Volume of childhood enemas

I never got an enema from my mother, only suppositories. It was only when I was fifteen and in boarding school that I got my first enema. It was two quarts of soapy water, and I remember being surprised at the sheer size of the full bag. I'd heard rumors and stories about enemas from other kids, but I didn't think that one was really THAT big.

Suppositories until i was 4. It was held in with a finger for 10 minutes while my butt cheeks were squeezed together tightly. Then diapered to release in it. Usually 2 or 3 of these sessions.

After 4 years old i received multiple bulb squeezings laying on my stomach. 1 squeezing per year of age and that many squeeze sessions. Held for an amount of time equal to my age. So at age 7, laying on the towel i received 7 squeezes of the bulb, held it for 7 minutes, expelled the contents, and received 6 more sessions.

At age 12 i started receiving the bag. The first time i received it was laying on my left side on my bed. Dad gave it to me. Had to hold it for 12 minutes.

As I said before, my childhood enemas were usually quite small, therefore not so uncomfortable, and probably why I grew up liking enemas. I usually got enemas from mom with a bulb syringe. I remember mostly like two bulbs with the understanding that if it did not produce results it would be repeated. When I started giving enemas to myself at about twelve I started experimenting to see how much I could hold. It took a long time before I could get two quarts in.

My childhood enemas started out when I was five years old Mom would give about a pint and half. When I was 8 it went to a quart and half by the time I was 9 I got the full 2 quarts and then up to teenage years it stayed that way, she didn't own one of those squeeze bottles everything came from the bag.

Well I guess some kids can only take a 1 QT enema . An in some cases it is best not to over do it . I guess it all has to do with the child's age an size. I know my MOM started me out with 1 QT at age 7 . But when I got to age 10 she was giving me 2 QTS. It also has to do with the person or MOM giving the enema . If the bag is to high . It goes into fast . An causes bad cramping . Which then the child can't take any more . If the enema bag is held or hung low . An the water stopped every so often . An their tummy rubbed to help move the water in . Most kids over 9 can take 2 QTS . I have a friend how has a MOM that started her son on weekly enemas for BED WETTING . He is 9 an at first she gave him 1 QT enemas . But she has got him up to taking a 2 QT soapy enema and a 2 QT rinse enema with no problem . I am so happy she started him on his enemas . An I am told he doesn't mind all the enemas . I wish all MOM's went back to giving their kids enemas . I am sure that boy is a lot healthier .

When my wife received enemas when growing up, as far as she remembers (well perhaps when she was 6, but at least when she was older but still getting enemas) the 2 qt bag was full of lukewarm-to-body-temperature water, but her mom stopped as soon as she complained of strong cramping and she would then go poop. Her mom would fill the bag again if the returns were insufficient due to too small a dose, or if she suspected there was more to go.

So there was no fixed quantity, it was "as much as comfortable", without overdoing it.

If you leave it to a kid to tell you when they took enough of the enema, they will stop you way too soon. most adults do the same thing. that's why enemas need to be GIVEN by a nurse or another person to work properly.most people stop when it gets uncomfortable....

I would not try the full 2 qt enemas on child under about 9 or 10.

A full quart may be OK on a 6 or 7 year old if they re big for their age.

We had the standard roughly 2-qt red enema bag when I was a child, but my Mom only gave me warm Ivory SSE's of perhaps a pint or maybe 3 cups for each enema, or until I said I was uncomfortable, and couldn't take any more. I would then expel, and my mother would give me the rest of the bag, or what I could comfortably take. She never made it miserable for me. As I remember, I probably received at least 3 of 4 enemas in one series, or at least until I was pretty cleaned out. Enemas were our "cure all" for whatever ailed us at the time, i.e., fever, stomach flu, etc.

As a 9-10 year old boy the Pediatrician's advice to my parents was to give me a full 1 quart warm soapywater enema with the (Victoria) enemabag @15"-16" above my buttocks.At age 11-12,this changed to 36 ozs of warm soapywater,with the enema bag hung at 18" above the level of my buttocks.

By the time I was 10 I could easily take two quarts, before that, probably by age 6 or 7 I could often be encouraged to take the whole bag, but that bag probably wasn't a completely full bag. Once I started giving them to myself I would fill the bag completely, take it all. I tried refilling the bag to see how much more I could take, which was occasionally another half a bag.

A lady friend once told me her very first enema (that she remembers) was a full two quarts, she was about 8. It was given by an aunt who gave her kids enemas frequently. She said it took a long time, and a lot of starts and stops but she finally took it all. She said she wasn't very happy about it, but by the time she was "exploding on the toilet," her words, she was loving it, and anxious for the process to be repeated.

I never had a medically necessary enema. When I was a youngster taking my own recreational enemas when I was 8, I started with the Fleets squeeze bottle, later moving on to (horrors! 😁 ) my mother's fountain syringe that she kept in her shower and when no one else was home I slowly, patiently took the full two quarts when I was about 12. It went in very slowly and I was shocked when it was all in. After holding it for a minute or two, I went to the toilet and expelled. I wrapped myself in a towel and went to my bedroom to lie down on my bed and relax. After a couple of minutes, my stomach started gurgling and I felt pressure down in my rectum telling me to hurry and get back on the toilet. I thought I got it all out just like the small volume bulb enemas I had given my self but this was not the case this time. I went back to my room and lied down again, and a few minutes later I got another signal to get back on the toilet. This happened a few times until it was all out. That was a real enema learning experience.

I was given enemas by my grandmother who was a nurse she gave me weekly enemas at least two during each session They were large two quarts and I had to take it all I was given these enemas on my back laying on a table my legs were pulled up and my feet were flat on the table My grandmother worked in the hospital labor and delivery ward She gave a lot of enemas I received the enemas in the same postion that the women in labor were given them my grandmother told me that was the best way In that postion I could see every thing that was happening and about to happen to me Sometimes she would talk about the enemas she gave and the reaction of the women who was about to receive them

I only received one enema as a child. I was around 6-7 at the time. I never did get to see how full the bag was, because I was instructed to get on my knees, with my head down all the way to the floor, this while she was filling the bag. When the nozzle was introduced into my rectum, I was immediately enchanted with the sensation, and quite honestly was focused more on that than the enema itself, until the cramps started. I am only guessing, based on the enemas I gave myself later, that the first one was about a quart and one half. I have been anal erotic and an enema devotee ever since.

The enemas I got from mom were not that big but as a teen I began experimenting myself with larger volumes. Like Susie mentioned in her recent post, I learned that a large enema does not always come out in one sitting. Especially when you are in a hurry because you were interrupted. Sometimes just a small amount comes out immediately with the rest coming out urgently some minutes later. That can be inconvenient at best and embarrassing, maybe even disastrous, in the worst case. I know all about that.

I know now that my childhood enemas were actually quite small. Maybe that is why I decided I liked getting those enemas. After just a few bulbs I would feel like I was full and told mom I couldn't take any more. Mom did not press the issue as long as the enema produced results. I know now that mom's goal was just to relieve constipation or a belly ache without expecting a full bowel cleanse or anything like that. Even the couple of bag enemas I got from grandma when I was 10 were only about a half of a bag. As a teenager I started reading first-aid and medical books about enemas and was surprised to learn a normal enema for an adult was considered to be 2 quarts. I could not imagine that much water fitting into my gut even though I was nearly full grown. By then I was well on the way giving enemas to myself just for fun. I would try to see how many bulbs I could squirt into myself, but always felt too full to continue with what was probably quite a bit less than 2 quarts. But it was difficult to tell how much I actually had in me when using the bulb which was all we had at home.

After marriage and getting a place of our own my experiments continued. I had not yet come "out" to my new wife about my enema fetish so I bought a folding bag syringe because it would be easy to stash away. When she would go shopping at the mall I would fill the bag and see how much I could take. My first few times surprised me at how little would make me feel full but knowing I should be able to get much more than that in. It took several tries with various techniques for deep breathing and belly massaging before I could regularly get 2 quarts in me. I was 22 years old before I regularly took a full bag so It is quite amusing to me when I read stories here about kids who were given 2 quarts as normal process.

At age six I was getting bulb enema's usually 4 oz of warm soapy water. By age eight I graduated to the 6 oz bulb, By age 10 she started using the 8 oz bulb with the warm soapy water. She did four of those, mom loved to do multiple insertions into my little rosebud hole. In my teens she sometimes used the one quart bag, hanging it from the shower curtain rod with the long hose and standard black nozzle covered in Vaseline. Once the nozzle was deep inside my pucker hole and un-clipped the red hose letting the warm soapy water mixture surge into my rectum and bowels. After retaining it for about 5 to 10 minutes I was allowed to evacuate it which relieved my cramps. Once I got into my late teens and early 20s I would get either two one quart bags or 8 of the eight ounce bulbs. One soapy the other a rinse.

My first enema was a 2 oz infant's bulb the day Mom brought me home from the hospital. Obviously I have no memory of that, or any enema until I was maybe 4 years old. My sister is 4 years older, and told me about that first one. The first enema I remember was one 4 oz child's bulb. Sis & I were given enemas twice weekly growing up, and were switched to an 8 oz adult bulb about age 6. Over time, Mom or Grandma increased the number of bulbs, until at age 10 we were switched to the 4 qt bag. Sis was switched at 10, and they switched me at 8. We were given enemas together, and I marveled at Sis's ability to hold half of that 4 qt bag. Again, over time, we were given more volume, until by 16, we were taking the whole bag and holding it 15 minutes. After that, they slowly increased our holding time to thirty minutes. We were always plugged as soon as that last qt was in us, and usually went to the living room to read or watch TV. Grandma had a master bath & a guest bath, so we could both release at the same time. We were nude for our enemas, and since I was the only bot in the house, Nudity around the house was the norm. Mom & Grandma were very open around us, not only about enemas, but menstruation, tampons, and toys. By the time I reached puberty, I knew a lot about the female body, and orgasms. I was kneeling in the bathroom with Sis when she had her first one, caused by that 4th qt of Ivory suds. It scared me, but later she told me it really felt good. About that time, we started giving to each other, and I always tried to get her off. Our shared enemas continue to this day 65 years later!

My first enema was a 2 oz infant's bulb the day Mom brought me home from the hospital. Obviously I have no memory of that, or any enema until I was maybe 4 years old. My sister is 4 years older, and told me about that first one. The first enema I remember was one 4 oz child's bulb. Sis & I were given enemas twice weekly growing up, and were switched to an 8 oz adult bulb about age 6. Over time, Mom or Grandma increased the number of bulbs, until at age 10 we were switched to the 4 qt bag. Sis was switched at 10, and they switched me at 8. We were given enemas together, and I marveled at Sis's ability to hold half of that 4 qt bag. Again, over time, we were given more volume, until by 16, we were taking the whole bag and holding it 15 minutes. After that, they slowly increased our holding time to thirty minutes. We were always plugged as soon as that last qt was in us, and usually went to the living room to read or watch TV. Grandma had a master bath & a guest bath, so we could both release at the same time. We were nude for our enemas, and since I was the only bot in the house, Nudity around the house was the norm. Mom & Grandma were very open around us, not only about enemas, but menstruation, tampons, and toys. By the time I reached puberty, I knew a lot about the female body, and orgasms. I was kneeling in the bathroom with Sis when she had her first one, caused by that 4th qt of Ivory suds. It scared me, but later she told me it really felt good. About that time, we started giving to each other, and I always tried to get her off. Our shared enemas continue to this day 65 years later!

Given your age, I am curious who made four quart bags in the early 1960's?

I am surprised your parents would give you four quart enemas, plug you and have you watch television in the living room while you held the enemas.

My memories of this are that I was given my enema with a squeeze bulb syringe until I was close to 9-10. They were not particularly large enemas, but typically one or two with soap, and a rinse or two that followed.

Doesn't seem likely :

Given your age, I am curious who made four quart bags in the early 1960's?

I am surprised your parents would give you four quart enemas, plug you and have you watch television in the living room while you held the enemas.

Search of commercial publications shows the largest bags known were first advertised by Sears Roebuck in their consumer catalogue, distributed in Chicago Illinois 1908. Manufactured by Faultless "wearever" of 3 quarts & continued unchanged until the 1950's where Davol introduced their "new look" Paris (Combination & Fountain) 3 Quart premier product & remaining in production until 1971/1972. .Jimmyt44 would most likely be able to verify the accuracy ??

http://www.mum.org/syrin08.htm

Sears in the same period produced & marketed their own independant range, their flagship being a 3 Quart maximum capacity syringe set, believed to be introduced in the 1950's.

Rexall "Victoria" @ 2 Quarts. .Kantleek was a 2&1/4 Quart. .Rexall 4 ??

4 quart bags came into being in the 1970's. Ron & Beth Taylor / Sherry Taylor (Sherema) followed by Olympic & Klystra

My 09.08.post should be corrected.At age 11,the Pediatrician advised my Dad to increase my enema volume to 40 oz.of warm,Castille soapy water (not 36 oz.) I should note that at age 11 I was still a small bodyframed (but muscularly proportional) boy. This was a really big/filling enema,but every enema I got cleaned me out very thoroughly.

All enemas administered by my mother were mixed in a one quart sauce pan. I still have the pan.

I don't really remember even though it was a translucent plastic bucket which holds two quarts.

A pint, to perhaps a pint and a half proved to be more than enough. The enema was never an excessive amount, but enough to achieve the desired outcome. It was uncomfortable, but not excessive. The soap did its job to facilitate a thorough evacuation.

Delia

I got five bulbfulls with a four oz syringe so maybe 16- 20 ounces.

Once the bag started being used,it was just about always 11/2 quarts,warm soap suds enema.

Australian, I have seen early Sears catalogs that advertise 4qt enema bags.I also have a 1943 home nursing book that calls for 4 qt enema cans for large enemas.... Modern Medical Counselor.....Pacific Press...

Thanks for the reference article @manybags. . 4 Quart cans are near impossible to find & not for lack of searching 😃 .I have 3 quart examples but the 4 has been elusive. I'd even considered having one replicated & then kiln fired in period correct dual colour enamel

The first time I remember being aware of volume was when I was 6 or 7. The folding travel syringe was about half full of water and my mom made me take it all. I am guessing it was about a quart of water. By the time I was 11, the bag was about 2/3 full. When I turned 13, my mom started letting me self administer out of respect for my modesty. The bag seemed to be about 3/4 full, so I was taking about 1-1/2 quarts. At 14, my parents started requiring me to take the full 2 quart bag. I do remember the 1 quart enemas when I was 6 or 7 as being more challenging to take and hold than the 2 quart enema I gave myself at age 14.