The Flatus Tube - Yet Another "Medical Marvel" to slide into obscurity ! Or has it ??

THE FLATUS TUBE ! - Yet another item noteworthy by it's direct correlation to a "Good" ENEMA experience – It's "Benefits" contained within the process of administration. However the subject matter is rarely mentioned (if at all) or commented upon as something of "Interest" to members here??

Best described as a long (very long - usually 4 feet +) clay red or black India rubber tube of differing lengths & diameters (some have small bulbous heads – mmmm! ) distinctive by their "Black" spacer markings of approx 4" apart along a centralised line with smaller markings at 2" intervals. Depth markings terminating at approx 2 to 2 & ½ feet from its distal tip.

Obviously age / weight / height being a determining factor with such "Tube" (size) selection – Anything from around FR14 through to exhaust pipe size . .oooooh ! how intimidating !! --anticipation / anxiety level up a notch or 3 ??

These "delightfull" rubbery & somewhat erotic rectal snakes main objective or purpose being is to alleviate flatulence (gas) with administration / insertion making their presence felt 45 Minutes or so, post "good" soapy ENEMA, which in itself stimulates residual gas. Enter round two !!.....As if the "good" soapsuds ENEMA hadn't done enough already, now along comes dessert. The FLATUS TUBE with its added "Benefits" -- OMG & "Benefits" aplenty . . . OK consider this for a moment !

The process starts with a good (deep) rectal lubing --mmmmm! boner time or slip 'n' slide for the ladies -- a seriously nice internal fingering indeed being the pre-cursor . . Next & without further ado (the moment where one may try on the sneak a peek) comes total A1 exquisite sensations as the blunt invader expertly (pumped) in – the good ole 2 steps forward / 1 step back movement . . Blissed out moment big time !!.....As one FEELS not only the deep slippery slithering going on up inside sharing duties in unison as the starry porthole contracts while receiving maximum attention . . . in /back..in..in /back..in..in..in ooooooooooh ! oooooooooh ! lost to pleasure, devoid of thought . . . ecstasy !

The quiteness broken only by gentle encouragement "almost there dear" (in my case) – too late for any coherent words of resistance, almost beyond paradise as quiver after quiver overtakes any attempt to clench up without success – bottom firmly held OPEN accompanied by those distinctive soothing words of “deep breaths now dear” . . . The mind totally consumed with the rectal massage that's happening back there .mmmm ! Geez that's almost a "lose it" moment there & then !!

At this point 2 scenarios could & occasionally did play out !!....However & not to digress, forward with time --Tube could be (& was) left in situ for anything up to 1Hour or more as the opposite end conspicously installed within the water filled receptacle. Theory being gas escape (bubbles) readily observed by caregiver, a satisfactory outcome assessed & if deemed unsatisfactory (little or no flatulence passed) along came scenario number 2.

Picture that for visual impact upon ones impressionable mind !! . . . Lying there the bedsheet providing suitable visual barrier, as any bodily movement reinforces tubing deliciously sliding around in between your bum cheeks !! Several bottom squeezes, followed by free handed gentle push / pull tugging or 10 upon the embedded tube affords instant pleasure, waves of (Flatus Tube) within belly, dick rock hard -dribble evident....Gone for all money.

OK now we have Scenario 2 & sometime later : Not yet quite done, comes the FLATUS TUBE removal time, another tingling educational "Benefit"....Bum cheeks held firmly TOGETHER as that pumping motion of back forward, squeezing ooooh !, pump, squeeze ooooooh !, pump squeeze ooooooooh !, clear wet dribble glistening conspicuously oooooooooh ! oooooooooooooh ! sssssst ! short single air/ gas bubble escaping . . .Talk about sublime !! – borderline decadent.

Bear in mind the ENEMA apparatus still being in full view had not escaped my notice !!...As yet the (real) purpose would become evident soon enough. . Along with those unforgettable words impossible to ignore -- “mmmmm ! not much gas passed there”. . . "I THINK YOU NEED ANOTHER ENEMA" !! --- The powers that be had spoken, no matter what, another ENEMA would be the outcome, with my acceptance by now the only solution – No other choices offered.

Mumbling into my pillow --"Awwww ! Geez do i have to, can't i go to bed now all my homeworks done" . . . Being mindfull not to arouse mums suspicion !..."Awwww Geeez not fair", my cunning ruse or subterfuge for further anal pleasure growing increasingly obvious to me....What I didn't bargain on, nor had i noticed was BIG / LONG Colon Tube secreted conveniently nearby, primed & ready awaiting my slippery (greased up) young bum.

Consequently failed utterly in my estimation to recognize the enormity of events yet to unfold....Ears pricked up with excitement ..Slosh ! Slosh ! Slosh ! Slosh ! warm water running steady, an ENEMA undergoing preparation, not just any Enema either, a very large ENEMA & once sighted, somewhat daunting......The rustle ! rustle ! rustle ! of the towelling to be put under my bottom being unfurled. Sounds of excitement for any budding ENEMA enthusiast !!

Anticipation being like no other gave way to reality as that BIG ENEMA came within sight....Whoa ! heck what's this (my immediate thought), as i turned to face the object of growing desire – not reckoning what i was in for !! One very large white enamel douche can, it's weight /size obvious by content of the solution poured therein, long clay reddish India rubber tubing of rolled over ends & interrupted only by a black bakelite stopcock /adaptor adorned with a terracotta colour (& long) india rubber hose, it's tip glistening as droplets of water flicked from the business end. . . I was about to have my arse done over ??.. or so i thought !

This was to be some experience, growing anxiety & all ....."Now just roll over on your side dear"-- this won't take long !....Really ! i thought inwardly....."C'mon now, we'll be done here in no time". . . mmmmm ! heard that one before......."Pull your knees up for me now" as the warm hand separated my bottom . . . . ooooooooooh ! "Few deep breaths for me" ooooooooh! the tube began snakily sliding its way inward. . .oooooooh ! gasp ! . . . this was very, very nice as the warm water solution squirted forth with a rush within seconds.......Warming tube, rushing /jetting that warm water squirting short bursts oooooooh ! gawd what an ENEMA !!

Emotional state heightened with each skilled pumping motion, nearly wetting the bed as that hose pumped & shunted that warm solution forward ....By now secretly wishing to masturbate with abandon. . . Belly grumbles non existant, the pressure steadily increasing ---ooooooh ! geez i thought visualizing the apparatus being used ,this ENEMA was "Good" indeed......Better than just "Good"-- What an almost eye watering turn on & I wanted to cum.

Then hardly noticeable came that silent gurgle....aaaaaah ! relief & a short rest ...My attention caught offguard as a little MORE water discreetly hidden from view went into that can, another short warm burst – another little groan, tummy now well done.....Gawd i needed to go bad let alone a damn good wank !!.

The tide began to turn !!

Holding out increasingly harder by the minute. With the hose still fully embedded made the situation more difficult....By now fully aware of my bumhole grasping at that hose, suddenly came a little warm wet quiver that .sssssssst...sssssssst a little watery solution squirted out, pooling / wetting the towel placed under my hips ...The moment broken by "Now Hold Still Dear" bottom wet & clenching tight . . . That greased hose slid slowly from within....My pinched bottom feeling every inch --Another ENEMA delight !

Hastily grabbing towel, with wetness evident.....Mad dash to dunny, not a moment to spare......Whoooosh ! – talk about unload !!.....oooooh ! such was the relief........ Few smaller offloads bought that pressure down.....Aaaah! that's better i thought, relax time...psssssst ! psssssst ! then Whoooosh ! came one massive unstoppable rush !!...A good wanking session replaced by concentrated water bursts...Certainly fixed any gas issue !

THAT WAS INDEED SOME ENEMA !! -- And yes i did get to wank myself stupid that night....A FLATUS TUBE joined that party. . . A very memorable experience --Definitely.

Did one repeat the performance – You Bet !

My Question – Any members here familiar / conversant and or taken liberties with A FLATUS TUBE ??

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Nice piece of writing. Well done.

Why thank you @ralpht --T'was my pleasure literally ! A nice little (Big) ENEMA related episode it was too!!

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A colonic tube makes for a very nice enema. its good to use a syringe full of mineral oil to help the long tube slide in deep.

Nice writing! Mucho erotic - tingled my sphincter and raised an aged member.

After my colon cancer surgery, the empty colon was filled with air and got very painful. I asked my surgeon if he would order a flatus tube to drain the air out and my RN suggested to him a Dulcolax suppo. He said no way did he want anything inserted in me. (He cut out the sigmoid and half the rectum, then spliced the descending colon to what was left of the rectum) He said you've got the self injected Dilauded in your pocket, so just keep pushing on the injector.

Years ago the 1st wife (RN) used one on me for gas and it worked very well, especially when walking around with it taped to my backside.

Thanks for the good reading!

Beth Tyler used to sell what was called a flatus tube - it was simply one of her large rigid nozzles, with a different type of fitting on the end where the hose would normally have been attached to a regular nozzle. It was not as described below. Maybe Siliconenozzles.com could make something like the one in ThatAustralian's post.

They were used in the 60s and 70s and probably way before in hospitals. They resembled a straight urinary catheter and had a small bag at one end, the other end went into the back end. They used to be used for 30-60 minutes at a time several times a day. They went by the wayside when we started getting surgical pts out of bed and walking the say of surgery. Ambulation gets the bowels moving. Also used pain medications for relief of the Gas pains.

That is correct Delmar...In a clinical or medical environment they were passed several times over the course of a day....Flatus tubes had been around for quite a considerable period of time & still are. They were usually made of red india rubber in various diameters & lengths anything up to 6 feet.

The largest sized FT is quite something as it has a rounded over bulbous tip😁

Very nice writing ... 🌹

I have seen them used in the last few years. They are available in plastic disposable units. I have used a colon/rectal tube, for myself, when gas was extreme and an enema wasn't practical. Inserting an enema/douche nozzle or colon tube, with the hose attached to a dry water bottle, can accomplish much the same thing. Sometimes it is just necessary to improvise.

Clear plastics in the way of rectal tubing I find little attraction with....however as disposables in medical use it would be a matter of economics, low cost . . time saving considerations with personnel & single use throw aways being the advantage from a practicality perspective.

Bygone era examples had the far extremity of the Flatus Tube either directly immersed in a water receiver or attached to a heavy glass canister via chrome plated tubing spiggots so as the nurse/caregiver/mother could observe any gas bubbles.

The better quality units of that time were manufactured by CIG...the last two letters being Industrial Gases . . do wonder there about domestic gases...lol...(my deviant mind at play) . . . however these items were specifically designed for commercial medical application....Physically the characteristics were of a heavy clear smooth glass of approx. 6inches dia X 12 inches tall with distinctive black graduation markers.

Closure is by way of a heavy black tapered rubber bung (or cap) of just over 1 inch thick....accentuated by a stepped lip that ensured a tight seal.....This piece has two holes into which the chrome over brass tubes were firmly placed.....the main one at centre extending down to within an inch or so of the bottom & perfectly arched over at the top as it projected through the main body....this item also being conically tapered to suit the various diameter tubes.

The second borehole atop the rubber stopper merely accommodated the breather tube relief outlet & is virtually identical to the centre piece but shorter in length... Overall quite an attractive & unique article of medicinal paraphernalia.

Herewith the link provided to illustrate that Flatus (gas) tubes are still in existence to this very day...surprising as it may seem.

http://mediquip.co.uk/product-category/rubber-latex/

Another item i'd overlooked & had “played” with at one time is the. . .Payne's Urinary Sheath. They are also handy to filch parts from because of the diameters.

Image of FR 42 x 30 inch tube of latex mfg

http://mediquip.co.uk/product/rectal-flatus-tube/

About a year and a half ago I was in a serious accident and I have been on opiates (embeda) ever since. Before, I was given Amitiza for opiate constipation my doctor recommended enemas. Since I have been taking enemas for many years (gallon enemas at least twice a day, sometimes more) I had my wife give them to me.

I also was told to get a flatulence tube which can cost anywhere from about $5.00 to over $115.00 for the exact same thing. LOL. It consisted of a rectal tube of about 8 inches long stuck inside a baggie. The tube was the same type as hooked up to a normal hospital enema kit. (About $2.00.) In other words possibly the biggest con of all time. I bought the cheep one. I have since found th the best flatulence device consists of the douch tube in an 2 quart enema bag. If you lubricate it and introduce it into your rectum you can hear the gas escape and feel your colon deflate. The best way is to insert it first towards your navel then withdraw it most of the way and reinsert it towards your spine like you would insert a proctoscope. Let me know how this works. Interesting feeling.

It's actually called a rectal tube with bag and can cost almost $175.00. Biggest ripoff ever.

See post # 14 - Seems to be quite a price discrepancy for a FLATUS tube

Flatus tubes aren't going away anytime soon, I wouldn't think. I've inserted a couple into patients within the last year or so. It's a last resort to give relief from excessive gas or air such as after a surgery. Sometimes a patient will produce excessive gas if they've started eating solid food after a long illness of doing without. The procedure is simple and painless, requiring only a Dover flatus collection kit, which itself is really a PVC enema kit with a valve. The patient is placed in the left-sims or left lateral position the same as for an enema. The lubricated flatus tube is carefully inserted 4"-6" up the rectum, then taped to the patients buttocks. They're left in place for as little as 30 minutes, or as long as 2 hours until the patient is sufficiently relieved.

I had that done to me when I had my appendix removed. It was so embarrassing. I let my appendicitis go so long that it almost got gangrene. I didn't have lower abdominal pains as bad as most people, so I didn't think I really had appendicitis until the real pains hit me all at once. But after surgery they didn't let me eat solid food for almost a week, but when they did, it was apple sauce and a small salad.

Big mistake! I started getting a lot of gas within minutes, just like Nikki said. I thought I could just break wind and get relief, but it hurt too much to strain to get it out. Then the pressure in my abdomen started pushing on my incision, and it started hurting. I called for the nurse, and she lowered the sheet to find my belly swelled up. It wasn't two minutes later that she came back with a small bag and a long tube coming out of it. I was worried she was going to give me an enema, and told her I didn't want one. But she said she needed to insert a rectal tube to let all the gas out. Either way, I was about to get a tube stuck up my butt, but at least gas was going to be coming out instead of soapy water going in.

My wife had gone home briefly to get me a toothbrush and fresh clothes to come home in. She walked in right as the nurse started putting the tube up my rear end. The first thing she did was ask the nurse if I was okay. The nurse told her the reason for what she was doing to me. She slid more tube up my keister until a weird flirping sound was made. I wanted my wife to leave the room. Here I was, laying on my side buck naked with my wife watching a girl young enough to be our daughter skewering my butthole with a tube. I could've cared less if my wife were doing that to me alone. I just didn't want her to see another female doing that to me. I tried to put a little humor into it by saying I was paying my hospital bill by letting the nurse go fracking up my butt for shale gas.

What a godsend! I had that done following surgery in 1984. I was having so much GI bloating. A nurse inserted the tube, attached to a bag of water which bubbled each time I "released." The tube was taped to my cheeks and in me about an hour. I was so embarrassed at the time, but sooo thankful for the relief!

I vaguely recall that when I had appendicitis, I ended up with lots of gas. I however do not recall any apparatus for evacuating it.

Slim88: You got a small salad? The doctors put me on a diet prohibiting most vegetables because they are hard to digest, which is bad after appendicitis surgery. I was on pasta or such, the only fruit I could eat was cooked.

My late wife worked in Labor and Delivery back in the late 60s. After the delivery. many women got extreme bloating, which can be painful at times.

So the remedy in them days, was to administer a dry enema! This consisted of the insertion of a 34F 30" colon tube. Many women were so grateful to get rid of the flatus.

Life is Good!

~Jules~

I actually have a flatus bag, complete with tube, still in it's sealed container.

I have been using a self made flatus tube for some time. Clear tubing 3/8" inside diameter, 1/2" outside diameter. I dipped one end into "tool grip plastidip" that you get at the hardware store. Multiple dips in this material helped to build up a blunt end slightly thicker than the tube itself. A tiny bit of lubrication is all that is needed and it will easy insertion. Surprisingly the plastidip is not very slippery so that it will stay in place if you do not lube it too much. I actually dipped a few of my rectal tube devices in this dip as the plastidip will go bad after getting exposed to the air.

I regularly give myself large volume enemas in the morning and find that at night before I go to sleep gas starts to be an issue. Passing gas is not always wanted when I want a good nights sleep and waking to a trumpet sound is not always fun to do. I just insert the tube in and lay the other end to the side. Yes I even sleep through the night with it inserted at times and I wake in the morning completely gas free. The tube is about 18" long. I have learned that if you insert a rolled up tissue in the very end wher the discharged gas goes it will not only muffle the sound and slow the passage of gas but it has the benefit of sealing the end should the unforeseen wet fart try to escape and make a mess or worse. This has been a very effective filter to prevent wet accidents. Usually the baby wipes after they have dried out work better than anything else do this purpose. If I am feeling unusually gassy in the evening I will wear this tube under my pants. No real detectable noise but you feel the gas as it slowly escapes. I have an additional use for the tube as a standing enema device at the bathroom sink for a quick clean out.

@faultless50 mentions,

I actually have a flatus bag, complete with tube, still in it's sealed container.

I have the large thick glass cannister version that has a heavy rubber ‘bung’ to seal it. Twin ports that protrude through the bung.….one to attach the hose….the other is the breather….which I'd be reluctant to breathe ..lol

Said article is made by CIG…which stands for…drum roll…Commonwealth Industrial Gases..😄

Some years ago, I had one of my periodic colonoscopies There was the usual poo marathons AKA bowel preps and went in for the exam. As usual, I had the exam without anesthesia so was fully awake. The doctor inflated my bowel with lots of gas and I felt quite ballooned.

After the exam was finished, I was wheeled back into the recovery area. the nurses expect a lot of farting after such exams, but I didn't. For some reason, I remained bloated and gassy. After about a half our, the nurse came back and felt my tummy, which was tight as a drum. She then got a flatus bag kit, which looked like a standard hospital disposable large volume enema kit, lubed the tube which was about Fr 24, had me turn onto my left side, spread my cheeks, and inserted the tube about a foot and very soon the flatus bag started to fill with gas. I was left in that position for about a half hour and the nurse came in a time or two to advance the tube further into me. Finally, she slowly withdrew the tube, wiped me, and I went home.

So, flatus bags certainly still exist and are used, only now they look like disposable enema bag.

This discussion just triggered some old - nearly dead - brain cells that seem to have resurrected from my youth. I remember reading an article as a kid where the author was describing what to expect during a hospitalization surgery experience. After the surgery he mentioned you probably won't want guests right away for several reasons - one being that the gas escaping from a tube to a canister on the floor might be odorous, embarrassing or upsetting.

@gwhap

Such indignities are just a part of the hospital experience. I've visited people, and been visited, many times and there often is a bag of pee hanging under the bed.

As to the smell of poo, I was recently given a bag enema to make me poo. It worked well, but there was a strong smell left in the room, so much so that a nurse brought in some coffee filters and a package of ground coffee. She poured the coffee into the filter and left it on an air vent. The smell of coffee lasted longer than the smell of poo.

A flatus bag just makes it easier to expel gas and does it all but silently. In fact, the bag part isn't really needed. It's a precaution against more than gas coming out through the catheter. Whether you fart or expel gas via a flatus bag, it smells the same.

Sounds like the Harris Flush has been all but forgotten. Frequently post abdominal surgery patients develop gas that will not move down because the colon is inactive due to pain medications and reactions to disturbance from the surgical procedure.

The fix back in the late 60's and early 70's where I worked was called the Harris Flush. You could use an open bucket or closed disposable bag enema. The container was filled with 1.5 to 2 quarts of sterile saline solution. Unlike a cleansing enema you would introduce about a pint of saline solution, then lower the reservoir below the patients hip to drain the liquid in the colon back out into the reservoir. Once the liquid was removed you raised the reservoir again, this time increasing the amount of fluid instilled by about a half pint. This was repeated until the entire reservoir contents were used. This help capture the gas in the colon and move it down with the saline into the bucket or bag.

Another method of gas relief was to insert the end of an enema tube into the patient and wrap the opposite end with a washcloth. The washcloth was secured to the tube with rubber bands. It was a popular procedure in the early 70's as you prepared the tube and muffler as we called it, simply inserted the end of the plastic tube into the rectum and instructed the patient to remain lying on their side. You went back about every 10 minutes over the next 30 minutes to insure the patient was able to move the gas out. The tube had to be removed after 30 minutes as it was thought a longer period would cause injury to the anus.

Things change.

Wasn't the Harris Flush a little barbaric….with the use of a lightbulb to heat the solution while they flushed it in and out?

https://oldfoolrn.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-shocking-enema-known-as-harris-flush.html