"Oh the places you've been"

There are many ads for vintage enema gear on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xvintage+enema&_nkw=vintage+enema&_sacat=0). -- or search for "vintage enema"

It's possible to fantasize about the hidden stories behind these enema bags: where and how were they used? when? how often? solo? couples? family?

The scenarios are endless.

Maybe the one I saw with my next-door neighbors one night when I was a teen-ager many years ago is there: the venetian blinds in their bathroom (directly down from my bedroom) were open at an angle so I could see the wife sitting on the toilet, naked, with husband standing in front of sink (naked) holding enema bag (it was a Saturday -- I guess grandma had thoughtfully taken the kids for the weekend). Alas -- they closed the blinds and I missed the rest of the adventure.

Maybe the one my parents used is there: the red Davol with black bakelite nozzle, kept in the flat cardboard box, in the linen closet under the towels.

possibilities are endless....

About 20 years ago I bought BFG combination bag with all the original nozzles at a garage sale. It cost $3. I used it for many years till it sprung a leak. I kept the hose and nozzles but had to throw away the bag. When I bought it I fantasized that the bag had been used by a mother who had four daughters.