Warning About Sea Water Enemas

I would like to know if it is safe to do enemas with sea water. I'm not sure if sea water would be to salty or harm me in some way.

***Moderator Note: PLEASE read through the entire thread to see why seawater enemas are NOT recommended and potentially very dangerous.

First, welcome to the board and as a fan of the James Bond books (the originals by Fleming, not the special effects orgies from Hollyweird) I love your screen name! Now to the question: Sea water is about 3.5% salt, while normal saline is about 0.9%. So the short answer is that the salt content is about four times what the level is in your blood. I have read posts by people who have done what you are describing with no problems, but not being a medical person I can't give you a definite "GO". I believe they expelled immediately into the sea, so the salt water probably did not spend enough time inside to cause problems. The thing that would turn me off would be the temperature, I HATE cold enemas!

Warren

I had a girlfriend a few years ago that took sea water enemas regularly with no ill effects. She introduced me to them during a long weekend at the Hamptons. I enjoyed them very much. Peter

Thought I would respond to you question. While several people have commented on taking a sea water enema and had no problems I would be againist it. Its not the salt content that is my concern, but sea water is a biological mixture of plant and animal sea life on a very small bases. If by chance you where to nick yourself internally this could present problems. However, If you would still like to, I suggest that you boil the water, and filter it thru something like a coffee filter to remove all small matter before using.

Once read in an article at an other forum where a women wanted to introduce not only sea water, but also small fish with her enema, Just can't believe the dangers that could case. Remember descretion is the better part of valor.

One has to remember that our intestinal system is designed to absorb water and food, so when you introduce any chemical solution you have to be very careful.

Hope this has helped and not put a damp cloth to your desires.

Kind of thought of something like that after I posted. You would really want to be careful not to get something like a fragment of jellyfish sucked into your higginson, could ruin your whole day!

If you could view a sample of seawater under a microscope I doubt that you would want this internally. There are all sorts of organisms floating around even in what appears to be pure salt water. Very dangerous in my opinion!!

There is no way I would have a sea water enema. Too many micro-organisms of unknown and very possibly pathogenic varieties. I'll stick with filtered tap water and known additives of my choice.

Think that old rule that "if you wouldn't put it in your mouth, it doesn't belong in your rear" works well here too. Swallowing seawater is not fun! As a former scuba diver I did swallow a bit at times, but not on purpose! The kosher salt should be fine, in the proper concentration.

Warren

I have to agree with Waterman that I am concerned about the microscopic flora and fauna in the water. However, being an avid waterskier and wakeboarder I have had several unintentional sea water enemas when falling. Not that I'm skiing naked, at the right angle in comes right up your trunks and into your you know where.

I have never had any bad effects from this (other than the fairly urgent need to expel it).

Still I wouldn't tempt fate.

LB

Sea water as we know it today is not what it was many years ago. There are many many more things floating in sea water now then ever. Most of which you can't see. A good option is to buy sea salt and mix with water in your bag. One should have salt in the enema to prevent the bady from absorbing to much water any way.

I would not recommend it, sea water is filled with micro organisms that could really jack you up!

Its not the salt that is a potential issue, its those pesky single cell critters,,too small to see but large enough to cause big problems,, certaily dont want to inject a tiny jellyfish !!!

Living where i do In central west coast Scotland to use sea water as an enema you would be risking heavy metal contamination not to menion all the many really nasty bacteria coming out of the sewage outfalls just off the coast.

I have to go snorkeling with you sometime. 😉

I don't know anything about sea water enemas; but watch out for how many fish get squirted up you rear. Then again perhaps having a school of fishes up there can be fun too???

Thought we had kind of kicked this one to death earlier last year - between various microorganisms and other nasties like fragments of jellyfish, leave the seawater where you found it! Not worth the risks involved.

On this site I recently read the story "A Day at the Beach" about two women's experiences with sea water enemas on a secluded beach in Hawaii. While the story details their enjoyment, I would just like to make a few warning comments because I believe some might find the story inspirational. Although the beach was described as secluded there is a potential for infection from e. coli from unseen land sewage discharge, seabirds and discharges from boats. Depending on where anyone decides to duplicate the experience there is also the possibility of injecting microscopic jellyfish or other forms of unpleasant sea life. In a documentary I saw on the Travel Channel there are micro-jellyfish in the south Pacific that are so poisonous as to be potetially fatal. Two of the reseachers on the documentary both accidentally were stung by these jellyfish even though wearing complete wetsuits. The female reseacher was stung by one that was on her glove when she took it off! They both ended up spending several weeks in the hospital in excruciating pain!

On the flip side, I am a cruising sailor and the issue of dehydration is a possibility during an emergency. It has been proven that a person can drink up to 32 oz. of sea water without becoming ill. However, drinking so much sea water would obviously be an unpleasant experience. It also has been documented that sea water enemas can be employed to prevent dehydration, since the colon will absorb what water it can and expel the rest. Obviously, an enema would be much less unpleasant than drinking. I would recommend that if possible the seawater be boiled to kill any undesirable elements present. This also includes certain forms of algae. Obviously in a very serious life threatening emergency one might have to dispense with the sterilization.

At the time I originally posted this warning I had no documentation to back up my assertions. Today 12/30/09 there is an article on the BBC News website about the "Irukandji jellyfish, whose venomous sting can be lethal." This particular jellyfish appears to be found off the coasts of Australia and surrounding islands, but that may not be the limit of its range. Here is the link for the article which has a picture of it, but I'm also copying the article to this post after the link.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/asia-pacific/8434351.stm

'World's best job' man is stung

The man who landed what was dubbed "the best job in the world" as the caretaker on a tropical island off Australia has been stung by a lethal jellyfish.

Briton Ben Southall, who beat 34,000 applicants to secure the position, was stung during his last week in the job.

The culprit was the peanut-sized Irukandji jellyfish, whose venomous sting can be lethal.

In his blog, which he keeps as part of his job, he describes the incident as "a little sting on the beach".

But it was his progressive symptoms of fever, headache, lower back pain, chest tightness and high blood pressure that led doctors to diagnose the sting.

"I thought I'd done particularly well at avoiding any contact with any of the dangerous critters that consider this part of the world their home," Mr Southall writes in the latest update to his online diary.

Stinger suit

"I've avoided being boxed by a kangaroo, nibbled by a shark and bitten by a spider or a snake - but then in my final few days on Hamilton Island I fell foul of a miniscule little creature known as an Irukandji," his blog continues.

"I really should have been wearing a full stinger suit"

Ben Southall

Caretaker of Hamilton Island

The jellyfish - which struck as he descended from a jet-ski - is virtually invisible to the naked eye and can be deadly - in 2002 two tourists died after being stung.

It is so small it can pass through the nets that protect popular swimming spots in Queensland from larger jellyfish.

But Mr Southall - who has fully recovered after a dose of antibiotics and rest - admitted that he had been inadequately dressed for the excursion.

"It's not something to be messed around with. I really should have been wearing a full stinger suit, as is recommended at all beaches here this time of year," he said.

Mr Southall, 34, a charity fundraiser from Hampshire had to undergo a gruelling selection process to get the A$150,000 ($134,000) role - including swimming, snorkelling and one-to-one interviews.

I heard that on the BBC news this morning too. Quite shocking and it just shows the power of some of natures toxins

The world is so polluted these days, none of this suprises me.

Sea water, untreated does contain all the naturally occurring elements, including mercury, arsenic and lead.

It also does contain a lot of different bacterias.

I use clean water! If I want salt, I'll add it!

Has anybody thought of or, better, got a seawater enema directly in the sea, eg. with an higginson syringe? i've always fantasized about that...

A seawater enema is definitely NOT RECOMMENDED. Sea water is filled with microorganisms that can cause severe illness and can be extremely dangerous.

A seawater enema is NOT the same thing as swallowing some sea water when you're at the beach. If you swallow, you have the defense of stomach acid to kill many organisms that could cause illness. You lack that defense if you take the water directly into the colon.

All this is very interesting dears, at the end right today i wondering about water see enemas...

At the end of story, people did a lot of treatment with sea water... so i'm agree that just a glass should be not so dangerous ... but it is not for me!

If you want salt in your solution just add it.

Lisak said

I use clean water! If I want salt, I'll add it!

Kid said

If you want salt in your solution just add it.

People who want sea water enemas, aren't looking for salt.

They want the excitement and novelty of sea water.

After all said and done----just watch out for those micro orgasms --in your water

Sea water is the natural breeding ground for MANY microorganisms, including some that are not well known to science.

Risk is not one I am prepared to take.

After trying a 50/50 vinegar -water enema many years ago, I am hesitant about anything other than MILD soap. The vinegar/water enema gave me bloody mucous for 5 days and I feared I had done permanent damage. I mostly use plain tap water and sometimes J & J baby wash in my bag. I KNOW that sea water contains many bacteria, spores and fungi that can be very harmful to the colon.

People who want sea water enemas, aren't looking for salt.

They want the excitement and novelty of sea water

I agree with others. I would be a great way to get some excitement. Of course a nasty infection many not be what the author was thinking of.

I was youtube surfing and came upon this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25kFVkwTs_M

People died from casual contact swimming in pond water.

Don't even think of using untreated water for enemas.