Preventive Enemas

Were you ever given enemas prior to an outing or long road trip to ensure that no inconvenient BM stops would be needed?

For me, of course the answer is yes.. Very commonly, for a full day trip, I was required to have a prep clean out.. and any time we were to be out for the whole day, well, it was normal for me to get cleaned out.

Yes. Believe it or not it was at the end of one of the Florida Efests. An Enurse friend of mine and I had driven to Florida, and at dinner the night before we were leaving, I mentioned I should probably take an enema so I wouldn't need to stop on the road somewhere. We took out the equipment after we got back to the room (we had a suite so we had separate bedrooms), she gave me my enema, and after I evacuated it and cleaned up, I gave her hers. We left early the next morning and missed a lot of the rush hour traffic.

I'm planning to be well cleaned out before a 24hour train trip. I have only poor memories of previous train toilets and the jostling makes relaxing difficult.

^^^^ I was on the Acela once from NYC to Boston and walked in on a lady who had not locked the door! I bet she tensed up after I walked in!

Preventive enemas have been a part of my habits for many years. There is something to be said for being proactive and doing a simple cleanse prior to embarking on a long excursion or being encumbered in circumstances which aren't conducive to comfortable toileting facilities or opportunities. While these enemas may not be as stimulating and enjoyable as the more sensual enema play, they are very effective and certainly not uncomfortable. For a true Klismo, any enema is a good enema. Some are just better at times!

I do my best to take a cleanout series right before a long road trip or flight. Makes for a way better/more comfortable journey. Gas station or airplane toiled are awful!

When I was a kid traveling with my mother meant enemas every night for both of us. Back then, 40's and 50's, some hotels didn't have rooms with private baths so she had to be sure that wherever we stayed our room had a private bathroom so she could give and take the enemas she thought we needed.

I take enema (2 total, first time for cleaning) one at a time per week, before beginning a trip I always take enema as a prevention. Not every toilet is clean too. A.

When going on my 4 day hunting trip i get 2 enemas so no need to use the smelly out house.

I always do them before a trip ( I do 'em every morning anyway, so there's no real break from my usual routine as result of any travelling! 😉 ).

But as kids my mom also believed in cleaning us out before going on our annual vacation. So a good enema the previous evening (we would leave at 4 AM the next morning) would prevent us from having to do a number two while on the road. Our regular vacation destination was 500 miles away ( more than 7 hours driving in those days), so our stops were guaranteed to be short, and the bonus for the family was that nobody needed to complain about me and my brother gassing everybody in the car with our usual stinking farts.

One year, mom decided to give us a good dose of castor oil the evening before departing, in lieu of an enema - to clean us out from "top to bottom", as she put it. What the hell was the woman thinking! The next day my bro and I were shitting all the way to our destination, my dad not only had to stop in every town, but we made a few emergency pit stops at the roadside as well. Liquifart, all the way. I think we set a record that day for the longest time ever spent getting to our vacation spot - and that was the last of the castor oil as well. At least before leaving on holiday, anyway.

The last couple of trips that took, had me backed up and feeling lousy the whole time I was gone. I had thought about do a preventative enema, and thought, I will be okay. Well I wasn't and regretted every minute until I returned home. I was an hour away from doing an enema upon my return, when nature finally took over. Wow, what relief! My next travel trips will begin at home with a nice cleansing enema, so that is one that that I won't have to worry about it in the future.

A couple years ago I began the habit of starting the morning with an enema whenever I had a day of travel or a busy day of meetings ahead. It is very seldom that I have the inconvenience of having to use a public toilet. I think I also feel more comfortable throughout the day, no gas or full feeling. A word of caution, though, would be to allow enough time to be sure you are empty before you go out. Also, sometimes an enema triggers a need to pee often for the next couple hours or so. Travel has always caused me to back up to some extent, but the psychological response when I return and walk into my own home triggers a response and nature cures the problem.

If there was something I wanted to prevent, I would consider it.

Mom never gave us "preventive" enemas before a family trip, but you could count on being called into the bathroom for a good session the day before for even the slightest reason. And if we were going away for more than one day, the family fountain syringe came with us.

I started doing preventive enemas at the beginning of my career, which required weekly travel. An enema the night before, and enemas in the hotel room every evening. For me, public restrooms are for peeing only.

LOL! My Mom believed that enemas could prevent/cure ANYTHING. We got them regularly from age 4 to 20 +

Boy I sure remember the enemas the night before trips. We also got them every other day while at our destination. I continued this practice to this day. I do enemas most days now. Let the good times run...

Yes often got preventative enemas for trips and day long occasions

Dad gave me those

My Mom was all business when it came to enemas, She was more into suppositories for road trips or all day excursions. She would simply hand me a suppository that she kept in the refrigerator, give me detailed instructions on how and how long, then send me off to the bathroom. In hind sight, I wish there had been more enemas.

My wife gives me a couple of enemas the night before we travel and the night we return. It just makes it easier. We take some meds that can cause constipation and travel does not help. You are not on your schedule, eating the wrong foods and always in a rush around so it does tend to bind you up. Usually I get an enema about half way through the trip. I am talking about trips of a week or so.

When I used to travel more I aways tried to enema thoroughly before leaving home. Makes for a much better trip especially on long drives through areas with limited facilities.

I never got preventative enemas from mom, but I have learned to do it myself. If we are going to someplace where the only toilets are likely "porta-pots" or long lines like at a ballgame, I will give myself a couple of squirts with my bulb just to make sure I do not have to go no. 2. I can hover to pee if necessary.

I never got preventive enemas. Maybe for good reason. I don't think I would like to do this becasue it might make things worst. There are several times where after taking a few enemas, even strong enemas, the next day, things come out like water. This would be really bad on a airplane, or a situation where there is limited bathroom resources . I'm not sure why my system does this but I think there are times where some of the enema just gets stuck in me no matter what.

My wife told me how it happened to her brother when they were kids. The kid had had diarrhea the day before, they had to make an emergency stop. The next morning, first thing after he woke up the boy received an enema, to "flush out" things preemptively.

Preventive enemas seem to make lots of sense under many circumstances. Certainly, a case of Montezuma's Revenge can usually be be dispatched with an enema.

When I know that I'm likely to strain at a dry or large stool, a quickie squirt with the bulb syringe prevents an impaction or aggravating sensitive tissues or hemmorhoids.

The other circumstances covered here seem to make a "preventitive enema" fall into the judicious use category.

Sse4fun said, "Certainly, a case of Montezuma's Revenge can usually be dispatched with an enema."

I agree, at least sometimes. I remember one time when about an hour or so after lunch I got very sick. Felt like I would puke and shit at the same time. I barely made it home and immediately gave myself a couple of soapy enemas between my other visits to the toilet. My thinking was to get that shit out of me just as fast as possible. In a couple of hours I felt much better. No way to prove it was the cause, but I ate some smoked salmon from a buffet lunch.

Interesting topic. I find it somewhat true that I do "preventive enemas" before trips, etc., but not as a regular thing. If I'm "stopped up," or she is, then I clean her out and have her do the same for me. After a trip? More likely, since traveling in a car or on a plane can slow things down, and the kind of food we usually get at restaurants and quick stops isn't conducive to bowel health. So...I like to give and get a good enema series (3-4) at either end of a trip, time permitting.

As a young person? Never. But then we didn't travel much.

Occasionally, my brother and I might get an enema before the holidays, but I don't remember that happening with great frequency. As for trips, we never got a preventative enema, but my mom did have an inexpensive travel syringe that was always packed. I can attest that it also got some use, too as I remember getting more than one enema in a motel room.

Absolutely, if I'm traveling for the day or longer, or even going to be out for the day and have no clue to the facilities, I go on the offensive!. Makes for much less stressful day. I'm told the flight attendants do it as well. Great stress reliever once I arrive at the hotel.

I can only remember two occasions where Mom gave all four of us preventative enemas. Both were in response to very bad flu seasons, before the advent of flu vaccine. Did it work? Probably not, because flu is so very infectious, and can be caught by breathing the airborne virus, or ingesting it due to transfer from things touched and then carried to food or drink. However, since none of us caught the flu after that first enema treatment, Mom was certain that enemas prevent flu, and hence the second round for another flu breakout. On the other hand, after puberty my sister Lisa and I found that enemas are great for preventing boredom and sexual frustration. I think everyone here can attest that enemas are 100% effective in preventing constipation, LOL!

As an aside, Lisa's best friend (who happened to be the girl next door) shared with her that her mom gave her a dose of castor oil on the day before they took a road trip, and an enema the morning that they left. She also got a glycerin suppository every morning while they traveled on vacation, so they would not have to stop and find a bathroom during their travels. I am only speculating, but I think she and Lisa did enemas in Lisa's room from time to time. They would go in Lisa's room and lock the door. Lisa's bathroom was between her bedroom and mine, and It would get very quiet for a while, then I would hear water running, followed by several quiet minutes. Then, the toilet would flush. This scenario repeated, and they would emerge maybe half an hour later. I asked Lisa once, and she gave me a go-to-hell look and said, "Girl stuff, none of your business!"