Tips for enema newbies

Urine enemas are safe as long as you know the "donor" and there aren't any infections. Urine is practically sterile. Just use it fresh, in amounts of about a quart or less and don't retain it too long--10-15 minutes should give whatever sensation you are after.

1. is regular tap water alright?

Yep. If you are taking a lot of water, or several enemas you may want to add some salt or baking soda to it. Some use a mild soap solution (Dr. Bronners was mentioned above, good choice_

2.I'm supposed to use Warm water right?

Or cool water. Whatever is most comfortable for you. Just don't go too hot. Keep it under about 105 F. (I have heard some say 110, but to me that seems a bit hot)

3. what position should I take?

whatever works for you. Some like it on their back, some in knee-chest, some in the 'sims' position (left side, right leg drawn up). I like mine standing.

4.Should I hold it?

If you can. And, it depends on why you are taking enemas - health or pleasure.

5. What's the best way to get from enema position to the toilet without a MESS?

Carefully! Seriously - move slowly, and not when cramps are happening.

6. How high should I hold/hang the bag

Most say somewhere between 12 and 15 inches above the point of insertion. Good place to start. I like mine a bit higher than that. Sometimes I'll hang it 36 to 48 inches above. YMMV.

7. How often is too often?

Depends on the person. I have heard a lot of people say no more than twice a week. And I have heard a lot say that every day is fine.

8. I have heard about weakening in the anal muscle, how is this prevented?

I don't think this is really a problem unless you get really carried away.

Research, research, research. And Read, Read, Read.

Dont use a water bottle or anything else thats threaded at the end and try and stick it up your bottom...its uncomfortable and you might cut yourself. Id fill a water bottle with warm water and give myself an enema...not advised.

I've tried ivory soap, baking soda, and distilled water, but just stick with regular old tap water from the bathtub. Works every time without complicaitons. Alcohol and vinegar and such are just too risky.

I have had three memorably bad enema experiences, none related to volume. I am not a size queen.

One was a too large, too strong wine enema, held too long with a double balloon rectal catheter, where I got quite drunk and extremely sweaty and very weak. (I posted this experience here). I still enjoy alcoholic enemas, but in smaller amounts.

Another was using Palmolive green dishwashing soap about 15 years ago. It left me with an extremely sore anus and the urge to push, long after I was completely empty. I'll never use that again.

The other falls under the category of STUPID ideas. I was out shopping on a Saturday morning a year or two after we were married, and while in the drug store on the checkout line, I saw all the tins of snuff and chewing tobacco. I thought it would be interesting to make a snuff solution enema to find out what people liked about the it, only I would be using it in a solution up my butt, rather than sniffing it into my nose. When I got home, I used about a heaping teaspoon in 2 quarts of warm water. I have never smoked anything, cigarettes or pot. I hate the smell, the mess and everything about it. The nicotine gave me a bit of a buzz during the first couple of minutes, then I felt kind of drunk, then I got all sweaty, then my ears started ringing and the icing on the cake was I got so nauseous, I thought I was going to throw up, but since I hadn't eaten in several hours, all I had were dry heaves. I ended up crawling into bed and sleeping it off for about three hours. This was an afternoon enema on a Saturday and my husband wasn't home. When I was feeling as bad as I was, I was sorry that my husband wasn't there to help me, or at least let me know that I would pull through after my period of suffering. Luckily, this was before we had children. That was another one I never did again.

Strong alcohol, especially if you're NOT much of a drinker! That could easily be LETHAL if you use whisky! Harsh soaps, made for EXTERNAL use only! Think of your intestine as being like the surface of your eye. Now, what do you have around the house that you would want to put in your eye? The SAFEST, and most comfortable enema is always just warm water! No soap, no chemicals, and no crazy additives! If you want to be punished, then use a paddle on your ASS, which is a place that can TAKE the abuse. Remember, your colon needs to last a lifetime, so treat it gently, and it will reward you with lots of regular elimination, and PLENTY of PLEASURE!

115F is the max before you hurt the colon.

A solid recommendation is never to do even one without salt in it, unless you are using something else in addition to water. The standard addition of salt is one teaspoon per quart of water, and if you use this, you will avoid depleting your electorlytes. The reasoning here is that there is a balance between the enema solution and the body's fluids, then.

I did *NOT* find the snuff story amusing in the slightest. I think SS is quite correct, and her inexperience at the time she tried this can be her only excuse. I am glad she learns from experience, and think the rest of you are imbeciles at best for thinking something like that is amusing. SwitchableSusie, that is my two cents worth in support of your statements that tobacco is not a good thing. Take care of yourself, my friend.

P.S. Anyone who finds such things amusing should have their head examined, and immediately!!!!

MaqtoH, Thanks for the moral support, but I've known zippy for quite a while, and I'm sure the bastard, I mean he, made fun of my experience in good faith and with no ill will. 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 Really, I promise.

How many of us have done other things that, at the time, were not funny. But looking back at them they can be very hilarious. If you can't laugh at your own misfortune, what will you laugh at? Someone else's?

Accepted, SS. But such things can be dangerous, though I have never tried them personally. And I didn't know you two knew each other. Sorry about that.

Statements to use non-iodized salt are completely erroneous. Many people are deficient in iodine, a necessary trace mineral, which is needed for good thyroid function, among other things, and the amount in iodized salt will never cause anyone to overdose on it.

Take your time, have the water pleasantly warm (not hot, be careful of that), for me a teaspoon of salt per quart is just right. Don't hang the bag too high.

It's not a race or a contest, if you want to get 2 quarts in but find it's too uncomfortable expell and try again. I've had many sessions where I wound up taking 4 one pint enemas, never could manage 2 quarts. But that's ok, it was better than no enemas at all.

A tablespoon of salt per quart or two is a safety MUST. Regular table salt jis just fine to keep your systems balance.

No Alcohol enemas-to dangerous, can cause death. Want a high from alcohol, do it from a glass or bottle the oral way, you can sense when your tippy and best to stop at that point.

I weighed the salt once and found that a heaping TEASPOON per quart was quite close to the .85% (w/v) that comprises normal saline (a level teaspoon per quart produced something like .75% w/v). Any more than that (and a table spoon is three teaspoons) will be drawing water into the colon. That might be desirable, but you might find yourself stopping the session faster than otherwise. But the correct amount of salt certainly does cut down on the cramping.

Waterdog typed:

Use about 1 tablespoon of non iodized salt to 2 quarts of warm water. The salt really cuts down on the cramping and replaces the electrolytes in your body."

I weighed the salt once and found that a heaping TEASPOON per quart was quite close to the .85% (w/v) that comprises normal saline (a level teaspoon per quart produced something like .75% w/v). Any more than that (and a table spoon is three teaspoons) will be drawing water into the colon. That might be desirable, but you might find yourself stopping the session faster than otherwise.

But the correct amount of salt certainly does cut down on the cramping.

Bagfull, you are correct. The exact amount is 9 grams per liter/quart. A tablespoon is more than two times too strong.

The most unpleasant experience was the result of 3 heaping tablespoons of epsom salt in 3 quarts of water. I had expulsions hours later, including one that was 20 hours later. Try planning your day around that.

I've used coffee stronger than I drink it, and never will again. I didn't get jittery but I sure didn't like it. Weak coffee works just fine, and I advise trying small quantities at first to see how you react.

The idea is that if the enema solution is isotonic (about the same concentration of salt that blood has) you won't absorb much water into your system. For some reason having the salt in the enema solution cuts down on the cramping. It certainly works for me. But I cannot come up with a reason why. If you put more than the 1 teaspoon of salt in per quart you'll be pulling water out of your blood and into your colon. This is the way some of the "Fleet" stuff works (like the Phospho-soda colon prep).

So, if you want a quick reaction and a serious expulsion some extra salt might be in order, but be sure to drink plenty of water afterwards. But if you have been out in the heat sweating all day some plain water enemas will help re-hydrate you, but drinking the stuff will do the job more effeciently. And if you want a nice, high volume enema consider making the enema solution isotonic.

WetPablo Wrote "The most unpleasant experience was the result of 3 heaping tablespoons of Epsom salt in 3 quarts of water. I had expulsions hours later, including one that was 20 hours later."

If you were to look on the back of the Epsom salts package you will find the instructions on how to use it as a laxative, apparently it can be absorbed through the colon as well as taken orally.

WetPablo Wrote

The most unpleasant experience was the result of 3 heaping tablespoons of Epsom salt in 3 quarts of water. I had expulsions hours later, including one that was 20 hours later."

If you were to look on the back of the Epsom salts package you will find the instructions on how to use it as a laxative, apparently it can be absorbed through the colon as well as taken orally.

It isn't that epsom salts are absorbed that causes laxation, it is that it just gets down to the colon to act as a laxative if you swallow it. Regardless of how it gets to the colon (swallowing or by enema solution), it draws water into the colon.

Be very careful with water temperature, I always test the water by spraying some on the inside of my wrist, just like I would test my baby's bottle before giving it to them, if it feels too hot on the inside of your wrist, it will be too hot inside the bowel, also, never use alcohol, easy to overdose from it, always have your own equipment, no sharing and always clean it afterward, let the bag hang upside down to drain and dry,

Lotsa good advice here.

USE YOUR HEAD and don't try anything radical to start is the best tip for a newbie.

Get a "drugstore" type syringe, use the smallest tip first Then try the douche tip. See which you like better. Ther are OTHER OPTIONS but you gotta start somewhere

Keep water about 100 degrees F max, test with your elbow not your finger. thermometer is best as too hot water can do a LOT of damage.

Don't be discouraged if you can't take the whole bag at first. The water will have a lot of company in there if you've never done this before.

DO NOT EVER FORCE ANYTHING INTO YOUR BODY. PERIOD !!!!!

Use maybe Baking soda (1 Tbsp per quart) or Salt (1 Tsp per quart ti stop absorption) or maybe soak some Ivory soap in some water and add to your bag.

To get a good cleaning out it's not HOW MUCH you can get in, It's how HIGH up in the bowel you get it. For this reason, knee-chest is a good place tio start.

Oh, and LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT THE COLON, it's shape, composition and purpose. YoU DO NEED TO KNOW THIS STUFF if you're gonna get serious.

Ciao,

Tom

Always keep the temperature of your enema warm to slightly hot(not more than105 degrees), at first to avoid cramping. Also, don't pull out the nozzle and try to stand during a moment of extreme urge to evacuate! You might drip or spray a trail to the John! Be sure and have nice spray bottles of disinfectant to thoroughly clean the john inside and out when you are finished.

I suggest you visit you local drug store and look for douche/enema combo equipment. Usually found in feminine sanitation department. If you want to browse for better equipment suggest you visit BethTyler.com.

Never share nozzles, everything you insert into your rectum must be clean. Never insert anything sharply pointed.

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I totally disagree with using distilled water. Ever heard of osmosis? Electrolytes will pass from your body into your colon...and then out. If you did a series of enemas, your could suffer some severe problems, esp if potassium is leached out, like a heart problem!

For me, when I first tried, I did not get the water hot enough. Use your tongue as a test. I think that contributed to the lack of retention and volume. Also,the first enema sessions, I doubt if I got more than a half a quart in. I was a bit disappointed, but I started really getting into the enemas in July and I was holding almost 3 quarts by September because I took them quiet often, a few times a week in series (as many as 4). Start low and take it slow.

As you get more experienced and you know how long and how much you can hold, then I would say start experimenting. But, your first enema should probably be a quart of warm (100 degrees) water with some salt or what I like the best is baking soda dissolved in it, and take what you can. You can always clamp off the bag and come back for more. If you can take a lot, you can always get up and refill it too. Just don't push your self too far.

Make sure you clear the hose of air, hang the bag low, use the clamp to keep it slow or even stop the flow. The first gush of water from the hose will have cooled down---it might be a shock but it will abate.

Don't attempt large quantities or mixed solutions. Plain water is what they use in professional colonic irrigation. Try again if your first enema of the day makes you run to the toilet. That might have cleaned you out enough that you can take more.

Set up a comfortable warm environment, lock the doors, don't get up to answer the phone--if there's someone else in the home you should tell them you don't want to be disturbed.

There's no reason to be nervous--if you have questions post them to this board and will hopefully get a sane answer. Make friends with every nurse you encounter and ask him or her your questions. Most professionals love sharing their knowledge.

You should always be by the restroom also. Never fun when you have to run across your house to get the toilet 😮

Things to do and things not to do that is the question. The first thing not to do is to believe everything you read here. There are those that profess to have taken enemas of up to twelve quarts. There are others who say they have tried exotic recipes. Some indeed have but some of those recipes are just plain dangerous. Please think about what your doing and if you see something on here that your not sure about, ask, there a a couple of members here that know what they are talking about. The last thing we need is someone getting hurt. A little pain maybe but not hurt.