OMG so embarassing buying enema equipment!

The problem starts with so few places a person can go for a decent enema bag/can/colon tube. They are just not out there. The chain drug stores do not carry these items and the hospital supply stores are also closing up. There used to be a medical supply store close to every hospital. Not anymore. The only place left is on-line. I used to go to a medical supply store, get a enema bag, rubber sheets and colon tubes

I regularly go to Walgreens and CVS to pick up prescriptions for me and my wife. I will always wonder by either the feminine isle with menstrual products or the isle selling first aid products. First of all, I have not seen any enema bags at all or "combination bags- douche/enema" on the shelves in quite some time. Both retailers as well as Walmart offer enema equipment online but not at the retail level or at least from what I have seen over the past several years. I am not sure why this is the case unless they have the ability to offer more variety online and not take up shelf space in the stores. It may simply come down to making the most money per square foot at the retail level.

The net, net is that online is pretty much the only place you can buy enema equipment these days. Plus, the variety of bags and nozzles is huge even on a site like Amazon.

Yes, we all love seeing enema equipment being displayed in stores and that does give me an erotic thrill, but I am afraid those days are over.

Last time I went to Walmart and looked they still had the red combination enema bag kits as well as the small enema bulbs. surprisingly Walmart is starting to carry more sex positive products like lubes and even some toys depending on the store. It was a welcome surprise to see these items coming back if you need one in a pinch but I would still prefer a open top silicone bag over the red rubber closed top ones.

I recall the first time I bought an enema bulb . Nervous as hell, hoping no one I knew would see. I made a point of buying various other items, toothpaste, deodorant, etc to make the bulb less obvious. Watching and waiting for the register to be free. The male cashier (think he might have been gay, not that it mattered)scanned the enema bulb first and placed it in bag. Thank you thank you thank you. Now I just shop online.

Usually we see people we know when out shopping. So buying anything like that comes with a risk of being seen. Not that we haven't bought things. But being careful is part of the purchasing experience. Or be ready to possibly give an answer to the people you see.

Never once been embarrassed to buy enema bags. I guess, because to me, it's a natural female product like buying lipstick.

Me neither, @Annie2. I remember my dad being so embarrassed buying incontinence underpads but I am now at that age and it seems as natural as you said, except for me, not lipstick.

Never once been embarrassed to buy enema bags. I guess, because to me, it's a natural female product like buying lipstick.

I think it is easier for a lady because a combo bag can be used for douching which to me isn't the same level of embarrassment that a guy buying a bag would have. There isn't much question what he would use it for although it could be played off as being for the wife or girlfriend.

It was a long time ago. Before there were no online stores. My sister bought me a heating pad with a hose at the pharmacy. She must have been very embarrassed about it. In the pharmacy, she specifically pointed to me and said that "here for this boy." The apothecary looked at me and smiled, I would say friendly. Although, she probably smiled, because she knew perfectly well what they would do to me with this thing. I did not know, I was even pleased that they bought me, as I thought, a heating pad.

My first purchase was in college: I walked over to our Neighborhood Rexall store, which had a large array of rubber goods to savor before making a purchase.

I picked up a red Rexall Victoria combination syringe and went to the stores rear sales counter. ( less busy)

There to my dismay was college age girl manning the checkout…..hmmmm what to say?

Well I started chuckling as i laid my new bag on the counter! She stared at me saying these things are not usually a fun time, why so happy? So, i said it’s a wedding gift for one of my ex-girl friends…and I will put someone else’s name on the card. Just waiting to see their looks when opened in front of everyone. You are naughty she said with a smile.

I took precautions by choosing a "Sanitaetshaus" far away from wherever people might know me and choosing a time without many people around.

Exciting enough to explain to the female shop assistant what i'd like to buy!

Really exciting my way home afterwards anticipating the 1st use of my enema kit...

Never once been embarrassed to buy enema bags. I guess, because to me, it's a natural female product like buying lipstick.

For females an enema kit can be used for douching or as a hot water bottle when the period cramps are bad. Guys could say it is for warning their significant other if the wanted. Passing the buck and placing the purchase on them. Them being just a "loving partner" in their significant other's life.

While these days I, like most, purchase my enema "toys" over the Internet I never remember being embarrassed buying over the counter.

In South Africa in the 1980s every pharmacy stocked a range of enema bags, bulbs and douche nozzles. They were right there on display and no one showed any particular interest.

Back in London in the 1986 I went to purchase a Higginson syringe at a John Bell and Croydon in Wigmore Street. That section of the store was presided over by an oh so superior lady. I am sure she had no illusions about why I was there, but she just smiled and took my money!!

@Moppys_jalopy I think it is easier for a lady because a combo bag can be used for douching which to me isn't the same level of embarrassment that a guy buying a bag would have.

Yes, I agree and have experience of two women partners who had no problem buying a bag; all be it a combo bag like you mentioned.

Life goes on, things evolve and as I get older I get less and less concerned about what others think and bolder about what I am willing to reveal about myself. That having been said, at this point in my life I would have no problem buying enema gear in a pharmacy or big box store or whatever...IF THEY CARRIED THEM! But the convenience and selection available on line, as has been noted, is so much greater (and often cheaper) that clicking is easier. Besides, it's ecologically beneficial...no need to drive anywhere (lol).

I think I'm going to start a parallel thread focusing on talking with others about your/our enema fetish!!

I think I'm going to start a parallel thread focusing on talking with others about your/our enema fetish!!

@duhwizzard

… yes, do that 🤗👍😎

The only person who cared what you bought was you!

Everyone is busy doing their life.

I've had two experiences where buying enema equipment proved to be embarassing . I was eight or nine. My mom & I were shopping a our local Sears department store when she lead me downstairs to the small home health care counter located next to the escalator. There she haggled with the male clerk who was trying to sell here a more expensive enema bag than the one priced in the coupon she brought. She made it plane that the less expensive one would be just effective for my enemas. If I weren't already embarrassed enough, mom made my carry her purchase through the store in a plastic bag that failed to completely hide the illustrated carton inside. .

The second experience occurred in my teen years when my mom discovered the threaded fitting on our family enema bag had cracked while was preparing my younger brothers enema. Like many others, our family had only one car that dad used to drive to work in. Therefore, it was up to me to ride my bike to the nearby drug store to purchase a replacement attachment set . I still recall standing before the attractive young pharmacist as she rang up my purchase.

@ddell2 Well, commenting on patients' drugs, especially if the comment involves passing judgment on private life, is really a no-no. Medical secret and all that.

@Electra - really enjoyed your walk down memory lane about a local old Sears - brought back memories of my own from that era!

Anything and everything you want up to pro-level is on the internet why settle for low quality ? You can buy it in the privacy of your own dungeon or home.

@Dr_Strangelove In a supermarket you can pay anonymously, one may prefer not to leave addresses etc in a file of kinky people. 😉

I could only hope someone would beat down my door😀

In my extensive internet searches I've seen a LOT of stores in India where there are bins full of various bulb sizes and some pictures of a salesman showing a woman several choices. Enemas must be popular and very open in India! I'll look for the pictures I saved and post them when I find them.

I just tried a search using "enema equipment in open neighborhood markets in india" then select "images" and there is a wealth of goodies there!

LostInThe50s

Not an embarrassment, butt going broke! I just went to the big box hardware store to buy some latex tubing for my can! Ouch!!! Over $24 for ten feet of latex tubing!

I can totally relate to this embarrassment! 🙈 there is no shame in buying enemas or equipment, but i still purchase online when i can.

If I’ve been your neighbor, I would ask if I could help you with it. I just said we probably need a couple more.