Sea salt enemas

Has anyone ever tried a sea salt enema? I understand from

readings,a sea salt enema causes less cramps and pain compared to using regular table salt.

The use of sea salt in an enema reduces the amount of water that is absorbed into the colon. About one teaspoon per quart of water.

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Last night i had a sea salt and baking soda enema, using a higginson bulb syringe, and wow did it ever clean me out good and I never felt better after I expelled it.The enema was given to me by a girl i knew who was into enemas and she made me take it in the knee/chest position on the bed and i had to take a full two quart enema then hold it in for at least five minutes,when i started to expell it,there was no holding back

and a few times i felt the water hitting my bum!

Normaly one should put about 9 grams of salt into every liter of water, used for enemas.

This is in order not to deplete the balance in the bodyfluids. Saltwater has this already in it.

Preferably a few drops of cammomille extract should also be given into the water.

The most interesting enema i had was with mineral water in a european bath which is known as a health-spa since napoleanic times, it is "Plombieres" in the french Vogesian country. The water has a sensational result when given as enema and the bathing facilities are built (small cabins in the badhouse) for the application of enemas.

A different solution is oxgall diluted in water (powder) but carefull i do not know the proportions of oxgall to water, a similar effect can be achived using urin. BUT preferably not from other persons, since infections may result.

Henry

Being new at this, all i have to use is sea salt. What mixture sould i use for a 4qt. bag?

One Teaspoon of Celtic Salt per each Qt of solution( other than Coffee) is an absolute must as far as I am concerned.

Sea salt and soda make a very good mixture. Also catnip tea is nice, it has a soothing effect. Remembr you have to hold it long enough for it to work so maybe a small amount is better than two quarts and trying to hold it

I have used sea salt and table salt. The Sea Salt does cause less cramping and more release of the water.

Bryan

My girlfriend enjoys giving me enemas as much as i enjoy receiving them. However, we have not quite yet reached the point where we are interested in exploring exotic recipes, or attempting any records for volume retention; a simple 1-2 quart enema with a double balloon nozzle is about as far as we have gone - or care to go, at the moment.

Generally she uses water only with a mild mix of Ivory soap, but recently we have begun to wonder about the loss of electrolytes due to water retention in the colon. It has been suggested by a few others that adding salt to the water will lessen the absorption and eliminate the issue of electrolyte loss. But we have also heard that the salt should be sea salt rather than table salt. Does anyone have any feedback on this? We plan on another enema session within the next week so any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

Robbie

Table salt is cleaner (purer) than sea salt. The impurities in sea salt are unknown (unless you do a chemical analysis of your individual supply) and therefore have undetermined effects. That said, sea salt is probably safe but of no known benefit. It is extremely unlikely that you could tell any difference. Keep in mind that a quart of retained water will not cause any more effect than drinking the same amount.

I tried both table and sea salt,the only differance I found was the price,59 cents for table and 2.79 for sea salt.In either case,it is a good idea to use one or the other.One teaspoon pr quart will do.

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

Actually, Epsom Salt has the best "Kick" to it!

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Actually it is "epsom salts," not "epsom salt" and it draws water into the colon, rather than keeping water that is in the colon, in the colon. Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) will dehydrate if you do not replenish the water. Epsom salts should not be used as a means of maintaining electrolyte or fluid balance.

What about "Kosher" salt? Is this any different than table salt?

If I'm not mistaken, "Kosher" refers to the processing of the product so that it meets or exceeds the Jewish Religion's standards for pureness. I'm not sure about how the Rabbi is choosen, but I believe this standard is awarded to manufacturer's procceses by a Rabbi that's appointed by the religion's hierachry for that purpose. Please correct me if you have better knowledge than mine.

Kosher foods are those that conform to the regulations of Jewish religion. REF: Wikipedia

Kosher salt usually has no additives, and it has big crystals with large surface areas. This size and shape allows it to absorb more moisture than other forms of salt, and this makes kosher salt excellent for curing meats. REF:

http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=Kosher+Salt&btnG=Search

http://ask.yahoo.com/20030310.html

I wonder what else, besides using Kosher salt, you have to do to make it a Kosher enema.

ss vs.ts:I think I read somebody saying sea salt was better because iodine is added to table salt. Somebody earlier in this thread talked about impurities in sea salt. I hope the salt you are using is made for human consumption. (and that the company selling it has testing it for safety) I saw some salt, in the dollar store, from India. I was not comfortable buying it. I have not seen any salt from China yet but I would not use that in an enema either. With the things that have been going on in China it would probably be safer to use salt, from the 50 pound bag of rock salt, you bought to melt the ice on your driveway.

I am not sure where is the best place, on this site, to ask this but being we are talking about salt: 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 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 enemas. (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)

Kosher salt does nnot have anything else in it, most table salt have anticaking agents to keep it free flowing

There is no difference between sea salt and regular table salt. They are both sodium chloride. However, sea salt is a lot more expensive than table salt. So, unless you like spending the extra money, use table salt for your enemas.

Sea salt is different from table salt. Sea salt contains the salts of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, etc. Table salt is only sodium chloride. Sea salt, when mixed with water to a 0.9% concentration w/w has almost the same makeup of human serum.

Now.....whether that makes a difference for our purposes is a real unknown. The most likely answer is no.

Does it make a difference if iodized vs. non-iodized salt is used? Maybe... as iodine is easily absorbed and excess iodine is known to depress thyroid function.

Bottom line: sea salt or table salt as you prefer, but avoid iodized preparations.

Ive definetly noticed any type of salt lets me retain ALOT more water, especially if it is cold (well, not COLD-but less than room temp)

Are there any advantages health wise or otherwise to use sea salt verses table salt in a plain water enema?

Well,,, table salt is cleaner and cheaper but sea salt is Ok if you

want it. Doesn't feel any different or have any different effect.

I'd be concerned about sea salt. It is, as you would expect by it's name, it is harvested from drying beds in the ocean.

I'd rather have ordinary salt that is mined from the earth that has been there for thousands of years or longer than freshly harvested sea salt that could easily come from polluted waters.

Your points are good interesting, and maybe right. I don't think the source of the NaCl is critical. NaCl is salt, is salt. But there are trace minerals in the sea salt that are useful, but in the very small quantities they are there, it likely won't make much difference. What does is the additives to salts. Sea salt is usually a pure NaCl with a little other minerals, that may or may not be useful, or in enough quantity to be useful. But it usually doesn't have anything else. I don't know if any bacteria can survive sun drying in the beds that create sea salt, it is very dehydrating, as well as the sun is bacteriostatic. Viruses, I think would be dehydrated too, maybe some cystic forms of life could surived the drying process in the sun, but not too likely. I think sea salt is safe, just more expensive. But it is more pure generally. Table salt has anticaking agents in it, aluminum sulfate, I believe, which may be related to alzheimer's disease, which may increase the health risks, but not as much as eating it where you absorbe all of it, rather than just some of it.

I'm going in circles here. Likely it makes almost no difference compared to the water used which if it contains chlorine or other additives may be very bad for the colon and colonic flora, and if it is impure may be a very easy way to get an infection.

I use iodide free kosher salt for enemas. I know one needs the iodide in their diet to avoid thyroid disorders and goiters. My concerns the concentration that is being delivered bu an enema.

On the other hand, increasing your iodine intake may increase the production of thyroid hormones.

Jdosh,

I can add some experience to this debate. For about a decade I have taken seawater enemas direct from the Indian Ocean - large ones of about 4-5 litres. I have never suffered any ill effects. However, I should add a caution: I live far from sources of pollution except for a local river that empties into the sea right on my doorstep. When in flood, this colours the sea for miles around, and I wouldn't use the seawater then. But, hey, being desperate, I have done so - after boiling it first.

Seawater is hypertonic: it extracts water from the walls of the colon, making the enema highly purgative. PUt in four litres of water, and you get five or more out plus many, many happy returns! Yum!

Johnny

Sea Salt is as safe as any commercial product. They don't use the sea water from your local ship channel to make it. It is drawn from the mid-depths on areas that are pretty well known for their clear clean water. Oceans in themselves are rather excellent at cleaning the water. Heavy metals sink and the wave actions tend to dilute and even to some extent purify the waters. That said, salt is pretty much salt. Mined salt is as often as not salt laid down by ancient seas so even mined salt may be sea salt. Generally producers are pretty careful about the purity for the simple reason that recalling a product is a lot more expensive than just not shipping it to start with. BUT like all commercial producers of ANYTHING they will/would cut corners if they could. Sea water is pretty safe stuff though...we eat the fish that live in it...

Has anyone used this? Or any others and noticed a difference?

I want to use the one that provides the best source of minerals. Celtic sea salt is harvested in long clay troughs and dried by the wind/sun. Then scraped from the troughs without processing.I bought it at a health food store.

Any input would be appreciated.

I'd rather have plain salt that is mined from the earth that has been untouched for a few thousand years, than "fresh" salt that is harvested after drying from the ocean that may have questionable pollutants.

I'll get my minerals from food or certified supplements.

Plus, the amount of minerals you actually absorb, especially when you consider you expel the enema is VERY questionable.

I use sea salt. Haven't used table salt and most web sitaes that teach about giving/receiving enemas say to use sea salt. It's a tad more expensive, but I see it as making it a touch different. The same way a glass of wine can touch up a "normal" meal