Age of Enema Bags

I think that many of us have owned enema bags for many years. It's not a matter of how long you've been taking enemas, but how long you've owned the bag.

I'm sort of new to enemas at least compared to most people here. My enema bag looks like it might last a long time.

My bags tend to last 3-5 years. i do use them daily. You need to keep them clean and dry.

I have bought most of my enema bags from Ebay and some must be at least 50 years old and still like the day they were bought from the drug stores!These are all from the golden days of Enemas in America where there were so many differant makes to choose from.....Like B.F Gooodrich and Faultless to just name two of them!

It would seem they do not manufacture rubber hot water bottles as they used to!

This is the reason retailers have shunned flat rubber goods in favor of disposables. Reusable rubber goods last for decades, while disposables are one use and a re-purchase, giving faster profits to retailers.

I recall reading a pharmacy retail journal where Fleet Co. had an ad. that showed a picture of a fountain syringe with the title, "Old Money Bags", indicating a faster "turnover" for the retailer if they stocked Fleet Enemas and later Summer's Eve.

If you are running a retail pharmacy, turnover is what it's all about, both O.T.C. and Rx items.

One of my oldest bags is my black 4qt. Sherema bag that I bought in '83 for the big

price of $35.95. It came with 6ft. of 5/16" heavy latex tubing, and a 30" 32fr. colon

tube. A few years ago I had to put two grommets in the tab to hang it by as the original

hole had deteriorated and pulled out.

The bag still delivers quite a "WHOOSH"........

The Klystra bags are as close as can be to the Sherema bags, and will also last for many

years if properly cleaned and dried and taken care of.

Dan

I believe my 2-qt HWB-type bag to date to around 1971 or 72.

My red bag is probably approaching 30 years old now (maybe older), and is still in fine shape. As has been said previously, the key is keeping it clean and dry when not in use.

XXM

Reviving an older thread of 10 years gone by that i believe deserves some sort of promoting as many would still likely have dated original “E” products 🦘

I bought my very first bag with saved up pocket money on the way home from high school in about my junior or senior year, 1960. It was a Rexall Defender Folding bag, like this:

https://ibb.co/5Ym1sW2

After 62 yeas, it is still in my collection and will still make anyone poo… resistance is futile… LoL.

A NOS Davol folding syringe just sold on Ebay that was made in September of 1962. That's a grandfather in the enema family. Many of the bags on Ebay are from before zip codes, so I guess pre-1962 or 63.

Personally, I have the Rexall Victoria my mother purchased to treat my pinworms in July 1966. It still gets brought out and used on occasion - still does the job!

I have several from the 50's and 60's. My primary bag is a B.F.Goodrich Coronet #26 that is from 1960. They don't make them like they used to!

I still have a classic Faultless, pale kinda yellow in color and a green retention nozzle, does a wonderful job.

@Enemas_RFun

That Faultless bag is 1970s vintage. The nozzle is E-Z-Em and not original to the bag.

I have my EneMuseum collection with enema equipment dating back to the late 1800's. I think my oldest bag is a 1930's original JBL Cascade

I have two 4 quart bags, one is a heavy duty Black Klystra bag and the other is a Red medium weight bag. The Klystra bag always goes with me when I travel. I mostly use the red bag at home.

One of my favorite aspects of enema use and play, is utilizing some of those classics from very early in the 1900's. My equipment fetish and collection, is very fulfilling and some of my equipment predates my birthdate. It is a reminder of those items that I recall from my childhood at home and in the bathrooms of friends and relatives.

I often refer to “Victoria” and “Roxy” as good friends, and my “Defender” does a great job as well. All hang around and never complain when needed. Many others stay out of sight.

The two bags that I use on a regular basis are relatively new. One I just purchased a few weeks ago from Amazon. It is a 1-gallon latex bag which I use for coffee enemas and coconut oil enemas. My main bag I would say is probably about 5 years old which is a silicone 1-gallon bag. I use the silicone bag for soap enemas, baking soda or Epsom salts enemas. I was using this bag for coffee enemas, but I didn't want to discolor the silicone bag from the coffee enemas, so I added the new latex bag. I have posted a picture in my gallery of these two bags.

I do have a 2 qt. bag that I got at Walgreens on a business trip many years ago, which has been retired and placed with my other enema equipment that is stored away in the closet.

If you have an old family heirloom enema bag that has been passed down, I would imagine they come with many memories and are definitely worth keeping. That was not the case for me, so I have enjoyed shopping for enema equipment over the years and just the process of browsing is a real turn-on for me. I do have quite a few nozzles and colon tubes and I am always on the lookout for new and exciting nozzles to try out and add to my collection.

The enema bags i use i bought in 1967 and they were1950's bags still new from the drug store i bought them from and i still have those bags today

Besides my collection of antique blown glass percolators, my oldest bags would be the black Sherema that I bought in 1983 for $33.95, and the matching red one from 1984 that had gone up to $39.95. I've had to add grommets to the hanging tab on the black one, but the red one is still like new. I also have a collection of new colon tubes and bags and bag sets from Klystra.

Dan

Unfortunately, I went through cycles of purging my collection of bags, etc., thanks for feelings of guilt about my love of enemas. The guilt was always short-lived and I would be out visiting drug stores to start anew collecting.

I finally wised up in the 1980's, but that means all the bags I now have are no older than that. Had I kept the bags from when I first started I'd have bags dating back to what could be purchased in drug stores in the 1960's. Would have had open-top bags and closed bags in just about every color…

Most of my bags are from the late 40s/ early 50s,& i have a jones can that has a warning label that says “ War needs have decreased quality of rubber tubing- moisten spout with soap and attach tubing carefully to avoid splitting” Its a number 200 C. WW-2 . Bought most on ebay & Etsy and all came with red ribbed hoses & black curved douche nozzles as well as the short straight adult nozzle. I was very lucky to get those curved douche nozzles!

We have a tremendous collection of beautiful vintage enema and feminine douche bags. Our oldest enema bag that we have owned from new is from the 80s

It is very hard to find serviceable enema bags or bulbs from before about 1945. This is because the pre-WW II rubber has almost always become rock hard with age. The oldest a rubber bag can possibly be is about 1880, but early rubber products either turned hard with age or melted into a puddle of goo. Hard rubber items, like nozzles and piston syringes, don't deteriorate in the same way and such an enema syringe from 1880 still works fine.,

But, the earliest syringes are much, much older. These are from about 1800:

https://ibb.co/BCL2kYR

https://ibb.co/Hp4RSxF

https://ibb.co/B2BD2DZ

People have used enemas to prompt poos for a long time

We have a few. I have had a yellow one and a pink one burst. I bought 2 red ones pretty thick. They are eight years old. The pink one belongs to my sister's girlfriend. It doesn't get much use. The yellow one belongs to my sister which she has had for years. The clear one belongs to my sister's girlfriend's niece and it is about three years old.

The metal and ceramic irrigators are around in antique shops. The hoses are missing, but easily refitted now. Some of the French models are beautiful in shape and decor. There are modern day units made of stainless steel or plastic.

Good treasure hunting.