Volume of childhood enemas

I remember growing up that I got enemas mostly from a combination syringe, but how full it was will remain a mystery. At the time I thought it was far more than what I really needed, but however much it was it sure worked and my mom was satisfied, too.

Well As to hospital enemas . An for kids their is a amount that they give kids at certain ages now . They think if you over fill their colon it might hurt them . Yes they can give them more than one enema . If they don't clean out after 2 . It's not like the enemas given back in the 50's and 60's . Yes back then the nurse gave the kids a LOT more water . They knew that FILLING the colon completely . Would have the best results . An your right most MOMS also knew that for a enema to be GOOD the first time . They would FILL the colon completely . Even if it made the kid CRY an PLED with their MOM to stop the enema. So yes making sure you FILL the colon completely does make it very uncomfortable . But it also gets GOOD results .

I don't really know how much but I do remember is how well they worked and the hard time I had in taking them.

I only remember my mother giving me one enema. The folding syringe was approximately half full, so I estimate it was about one quart. Though I complained that I couldn't take any more, she continued and kept coaxing me to, "take just a little more," until I had taken the whole bag. As soon as she removed the enema tip, allowed me to sit on the toilet and left the bathroom, I immediately expelled a huge gush. My mother fussed with me a little afterwards for not holding it longer so it would work better. It seemed to me to have worked just fine.

Yes Well if she wanted the enema to work better . She as a MOM should have stand an made you hold the enema . Like my MOM did . She would stick her finger in my BUTT to make me hold it . Then when she was happy with the time . She'd pull her finger out an sit me on the toilet . She stayed in the bathroom while I pooped the enema out . Getting my next enema ready . So when I was done . She could give me another enema .

There are many here who take enemas for fun, and that's ok. I,for one love the way I feel when I'm completely cleaned out.it lasts for Days. my EX always made me take more than I would take if I gave it to myself...Good ones have to be given to you.....more than you want... :-)

Yes it's always best when you have some one give you the enema . An they have all the control over how much you take . An you can't stop them . That way you feel like a little kid again .

Im with you, Ron.I'm working on my first Nurse given soapsuds enemas till clear.I found a doc who believes in natural treatments,and he agreed on finding a nurse to prep me for a Barium Enema the old fashioned way. very exciting.I'm waiting for her to recover from surgery.I want to experience the helplessness of HAVING to go through with this just like I would if I were a kid again!!

WillyNilly wrote***The folding syringe was approximately half full, so I estimate it was about one quart. Though I complained that I couldn't take any more, she continued and kept coaxing me to, "take just a little more," until I had taken the whole bag.***

I think this was a very typical amount and closely matches what my Klysmo BF remembers when he was 7. The folding bag was only part full it but seemed huge. He remembers not being able to take all of it. While it's way before my time I've heard of popular Dr Spock baby care books that had enema instructions & quantities.

From about age 3 to 6, I probably received roughly three to four enemas a year, which were given for whatever ailed me at the time. Enemas in our household (back in the late 40's and early 50's) were the cure-all for stomach flu's, bad colds, and other similar ailments. Always warm Ivory SSE's gently administered by my Mom on a warm soft towel on the bathroom floor with the red enema bag and black bakelite enema nozzle. Not sexual at that age, but neither were they uncomfortable, which probably helps explain my enjoyment of enemas today, over 60 years later.

At age 8 I experienced a ruptured appendix and was in the hospital for a prolonged period of time resulting in many white can and catheter enemas. the can was always nearly full (2 Qts) so safe to safe at least 1-1/2 qts. At home the combo bag appeared to be almost full...so probably another 1-1/2 qts.

Of course, now its always at least 2 qts.....butt Hell, I'm damn near 83!

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I learned about enemas when I was about five. I watched my cousin give himself an enema after his mother indicated that he should do so. He filled the bag completely and hung it from a hook probably three feet up on the wall next to the toilet. I guess he had learned how much liquid he could hold at a time because it took him three fillings to empty the bag.

My grandmother was a nurse. How well I remember the enema bag she used to do an enema was able to handle about two liters.

Well, I never measured it, but Mom had a red fountain syringe waiting for me and at 7 years old it looked huge to me. In actuality, it was 2 quarts of soapy Ivory warm water. I cannot remember actually draining the bag. I was a skinny kid. Today, I enjoy 2 quarts.

I received only a few enemas administered by mom as a child. I do not specifically remember how much but I sure it wasn't a lot. The enemas were always plain water given with me sitting on the toilet. Mom used her red bag. I think she probably gave me several small enemas until I pooped a satisfactory amount. I think the last enema from mom was when I was about 7. I started sneaking solo when I was 8 or 9.

As a boy the deal was usually I had to take at least half the bagful or i'd get a second enema. By the time I hit my teens I usually could take the whole bag with mom's encouragement.

I was never given enemas from my Mom. 😢

Mom used the red bag for all my enemas from age - 5 didn't take the full bag till I was about 10-11 and mom was so proud of me said I was a big boy, couldn't wait to tell my dad, he didn't believe me so he gave me another one that night but his hurt yes full bag but bag high and water very soapy got spanked an remember that enema even today

My step mom used a 2 quart pink Cara folding travel syringe for me. While she always offered encouraging words to help me take as much as I could, it was no big deal if I had to go and then come back to finish the bag

At home, the law of my grandmother was a quart and hold 10 minutes. No matter the age.

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I do not understand the logic of having to finish the bag. It seems to me that if you, say, take half a bag, taking another half bag does not do that much for you. It seems to me that the next filling should be more than a half bag, perhaps a whole bag.

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It's like having to clean ones plate. Not a particularly good idea.

In the rare instances that I couldn't take the whole bag, I always was given another full bag after expelling the first enema. As soon as my mother heard the toilet flush she would re-enter the bathroom and began refilling the bag. Then it was time to re assume the knee-chest position for the second bag of warm Ivory solution. As a teenager, I did fake not being able to take all of the first bag a few times to get a second filling.

I'm guessing maybe a quart at a time, but that's truly a guess. My mother would slowly administer warm Ivory SSE's and would always ask me if I was comfortable. If I became uncomfortable, she would stop the flow for a bit, and then re-start it if she thought I could perhaps take a bit more. Enema sessions for me as a child generally consisted of 2 or 3 fill's and expulsions over about an hour.

When young first time had bag it was two quart bag but wasn't full so couldn't say exactly as got older the bag was filled right to top with hot very soapy water

My 2 aunts were the same way when it came to my enemas . I always got 3 enemas over a hour . They took their time giving me the enemas . An always stopped an started the water while rubbing my tummy .

I remember Mom saying our doctor told her to give me about a pint of water which I guess was what she started out with. But, I will tell you this, to a 10 year old, a 2 quart Rexall Victoria red combination syringe with a pint of liquid in it sure looked huge. I guess the bottle appeared much fuller than it really was. I can still recall the day Mom gave me my first 2 quart enema. It was a Saturday morning. Mom was at the sink, that was right next to the toilet I was sitting on, filling the red bag. She had put maybe a pint into the bag and had just turned off the water. She, then, held the bottle up and appeared to be inspecting it as to volume I suppose. At that point, she seemed, to me, to be satisfied with the amount of fluid that she had put into the bag for she reached for the red tubing that I was holding. However, I pulled back from her. She, then, leaned over toward me trying to retrieve the tubing. I shifted away from her even more. She, then, grabbed my right shoulder and told me to give her the tubing. I resisted. At that point, Mom, spoke saying "Mike, what's wrong? Give me the tubing." I hem hawed around a bit and then spoke saying "I can take more water than that." Mom looked at me strangely telling me that she wasn't going to put any more water into the bag. I begged her telling her that I could. Mom's response was something I did not expect. She stood there looking at me for I know was about a minute. Then, she looked down at the bag she was holding saying "Mike, I don't think I should give you any more than what I have in the bag." I turned on the charm and said, "Mom, please?" Mom shook her head and said "I don't understand children and their enemas." Then, she turned the water back on and stuck the bottle back into the flow. This time she filled it to the point where it would not hold any more water. At that point, Mom turned the water off again and held the bottle up. She looked down at me and asked "Are you satisfied now?" I smiled up at her and handed her the hose. She shook her head and screwed the adapter plug into the bottle. Next thing I knew, I was taking my first 2 quart enema and I drained it dry. From that day forward, Mom always gave me a full bag. I guess I had to teach Mom as to what she was to put into me.

I have been recieving either enemas or suppositories since TRUE infancy and still to this day.My mommy on suggestion from my pediatrician when in infancy,due to constipation problems.Suggested to try child glycerine suppositories,and if that didn't work to try the child fleet enema.My mommy still to this day uses both on my ongoing constipation problems.I do remember recieving a couple bag enemas while growing up,from my mommy.The bag appeared to be really full to my little girl eyes,but never really knew amount of soapy water,never really asked.I must tell you,that it took a while to get all the water into me,with cramping while water was going in.Mommy kept stopping the flow,and rubbing my belly until cramps stopped, or slowed down enough for her to get more water into me.Once all the water was into me,I truely hated how full I felt.I was only able to last about 5-7 minutes before I exploded into the catch container under the potty chair from my infancy,that mommy placed me on.From the last bag enema I had,both me and my mommy decided we both preferred the FLEET products better.We always have a few child enemas,and 1 child suppository container on our bathroom sink,just for use on me,for my ongoing constipation problems. So to get back to original question,most of my volumes is what is contained in those disposable Fleet Child enemas.

The very few Enemas I got as a child weren't enough to do anything. It was only a single squirt with a very small bulb syringe; not enough volume to move anything.

I don't remember enemas when I was little. Later, the ones I got in my teen years were not that large. My Mom believed that a smaller enema retained longer was more effective than pumping an entire bag into me when I couldn't hold it. That's the practice that I used with my two daughters and the enemas were more comfortable and produced better results. No more than two pints at a time. If I thought a second enema might be needed I let daughter rest at least a half hour in between. During that time if she continued to release I wouldn't give a second enema unless she was still uncomfortable.