Laxative tonight, enemas tomorrow

I was given both laxatives and enemas as a kid growing up, most of which I'm sure that I needed.

While super strong Ivory soap enemas were the mainstay of what I received; sometimes I was given a liquid magnesium laxative to drink at bedtime instead. I never figured out what the rational was for using the oral liquid at bedtime instead of the hot soapy enema - I don't think both were ever used together (drink at bedtime, followed by enema in morning).

Do you know WHICH oral liquid it was?

One of the reasons I started using enemas when bound up was the sudden and unannounced arrival of the laxative. It seemed they always kicked in at the leas convenient time. I was working the road and clean facilities were hard to find

One remedy (apart from Hypol mentioned) I did like was when my mother served up stewed prunes with home made thick custard & varied the prune dish with ice cream . .One time I helped myself to an extra full serving of the stewed prunes not long off the stove warm, dribbled some custard over my dessert bowl, later doing my school work & heading off to bed. . . Badly miscalculated there.

Talk about doin a runner !!

For a cleanout routine it's a good idea to think about what you're doing. It seems pointless to take a laxative, then start enemas before the laxative has had time to work and has, at least, started to camp strongly. If you wash out the laxative med before it has started to work at least, there was no point in taking it.

As to a dose of MOM at night followed by an enema in the morning, that does make sense. MOM is a saline laxative, and those hold water in you bowel softening hard poo. Generally, the softening effect happens with lower doses of MOM. If a bigger dose is given, it can act more as a laxative because the increases bulk of the poo tends to be laxative.. In large doses, it can cause urgent, frequent, sloppy poos.

So, if your mom gave you a dose of MoM at bedtime, it may have been to soften the poo and make passing it after the enema easier.

MoM, as a preamble to an enema, does make sense. As mentioned above, it tends to soften poo, but also tends to move poo down in you bowel, so when the enema is given, even if it doesn't go very high, the person has a very complete poo.

I know my colon hydroterapist used to suggest a dose of MoM at bedtime the night before a colonic, even though every session stated with a bag enema as a prep to be pood out before the speculum went in. When I had sessions like that the single, 1500ml disposable bag, enema of plain warm water she gave me soon produced a massive, very easy to pass, toilet filling poo. The subsequent fills and releases on the colonic machine returned pretty clear every time.

(1) If 2 oz of castor oil is the minimum for full effect, how much is too much?

(2) How long does the Castor Oil take to work if I just drink with chocolate milk or tomato juice?

(3) How long does it take to work if I drink hot water or tea every 10-15 minutes after taking the castor oil?

→ (1): In my experience only in the case of a severe constipation it will be necessary to take 2 oz castor oil, for a normal bowel movement ½ oz castor oil will be sufficient. In the case that you will remark traces of the castor oil in the water of the toilet it has been too much.

→ (2): This one will depend of the dosage of castor oil.

→ (3). The events in your bowels and so the time for the excretions after having swallowed a good dose castor oil will depend exclusively of the amount of the toxins liberated in the liver.

Bisacodyl, at least takes a while to reach the large bowel!

The stomach empties a part of it's contents into the small intestine about every 15 minutes. YES it DOES slow down when the stomach is empty;

The small intestine has a similar interval into the large intestine, but almost never in sync!

The coating is actually chemically engineered NOT to dissolve in the stomach. It dissolves in the alkaline environment of the large intestine, NOT the acid environment of the stomach.

The process for taking a 2-3 Qt soapsuds enema, once the enema is mixed, runs about a round per hour, give or take.

I typically take a high dose of bisacodyl about 2 hours before I start the first enema. Bisacodyl “kick in” typically happens between the second and the third round of enemas so I doubt that I am seriously “Washing away” the bisacodyl.

Milk of Magnesia has a warning on it to wait at least two hours between taking it and taking any prescription drugs, or take them 2 hours before.

I often will take glycerine suppositories to do a preliminary cleanout prior to an enema. Step 1 - normal bowel movement. Step 2 - glycerine suppository or 2 - possibly repeat. Step 3 - enema - usually a warm coffee enema followed by a warm water with pinch of salt rinse after. Once all that is said and done, I eat some yogurt. Do this about once per week and make a nice event of it.

Hi all, nice topic…

My partner and I have been doing a weekend cleanout for 20 years now. We typically start Friday evening and finish up Sunday morning. Details: Friday we eat very light and at 8pm we take a strong laxative, we were using Dulcolax soft chews (2) but we have since switched to using Epsom's salt taken orally: 2 tbs in 10 oz of water - here is where we cheat a little… if anyone has taken Epsom's salts orally it is horrible to take. So we swallow a 20 fr urethral catheter about 6 inches down and use a bulb syringe to push in the Epsom's salt mixture. The Epsom's salt purge takes about 2 hrs or less to kick in. Often we'll start taking an enema or two late Friday evening after 10 pm. We start with a 3qt SSE (only taking what is comfy), retaining for 5 min, then ½ hr later taking a 3~4 qt rinse - again only taking what is comfy. Saturday is a juice fast day - nothing solid, enemas start around 10 am, usually two or 3 if the 2nd is not clear. Last one being 4qts - usually by this time 4qts goes right in.

Saturday evening is our fun sex time, mostly anal play with sometimes more enemas - just for fun - I've a large walk in shower with a shower shooter, bag hooks and a bench. We sometimes party with a gay male couple. Everyone is running clear so cleanup is very easy. Sunday morning I do a final fill of green tea or chamomile tea taken slowly with a colon tube this is always 4 qts taken from a filled 5 qt bag so often it's a bit over 4. This is expelled immediately - you feel fantastic afterwards.

I know I've posted this prep before a few times but it works for me.

@complete bowel cleansing - 2 ounces of castor oil is about the largest amount that you will digest. That is important because castor oil must be digested to produce its laxative effects. The actual laxative is one of the compounds which castor oil breaks down to when digested. Any amount over two ounces will merely pass down to the colon, where it has the same effect as mineral oil.

@LisaK Do you know WHICH oral liquid it was?

Oh, I see I missed answering your question as to which Magnesium laxative I was given… wish I could remember… I do remember magnesium citrate that came in a small glass bottle was often used, and I never minded that. It sure did work, as did the very strong Ivory Flakes enemas…