raise your BP just by raising blood volume you should ask professional advice.

Fred,

If taking enemas relaxes you, then it will most likely lower your BP.

The descending colon is not very effiecent at absorbing sodium and other electrolytes, so it's likely that taking salt water enemas is not going to increase your sodium intake.

Of course, check with your doctor, but my bet is that you'll see a decrease in your blood pressure.

I have high bp and after a few enemas I feel much more relaxed and my BP goes down a bit.

I agree feel very relaxed after enemas last 2-3 days too

Fred, Don't take the salt water enema. The colon tends to retain sodium so stick with the soapsuds instead. We normally use the saline solution to prevent electrolyte depletion, but we still try to avoid using it on people with hypertension.

Nikki the bum nurse: Isn't it bad to leave a soap residue in you colon. Taking the salt water rinse enema also gets the soap taste out of my mouth. Can I take an rinse enema with less salt or plain water? How about something like Nu-Salt (potassium chloride) or Epsom salts?

Inquiring asses want to know.

Fred, better stick with tap water. I really don't know what potassium chloride might do if you put it in an enema. Yes, soap can irritate the lining of the colon if it's left in there. So a 1-2 quart rinse of just plain tap water should get most or all of it out.

Knikki: Would a tap water enema actually take sodium out of your body? If we could make an enema water recipe that only removed the sodium but didn't extract the other electrolytes we could call it a low blood pressure enema.

Insanity prevails --- Fred

Enemas can raise blood pressure!!

DO take your BP meds long enough before an enema that they have a chance to digest!

If you don't your BP WILL rise during an enema, perhaps dangerously fast!

I am 73yrs young,do not have high blood pressure,nor do I have a problem with it from a high volume enema.I do,however,take potassium tablets the day after.

It is my understanding one teaspoon of salt pr quart is requird,however,I cut that in half becaues I don't like tasting salt after an enema session.

My sessions are about five to six enemas pr,soap is used only for the first three 1.5 qt cleanouts.I find olive oil in small amount much better than soap.The last three enemas are usually just saline.This system works for me very well.

Let the good times FLOW.w/m73yrs/Western Ma

Yes, a plain tapwater enema can remove salt from your body, which is an essential electrolyte. The trick is not to take in so much tap water that it depletes you to dangerous levels. One or two plain water 2qt enemas should not be a problem though. Just avoid too many like 4+.

Nikki: Salt is usually added per quart of water. Should the limit on flush water be defined in quarts also. eg: Some people may take a 2 quart flush enema and some a 4 quarts flush enema. 4 flush enemas equals a variable amount of water.

I have high BP controllable by meds, an enema tends to relax me and lower my BP still take my meds and also eat a banana every couple days to keep my potassium level up

Twobagger: What are the potassium tablets you speak of? I looked on line quick and allot of the potassium supplements also have other metal with the potassium (magnesium). Are you using one of those. (Anybody know if it bad to take too much potassium. If it is what are the dangers and warning signs?) What quantity of potassium (mg.) do you take after your enema? There are some salt substitutes that are potassium chloride. Could you added salt substitute and salt to the rinse enema instead.

I never thought about it before but the taste in me mouth after a rinse enema it salt. If you can taste the salt does that mean you have used more salt, in your enema, than the enema rinsed away?

I wrote a post about the taste of a soap in the enema. Now we are talking about the taste of salt from an enema. Maybe we can figure out some enema recipes that taste good. If we find something that works we could sell them to Fleets. They could make, "Fleets Flavored Enemas" -- The enema of good taste!

How about this. An enema that also gives you fresh minty breathe. That way your enema would leave you with breath and farts that would not be offensive to others.

Fred, I say 2qts in that that's typically what a hot water bottle or standard enema kit will hold. It guess it can also be expressed in 2 bagfulls.

Yeah, Fred. You got all that? It should be as clear as mud. The great thing about e4fun is getting the wisdom and advice of others, but it can always be one big pain in the ass. I mean no disrespect to anyone who replied. To be honest, I didn't read every one except to notice that they run the gamut it's perfectly safe to it's going to kill you. While there are certain norms regarding the human body, each of us is slightly different and our bodies might not respond the same as others. The best thing to do is research, research, research and experiment safely to determine what works best for you. Most of what doctors have learned is through trial and error. And what is that they say, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, wiser, crankier and more likely to commit homicide or something like that.

I can't tell you what to do about the salt or baking soda. I don't have those answers. I can tell you that gingko helps to lower blood pressure, so if you're wanting to lower it for your general health, you might want to look into it. Gingko can be brewed as a tea and taken rectally, so that might make for a fun and relaxing enema. But do your research. If you decide to try it, take a low dosage to start and always follow dosing instructions unless otherwise stated by your pharmacist or physician.

Fred;The potassium you asked about is called potassium gluconate 99mg, no magnesium.I do however,eat bananas every day and a bakeed potato every few days.Plus nunerous vitamins and suppliments, and very little meat or high fat foods,no fried stuff at all.Never use salt except for enemas.

Let the good times FLOW.w/m73urs/Western Ma

Nurse Nikki, you're dead nuts on, Girl! I've had Visiting Nurse services twice in '08; May and again in October after gut surgery. They did 3 s/s enemas followed by a tap water rinse. (All enemas were 2 qt.)

The nurses were the ones that 'designed' the routine, the Dr had just said "enemas prn" on the written order. (It was a wonderful time in my miserable '08.)

the boxcar

I saw the posting and different advice about this but cannot find the post at moment, so I will put my two cents here: absorption of sodium or water or anything else in the colon is achieved thru osmosis, so if the concentration of salt in the water is close to the one in blood, it will help to prevent absorption of both too much salt or too much water.

DANGER! WARNING!

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Fred, better stick with tap water. I really don't know what potassium chloride might do if you put it in an enema. Yes, soap can irritate the lining of the colon if it's left in there. So a 1-2 quart rinse of just plain tap water should get most or all of it out.

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I'LL TELL YOU WHAT POTASSIUM CHLORIDE CAN DO. IT CAN KILL YOU.

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE IS USED IN LETHAL INJECTION EXECUTIONS.

IT STOPS THE HEART.

DO NOT TRY THIS. IT CAN KILL YOU.

CONSULT WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE USE-----EVEN NU-SALT. YOU CANNOT MAKE AN ISOTONIC SOLUTION WITH THIS MATERIAL. IT IS TO BE USED ONLY AS A FOOD FLAVORING IN VERY SMALL AMOUNTS.

Switchablesusie: Thanks for the heads up. As usual, I have managed to kill everybody in the local listening area. (I hate it when that happens!) The old addage about, "Don't put it up your ass if you wouldn't put it in your mouth" at first glance, does not seem to work in this case. But maybe it does. You probably would not eat your mashed potatoes after putting three tablespoons of Nu-salt on them. (Maybe this is why Nu-salt is usually sold in small containers.)

This brings up another question. You probably wouldn't eat your mashed potatoes if you put 3 tablespoons of salt on them either. With a salt water enema, are you counting on the fact that, "Most of what you put in hopefully comes back out" so the salt is not absorbed into your body. How weak can you make the salt solution and not have electrolyte depletion? What is the effect of an overly strong salt solution? Does the proper strength salt solution block the depletion of more than just sodium? (Possible by stopping the transport of liquids across the intestinal wall (either way, in or out of the blood stream)). Does sodium have the highest hydroscopic index of the minerals making up the body's electrolytes? (Maybe I can hire a small chemist to crawl up my ass and do some research.) Can potassium deletion be controlled with potassium chloride but not by just blindly using the same solution concentrations as sodium chloride? (not the tablespoon per quart ratio)

I was thinking about the above stated rule about, "Do as to one end as you would the other". I was wondering what would happen if you drank 3 quarts of salt water. First off, you probably could not drink three quarts of salt water in one sitting. (Although people do have those stupid drink a gallon of milk contests and I think I have seen people with distended bellies, after drinking a gallon of water ,on YouTube). But to make it like an enema you would have to through up the salt water after you drank it. Do you think you would have similar electrolyte problems after doing that much salt water? Or no because, in this case you are storing the water in your stomach instead of you intestines. (The organs have a different function and work differently or will the stomach also absorb liquids from it's contents?)

Be glad I can't type faster, you can't imagine how many questions I would ask!

Again almost dead --- Fred

P.S. The "proper " phrase is "Danger, Danger, Warning, Warning!, Will Robinson" to gets people's attention.

P.S. The spell checker wants to change your name to Switchblades

I was concerned with high blood pressure myself. What I found is

their are a lot of things that raise your blood much more. If an enema

is of any threat you should be in a hospital.

BP has never been an issue with me.

However I use 'Salt Substitute' rather than table salt in most enema solutions. It's more a matter of 'feel' for me.

The potassium leaves plenty of 'margin' should I get 'excited' about any pre-orgasmic action. 😎