Do you prefer enemas or laxatives?

determined was also leaking thru a "microscopically small" hole, brought about "mush fecal matter" that also had a tendency to 'leak' giving me a "chapped ass". --ain't nothing like a chapped ass to get your attention.

A&D Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash ointment goes a long way to stopping that problem. Also works great to protect the skin when drinking the oral lavage prep prior to colonoscopy. It is low cost and readily available at local pharmacies and online. Apply liberally and use an appropriate size pair of pull on disposable underwear (Always Active Fit is a favorite) as the zinc oxide is tough to wash out of fabrics.

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should be A and D Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Ointment.

When I'm constipated, the only "laxative" for me is Ivory soap. I'll take an enema any day rather than subject myself to the unpredictability of a chemical laxative.

When I'm constipated, the only "laxative" for me is Ivory soap. I'll take an enema any day rather than subject myself to the unpredictability of a chemical laxative.

Bursting your bubble here, but soap is a man-made chemical and you put it in the enema to increase the laxative response by irritating the colon. How is that not a chemical laxative?

I will prefer enemas to oral laxatives or suppositories for many applications because they are more predictable and highly effective, but I don't kid myself that they aren't interfering.

Laxatives are unpredictable; I give myself a 2-quart enema, and I KNOW what/when to expect.

I prefer enemas. For constipation they provide immediate relief and there are no unexpected problems. The enema itself is pleasureable so it’s a no-brainier as far as I’m concerned.

I prefer enemas. For constipation they provide immediate relief and there are no unexpected problems. The enema itself is pleasureable so it’s a no-brainier as far as I’m concerned.

Bursting your bubble here, but soap is a man-made chemical and you put it in the enema to increase the laxative response by irritating the colon. How is that not a chemical laxative?

I will prefer enemas to oral laxatives or suppositories for many applications because they are more predictable and highly effective, but I don't kid myself that they aren't interfering.

When people say "laxative", they mean an oral preparation that makes it easier to defecate. A suppository could have laxative properties but it would still be considered a suppository.

When people say "enema" they mean a solution injected into the colon via the rectum. It doesn't matter what is dissolved in the solution.

By your definition, water would be a chemical laxative because it is a chemical. It sounds like you are playing with semantics.

By your definition, water would be a chemical laxative because it is a chemical. It sounds like you are playing with semantics.

Response was to a post where Buddyv55 said

the only "laxative" for me is Ivory soap.

The language may be playing with semantics, but the intent was to address the idea that somehow soapsuds enemas are wonderful and "natural" in contrast to those awful "chemical laxatives". All interventions have benefits and drawbacks and you need to think them out. If you want minimal irritation you can go with normal saline in an enema or fiber.

At the end I did point out that I do go with soapsuds often, but have tried to think my decision through as far as risks/benefits. Soap does cause an irritant response that increases the effectiveness of the enema over the more mechanical action of physiologic saline.

Enemas win, hands down! (Although suppositories are fun, too.) Laxatives have their place; but the fact that they take a while, and can work at the MOST inopportune times, makes them my distant third choice. I do a total clean out every spring and fall, which is about the only time I take a laxative. I start the night before with a purgative dose of a strong laxative, usually castor oil. If the only reason for doing something is fun, nothing beats an enema, unless it's a series of enemas, LOL! It's a rare week that I don't do at least one. Just typing this is making me enema horny. LOL!

Much as I hated the Ivory soapsuds enemas that my mother gave me when I was a kid, now as an adult I find them preferable to laxatives which work unpredictably (if at all). When I was a kid she would give me an enema as a last resort if a bedtime dose of laxative didn't work as soon as I woke up the next morning (even with the assistance of a suppository in the morning). I usually only got about a dozen or so enemas a year either for that reason or because I was ill and had to stay home from school. Then she would give me a daily enema until I was over the illness.

Enemas for sure. I have tried taking laxatives the night before I take an enema to clear the way.

As a kid, I got mostly enemas and sometimes suppositories. A few times a good dose of castor oil (usually at the direction of my grandmother).

Today, I must prefer enemas or a suppository. These only effect one end. When I have had to go for a colonoscopy I did not like the magnesium citrate and dulcolax tablets but they do work for top down clean out.

On a number of occasions as punishment I have used castor oil and enemas with a sub along with spanking in other punishments. In these situations I found it effective and erotic.

I also have been on the receiving end but not often, only on two occasions I got castor oil and enemas. I did not like them together. It felt humiliating and it was uncomfortable. However, from a mental aspect it was effective. The threat of it happening, then the experience of it happening, leaves a impressive memory of the discomfort also a semi eroticism to it.

It sounds like you are playing with semantics.

We have members who do that on the forum. Nothing new or unusual there.

It all depends on why you are considering either.

If you are just looking for a little help to poo, a small, warm water water, enema retained 10-15 minutes is a good option. It will lubricate and cause a mild urge. If you are more badly constipated, a bag enema, taken lying down, is probably a better option.

If your intent is for fun, laxatives offer a far greater variety of options. You can choose hard or soft poo, large or small result, fast or slow acting, very cramping or a gentle hint.

The firmness of the poo can be varied with Miralax. This stuff keeps water in your colon and the effects usually start within 24 hours. A standard adult dose will pretty much assure a fairly soft poo. You can adjust the dose widely from almost no effect to gushing liquid poo. It's used in big doses for colonoscopy preps. IMO, Miralax is better than Colace to adjust firmness.

If you want a large result, take a dose of a fiber supplement, with plenty of water, three times a day for several days. Yes, the stuff tastes gloppy and is often hard to get down, but it will really bulk up your poo. The powder gives better results than the capsules.

There are several options for meds that make you go. They are Bisacodyl, senna, saline, and castor oil.

Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) is easy to take and generally works in 6 hours or less. One pill will cause a definite urge but not much cramping. Larger doses, up to 6 pills, usually cause serious cramps and several loose to liquid poos with great urgency with little warning.

Senna is a good, versatile laxative. It usually works in about 12 hours, but can take longer. It does not soften the poo much, unlike Dulcolax, so liquid poo isn't usual except in very large doses. I like it because the dosage can easily be adjusted per desired effect. It is available in both pill and powdered form. The latter can be blended with prunes, dates, figs and raising and molded into ice cube trays to make very laxative, tasty bonbons. Measure carefully.

The salines, from Milk of Magnesia to Citrate of Magnesia to Phospho Soda to Epsom Salt are not much to my liking. Many taste foul and the result is almost always great urgency a flood of watery poo.

Castor oil is IMO mostly reserved for punishment. It is horrible to take and the taste can linger a long time. Large doses can be given without fear of overdoses, because when enough of the oil has been digested, you poo and the remaining oil is just pood out. Results can be very rapid, under an hour, but almost always happen within 6 hours. If the person is constipated, strong cramps are likely. Given at bedtime a messy accident is likely. Castor oil can go from feeling nothing to uncontrollable pooing within a minute.

In summary, if I were looking to have, soft, easy to pass, poos with just a hint of urge my choice would be the fruity Senna squares and Miralax. Adjusted properly, you'll get a mild reminder it's time to poo and then you relax and have an effortless, formed poo, with no bearing down

I prefer enemas. Now and then I use a laxative, yet I only do that to get stuff higher up moving down where the water will reach it and help clean me out.

With an enema I like many others, you know when it will work. Unless you keep track of when you to your laxative and how long it will take to work, which can be a total crap shoot, you may need some extra pants and other clothes.

Enemas work and they are usually done and over it a couple of hours. With a laxative it could be hours before it works.

The other advantage of an enema for me is the fact I can masturbate while giving myself an enema.

Enemas definitely. I rarely get constipated to the point I need to take or do something. I eat raw apples and that seems to help keep me regular. But I do enemas for the erotica of it and also I feel very good after doing them meaning they are good to take

I like both. Senna tea with psyllium added to it gives a full and crampy feeling to which I add one or two Bisacodyl suppositories when I start to feel a desire to go. While they melt, I prepare my enema. Sorbitol liquid added to psyllium is also an interesting experience. I feel full and get gas. I insert a plug or tampon while I prepare my enema. I sometimes drink psyllium and then follow it with Castor oil. A full feeling combined with cramps. So the combination of laxative with enema is best

I just like a slow, warm, hi-volume enema.

I don’t have constipation issues so I don’t use either to relieve constipation. I use enemas for pleasure. I don’t use laxatives. Occasionally use a liquid glycerin suppository along with a small enema prior to anal play.

I agree with LisaK that both have their place. All four of us got castor oil on Friday at bedtime to start prepping us for the quarterly family colon cleanse. Mom and Aunt Ruth drank a strong black tea made with senna leaves and cascara sagrada bark every night at bedtime, and they took castor oil along with us kids for our clean out. By the time we were six, it was obvious that Lisa & I had inherited the family tendency toward constipation. So, Mom started giving tea right along with her & Aunt Ruth. Mom & Ruth gave each other enemas at least three times a week, and by the time we were 10 or so, Mom or Ruth would do us when they did each other. Aunt Ruth realized how much I enjoyed having her take care of my bowels, and told me she would give to me any time I wanted it. Also, when she wanted cramps, she would take extra tea, and one day, I asked her why. She said she liked the cramps in her tummy, and asked me If I wanted to do me with her. I had a big crush on Ruth, so I said sure. She taught me how to combine several laxatives to get the strongest cramps, and how to use suppositories to make them stronger. When I was 12, Ruth surprised me with my first double balloon nozzle. She had already started giving me an enema when my cramping was strong, and this really helped prolong the cramping. When I was 16, I asked her for one of her super crampy sessions, and she said to come over (she lived next door) after school. She invited me in,and we talked about our days as we drank the strong laxative tea. We knew that the tea would work in 4-5 hours, so she said for me to go home and do my homework, and come over at 8:00. My tummy was churning by 7:30, but I waited until 8:00. She answered the door in a purple shorty robe. She usually wore scrubs when she gave us our enemas. To my gleeful surprise, she led me to her bedroom, where she usually gave me my enemas, and there were two bags hanging from the chains hanging from her ceiling over the bed. She told me to get ready, and I undressed. She helped me on the bed in Simms position, lubed me and inserted my nozzle. Then, she dropped the robe, revealing her great body, lay down next to me and handed me her nozzle. She handed me the Vaseline, and opened herself. I lubed her and inserted her nozzle. She opened both our clamps, and we talked as the hot soapy water filled us. That was the first time. We continued our enema relationship until she died at the age of 86. So, you can see why I love all three methods on getting a BM. Laxatives are great as a prep, or suppositories if time is short, but always enemas to complete the job. Sis and I love playing with all three.

I started my bdsm travel with enema, for many years (10) I only took enema and try a lot of solutions ?

Now my new love is laxative that clean you out completely like magnesium citrate or Epsom salt. I found laxative give me a more punishment, I love the feeling of it inside your belly, that will grow and grow and grow. When laxative is in you can't do a i thing, you have to wait your punishment that's arrive soon and completely clean out. My new love is moviprep always do this job on me ?

My preference is for the combined approach... laxatives then enemas. A complete clean out takes most of a day.

Upon arising, I start the day with a special breakfast... a chocolate brownie with four ground up Sennokot tablets in the mix.

This is a strong dose of about 32 mg of Sennocides. To drink, I have two cups of coffee with a full dose of Miralax (about 17 gm) dissolved in each cup.

The combination of a stimulant laxative and stool softener is very effective.

Mid-morning and again for lunch, I eat and drink the same thing. The Miralax can be mixed with coffee, tea, or other things like lemonade. But there must be at least 16 Oz of liquid liquid (with 2 measures of the powder) each time. This is needed to really soften.

When you take the first dose about 8am, it's likely nothing much will happen until the early afternoon But then you'll likely get strong cramping and strong urgency for a few hours. Messy accidents are likely if you don't stay within quick, easy toilet access.

When the pooing from the laxatives subsides in the early evening, I insert a Coloclean device, a home version of a closed system colonic, and do several bags of clear warm water to flush everything remaining out, then do a final fill with about 4 cups of brewed coffee, and retain as long as comfortable.

After releasing the coffee, I insert a Fr 32 colon tube as high as comfortable, about 10", and inject a small pro-biotic retention enema, pull on a diaper, and go to sleep.

I take enemas, and also give them. I know some say they can fail to work, but my limited experience tells me the opposite. I rarely get actually constipated, but I have problems being "slow," and with gas & bloating. I will also continue to "go," but as time goes on, my output stops matching my food intake. That's when I do an enema (or several) A good enema cures the bloating, gas, & failure to empty. If I have time, I do 2-4 enemas. By then, I'm fairly well cleaned out.

Since some years I prefer swallowing a good dose castor oil instead of taking high enemas, this at least once the week, for in this manner the bowels will be cleansed completely; so I have no more any problems with the special taste of castor oil. Early in the morning, not having breakfasted, take 2 oz castor oil and you will be astonished what will happen in your bowels.

I don't really see them as always mutually exclusive.

I have taken bisacodyl(Generic Dulcolax) a couple of hours before a 3-qit Epsom Salt and soapsuds enema.

I have also taken Milk Of Magnesia between rounds on a routine series of enemas

A full adult dose of Castor Oil, taken first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, can be expected to start working within two hours You will feel some cramping, and when that happens, it's wise to be very close to a toilet. The first poo will come on very quickly and cannot be resisted and this will pretty much clean out the person's bowel in a couple of minutes.

Enemas hands down over laxatives. I like to know when to be near the pot and when they are going to work.

I like enemas more than any laxative. I do use Clear-Lax. While I don't use it often, when I do, I mix it twice as strong as the directions state. That way it flush out my insides and an enema with a shower shot helps clean me out. My next use of Clear Lax will be this coming weekend. Then I will clean myself out.

@Hiddenuser said,

Enemas hands down over laxatives. I like to know when to be near the pot and when they are going to work.

I’ll take a couple of enemas over laxatives any day. Enemas work when you want, laxatives don’t, they’re a crap shoot. You never know when they’ll strike.