OMG so embarassing buying enema equipment!

In my area, the only place that carries open top fountain syringes is the Meijers department stores, back in the fem. hygiene area. They have the Cara brand regular and deluxe models. Regulars are red and deluxe are yellow. ALL OTHER stores only stock the combination water bottles/ syringes. The check out clerks are only concerned that the bar codes are placed so that the scanner can pick them up.

I have traveled quite a lot and never been embarrassed when buying enema equipment. I even had one clerk tell me, "enjoy yourself."

OMG... All my bags are in such disrepair, that I dread going to a store.

Gonna go online and get constpated.

Sucks that toys once common in drug stores are now hidden behind counters or have to ask to find.

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Now as far as your comment about buying enema equipment. Why are you embarrassed to buy some? Pooping is a human necessity. If you don't then you will blow up right? LOL. No one wants that to happen. You can trust me when I tell you, no one cares what you buy.

What I tell people who are embarrassed about buying a normal red bag that you can pick up at any pharmacy is to say something along the following lines, if, and only if you get a cashier that looks at you funny...

My wife has cramps and needs a hot water bottle for her belly. OR

My dog had puppies and I need a hot water bottle to help keep the puppies warm. OR

I hurt my knee and I am supposed to put ice packs on it over the next 24 hours and the nurse suggested buying one of these because they stay colder longer than regular ice packs and they will fit better around my knee. OR

You can just look her straight in the face and say something to the effect of, "I can't wait to get home and take a nice hot soapy enema, care to join me?"

Any of the above will work, you just have to figure out which one fits your life best. They can also be modified as well if needed. Good luck, and I hope you get over your fears and or embarrassments.

Mashie

The first piece of enema equipment I bought (this was pre internet) , I went to an Eckerds drug store a few towns over from where I lived, for fear of being seen by a friend or neighbor buying something like this in my home town. I'm not totally sure but I think it was a faultless combo bag. Even though I wanted to get a fountain syringe, I rationalized that at least a combo bag could be used as a hot water bottle and somehow that seemed a little more acceptable LOL. I was nervous as hell and waited till there was no one else in line before I approached the check out counter. I do remember it was a female clerk and that made it even more embarrassing. But she didn't seem to give it a second thought. That helped greatly. Since then, all I can say is thank GOD for the internet!!!!!!!! I have taken advantage of it to enlarge my "collection" especially using EBAY to purchase some fine older pieces of equipment . The one I treasure the most is an old B F Goodrich just like the one my grandmother had and from which I received my first bag enema.(prior to that I had only gotten enemas at home from my mom with a small white bulb).

I used to have a hard time going into a drug store to get the bag but after doing it so often I got real comfortable with it

The first time I bought one it was in a local pharmacy. When I explained that I needed a fountain syringe the clerk took the different models out of the case and explained the quality differences. I wasn't embarrassed but my heart was really pounding. I had picked a time that my parents were away because I had to get it into the house unnoticed. Once home I could hardly wait to get upstairs and try it out.. Yes, a thoroughgoing and satisfying clean-out.

I just love the new self checkout lanes......can buy anything and not blush♨️♨️♨️♨️

At one time I might have been more embarrassed about buying enema equipment than today. First, now I am old enough to just not worry about what anyone thinks. Two, from regular reading of Zity I know that there are many folks using enemas, so I don't feel like the clerk might be looking at me like I was the only person ever to purchase an enema bag. Three, drugstores sell so much stuff today that is specifically for sex (all manner of lubes, vibrating cock rings, condoms in all sizes, colors and flavors, and even vibrators), that enema equipment, which COULD be being purchased for health reasons must hardly be noticeable. Actually, since drugstores have less and less selection of enema gear, I buy most equipment wants from Amazon. They have a good selection, reasonable prices, reviews from users, and with Prime you get it in 2 days.

When I have had the need to buy a bag, I try to look at the others in line behind me. Like "Kathy's" embarrassment described in this subject, I find it exciting that those gawkers behind me are imagining me filling the bag and taking an enema.

You can always by what you need on line. I use Amazon to by my things and their shipping is great usually get your purchase the next day or day after I was really surprised I thought it would take 5 to 7 days but there it was the next day.

I was not normally embarrassed the few "normal" times we bought enema equipment. The cashiers looked bored.

On one occasion my wife, wanting to embarrass me for bad behavior, remarked in front of the cashier "you'll get treated as soon as we get to our room". There was no question what the combination bag and Vaseline were for. The cashier did not pay attention. I guess that it's part of their employment that they should not make remarks on whatever clients buy.

I absolutely love the self check lines for this .

Just buy online!!

Problem solved.

Another solution: Buy a half-dozen other NOT enema related things with it. It's ll normally pass without comment.

> I absolutely love the self check lines for this

Roger that. Walmart has self-checkout and carries combination syringes in most locations I've seen (in Texas) for $5. 5 minutes, $5, and no embarrassment.

About the self checkout lines... (I do live in a large metropolitan area.)

Did you notice the clerk that stands by the exit for the self checkout area and the monitor? They often smile and say thank you when you are done and leaving the area.

I'm waiting for one of them to say anything about my purchases but that has never happened. From my point of view, it would be a great opportunity to turn the embarrassment tables around and watch them for a blush.

The standard drugstore has items in stock that people purchase. The fact that YOU are one of the people who purchase the item is random, and irrelevant. The angst is mostly that YOU know what you're going to use it for, rather than the more mundane use that leads others to buy them.

So just pretend it isn't for anything special and bluff your way through.

Hey Barb, I like your attitude! One of the great benefits of buying such items in public, is the potential for some interaction regarding one of our favorite topics. I shop the Health/Whole Food stores now and then. The sales clerks are often well versed in colon cleansing and don't mind sharing some perspectives.

While I'm all for some shits and giggles, sometimes a few giggles might have to suffice. The shits can be put off for a little while.

Sse4fun,

I was in a local Health Nut some time ago looking for Senna Tea but all I could find was tea with lots of other stuff in it too, to reduce cramping and etc. Anyway the clerk told me that she tried the tea once, brewed it like she always does tea, letting it steep for a good bit of time. She didn't mind the taste and made herself a second cup and drank that one too. Her comment was that she was never so cleaned out and suffered cramping. The store didn't stock straight senna tea in bags any more and she told me what time she was done for the day if I wanted to try some of hers. I let the opportunity pass and went home. Good things can happen if you smile and talk to the people in the store. They might be just as curious as yourself and maybe have something to share.

To others reading this: You don't have to be embarrassed, just buy what you want, no one is going to shame you.

Barb

The stores are there to sell their stuff. All their stuff.

If they are selling it, they want you to buy it.

I've found that most of the younger clerks haven't a clue when it comes to enemas or equipment. I suspect that many don't know what a good old fashioned douchebag looks like. They've heard, and probably used the term, but likely haven't been on the receiving end of those wonderful tools. Disposables are likely their only true exposure.

I'm far more inclined to seek out older, or at least much more mature clerks, in hopes of kindling some type of conversation. Some of the retail Medical Supply stores are fairly well stocked, and some of the staff seem to be quite well versed in equipment and procedures.

BTW, I'm sure I still turn many shades of red, but it is usually worth it in the end (my end preferably!)

I think it's a lot less embarrassing for a woman to buy enema/ douche equipment than a man. I bought my first bag when I was a teenager at a local pharmacy along with a box of tampons and didn't think anything of it.

I was always a bit jealous of you gals when I was younger. It seemed quite natural for gals to have such things in their possession, or even hanging or displayed in the bathroom. We guys had our reputations to maintain. Rough, tough, and having aversions to anything that might be construed as a tool for an enema, personal hygiene, or some anal stimulation.

I pretty well got past most of that. A few experiences with the urologist, gastroenterologist, and the discovery of prostate pleasure, pretty well convinced me that a little bit of em-bare-ass-ment was a small price more some shits and giggles. My lifelong enema inclinations became most enjoyable and something to be shared whenever possible and appropriate.

I do think my mom got a kick out of sending me to purchase such things for her and my sisters. Perhaps she was part of a conspiracy with them to embarrass me as a youngster and the only male around most of the time. They teased me unmercifully when it was enema time. I teased them as well. I guess they got me in the end!

As Marsha said previously, it was no big deal for us women to buy these things in a drugstore. It was pretty common to buy a combination douche/enema bag. Whether for douche or enema didn't matter. Most of us had at least one, some of us had several.

@sse4fun I'd of made sure I got the last laugh at your Mom and sisters, somehow, someway! Butt that's just the way I am. LOL 😁

I post on this topic twice before. Yes, it seems much easier for women to buy these things. A good experience is to go to the feminine hygiene aisle at your pharmacy and see if there are any guys there. Chances are there will not be, but if there are check to see who is flush with embarrassment, or who looks a bit clueless. Guys don't do this well and it took many years of marriage before my otherwise macho husband would willingly buy tampons for me. I don't even want to think about sending him to buy an enema bag.

Very true Emom I one time sent my boyfriend to get me some tampons from the store, and he came back with ones I didn't use, so I ended up going to the store myself and taking them back to exchange for the ones I used.

When I was 9,10, 11, my mom didn't have a drivers license. She had me ride my bike to the pharmacy to get her Tampax. She's give me a note telling what she wanted (usually Tampax regulars). I handed the note to a 50 something lady who worked there and she would get the product, put it in a bag and take my mom's money. This happened about every other month, so the clerk got used to seeing me. I'm sure I could have purchased anything from this lady and she's have thought it was for my mom.

I did that Jimmy with my boyfriend and he still came back with wrong ones lol even with it written down.

Years ago, buying enema stuff bothered me. Not any more. If fact, I as recently in Colorado and went to WalMart to buy a combo bag. My checkout clerk smiled and winked at me. wish I had found a way to get her name!