If you are a total neophyte with enemas, a rule has been stated that goes, "It's an enema, not a race!" It is true. Slow and easy is always in order. I have self administered for about sixty years. There is a whole genre attached to enemas and I assure you that you are not alone if you self administer. Some of the parameters that I follow are:
1. Position: take your enema on your back because it gives you easier access to your anus. 2. Temperature: there is no need to exceed 115 degrees F which is quite warm. A burned colon can leave you in a painful situation.
3. Insertion depth: I have used a six inch douche pipe nozzle for most of my enemas. That depth can allow you to have a complete filling of enema water that goes all of the way to the high end of the colon i.e. the cecum. Such an enema will yield a nearly complete cleansing.
4. Moisture barrier: Use a moisture barrier between yourself and the floor or bed you lie on. I use a plastic sheet that is water absorbent on one side. These are available at any drug store. I augment the absorbency with a bath towel under my butt.
5. Bag height: It takes about one pound per square inch of water pressure to get the enema flowing. That means that the bag should be about two feet or more above the anus. I have a water tank that is seven feet above my point of injection and regulate the pressure and flow rate with a ratchet type shut off clamp.
6. Volume: Enemas should be both for health and pleasure. The question about volume has been discussed ad nauseum. There is a fly in the ointment here. It is, the larger the volume, the greater is the possibility for cramping. To avoid cramps, many on this site advise start slow and low in volume. As little as a pint of water can start cramps. Others have taken six or eight quarts without experiencing overpowering discomfort. Advice is to keep the pleasure in and pain out. When you begin to experience pain, or cramps then stop, and rest until they subside. If resting does not bring relief, then go expel then come back for another fill and try for a bit larger volume until you fill with the desired volume.
7. Equipment: The syringe you use can range from the home made to the elegant hydrocolonic therapy machine and all varieties in between. I have used various rubber bags purchased from the drug store bulb syringes which are reminiscent of the small one my mother used on me when I was a young child to my inverted jug which is illustrated in my avatar. I still use the jug along with a gravity colonic irrigation set. The easiest choice might be a two quart combination syringe which can be suspended from a hook or set upon a shelf and function flawlessly.
8. Learn: Benefit from the experience of others. There is information on this site that could qualify you for a college degree on this subject. If you read, you will learn. If you learn, you will enjoy enemas for their health and pleasurable qualities to the maximum.
I invite anyone who can add more information to this short post to do so. I believe that there are many people who for one reason or another do not use enemas and they are missing one of the pleasurable health practices that could extend their lives.
Remember! An enema a day keeps the Doctor away!