Soap

Irish Spring Soap :

Yesterday I took a nice warm 4 quart Irish Spring SSE followed by three 4 quarts rinses and now I am clean as a whistle inside and out just like the commercial says. :-)

Do you think it will whistle when I pass gas now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZI7BuMrmMM

Too many weird additives for my liking!!

I'll stick with Ivory!!

And just HOW clean is a whistle? Are they all equally clean??

Ivory in the beginning, and also into my end!I started my klismo life style when my mother gave me Ivory suds enemas as a child.Ivory soap and enemas go great together just like Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola.R.

I have always used plain water for my enemas because I feared that soap might enter my blood stream. I believe soap can act as an emulsifier since it breaks up grease but the physiologic effects remain unknown to me. Therefore, I pose the question, "Why do we use soap in an enema?"

Soap is an irritant and stimulates peristalsis.

It also is a wetting agent and breaks up feces.

My favorite solution is tap water.

I generally don't use soap. I too prefer plain tap water.

My purpose is to empty my colon, not irritate it. And for we water does a fine job of breaking up and dissolving fecal material.

I know that many enjoy using soap. I respect that. But not for me.

I use only tap water, never soap. My mother used soap and it was a miserable experience. Incidentally, she only did one filling which was soap, never did a rinse.

hankb

I use Ivory Soap because it it JUST SOAP No fancy perfumes or additives, just mild soap.

Serves three functions.

1) it does create a mild irritation which stimulates the muscles in the bowel wall and gets things moving.

2) It acts as a lubricant, making the poop and the bowel wall slippery makes it easier for things to come out.

3) it acts as an emulsifier, Breaks up some of the larger, harder chunks of poop and softens the rest meaning the muscles don't have to push as hard to move it out.

most of my enemas are soapsuds in warm but never hot water.

I keep a couple of bars of soap floating in tap water in the closet all the time. I shook it up well when I put it in there.

In a planned enema I will make sure I shake it well the night before. In any case, I shake it well before pouring it into the bag.

When I really want a good cleanout. I put Epsom Salt in THE FIRST ROUND ONLY. Never in the later rounds, because Epsom Salt has such a narrow therapeutic window, the difference between maximum effect and overdose is rather narrow so it pays to be careful but the first rounds is usually Epsom Salt and soapsuds in the same enema, then it's soapsuds only till a clear return.

I always use Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castile Soap with Epsom salts added.

If I use soap, it is some of the goats milk and glycerin soaps from indigowild.com in KC,MO. It does a good job and doesn't leave soap scum, and is mild. (hhmmm...might have just talked myself into an Enema now)

Dan

I always use just plain water no soap, my Mom use to use soap and it really caused a lot of cramping. Plain water doesn't cause that cramping. If I need soap because of constipation I use castile soap.

Baby shampoo!! J&J works for me just fine.

A lot of the time I use plain water. Other times, when I want a little more kick, I use soaps, epsom soap, glycerin, and sometimes combinatins of the above.

I wouldn't recommend too much soap as it could irritate the colon. A small amount (teaspoon) of castile soap and some salt or baking soda are all I use.

The old standby is Ivory soap. It's what my mother used and what my wife and I still use in our enemas. It has always produced a very satisfactory cleanout.

Plain water is my usual also. I have Dr. B's peppermint, Kirks castile, Ivory and J&J Baby Wash on hand, also Nutrogenia liquid, if I feel the need. With my radiated, scarred colon, I react strongly to soap. So I save them for times when I am truly stopped up.

I have used Ivory soap a couple of times, and it definitely makes the enema more intense, with more cramping. If I am in the mood for a punishing enema, I will use it. My mother always used it.

My mom always used Ivory soap for my enemas and that is what I still use today.

I generally use soap! I do not like plain water at all. My purpose is to empty my colon, and plain water most of the time get stuck in me. Therefore I have to wait around a toilet for several hours until it all comes out. Who has time for that. After a soap enema its obvious when everything is out of you. With water your never sure until your miles a way from a toilet. Sure it irritates you, but that what I want to get cleaned out and empty. Water doesn't do that for me. Water also leave my system feeling a bit disrupted. Not sure why this is.Soap only feels this way if there is anything left inside.

I have been using J&J baby shampoo for quite some time now. It is very mild and gives a soothing, cleansing enema. I use 2 heaping Tblsps. with 1 heaping Tblsp of baking soda to 2qts. For 1st time users, I recommend 1Tbsp and find your comfort zone amount. I've turned a few people on to it and they just love it. Try it, I don't think you'll be disappointed. And you'll feel clean and refreshed afterwards.

I also find that J&J's "Head to Toe" baby shampoo is my current favorite-- very gentle and very effective. Dr Bonner's Baby shampoo was a previous favorite and of course, Ivory Soap bar is not forgotten either. That was my first soap. Peppermint is a disaster for me ... almost as soon as it is injected a very strong urge to release over takes my colon. I think a record 10 oz has been taken of the peppermint.

J&J baby shampoo plus a little bicarb and salt seems just right for me. Soothing and effective

I always use ivory soap. Love the suds in an open top bag or bulb syringe. I also use ivory soap mixed with glycerine and have also use this combo for lubrication. Very effective.

Water Wetter, I couldn't have said it better. Exactly the way things work in me. We all are different. Soap is not for everybody, but I need the soap.

I think most of here are experienced enough to know that a recipe of soapy water will cause the bowel to clear more so than just plain water. The soapy solution will likely cause some irritation and possibly some cramping.

So it really comes down to what you want in your enemas. I have always opted for plain warm water because I don't like cramping and I do get good results in clearing my bowel if I take my time. I have been lucky that the water almost always is expelled quickly and completely.

But at the end of the day Its nice to have options. Knowledge is power.

Good question! The answers will be as varied as the number of us who answer because we are all different in so many ways.

I use soap (Ivory, Dr. B's, Kirk's, and other castile soaps) in my first 2 when I do an enema series. The question is why. I use it because it cleans me out better than anything else that I have ever tried and soapy enemas were what I received as I was growing up in the 50's and 60's.

I'm of the opinion that the soap work as an emulsifier and irritant. When I am stopped up and NEED and enema nothng cleans me out better than a hot soapy enema.

I use what ever soap happens to be around. Some days its Dr. Bs other days its shampoo. I have never really seen a difference between soaps.

I always use Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castile Soap with a bit of Epsom salts added.

I agree with LisaK in all respects. Good ol' Ivory soap enemas for me.