Is using tap water ok?

I found this link about giving enemas. My concern is the part about using tap water. I have read on some sites not to use tap water and, I have read on others not to use distilled water. Could someone please let me know if any of you has ever had a bad experience using plain tap water. I would really appreciate some sort of clarification. ???

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Tap water should be fine. There are standards each municipality has to follow.

Tap water is fine. When you have a colonic, all the fill and empty cycles over the course of an hour are tap water. You don't need salt added either. It is a matter of what you like.

I use filtered tap water, e.g. it runs through a filtration system to help pull out heavy minerals like lead, copper, etc. I have not had any ill effects from my enemas when I do this. I do try to stay away from direct tap water because of the chlorine levels of the water in my area.

Tap water is just fine. I have always used tap water and never had a problem from it. I don’t recommend well or spring water as it may have parasites from animal or farm runoff. With Tap water I can adjust the temp. as to my needs.

A large number of people talk of using a “plain water” enema to flush out soap suds, etc. I always add a small amount of Epsom Salt no mater what.

Some time ago I found that a plain water enema caused me to feel “zapped” afterwards. Remembering your body has a 9% electrolyte balance and water alone can upset that. Think of how tears taste salty but salt water (sea) in your eyes hurts.

A large amount of plain water into the system (by mouth or other) can disrupt this balance and actually has a name “water intoxication”. If doing a plain water enema think of how much more you pee.

NEVER ADD TABLE SALT!!!

. . . . . . . NEVER ADD TABLE SALT!!!

This is just wrong. Table salt is fine, and we don't have 9% electrolytes, the Sodium chloride physiologic solution is 0.9%, not 9. That is 9 grams in a liter of water, which depending on your tableware is a little less than two level teaspoons. Check a medical physiology text, and you'll see.

By the way, sea water is about three to four times saltier than physiologic saline which is why you should not drink sea water and why it burns your eyes.

I agree with Switchable in that tap water is just fine and you can add table salt to the mix just be careful that you don't use too much. Works for me and should work fine for you.

In all of the years I have been taking enemas I have used nothing but tap water. for 40 of those years we had well water only available to our house. I have never had any bad results. Just recently I discovered the benefits of adding sea salt, not table salt, to the water. Using a tbl spoon per quart of water I find that I seldom get cramps any more and am able to take much more water in each enema.

Using tap water is OK as long as it's potable. In "third-world" countries, where the water is not safe to drink, you would have to take precautions before using the water for an enema but the tap water in countries like Australia is perfectly safe.

With few exceptions and lots of common sense, you can stick anything you can eat up your bum. I've used only tap water when I've used water. I only drink tap water when I drink water.

Not dead yet 😜

I think using tap water is safe. I am 57-years-old and been getting enemas for all 57-years and have never had anything but tap water used on me.

If the tap water is safe (not the same thing as pleasant) to drink, then there's no reason I can see that it wouldn't be safe for an enema. Beyond that, taste, preference, and whatever works.

I exclusively use tap water, right from the bathtub tap.

E.B. Waterman

I have been using tap water for years and have not had any problems .

I'm sure not all forum members/visitors live in countries where they can trust the quality of their tap water. I would suggest that a good rule of thumb would be "if you feel it's good enough to drink, it's good enough to use in your enema".

I have used tap water for 30 years and it is fine.

Likewise! If it's good enough by mouth, it must be OK by rectum...

I have never used anything else but tap water. It has never caused me any problems.

Been using it for 60yrs never had any ill effects. What did we use before bottled water?

Know your locality. If it's safe to drink. In 99% of the US and 98% of Canada it is.

It's safe in an enema. It's going into the same immune system.

If you are on a well, and you are concerned, there is nothing wrong with pouring a gallon of bleach down there, waiting 8 hours and then letting the water run for 30-45 seconds. May not help, but can't hurt.

AVOID distilled water. Reason: Enemas can cause potassium and sodium depletion in even the best case. As well as outer important minerals Distilled water is SO PURE that it does not contain ANY of those important minerals. All of them are to one degree or another soluble in water. Therefore, when exposed to water that contains NONE of the mineral, it tries to dissolve in any water it can find. The less that is there, the faster the water CAN and WILL dissolve it. The closer to saturation the water is, the less it can dissolve, and the slower it must dissolve it. So, distilled water actually pulls important minerals out of your system FASTER than tap water.

The only places you need to use bottled water are those where it is known that the tap water is not safe to drink. In the US, your local water system's failure to disclose such info is a federal offense.

I agree with Lisa about knowing your locality.

Personally I boil tap water in a kettle and leave it to cool then test the temperature before using it. As someone else said earlier, what was used before bottled water?!

To southeastpete: Mostly either well water or captured rain water. Back then they didn't have any way to know what was in it.

Aquafina, BTW is Los Angeles County water. Same thing as from the tap.

My father worked in a grocery store for several years. Look at the amount of Perrier that ONE STORE was selling, extrapolate that globally, and you KNOW it can't possibly all come from ONE spring in France or anywhere.

in the US at least, there is simply not the set of standards regulating bottled water as tap water.

There are basically two agencies regulating tap water The EPA and your state's health agency. There are at least a dozen agencies with sometimes conflicting regulations trying and failing to regulate bottled water.

I've used both tap water and bottled. I like the tap water as I can hook up an enema attachment, lay in the tub and let the water flow freely in and out of me. What a glorious feeling.Our tap water is safe It's tested regularly by the health authorities.

I've always used tap water. I usually add a little epsom salt or baking soda so I don't absorb too much and imbalance my electrolytes.

I use tab water and some salt as 9g per litre.

Just works fine.

I you just use the water without the salt your body absorbs it very quickly and you'll have to pee all the time.

You can also in place of salt use baking soda but then you need to mix 14 gr per liter .

Salt is bad for arteries and baking soda not, you will found close to the salt in all the supermarkets. Temperature may reach 42°C. at the output of the nozzle.

Rainwater is OK IF NO POLLUTION and no birds shit, be carefull with rainwater,

never forget that the rain falls on the roof is the roof clean ?

from the roof the water goes in a tank , is the tank clean ?

Do you have a perfect filtration system ? probably no .

Bacteries and micro organisms are living in a rain watertank remember .

Tap water is fine IF, the city you live in has a relatively clean water source..... Here in Ottawa we get our water from the Ottawa river which is pretty clean so the filtering process does not use a lot of chlorine. If your city's water source requires aggressive filtering there's a chance that the water will be OVER-chlorinated so I would not recommend using it.

In Europe, some countries are known holiday with no reliable water, better water bottle

The rule of thumb which I have always applied is - if you can drink it you can use it for enemas, if you can't drink it then don't use it. Dissolving some salt in it to make a saline solution not only removes some of the impurities, but also makes for a better result.