Rinse after soap enema

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Again!

....and one more time!

..........perhaps two.

May not be necessary, but it sure is fun.

My wife has told me that whenever she was severely constipated her mom would give her a small volume mineral oil enema followed by a soap enema and then a plain water rinse. I had the same treatment once from an aunt who was a RN. I remember my mom giving me more than one fill-up several times but really don't remember if the purpose was a rinse. As for now days I take a rinse if I have enough time and feel like it. Otherwise a soap enema by itself works just fine.

I usually don't rinse after a soapy enema. Never had any problem.

I have never done a rinse whether the enema was soap or baking soda. Never any problems either.

As a child, and even now the warm water and dissolved soap enema is still the standard, but I have never used a rinse afterwards, nor found any discomfort after expelling the soap. Soap, in my experience gives a very good stimulus and a good result. I suppose that this is why it has tended to be the standard. I find the chemical enemas, such as Fleet's uncomfortable, the wrong temperature, and do not give as good an outcome as simple soap and water. A pint to a pint and a half does what is needed admirably, and the ingredients are always to hand. I am not convinced, based on my experiences over a long time, that a second enema of plain water is a medical or health necessity. Delia

The last time I took a standard branded Fleet 4 oz "saline" enema after not having had one for many years was last week. I found it much more irritating to my anus and rectum than I ever recalled before. I've now thrown out the contents of the others I bought each time and fill with plain water which works fine (I double the volume to 8 oz water) and is hardly irritating at all. I don't ever plan to use them again. I did several with my usual 2.5 quart bag later, one up to 3.5 q of Castile soap + (real) normal saline and had several very enjoyable enemas with no irritation or major cramping at all. I'm not surprised if people who have only been given Fleet enemas subsequently don't like enemas and are resistant to trying them erotically. I might not either.

Eric

Rinse gets the soap which is an irritant out. Good idea

I tend to agree with most of the population in that a rinse after a SSE is not really necessary. I took one the other day and just did the one enema with Dr Bronners plain castile soap and the results were terrific. And I say terrific in that it went in easily and the returns were done all in one fell swoop. I did not use too much soap and was just right to accomplish what I needed to do.

I think though, if you use a larger amount of soap, that you may consider doing a rinse....which adds to the fun anyway!!

If I was going to use a Fleets enema, I would very likely do a good rinse afterwords, as those things are irritating as hell to the anus..........which is why I avoid the damn things, and use only good pleasurable liquids like Castile soap, or J & J Baby Shampoo. No "after burn, or irritation" with those products.

I think this is just an excuse to take another enema. If you really want to take 2,3 or 4 enemas, just do it. You don't really have to justify it by thinking that you must rinse out any residual soap. If taking heavy concentrations of glycerin, soap, vinegar, or M.& M, maybe a tap water rinse has some merit. Nursing facilities never give a follow up rinse. I do agree that Fleets are so irritating that one might feel better with a plain water rinse. Just be honest with yourself and do what you want to do.

I'll plead "guilty" to the notion that I need a rinse after a nice soapy enema. It's my fallback excuse for that second or even third enema. My use of soap is reserved for those times when the enema is being used for its medicinal purpose of colon cleansing. The "rinse" is my excuse for having a recreational enema that almost always ends the Big O! Although nursing protocols may not require a rinse, having one sure is fun!

Have fun and play safe!

Deb

It depends upon whether I want the gift to keep on giving, as it were.

In the 80's I'd take a really strong soap enema every other day, or so, and just about 24 hours later (whether or not I had defecated in the mean time) I would have a strong laxative feeling in my lower tummy, followed by wonderfully strong contractions and then a strong rectal urge. I figured that it was residual, diffuse soap, being concentrated by the stool passing through the colon, finally manifesting as described above. I really liked it, so I never rinsed.

Nowadays, I sometimes rinse, depending on my plans.

An enema rinsing is not necessary but it is very enjoyable.

Not a fan of this!

You will take a couple of hours to pass the last of the enema in any case so WHY?

I always take a rinse enema after one with soap. It may be just an excuse for another one, but that's OK!

Unless you mixed the soap really strong, there is no need to rinse. Most times I do not rinse. However, as others have said, it is a good excuse for having another enema.

I always rinse when I wash my hair lol I dont always rinse after a soapsuds enema.

Until studying this thread I had thought a rinse after a SSE was necessary. I usually take 3+ enemas in a series and a second SSE is usually not necessary so after the soapy I normally use plain water or saline. It is good to know though that when I have time for only one enema in a session a SSE is still an option. Or that the last in a series can be a soapy if I'm so inclined.

As a small child I received Ivory soap enemas laying over my mother's lap. It was two or three bulb fulls of soapy water and no rinse, so I don't do rinses now.

I usually don't because the hour is normally too late but the consequences are the next day having a lot of mucous, need to go at inconvenient times and sometimes a residual discomfort. A saline rinse does work better in preventing these day two issues.

I always rinses for the reason explained by vito, the soap will irritate your colon for too long time... it can be harmfull i think.

And sometime if I don t rinses I have many cramps and diarrea many hours later.

What does SSE stand for? It's mentioned by several people.

"SSE" is med-speak for Soap Suds Enema. This also means to a current Nurse, that it is with a bag and NOT a Fleets.

the boxcar

I've never had a problem following a soapy enema, but the idea of a rinse is a good excuse for another enema. After two enemas, it's easy to go on to a third or more.

Sailorboy. thanks for asking, to some of us medicalese is an aquired skill.

thanks taking part

When I was a child my Mother would give me SSE's then she would give me a plain warm water rinse afterwards to rinse the soap out of me, I myself today will do the same if I use soap in my enema, I say " like Mother like Daughter."

I'm with you kid

I always following SSE with 1-2 rinse enemas.

I've never had a problem following a soapy enema, but the idea of a rinse is a good excuse for another enema. After two enemas, it's easy to go on to a third or more.

. . . and THAT'S the REAL reason for everybody's rinse.

Makes sense that you wouldn't "need" a rinse. If most of the water comes out then there really isn't that much soap left inside, unless you made your enema really soapy.

That said I usually rinse. My most common series is a small squirt of soapy to clean out the rectum, 2-2.5 quarts of soapsuds to get everything moving and out (given slowly and retained for 5 minutes or so), and then another 2.5 or so of warm water in a quick in and out. If I don't have time I'll do a single enema, usually soapy because I have problems with stuck water on a single tap water enema. For some reason the rinse enema doesn't seem to stick as badly.

I find the "rinse" also knocks some more poop out most times.