Constipated? What works best for you?

An enema does not need to be either big or soapy to get me going again. Most of the time a quart or two of plain warm water does the trick. I was only ever given laxatives until I was about 30, but upon discovering how quick and effective an enema is there is no going back for me.

What "Sweet Julie" said!!!!!!

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When i'm costipated I generally use a 2 qt of soapsud enema. This solution when i'm full is very very efficient 😜

I made a 4-2qrt open top bags to 5 connector junction each with its only clamp to one main hose with its only clamp, this went to the rectum.

Each bag had a different mix, one with soap suds, one with also Vera juice, one Epsom salts, one with mineral oil or olive oil. The single line has a inline pump to help wit the heavier liquid or if constipated bad pump liquid into the dry stool. You can take one mix or mix the mixes how ever you want, maybe all together

Licorice Allsorts, Wine Gums, Pears or Tomato Juice are usually the items that ease things for me if Constipated.

Always aSS enema and a plain water rinse Works everytime.

If I'm seriously bound up (sometimes happens when I'm over stressed) I'll do a warm enema with a just pint or two of Castile soap (Bronners or Conti) and retain it as long as possible to loosen things up. After expelling I'll drink a small glass of Gatorade, rest for about 30 minutes before filling a 2 quart bag with diluted salt and soda and injecting high with rectal tube. Follow with a little more Gatorade and rest. Sometimes I'm still releasing an hour or later. If this sounds so "organized," I guess it is. My husband says he call tell I'm constipated because I get grumpy. Not often I get that way, but he's right.

My wife gives me a 2 quart plain water enema. Repeat if needed.

Well I am not into the enema thing at all but if I have been constipated what makes me get the urge is to go to a place where it is not convenient to get it! I usually do it about once every 1 or 2 days really but when we were on the start of our honeymoon I had gone 4 days. I got a strong urge when we were on a boat and I just had to do it over the side! Hahaha

Nothing beats a 2-quart warm enema. You know what's going to happen, and when, as opposed to taking laxatives.

I was brought up using enemas and did likewise with my children. I've never taken a laxative! One of my daughters decided as a teenager to rebel and rather than give herself an enema, she tried a laxative since they're advertised everywhere and seemed like the modern cool thing to do. She took it, and then after her experience threw the rest away!!! She reverted to enemas and gives enemas to her children for constipation.

The use of glycerine suppos usually works. If not, a tap water enema always works. Most constipation happens away from home, long flights, long drives and not drinking enough liquids. The use of pills and other laxatives is not my choice. Why disturb the whole GI system when the problem is in the last few feet. Swish!!!

Essentially not letting it get to constipation. I take enemas before it gets that far.

Like LisaK I don't let myself get constipated. I take enemas and/or suppositories to prevent it.

If I lay off the heavy starches, and particularly cheese, constipation is not an issue for me. My daily glass of prune juice also helps keep things moving, so for me, enemas are really more for recreational pleasure than medicinal purposes, so to speak. If I have indulged in too much pizza and similar cheesy/starchy foods and my system seems a bit slow, then a good warm castile soap (I prefer unscented), or Epsom Salts enema takes care of the problem right away.....and it sure beats the hell out of laxatives and suppositories in every way.

Fried chicken with hot sauce, followed by soft serve ice cream. Maybe throw in iced coffee.

When I've had the most constipation problems is usually when I'm traveling on business. If I am drinking a lot of fluids I'm fine. But when I'm in meetings and conferences I don't want to be getting up constantly and trying to find a restroom to pee. Liquids run through me very quickly. My husband is more like a camel. He can hold it forever! I also tend to get bound up when I'm stressed.

Miralax works when I need a boost. I can take it at night and it's pretty predictable. I'll pack an enema bulb for business trips. Hanging a syringe in some hotel bathrooms can be a challenge. They don't exactly have enema bag hooks conviently placed at the right height. Lol!

I don't fool around with oral laxatives. They're too unpredictable. I may try a suppositry first but if that doesn't work or I feel very constipated to even try one, I just use a soapy enema. It's practically instant relief.

For those that travel and find it difficult to find a place to hang your enema bag, pack a thin "S hook" you can hang it from the security bar (placing towels on the floor to lie on) or from the inside of the bathroom door hinge if you like doing stand up enemas. You can find one at Home Depot or Lowe's or Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/OPCC-Stainless-Heavy-duty-Gardening-Installation/dp/B00NJTYIBG/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1462375376&sr=8-15&keywords=s+hook

The 1st consideration, in buying the S hook is thinness, so it fits through the space between the manual door security lock.

Traveling I also take along the "hospital type" enema bags. I have had great fun with these.

http://www.amazon.com/Enema-Kit-Bag-Pack-Kits/dp/B00JFYOU6M/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1462375697&sr=8-7&keywords=enema+bag

You've got to be kidding! I thought that the subject of "enemas" was why we were here. Okay, for me...is the SSE enema and then Salt&Soda rinse.

the boxcar

I have never had a laxative (Really! Never) Metamucil and it's equivalents fiber supplements are actually not laxatives. My doctor has encouraged me to take these every day. They work well. Of course the reason we are all here is enemas. When I slip up and fail to take my supplements, an enema, a series of enemas or a colonics resets everything for a fresh start!

Hanging a syringe in some hotel bathrooms can be a challenge. They don't exactly have enema bag hooks conviently placed at the right height. Lol!

Bed, Bath, & Beyond sell sell things that go over the top of a door that allow hanging coat hangers or whatnot. I pack one of these with my enema bag and from it hang coat hangers on each other, in a chain, to get to the proper height for my enema bag. Alternatively, it often works to hang my enema bag in the closet and take my enema there. Also, those hooks with the velcro backing can be hung anywhere in a hotel room for hanging my enema bag, but get the largest size just to be certain it doesn't detach. I hope this helps!

If you want to have more control on the height of the enema bag, pack 25# test fishing line (comes it little spools). Tie one end to the bathroom door handle,toss it over the door and tie the loose end to the S hook at the desired height. If i am staying multiple nights i leave my equipment out in the bathroom and the hook connected to the door. Mostly it is ignored, I have gotten a few smiles, but no offers to help from the staff.

Regarding hanging a bag in a hotel room... I have three different lengths of bungee cords I keep with my traveling bag. One, two and three foot sections with built in hooks on the ends. I have never seen a situation that I couldn't use one or a combination of those to securely hold a bag at the right height.

I find that when traveling by myself (wife isn't to enemas), I just spend a few minutes surveying the motel room to locate the optimal bag hanging height and location. Usually a rowel rack, a door handle, or even a dresser drawer handle is handy. I've even used a free-standing pedestal style lamp that was next to the bed as a good enema bag holder. If nothing appears readily available, often just stretching out a metal coat hanger also works fine. Just throw in a long shoelace into your luggage.....you never know, it might come in handy. Where there's a will, there's a way. 😃

On occasion I start to think that making and taking an enema is too much hassle so I might take a laxative. It either works when I would rather it didn't or it won't work at all. Afterward I decide that a warm soapy enema has no equal and always cures what ails me. As for traveling with a bag, I find that the inexpensive plastic hook that came with the bag is as good as any because I can use it to hang from the door knob or the towel rack.

Enemas always work the best and quickly to ease constipation... aside from that it's so much fun too! I feel so much better after taking a nice series of enemas after a bout of constipation. I works every time with out loading my entire digestive tract with chemicals and irritants.

Enemas work best, but if I don't won't to get the enema bag out I use a suppository. I don't use laxatives because they are too unpredictable as far as when they start to work.

I use both enema and suppository depending on mood. But enema (particularly the plain water) is much more fast acting than suppository

I don't use laxatives, but I have been given stool softeners following back and hip surgery.

In the 1970's I had minor surgery, and those were the days when you still got an enema the night before. It was given by a skilled nurse, and was quite enjoyable.

After surgery when my bowels didn't move I was given a laxative. I wasn't going to be allowed to go home unti I pooped! That was in the morning, and by evening, even though things were gurgling it hadn't worked. During visitors hours another nurse came in and announced I was going to be given another enema. To my surprise a female friend of one of my friends commented she'd like to be there for that! Which got a laugh, and now I regret I didn't follow up on the comment.

Just after visitors hours the nurse comes back with a 1500cc bucket and hose filled with pretty hot soapy water. This is also just about the time I'm getting a pretty good indication I am going to have to go very soon. But pass up an enema, no way.

The nurse has everything prepared and me on my side, and as she inserts the nozzle I get the feeling I have to go right now. Still I want the enema, so I don't say anything.

The nurse opens the clamp, but nothing much happens, it is like an equilibrium, and now the urge is strong. The bucket goes higher, and to,my surprise the water starts to flow pretty good, and the urge subsides. Before you know it, all 1500cc is in.

Now the nurse wants me to hold it, but things are starting to work again. I tell the nurse the laxative had just started to work as she started the enema. She said she thought that might have been the case, but wanted me to try to hold it a little longer. Having held enemas for close to an hour when playing, I'm pretty good at holding, so I managed, but when she finally helped me to the toilet I just exploded.

As she left, she told me not to flush, so she could check the results.

After I finished and she came back and flushed she asked me how I felt. I told her that the soap burned a little bit and it felt like there was more. That was a lie, but she said, well, I think you need another enema. That she had other things to do and would let me rest and come back later.

When she came back she said she was going to do,enemas until clear, which I was certain was going to be only one.

So back into position on in goes 1500cc with ease this time. To my pleasant surprise it is far from clear. And when she checks, it's pretty much like, she's pleased to have to give me another. So here we go again, and I decide, what the hell, I say, "Do you like giving enemas?" Her answer, to my surprise,,"Do you like getting them?" I say yes, and she says, "I thought you did, you never complained, and I do like giving them."

So we finish without saying much more, I go off to the toilet, and I'm thinking dinner is working its way through, because it is still not clear. The nurse checks, and say she will,give me another one, because I am not clear. I say fine, I'll take as many as you want to give me. Her answer, I'll keep giving them to you as long as you want, but if the nursing supervisor checks and your return is clear I'll have to stop.

I say, I understand, this is our little secret. Well the nursing supervisor never checked, and seven enemas later we were still at it, but by that time I was pretty tired and drifted off to,sleep.

I never saw her again, and nothing overtly sexual happened, but it was a night to remember.