Constipated? What works best for you?

Hall a dozen dried prunes every day will keep you regular.

Sharbrian: The dried prunes - childhood remembrance. When we were constipated mom (in addition to glycerin suppositories in case of "clogging") would give us some kind of oral jelly, but she also gave prunes along with meals. I think (it was a long time ago) that we sometimes got prunes or liquorice as a preventive measure.

Without a doubt, an enema is by the best cure for constipation for me. When I was a young boy growing up, Mother used to use a small red bulb syringe on me. Then, our family doctor became ill and had to give up his practice. Our new family doctor did not believe in the use of enemas at all. He was quite a bit younger than our previous doc. I believe that he was already a puppet of the pharmacy industry. He convinced Mother to start giving me either Castoria, Epsom Salt solution, Milk of Magnesia, something that sounded like Fin-no-mint, Black something, or Ex-Lax. Mom picked Castoria that I absolutely abhorred. I begged Mother to quit giving me the oral laxatives and start giving me those bulb enemas again, but Mother had nothing to do with it. She kept right on giving me that yukky tasting Castoria. I didn't give up bugging Mom, but Mother still did not budge saying "Mike, you know what our new doctor says about enemas. He does not like them and has told me to stop giving them to you. I do not want to go against our doctor and I do not want to hurt you either." I was desperate so I went to visit Mom's Mother who lived on the other side of town which was an easy 20 min. bike ride for me. Mam-Maw was glad to see me but didn't know why I had decided to visit her. She took me into her kitchen. I sat down at the kitchen table as Mam-Maw went to the frig and retrieved two cokes before sitting down next to me. Mam-Maw asked me point blank why I had come so far to visit her. At first I told her I just wanted to see her, but she must have sensed something else. She took my hand into hers and asked "Now, Mike, I know you love good Grandma, but are you sure that is all?" I hem-hawed around a bit, then just said "Mam-Maw, Mama is making me take something called Castoria and will not give me any more enemas." Mam-Maw listened and then said "I know, Son, your Mother is really upset at all of this. She understands that you hate taking that Castoria, but she doesn't want to go against your new doctor." Then, she looked at me and said "Mike, I'll see what I can do...." I immediately gave Mam-Maw a big hug and kiss and then rode back to our house. A couple of hours later, Mam-Maw showed up at our house and she was carrying a sack that had an orange and black box sticking out of it. I was sitting on the porch swing as she came onto the porch. She smiled down at me and said, "ok, Mike, I am hear to talk on your behalf." I smiled up at her as she entered the front door. She remained in our house I know at least ten minutes, before she reappeared on the porch. Once there, she sat down on the swing with me and said "Mike, ok I think your problem is solved." I thanked her and gave her a big kiss. A few minutes later I re-entered my house going into the kitchen where Mom was sitting. The sack Mam-Maw was carrying when she entered our house was now sitting on the table next to Mom. Mother looked at me and said "so you have enlisted your Mam-Maw to help you out, now! I can't believe you? Mike, go on back to your bathroom....I'll be in there in a few minutes, ok?" I did as I was told and waited for Mother. About five minutes later Mm came into the bathroom carrying a red hot water bottle filled with liquid, I noticed a red hose wrapped around her left arm too. Within minutes Mom was giving me my first bag enema. It was fantastic!

I'm IBS-C, so this may be more involved and happen more often than most of you. It's also evolving, as one common characteristic of IBS is having things change just when you think you've figured them out.

If it's been a couple of days I generally know it's "no more Mr. Nice Guy." It seems that I don't just get the big chunk of stool in the rectum, rather it sits through the sigmoid and descending colon, and if I take one enema it sometimes seems to push some of the stuff back and not solve the problem.

I'll start with a smaller enema, either soap or glycerin or 10-15mg bisacodyl, somewhere between a pint and a quart. Squirt it in in Simms or knee-chest, let it work and see how much comes out. I imagine one of the "big guns" such as a 1-2-3 or M&M might work well, but I haven't tried them.

Next is a 2 quart soapy enema, generally starting Simms and moving onto the back or doing the "3-position" system where you start in left-side Simms, then roll onto your back and then end up on your right side. The idea here is to allow the solution to fill the whole colon without requiring a large volume. Most books and articles I've seen recommend 1-1.5 liters, but that is more likely to get stuck in me.

Last is a 2.5-ish quart rinse in a comfortable position.

After this I often follow up with double doses of Mirilax for a few days to make sure things keep going. If I don't do anything else I usually find myself taking another enema series in 2-3 days.

I suffer from cronic constipation the thing that works best for me is a series of sse and plain water rinse . i have a lady that comes to my house two times a week. we start with a 2qrt sse i expell then she gives me a 4qrt sse , then finish with a plain tap water 2qrt rinse. i have taken miralax and hate it, you never know when its going to work, or how many times a day its going to work

I virtually never have had constipation as an adult, but if I ever do, I'll go straight to my enema bags and Castile soap to fix it. I don't really enjoy laxatives like those given for a bowel prep, but I do like taking enemas with soapy water to help dissolve the compacted, dried-up stool and move it down and out.

Eric

No question; enema bag with soap suds, after taking Colace Caps the night before, as a softener. I first take an 8 oz. bulb to empty out the rectum, so I have room for my EZM nozzle. Followed by 2.5 qts. SSE.

After 2 surgeries and being on Vicodin for post-op pain and no exercise, I got impacted. Rather than going to an ER and waiting for a long time and having a Dr. digitally unpack me, at a $600. charge, I put on a glove with Vaseline and did it myself right away. I followed with 2.5 QT. SSE. As long as I was on the narcotic pain pills, I took 1 Peri-Colace Cap each night and had a couple tap water enemas every 3 days, just to make sure I stayed open and going regularly.

i have taken miralax and hate it, you never know when its going to work, or how many times a day its going to work

It depends on the person and how much you take. When things are close to working for me two capfuls (one morning/one evening) get me close to normal for a while. Once the constipation has started it doesn't seem to do much for me. Double/triple doses for multiple days...still nothing. I've stopped wasting my time and go straight for the enema once things stop.

For me Miralax is gentle enough that I haven't had surprises (other than when it stops working), but I have had problems with other oral laxatives. Magnesium citrate is supposed to work within about 45 minutes and be done within 2 hours. For me it didn't kick in for 8 hours, then was going for quite a while. Oral stimulants also are very unpredictable. If I need anything beyond maintenance it's always delivered rectally.

I heard from another member that enemas for the chronically constipated are much more pleasant if you're on some Mirilax rather than just waiting until you have a big hard chunk of backed up stool. I imagine that the stool softener that Jimmyt44 uses might be similar.

As is known by folks here who know me, I prefer suppositories to enemas. I have given the reasons elsewhere.

Sometimes, though, suppositories really are not adequate. Monday, Dec. 26, feeling my usual pre-laxing abdominal discomfort, I tried glycerine and bisacodyl suppositories until my bottom was sore, without adequate results. I resorted to enemas. I had two quarts, two times, the first time with 1 Tablespoon Bronner's peppermint, and the next with two Tbspns. My results were adequate, but not satisfying. Next time, I'll start with two T Bronner's, followed by 3T. with each session I'll start with a clear rinse, adding more soap compared to the previous session, until I get the cramps that I love, hehe. Maybe I'll rinse after that, though the residual laxative feeling is *soo* nice!

Oral laxatives are to unpredictable. suppositories are all right for anal play, But I have always preferred a large enema

A female friend into enemas recently told me about an experience she had in the 1970s. She was in a department store in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Hess's I believe, that had a department that sold non-prescription drugs. The woman in front of her in the check out had a selection of laxatives.

My friend saw the possibilities and struck up a conversation with the woman who was in her late 20's or early 30's. The woman admitted to having constipation problems, and how nothing seemed to be helping. My friend ceased the moment and asked if she had tried an enema. The answer was that she had heard about them but didn't know anything about them.

Now my friend was known for her ability to talk people into taking an enema, but these were men and women she had known for a while and had been intimate with.

She told me she was really turned on at the prospect of giving the woman an enema, but thought it would go no further than idle conversation. To her surprise the woman wanted to know more and my friend told her if she wanted she could help her. Her first thought was she would just be giving the woman information on how to take an enema, but as she described the process, and saw the woman was looking for a solution (pun intended) to her problem she volunteered to administer.

After a bit of reluctance the woman said she wanted to try it, and my friend told her if she would come to her apartment near Muhlenberg College, she had the equipment and could give her an enema. They agreed to meet later in the day, my friend expecting a no-show.

When the appointed hour came, the rather attractive woman knocked on her door. My friend had everything ready, knowing if the woman didn't show, she could enjoy the enema by herself. Well the woman had a thousand questions, and my friend was so excited at the possibility she said she got so wet she was afraid it would soak through her jeans!

Enthusiasm turned into a bit of reluctance, and my friend thought she had blown the opportunity, but being fully aroused told the woman that if it made her more comfortable she would demonstrate by giving herself an enema.

The woman's reaction was stunning, and for a moment it seemed like she was going to bolt out the door, but with a little coaxing she agreed to watch, with the caveate that she could leave if it really bothered her.

By this time my friend could see curiosity was overcoming fear, so she filled the bag, took off her jeans and panties and started the process. The woman went from cowering across the room to moving in for a closer look. My friend threw caution to the wind and started rubbing herself. The effect was better than expected as the woman moved in and got a very close look at what was going on. She commented, you really like this, don't you, and my friend answered in the affirmative.

With the bag empty, and my friend moving to the toilet she expected the woman might leave, but to her surprise she stayed with her, sort of mesmerized by what was going on.

Now with the enema and expelling complete it was time to play nurse.

By this time the woman had lost most of her inhabitions and appeared somewhat turned on by the process. My friend had her assume the position, left side, etc., and took the opportunity to perform a digital exam.

First thing after lubricating and inserting a finger it became obvious not only was the woman constpated, she was, in fact, impacted. The finger was, however, getting a few moans.

My friend told the woman she was impacted and was going to change to a douche nozzle to try to get beyond the bolus of stool in her rectum. My friend said she didn't get an answer one way or another, so she changed the nozzle and worked it in. Knowing what she was up against she had mixed a hot and soapy solution.

With the nozzle in, and the woman relaxed she started the water, the woman immediately wanted her to stop, saying she couldn't take it. Now my friend had a bit of experience, so she got the woman to relax, telling her she needed to take at least half the bag for it to do any good. So it went open and close the clamp for multiple times until enough water was in to open things up, then with about a quarter of the bag in, the rest went in pretty easily, a full two quarts.

Once it was in the woman relaxed and held it a few minutes followed by a mad dash to the toilet.

My friend had told her not to flush so she could check the results, and she said there was so much hard feces in the toilet she was amazed the woman had been able to take the full two quarts. Showing the woman the results it didn't take much convincing that she needed another, which lead to a total of three fillings. By the last filing my friend was able to intimately touch the woman, who had become very aroused by the entire process.

It turned out the woman was recently married and was having a lot of constipation problems now that she was having intercourse on a regular basis, it also turned out, to my friends delight, she had bisexual feelings and had wanted to have sex with another woman.

So for about two years the woman and my friend had a lesbian relationship with lots of enemas, but the woman broke off the relationship when she became pregnant.

You might wonder why I haven't mentioned any names, even first names, it's because both of the women were well known in the Allentown Bethlehem area, and if you know about a publisher who committed suicide when he found out his wife was cheating on him, you will know who one of the women I am writing about is. One more clue, her mother lived to be 109.

A good soapy enema, lst one 2qts. second one 3qts, followed by 3qts warm water rinse. Funny thing about Pennsylvania towns, every one knows everyone. Most of relatives lived in Allentown, Bethlem, Harrisburg, York,Wilkes-Barre areas. Buy an enema bag or 2 and all your neighbors and friends knew it.

Drink a lot of water, no grains, lot of vegetables 😃

For me, it has always been a good enema series. It provides immediate relief without being trapped in the house waiting for a laxative to kick in. It also provides added pleasure and enjoyment to the treatment.

If I answered anything besides a good enema, I probably wouldn't be on here to begin with 😁

I've recently changed my constipation dilemma. I now use suppositories and bulb enemas before I take my regular three enemas. I like that the suppositories and bulb enemas clear any matter in the lower intestine. It also allows me to have quick and gushing enemas. I like the fast and hard enemas.

When I'm constipated, nothing works better than a two quart soapy enema with Ivory soap. When I was little and got plugged up my mom would give me prune juice and then Milk of Magnesia. When those failed to make my bowels move she would go to the remedy of last resort, the syringe. She would take me into the bathroom, mix up a bowl of Ivory soapsuds and use the syringe on me, which never failed to bring about the desired results. Today when I get constipated I go straight to the syringe. Why waste time trying laxatives, which may or may not work, when a enema is guaranteed to solve the problem.

Watermelon ? Nurse's wisdom. I was lying there with a tube up my behind and a bag of warm water flowing into me when Nurse Angie was giving me a lesson on keeping my body hydrated to avoid the need for laxatives and enemas. Among her natural remedies was watermelon, which acts as a laxative and diuretic and is good for detoxing, and it works.

Liquid glycerin, infused with a 'lube shooter' syringe, as deep as it will go. Within a couple minutes, all better...

My favorite is one litre plain water mixed with pinch of salt and a full lemon juice.

A plain warm water enema for me. Suppositories will work on some people but not on me plus they can be messy and forget about laxatives because you never know when they will work.

To get rid of stubborn constipation a small glycerine enema, to be inserted with a bulb, works wonders.

The most effective and predictable relief for bad constipation is about 1.25 liters of really warm and really soapy water administered in the left side Sims position. It seems to evacuate even the most stubborn blockages of the sigmoid and descending colon. I am pretty sure it reaches my transverse colon as well. If an enema is impossible because of travel, house guests or whatever, three Dulcolax tablets at bedtime provide a thorough cleanout about 12-14 hours later. Dulcolax suppositories also work reasonably well, but come with burning and a terrible urgent need to evacuate, even after the bowel movement is over. They are useful when traveling, however. For me, they work in about 25-30 minutes and only cause one major bowel movement.

I'm stuck in a loop, perpetrating all the invasive acts that were imposed on me as a child.

On the infrequent occasions when I've allowed myself to go two or more days without doing the dooh, I might take a liquid glycerin enema if I can find the time, but more often I'll use a bisacodyl suppository*

Mostly I use glycerin suppositories, a piece of soap (if it's worn down enough) or sometimes if I have the time I just try to trigger it with anal stimulation.

(* Before it became legally difficult, I wasted money trying multiple brands - more to collect the boxes and instruction sheets than for any differences between them. I've never had "magic bullets" but I've had dulcolax, dulax, dunya, conlax and pyrilax)

What works for me is not letting myself get to the point of constipation. if it has been 2 days and i have not had a significant bowel movement, i'm GOING TO intervene, either with enemas or laxatives

I just use about two quarts of warm soapy water. I have tried different soaps and have found a few gtts. of Johnson ( or the generic) baby shampoo works wonder. I have a friend who is a nurse and we keep each other from getting too plugged up. Usually two with the small amount of baby shampoo and one t rinse is ticket to not being full of it.

Doing a series of enemas with only one nozzle and 4 differnt mixes

this is good for constipation because i used different recipts in 4 enema bags

with total controle of when and how and how much i took of each with out constatly making the anus raw and soar with in and out of the nozzle

if you do this solo i recommened using an inflatable nozzle

i was constipated from pain pills

each bag had tubing from it each having a shut off

first bag had warm olive oil to help soften and make hardened stool so it will slide out easier

the second bag had warm soap water

the third had epsom salt salution this did the heavy purging

the forth had plain water for rinsing

Each enema bag was 2 quarts

each of their tubings went to a a junction where it went to just one out

this out line is the tubing to your nozzle it also has an in line higgens hand pump to help push heavy liquid like the olive oil, or just to give any liquid an extra push to get high in the colon ps:Once mixed flour with water to make a thick mix but still flowable. The out line also has its own shut off

so you can use one mix at a time , mix them up to all 4 , and can shut it off on the single tubing

if your not cleaned out after that you best see a med doc.

if you have to expell then shut the maen line to the nozzle off and expell

do not over fill you colon

I also use suppositories befor an enema , howevre to have them work correctly they should be against the colon walll and high into the colon

i always try to get them past the sigmoid valve intot he sigmoid colon

i use 2-3 ducolax ones i have a curved 10 soft nozzle that i puch them up with i feel a pop and that means they went in and the to get things slippery i use glycerine 2-3, urge 15-20 min

eather one by them self creates lots of gas

some times if the stool is hard and right at the anus theis nozzle breakes through it

some times expel just from them

other times i add warm soap water as much as i can take

I've found that the most natural remedy is to use your own fingers to pull out the stool. Holding two fingers in your urine stream provides a ready lubricant. I just use the middle two fingers to open the canal, repeatedly lubricating them. Then it's just a matter of stretching and lubricating the around the stool and assisting its exit. Because of the usual hardness of the stool there isn't much of a mess involved. Just wash up as you would normally.

I drink one 6 oz glass of prune juice every morning when I get up, and then have a cup of Herbal tea w/honey. That concoction keeps me regular as the 5:00 o'clock whistle. Having said that, enemas for me are strictly for erotic enjoyment. Do I need one? Nope! But do I want one? You bet!