Safety | XX ? -- Equipment Use, Cleani…

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This thread is specifically for newbies to learn how to use some of our favorite enema equipment.

How to use and insert a balloon catheter/retention nozzle:

These come in latex and silicone versions and they both have their supporters and detractors. The latex one is softer and the silicone version is firm. Most people have a preference for one or the other.

They also come in different sizes. The latex ones come in balloon sizes 250/250cc, 500/250cc, and the silicone double balloons come in 500/250cc and 750/500cc sizes.

A single balloon nozzle has one balloon, and it will have the balloon resting inside the rectum.

A double balloon catheter or nozzle has two balloons, and the balloon on the end of the tube will rest inside the rectum, while the other balloon will rest OUTSIDE the body and seal against the outside of the anus.

When attempting to use either a single or double balloon retention catheter, it is helpful, sometimes necessary to do a little “rectal rinse” first using a half to one pint of water to make space for the balloon to rest in the rectum. This mini cleanse can be done using a bulb, the enema tube with or without a standard nozzle or anything you prefer. Now, you must be sure ALL the enema solution is expelled BEFORE you try to insert the inner balloon, because if it isn't all expelled, you will leak some remaining brown fluid when doing the insertion, and that will be very messy. I would also recommend doing your entire enema procedure in the bathroom, NOT in bed at all, but you may prefer otherwise.

Once you have cleared the way in the rectum, lubricate the butt cheeks, anus and stick your fingers inside to lubricate the rectal walls. It is also helpful to add lubricant to the balloons themselves.

The firmer silicone nozzle can be inserted by gently but firmly pushing the balloon into the rectum. The softer latex ones often require a twisting motion to get them through the anus and into the rectum. Once the balloon is seated in the rectum, and it helps to insert it a little farther than its final resting place and then pull back out slightly so you feel the anus gripping the tube between the two balloons.

Once the balloons are in position you can inflate the balloons. The inner balloon should be inflated first. Close the chrome valve on the inflation bulb and inflate the balloon. Once it filled, give the tube a little tug to seat the balloon against the inside of the anus. Once that is done, inflate the outer balloon.

A lot about the single and especially double balloons depends on what you like. The latex balloons are more flexible than the silicone ones, so the silicone double balloon catheters of equivalent size can be easier to insert. I usually use 5-7 pumps on the 500cc silicone and 6-8 or 9 pumps on the 750cc silicone double balloon catheter. The 250cc outer balloons get three pumps. That’s all unless you want to risk breakage.

If you use a 750cc balloon and don't pump it up enough, trying to simulate a smaller balloon, the flutes will not be opened and they will then channel the enema water right out of your anus. The balloon must be pumped up so the fluted appearance is gone and the balloon is smooth.

The 500cc balloon, pumped as I described will be smaller and harder than the 750cc balloon when pumped as I described, but there are also differences in shapes. The 500cc balloon is spherical and the 750cc balloon is a blunt football shape. The 750 cc balloon is only slightly wider in diameter than the 500cc balloon when it is inflated, it is mostly longer.

If you over-inflate a silicone double balloon catheter, it is more likely to pop than a latex one, because the silicone one is less flexible than the latex. Latex can be pumped up more than silicone double balloon rectal catheters of the same rated size.

Test them in your hand so you know how many pumps it takes for the double balloon rectal catheter balloon to become a round ball. The 750cc size inflates to become oblong more like a football shape. You want to inflate them enough for the flutes to fully open and become smooth all around. If it is under inflated and the shape is like a "star fruit", the flutes will guide the water right out your anus because you won't have a seal.

The 750 cc double balloon rectal catheter requires a "straight shot" of at least 6 1/2" from thetip of the nozzle to the end of the inner balloon inside your rectum to be cleaned out BEFORE you will be able to insert this. For many people, going that far brings you to the start (or end, depending on how you look at it) of the sigmoid colon. The 500 cc double balloon rectal catheter requires only about 4 1/2" to insert it, and that makes it much easier to insert so the inner and outer balloons will be in the right place. The 500 cc double balloon rectal catheter gets just about as wide as the 750 cc, but the 750 is oblong when inflated, not a round ball shape like the 500cc.

The silicone double balloon rectal catheter is durable, but you must take care of it and keep the valves dry at all times.

My husband and I have several double balloon rectal catheters, and when we use a 750, we use at least 6 pumps, often 8 pumps. The reason you need to almost fully inflate it is because if you don't, the fluted shape will actually direct the water you are trying to retain right out of you and onto the bed, floor, etc. The balloon must be inflated so the inner part is resting against the anal ring and the balloon is fully rounded out. The anus will not seal against the fluted shape of an incompletely filled balloon.

When you are ready to expel, open the chrome valve and the air in the balloon will escape and allow you expel.

longtoy

@JC1956

When using a double balloon enema set up does this prevent expelling the enema until a specific time has passed or the balloons are deflated?

Yes, the double balloon nozzle prevents the enema from being expelled until the balloons are deflated.

Bagfull

In my experience I can leak around a double balloon nozzle. I've learned the easy way (no damage to myself) to stop and expel when the time comes and not to push things too far.

mikey19001

So I ordered a 39" 90 FR silicone colon tube from Silicone Nozzles that is wonderfully made as it has a series or flares and ridges and grooves on it to add to the sensation when going in. It also has a ridged ball type insertion end with a flared end on the other side to keep in place when fully inserted. After a few uses, I think I have mastered it. I use it in combination with a 1.5 gallon enema rig made by a 1 gallon open top silicone bag, connected by a T to one hose to a standard 2 qt red bag.

My routine starts with multiple cleaning enemas and the 1st time is with a simple nozzle and 2 qt bag of plain water, hold, and expel that. Then I graduate to a 1 gallon enema again of tap water, hold, and expel that. Now I can continue the preparation by taking a 1 gallon enema of 2 qts virgin olive oil to lubricate my colon followed by 2 qts tap water to chase it and push it in deep. I hold that about 2 min and then expel that . By now my colon is pretty clean and lubed inside. I attach the 39" colon tube fill up my 2 bags. The 1 gallon bag gets a mixture of virgin olive oil and water.....and the 2 qt bag gets water and virgin olive oil. To each bag I add about 1-2 cups of non fat plain yogurt, as when viewing through a clear tube it allows me to see whether the solution is flowing in or not. Next I lube up my colon tube with some oil and crisco, I start putting the tube in and start the flow but set very slowly.....I can watch it flow in as the yogurt appears as tiny white specs usually. I keep passing the tube in slowly, withdrawing it slightly and then back in when I feel stuck or see the flow stop (seemingly because of a kink, a blockage, or hit a wall). I continue to advance it until it's all the way in and usually takes me between 30 minutes and 3 hrs to go start to finish for a full session. After trying about 3 times, I feel I get it in all the way "disappeared" almost always. I can easily take 1.5 gallons with it all the way in. Now that I have the 39" mastered, I'm going to buy the 63 FR 60" colon tube and try to master that one......can't wait!

bigmike406

I have a 8oz blue bulb which i had rarely used due to the amount of leaking. I decided to try and fix this problem by using Krazy Glue to seal the black washer to the blue bulb. It stuck and completely sealed it. I then put some flex seal tape around the nozzle ant screwed it into the washer as far as it would go, this has now made my bulb usable. Now the bulb doesn't leak and I have given myself two gallon plus enemas this morning with no leaking from the bulb.

I'm sure that you could also glue the nozzle to the washer with the same result. Since I had already fixed the nozzle with the tape I didn't change it. Let me know if this works for you and you can now give yourself enemas by using the bulb. I took the enemas while sitting on the toilet with very little cramping.

moliere

Also, does anyone have a rule of thumb for the maximum length they usually allow to insert into the rectum - 5 inches?
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3-5 inches is the usual recommendation. You want to go in at least 2" so it doesn't get pushed back out as easily, but you don't want to force it. This might lead to different insertion distances on different days.

I find that higher insertion lengths make it easier to take, but again don't push hard.

Master Dorson

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Master Dorson

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It is approximately 1.5 inches/ 40mm to get past the muscles so anything past that with the holes in the nozzle would work. 2 inches/55mm would more than likely be the minimal insertion and anything beyond that has more to do with comfort and/or the shape/type of the nozzle.

ronema

I am solo so I don't clean after use except the nozzle and then let it drain dry. Have not had any problems.

That Australian

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That Australian

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How did this thread go from Equipment Cleaning into Nozzle Insertion Depth

Thread is a mess

That Australian

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That Australian

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Bumped forward to sort out

Please do NOT post on this thread just yet . .as it's undergoing a review of misplaced posts . . moves pending. .

Thank You

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MissXmas

Does anyone freeze their equipment to prevent mildew and bacteria? I just realized that enemas bags and tubes resemble hydration bladders for water backpacks. After replace one for mold, I read online that you can just keep the hydration bladder in a freezer to inhibit mold. This would not be good for rubber bags, but would be fine for silicone and pvc.

You just need a freezer that you can leave an enema bag in😃

Rigel

Does anyone freeze their equipment to prevent mildew and bacteria? I just realized that enemas bags and tubes resemble hydration bladders for water backpacks. After replace one for mold, I read online that you can just keep the hydration bladder in a freezer to inhibit mold. This would not be good for rubber bags, but would be fine for silicone and pvc.
You just need a freezer that you can leave an enema bag in😃

It seems if you washed out the enema equipment and then froze it, you wouldn't have to worry so much about it becoming a Petri dish!!

That's what I do when painting with water based paints. Rather than cleaning the brush and rollers, I just wrap them in a cloth and put them in the freezer. They thaw out quickly the next day to resume painting!!!