Rinse after soap enema

I've never had a rinse enema after soap or glycerin and I probably never will need one. Usually I use normal saline. If I use soap, it's 1 tsp Castile soap per quart of enema, usually in normal saline. I never have any need to rinse with water or saline. I just expel and enjoy my post-enema euphoria (and sometimes an orgasm).

Eric

Suzie, you sure have a way with words, Girl. --and you nail it!

the boxcar

Sometimes I rinse, sometimes I don't. If I use soap I usually use a fairly light mix of either Dr. Bronners castile or J&J baby wash and have never had a problem. I agree with Sam42 and Susie's comments that a rinse is just an excuse to have another enema.

I rinse after because the soap keeps working and working on me. I have gone without rinsing a few times but it leave this strange feeling deep in my tummy. Also when I rinse I can feel the soap as it comes out. I use either ivory, Dr. Bronners or J&J baby. I usually rinse a few times and sometimes use the shower hose just to make sure everything is out. I mean I don't fill with the shower hose. I let the water just go in and come out.

I like to rinse to get the residual soap out of me, but I also love the feeling! Sis and I both use salt and baking soda rinses, and just love the way they feel...going in AND coming out!

Rinse after soap enemas, absolutely yes.

Yes, after a SSE, I do a rinse, generally with warm water, salt, and and baking soda. When doing Epsom Salts enemas, I don't find the need to rinse, but will on occasion, depending how I'm feeling at that point.

My grandmother taught me, when I was twelve years old, to use Ivory soap with the first enema and to do two rinse enemas with salt and baking soda. If salt and baking soda were not available, I was to use plain water. I was taught to never leave soap in my colon, I was to always rinse the soap out with at least two rinse enemas. That being said, my grandmother was an RN and had a thing about using salt and baking soda to match the body's Ph level during rinse enemas. Tap water was only to be used as a last resort. I got a sore behind one evening as a young teen from her hair brush, when she caught me not doing as I was told, when salt and baking soda was available in her bathroom, I was using tap water to save time. The two rinse enemas that evening were "ouch" when I went to set down on the toilet to release them. I laugh now about that evening long ago but it taught me a good lesson I have never forgotten.

Well, a lot of people do a rinse enema after soapsuds enema. However, I've never read something about this procedure in textbooks on nursing. There are some videoclips on youtube where nurses teach giving enemas. I've found no video on youtube in which they teach giving a rinse enema after a soapsuds enema (the soapsuds enema usually with castile soap and no more than 1,500 cc water). I wonder how common was or is this "follow up" plain water or salt enema in hospitals? I would like to hear from the RN or ex-RN here if a rinse enema in hospitals is used and if so in which cases? I often read of doing rinse enemas in enema forums like this but I don't know where the origin of rinse enemas is.

For years I took soap suds enemas, it goes back to what I was given by my mother, and what my friends mother gave to her. It was either Ivory bar or Ivory flakes, and a very strong solution. As I got older, by about 35, Ivory had become more of an irritant and less pleasurable. That's when I switched Castile Enema soap packets, and now mostly tap water or salt and/or soda.

My first wife had nausea problems with soap, would get pretty queasy, and even vomited on one occasion, that is when we decided salt was a better option for her. Because Peg finally came out, liking girls better than boys we split, but every few years we would get together for enema play.

My second wife loved what she called super soaper enemas, that would have been way too strong for me. But she had no nausea problems and loved the really explosive results.

However, probably because of the way I was brought up and taught, enemas were always in threes, and two were rinses, not to say their weren't occasions we didn't do more.

Another friend from L.A., who had once worked at Grand Dames still holds the record for the most enemas I have ever given in an evening. We had gone for dinner and checked out some S&M clubs in New York City, sadly nobody into enemas. So we went back to the hotel and she just kept coming back for more! Nothing like it before or since!

But getting back to original question, yes, I used to rinse after soap suds enemas, thanks mom!

And those I introduced to enemas were taught the trilogy, and most I met who were into SSE's opted for a rinse.

My grandmother went to Nursing School in New Orleans sometime between 1915 an 1920. So I would think that, rinse enemas with salt and baking soda or tap water, goes back much further than that.

The home nursing handbook from which I first learnt about enemas said nothing about rinse enemas, so I never did them, and still do not. No doubt some people need them if they are very sensitive to soap, or use too much, while others just take rinses as an excuse to do more enemas 😉 But I generally find a single enema very satisfying and feel no need to do more.

Correction: An olive or castor oil enema ‘is followed in half an hour by a soap and water enema’—as is still recommended to get rid of residual oil.

I don't ever remember reading that a rinse was required in our old "red cross nursing manual" that we had in our linen closet with the red bag.---I think as a kid I must have read the enema part at least 10 different times, just to make sure I was doing it right and would not hurt myself.----this was about 1960

While I normally take tap water enemas following a big soapsuds / oil clean-out, I have occasionally just taken soapsuds alone. When I do, I find that my rectum & Sigmoid colon is somewhat irritated and more sensitive then when rinsed. However, as part of punishment play, the extra sensitivity makes for a more intense sensation when inserting my dildos later, a most desirable outcome......

I've been using soapy enemas for over 40 years, and just about never use a rinse enema. I often take about 3 enemas in a session, and usually make the later enemas less soapy, as my colon is already stimulated pretty well. But, I never found a need to "wash out" the soap.

Jon

Usually I rinse only after really strong soap solutions (about 6 tablespoons per liter of water). All other times rinse just a reason to get another enema.

I will usually start off with a tablespoon or two of either peppermint or lavender Bronner's Castile soap in 2 to 3 quart enema. I do feel it is good for me to follow with a 3 quart warm tap water rinse enema and maybe even a third as well. These enemas sessions are very cleansing and pretty much clear my colon out so I don't need to have a BM for at least 24 to 48 hours. I do think the rinse enemas help sooth and reduce the harshness of the soap enema. And as others have mentioned it another reason to give yourself more enemas.

If I do soap it is usually a relatively light mix with either Dr. Bronners or baby shampoo. I do not always rinse after that and rarely have any follow-up issues. I think as others here have said - if I rinse it is just because I want another enema not out of necessity.

I don't believe there are any set rules, but my mom always gave two. One with mild soap, the following one with warm, clear water. I always did my best to accept the entire bag from both, but often the final one was easier to take in as I was already cleaned to some degree.

With a nursing background, it use to ALWAYS be "Dr.'s ORDERS" to have: A TWE (tap water enema) then a SSE (soap suds enema) followed by another TWE. The reasons differ with every physician, however, having personally tried the SSE and NOT following with TWE has lead to an unexpected "accident" after a few hours. Our intestines always absorb water which we are not aware is happening. If you are active after your SSE (and often just plain water) one, you "wake up" your lower abdomen, releasing build up matter which is released without any notice. Also, the soap can irritate the lining of your intestines. If you leave the soap in, you can end up later with a lot of cramping, and BURNING when you expel. So, TRY to allow time for both, SSE AND TWE! If time allows, do all three: TWE, SSE, TWE. You will be amazed how much better you feel.

Hope this is helpful.

Yesterday my partner showed me the best way to rinse the soap out of my colon after taking a large volume, soapy enema. This kind of enema should be given on a bed that is at least 24 inches above the floor, with the mattress covered with a plastic sheet and towels. Starting with a four quart enema, have your partner hang the bag on an IV pole, bedpost or whatever. Once the bag is in place, lie down on your right side with right leg straight, left leg bent at the knee, and get comfortable. Have her adjust the bag so the bottom of the bag is no higher than 12 inches above your anus. It is best to use a clear silicone bag and colon tube when getting a high volume enema; have her slide the colon tube in about 6 to 8 inches and release the clamp to begin the flow. It is helpful to have a flow wheel on the hose so that the speed and direction of the flow can be observed. Initially, the wheel will spin rapidly, but as the enema begins to trigger peristalsis, the wheel will spin less rapidly. This is an indication to your partner that you may be feeling an enema cramp, and she may need to clamp the hose until the cramp passes. Depending on how much waste has accumulated in your colon, it may take as long a 20 minutes to take the entire four quarts; you may even need to stop the enema before taking all 4 quarts. which is OK. Check the level of enema remaining in the bag and if you are satisfied you've taken as much as you can, have her stop the enema, go to the toilet, and release.

While you are releasing the enema, have your partner prepare another 4 quart enema, this time with plain water and 4 tablespoons of sea salt. Once you have finished releasing, you are now ready to have your partner rinse the excess soap out of your colon. Resume your position on the bed, and have her slide to colon tube in, the same 6 to 8 inches. This time, you should find you can take more of the enema before cramps begin; however, instead of having her stop the flow when the cramps begin, have her lower the bag to BELOW the level of your anus, as close to the floor as possible. What you will notice is the cramps will stop and the peristalsis will force the enema back into the bag. The flow wheel will spin backwards and the bag will begin to fill. To stop the flow into the bag, have her raise the bag to the original height and watch the dirty enema water flow back into your colon. Have her repeat back and forth 6 to 8 times until the bag is full. It feels like your getting multiple enemas and at the same time exercising the muscles in your colon without straining on the toilet! When you are finished, you will probably need a nap, but the feeling of being clean inside will be delightful!

Wow!! Four quarts?? I think that would not only flush out my colon but my brain as well. I do not think my plumbing is big enough or elastic enough to hold that much!! Denise

Better way: Wait until the enema feels like it's all out and take a dose of magnesium citrate. Loll around not getting too far from the toilet for the next 45 minutes and any soapsuds pint or so of water still "stuck" in you WILL come out. There is nothing you can do to keep it in.

Just lost a long post about this. I love 4-5 quart enemas, but not with my colon rinse going back up into the bag and then back in me again. I'd either go get a real colonic with multiple fillings with large amounts of all clean water, or just "rinse" at home with a couple of 4 quart enemas, releasing all the dirty water each time and replacing it with clean water. True, it's all your own colon contents, but not for me. I've heard of home colonic setups, short of buying a closed loop colonic machine, but I thought with those all the water going into you for multiple fillings was clean and not recycled.

Can someone enlighten us as to why you would intentionally constipate yourself before getting a colonic or an enema? Something to do with submission and painful enemas? I'm mystified.

Eric

Wow!! Four quarts?? I think that would not only flush out my colon but my brain as well. I do not think my plumbing is big enough or elastic enough to hold that much!! Denise

Actually if you practiced with a 4 quart bag and just take as much as you can each time before long you could get to 4 quarts. I'm not sure more will clean you out any better but some people like high volume and some don't.

I'm a high volume and long retention (1/2-1 hour) man, but only if it's new clean enema solution, not recycled from a cleanout. 4 quarts is my usual fill these days. Only took a few weeks to work up to it from 2-2.5. I've done 5 quarts one single time as an experiment which I liked, but 4 is fine for usual fills.

Eric

@ericmacson : I understand you are a retired physician. Did you prescribe enemas and procedures like this to your patients?

@ericmacson : I understand you are a retired physician. Did you prescribe enemas and procedures like this to your patients?

Not frequently. I was an anesthesiologist and had little to do with their GI tract. If the subject came up concerning a cleanout for colonoscopy or the like, I'd be happy to discuss it with them. I'd never discuss my own use other than to say I used them for cleaning occasionally, But by the same token, I wasn't at all shy about discussing their use since I was so familiar with my own enemas. Why do you ask?

Eric

@ericmacson I was just wondering. At your age you can't be one of the "old school" practitioners who were quick to prescibe enemas until about the 1970ies. Lately, enemas seem to be a nogo to physicians, at least in public talking and writing. I figured you might be one of the rare exemptions.

I find that an 8 oz bulb of ice water really gets me moving again if my enema is stuck.