Urethral Deep Lube Prep

I attach a narrow female catheter (or cut a 6 inch section of a standard male cath) to the opening of a plastic syringe and load it with Steri-lube. It makes it easy to insert and expel lube deep in the urethra.

Why not simply use the filled syringe without anything attached. I am sure you will get the lube deep into the urethra. As long as you do it slowly and carefully.

You don't need or necessarily want a catheter inserted deep in the urethra to deposit lubricant.

The best thing to do is use a syringe WITHOUT THE NEEDLE to inject the lubricant into the urethra. That way, the lubricant will always be ahead of the catheter and it will easily and smoothly advance through the urethra.

A woman only needs a couple of CC's since the urethra is so short. A man might want to use 5CC's and massage it down the urethra, maybe up to 10CC if you just want to inject it all the way to the bladder. A man will feel the lube as it goes through the prostatic portion of the urethra.

It seems like I always agree with Susie. I buy catheter trays from Bard that have the lubricant in a 10 cc syringe. Having it in he syringe makes it easy to get plenty of lubrication. I inject the entire 10 cc and then the catheter feels great going in. I usually stop when I feeling it going through the prostate and move it back and forth in and out of the prostate a few times before inserting it all the way into the bladder.

I have bought catheter trays that have the lubricant in a small packet and it does not work as well for me. By using the syringe the feelings are great and it rarely hurts to pea when I first take it out.

Where do you get your supplies from. I have been looking for insertion kits with prefilled lube. Can you give the item # and where you got them. Thanks

Tubeman,

I buy them from medicaltoys.com. They are made by Bard and the Bard item number is 899616. On the medicaltoys website they are the first item and it is called a complete catheter tray.

I know that allegromedical also has them. I tried to order from allegromedical but they will not ship to the local fedx office and have them held for me. Since my wife knows nothing about my medfet interests, I cannot have them shipped to my house. They cost more from medicaltoys but I think the privacy is worth the difference.

A standard foley tray comes with a lube syringe. Injecting a bit at the tip is all I ever need. I fit the sryinge tight against the head and can feel the lube feed down my cock as far as I want to go. Inserting the cath pushes it the rest of the length. I generally like to minimize the lube to reduce some burning I get after due to the different viscosity substance in my urethra.

I've never really noticed needing any lube deeper than what the syringe can deliver..

10cc every time for me. Kills the burn.

Have often wondered how deeply inserttions can probe. I have had 2 proceedures where a tube was inserted but made sure I never looked. Was bad enough being told it was going to happen, and that a rather large male was going to prep me.

sss

I think once again that cleanliness is so important here. Steri-lube always works very well for my wife. She never has had an infection yet and we always sterilize everything first before she takes the plunge so to speak. 😄

I had recieved rochester medical m3 catheters in the mail today. they include sterile water packets to lube them. do i leave the wter packets in the package with the catheter or do i take them out and put the water on the catheter.

If they are small sachets then it won't be sterile water, but sterile lube, for one use only and to be disposed of after.

I'm afraid you have to take them out of the catheter packet to use them!!!!!! Snip the corner with sterile scissors or tear them wearing sterile gloves which you don using a sterile procedure and lube the catheter and urethral meatus.

You'll have noticed I keep using the word sterile. I do that because reading your post I'm afraid you're not ready to insert a catheter yet.

Research the procedure, view the many nursing videos on the net and don't go anywhere near a urethra until you don't need to ask any more questions where the answer is obvious!

Big K, unless I miss my guess, knives is referring to intermittent caths that would come with a sterile water pack for immediate use. If I'm wrong, please correct me.

The hydrophilic versions of the M3 do come with water sachets for sure - and I admit I didn't note the type that knives referred to.

However, in needing to ask if she should take them out of the packaging, she demonstrates that she shouldn't be going near a urethra yet a while.

Yes its a hydrophillic m3.

Knives, the sterile water packets in with the hydrophilic catheters are meant to stay in the package with the catheter. With the main catheter package remaining sealed, you squeeze the small water packet and it will break, releasing the water. The water packet in the Rochester Medical caths is not all that big, so you will have to tilt the package back and forth to ensure that the entire catheter gets hydrated for at least 30 seconds. No additional lube is required for hydrophilic catheters that have been hydrated.

Have had a 100ml syringe with 18" tube attached filled with a warming gel inserted all the way into my urethera and into my bladder. When she pushes the plunger on that thing, I cry with pleasure, and my dick swells as it and my bladder are filled with the lube, she then slowly pulls it out and uses a van buren 26fr sound inserted past the " J " bend up to the spoon head inside of me. Then I am masterbated slowly untill I cum. I'll tell what I do to her later.

I would be very careful. I have had a catheter inserted by a doctor more then a few times and he always gives me antibiotics afterwards as he considers this surgery as a foreign object is inserted into an organ. Be careful.

We use instillagel, which is a common European lube with added lidocaine. The lube provides initially for a little burning sensation in the urethra because it also contains a drop of a chlorine based desinfectant, but that eases away after a couple of minutes. The insertion is then almost free of any discomfort. Giving antibiotics after any intermittent catheter would only be considered if the patient has a record of being immuno depressed.

cheers.

Utah

Interesting to learn about the difference between the lubricants used commonly in N/A and Europe.

I use a small plunger that has been sterilized. It is thin and I can insert it up to two inches into my urethra, pushing a small amount of the lubricant out as I push it down, then unload it when it is in about as far as practical. It only holds 1 ml but that is enough to get the catheter or sound in as far as I want it that day. Always sterilize the plunger, the penis and I also push a Q-tip soaked in alcohol or betadine into the urethra about half and inch or a little bit more. Most of the bacteria in the urethra will be close to the tip so that helps me to sterilize the whole deal. Of course, the lube is sterile.

I'm surprised that syringes pre-filled with a lubricant are not easy to fine. One sold with every catheter should be the norm.

I use the prefilled syringe that comes with the catheter insertion kits. I like to put the tip of the syringe into my ureathral opening and gently instill some lube into my ureathra prior to catheter insertion. While i have the tip of the syringe in the end of my penis i squeeze the tip closed and massage the lube deeper into my urethra as possible. Makes for easier insertion in my opinion.

I'm surprised that syringes pre-filled with a lubricant are not easy to fine. One sold with every catheter should be the norm.

They come in most catheter tray kits.. along with betadine, cotton balls, gloves, etc. Outside of catheter insertion though there isn't a lot of uses for sterile surgical lube in a syringe, so I would think almost impossible to find as a separated item.

Doc

I just tried this yesterday. Took a small syringe and filled it with a little sterile lube. Inserted it deep in my urethra and gently push the plunger in. Lubed up the tip of my FR20 catheter, and it went in very easy. I slowly advanced it, to ensure everything went smooth. Once at the prostrate the felling was no where near as much stimulation, but still you know its at that point. Going into the bladder, was clearly easiest than I've ever experienced. This is definitely the way to do this. All the video, and info. that don't show injecting lube are out dated.

. . . . . All the video, and info. that don't show injecting lube are out dated.

Injecting lube into the urethra has been par for the course for 20-25 years!

It's really standard practice to use a sterile lubricant injected into the urethra before catheter insertion . We use instillagel at work for all catheter insertions. Instillagel is a sterile gel containing a local anaesthetic and antiseptic, presented in a sterile package.

You might feel a slight stinging just after the gel is used, but this stops as soon as the anaesthetic starts to work. Most people find that there are no problems after the gel has been used but there may be a slight soreness when the effect of the local anaesthetic has worn off.

If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to lidocaine, chlorhexidine, methylhydroxybenzoate, propyhydroxybenzoate or any of the other ingredients of Instillagel then DO NOT USE.

Also if you are not experienced with catheter insertion then you should not use the Instillagel as you can injury yourself because you would be unable to feel any pain once the local anaesthetic starts to work . Sterile lubricating gel should be more than sufficient.

As with all catheter insertion , sterility is the most important factor for prevent any form of urinary tract infection (UTI). Play safe!

RN

Where can you get sterile Lubricant in the UK.. will KG gel be ok?

Most gel lubricants (eg.KY) in the US are packaged in a sterile container and will be sterile for at least the first use. I always wash the tip of the urethra (male and female) well with soap and water. then, I swab it with betadine (and iodine based solution).. I take the plunger out of a sterile 10 cc syringe and fill the syringe with the sterile KY. I then reinsert the plunger and turn the syringe with the tip up, so the air bubble can come to the top (this usually takes a couple of minutes due to the viscosity of the gel). Then, I insert the tip of the syringe into the urethra and inject the KY into the urethra. Then, I start using the sounds. A woman's urethra is only about 2-3" long, so I only insert sounds to that depth. I have a man lay down, I hold his penis vertically, and after inserting the tip of the sound into the urethra, I let gravity take over and just let the sound slide into the penis until it stops (usually about 5-6"). Afterwards, have the patient urinate, drink plenty of fluid, and use acidic juices (eg. cranberry, lemonade, etc) for a day or more to minimize the risk of infection (none so far).