Long-term Use of Enemas

Just wondering if you can damage yourself taking large enemas,like making your intestines explode or something,anyone ever had a bad experience?

If you do something stupid, in a word, YES.

Repeated use of ever increasing sized enemas can cause you to develop acquired megacolon.

I have had three memorably bad experiences, none related to volume. I am not a size queen. One was a too large, too strong wine enema, held too long with a double balloon rectal catheter, where I got quite drunk and extremely sweaty (I posted this experience here someplace on this site, I'll check where later). Another was using Palmolive green dishwashing soap about 15 years ago. It left me with an extremely sore anus and the urge to push, long after I was completely empty. I'll never use that again. The other falls under the category of STUPID that I mentioned above. I was out shopping on a Saturday morning a year or two after we were married, and while in the drug store on the checkout line, I saw all the tins of snuff and chewing tobacco. I thought it would be interesting to make a snuff solution enema to find out what people liked about the it, only I would be using it in a solution up my butt, rather than sniffing it into my nose. When I got home, I used about a heaping teaspoon in 2 quarts of warm water. I have never smoked anything, cigarettes or pot. I hate the smell, the mess, and everything about it. The nicotine gave me a bit of a buzz during the first couple of minutes, then I felt kind of drunk, then I got all sweaty, then my ears started ringing and the icing on the cake was I got so nauseous, I thought I was going to throw up, but since I hadn't eaten in several hours, all I had were dry heaves. I ended up crawling into bed and sleeping it off for about three hours. This was an afternoon enema on a Saturday and my husband wasn't home. When I was feeling as bad as I was, I was sorry that my husband wasn't there to help me, or at least let me know that I would pull through after my period of suffering. Luckily, this was before we had children. That was another one I never did again.

42 years could probably be considered long term

I've been doing at least a weekly enema for that long--I had lots of troubles--back then they just called it stress--then I met a lady who told me she used enemas to help--and I found they did----so----

I've done my share of stupid things--none with lasting damage tho

my cholesterol is low--all my blood chem is good --healthy hearty and fun loving--so I guess its ok---😃😃😃

badger

Thanks all - good stuff to know for a newbie like me (my first one was tonight and I loved it).

I have done enemas on and off for over 40 years. The past 4-5 years I have done them almost daily. Some days I might do 5 or 6 in a day, until all the water comes out really clear. Then I know I'm totally clean inside. I have never had any troubles from the many and constant enemas. When I quit, it takes about 5 days before I start having bowel movements. Then everything is back to normal.

I have taken thousands of enema without a single bad experience

I have taken daily enemas for at least fifty years. I don't

know what long term means, but it seems that period should

qualify. At age sixty six I am in excellent heaith and

expect to stay that way, due to an enema cleaned colon. However,

keep in mind that enemas can be habit forming. Much like

refreshing morning showers and brushing your teeth are habits,

enemas are a good habit and as a kicker they are pleasureable.

Remember, "Death begins in the Colon!" Treat it right! An

enema a day keeps the doctor away!

Wow. That makes me feel better. I really do worry that I might overdue.

I have one or maybe two each morning. Two if i have time. i don't like to rush my enemas. i've been doing this for about 15 years. Some days i'll even have an afternoonema just because i can.

Not one problem.

That is a great analogy. Of course you would not leave the house without brushing your teeth or cleaning your nose. So, why would you want to carry around a bunch of stuff in your colon when you could clean yourself out every morning with a 10 minute quick enema while standing in the shower.

I have been doing daily enemas for many years, it all started back when i was young and received them from mom and granny for colic....no harm here....the wife also does daily enemas and last years she had a colonoscopy, doctor was amazed and said she had the colon of a 35 year old woman... i dont see how you could harm the colon with water enemas,, soaps and chemicals is another issue.....

Gloria,

nice idea, but it doesnt work for everybody - it works for me often quite a while afterwards - not very pleasant if you need to go very desperately while on the bus or so ... I prefer the evenings ...

I also take daily enemas for the last 35 or so years I don't like the mess of going normal... no problems and I use soap in mine....

I have used enemas daily for years without any problems. I use coffee which helps me to control cholesterol level. My primary reason for frequency is to avoid problem with hemmorhoids. No pain, no worries. They stay shrunk. If I skip a day without an enema, I still potty. Now it makes good sense to me to manage what my body can handle. I can safely take up to 4 quarts and do NOT try to extend that.

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...then I felt kind of drunk, then I got all sweaty, then my ears started ringing and the icing on the cake was I got so nauseous, I thought I was going to throw up, but since I hadn't eaten in several hours, all I had were dry heaves. I ended up crawling into bed and sleeping it off for about three hours.

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I've only had one bad experience and that was a few months back. I was trying a 50/50 glycerine enema after reading about them on here. I did 750ml of glycerine and 750ml of water and held it in with a balloon nozzle. After about 5 minutes I started to feel really awful and dizzy. The effects were much like Switchablesusie felt in the quote above, ESPECIALLY the ringing in the ears except in my case it was more a pounding headache to go with it.

I slept it off in a few hours and vowed never to try a glycerine enema again.

I have heard there are some bad influcenes on your bowls movement os in a word your bowl can get used to enemas an that doesn't seem very healthy to me

I was given enemas as a child almost daily and continued to take them as an adult and have no problems from it, other than being addicted to them!

I also have been having enemas for about 5 years, every two days, and sometimes daily, and up to the moment not a problem...

I have read more then once, on other sites though, that enemas used daily disrupt your normal intestinal functions, and could lead to shortages of certain ingredients because you're expelling while nature isn't ready extracting useful stuff from your food.

I don't know, but it sounded logical to me, but the previous reactions here suggest otherwise.. Do you think this is nonsense?

This concerns only men with enlarged prostate or difficulty urinating. I have been addicted to enemas since age 7. Enlarged prostate with difficulty urinating to completion runs in my father's line. What happened is that the amount of urine retained in the bladder increased over the years especially when enemas were taken in the evening before bed. The bladder ballooned. I complained to my physician. He dismissed it as hypochondria and gave me an Rx for FLOMAX. The backup into my kidneys caused severe kidney damage. When I was finally referred to a urologist, a catheter released three liters of urine. In short, daily use of a catheter (UGH!)has allowed my kidneys to heal miraculously. The doctor recommended plenty of fluids to flush out the kidneys, so at this point the enemas are helping. I'm doing fine and thankfully not a candidate for dialysis.

You probably could cause damage to you Large Intestine if you took large enemas (say 5 litres, or more) on a regular basis. I don't know and I'm not going to tempt fate by finding out!

Large enemas can have unpleasant side effects, tho'. I once took 7 litres and it made me so nauseus that I vomited both my breakfast (what was left of it) and my lunch 2 hours later. This is one enema I won't be repeating.

Otherwise, enemas of a 'normal' size -- say 2.5 - 3 litres -- will have no long-term side-effects.

Are there negative effects of holding an enema in for long periods of time?

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Are there negative effects of holding an enema in for long periods of time?

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If you do not have cardiovascular or kidney disease, you can hold it as long as you like.

You can see this thread (there are also others) for a discussion on the topic.

http://enemas4fun.zity.biz/forum/?topic=24663.msg237008

I am pretty much on a daily enema usage now and have been for about 30 plus years. I eat a very good diet rich in vegitables. So well in fact that if I do a thorough enema purging in the morning, I will have a bowel movement by the next early evening. I have read in old medical books this slogan, "frequent or prolonged use of enemas may result in dependence on enemas". This is not true if you ask me. I can and sometimes do, go a couple of weeks without any enemas at all and return to normal bowel movements in about 24 hrs after stopping the enema use. I worked my way up to taking 3qts to start off with, and usually do two of those to cleans out real good, and then top it off with a 4 quarter. Just 3 years ago, I never thought I would ever work up to a 4 quarter but now here I am doing them. Have fun

I made two well remembered mistakes with enemas; neither was from holding the solution too long: Palmolive dishwashing soap and Salt (sodium chloride—a lot of salt). Both made me sick to my stomach; the salt made me vomit. I learned from the soap. I was a little slower on the salt. After vomiting on three occasions, I have stopped using it.

I recall that a lengthy, steady flow of water, in and out, helped both. After being well flushed of the offending enema solution, I found that holding two quarts of tap water assisted in calming me.

There IS a certain toll it exacts on the digestive system. It IS less dangerous than smoking drinking or drug abuse.

We all have a vice somewhere. I say how WELL you live is as important as how long!

Personally, I don't think it is possible as long as you are in charge of the enema. The pain would become too much for you to continue before it would reach the point of 'truly' injuring yourself. I have taken 8 quarts before without anything more than a lot of pressure and a really swollen belly. However, I went really slow until I took it all.

There are reports of people not being able to go the normal way anymore. This is alone if enough for me to keep the frequency under control

I have taken many enemas over my lifetime and I have had no ill effects.

Bill

Unfortunately for me, I find that if I take too many enemas, my body won't work on it's own. I end up using Miralax or other nasty stuff.