Enemas to alleviate Menstrual Cramps

Some women have said that they got into enema because it helped them alleviate their menstrual cramps. I'm curious as to how prevalent this is and how they are used. Did you take them daily to avoid cramps? ...only when cramps were occurring? ...did you retain to keep the warmth in place? ...did they work for you?

Once a month is a lot of enemas. Not comfortable doing that many!!

Sorry LisaK, once a month is not a lot of enemas, I do a series of 3 bags every weekend. And know other people that do a lot more and have been doing so for years with no problems. Just read some of the multiple posts about enema usage.

LisaK--If once a month is too often for you, how often do you do them?

hankb

The girlfriend who started me on enemas got me started on taking enemas for cramps as well. They work for me as well as my sister. That is how I found out she still took enemas. She was at my home while I was at work and started. She was looking in the cabinet in my bathroom for tampons and found my bag. So enemas seem to work for her as well. But not like everyday we are on. Just with bad cramps.

I used enemas for menstrual cramps but I would also use a hot water bottle on my stomach at the same time. Sometimes I would take a slow warm water enema while laying in a hot bath, It always helped.

If you have menstrual cramps:

Take fish oil everyday for at least 3 months. Medical research has shown that it will alleviate cramps.

I tried it. I almost never have menstrual cramps nor other types of PMS. Except for mild swollen and tenderness on breasts for a week before the 1st day.

I was in college when a sorority sister suggested an enema for cramps. Up until that point I would take a laxative, but had run out. I was skeptical but tried it. It worked and I did one almost every month for the next 30+ years. It works better than a laxative because not only do you wind up having a needed BM, but the warmth of the enema is like having an internal hot water bottle.

My gf once confided that enemas were routine in her house during her period, and that they provided relief from both cramps and constipation. She remembered protesting at first her mother's insistence, but learned as a young teen how to take a relaxing enema (and give one too).

Absolutely! The external warmth from a hot water bottle or a heating pad and the internal warmth of a retention enema with a mild salt and soda solution (just a pint of two so you can hold it in) has worked wonders for me. It's one of those unsung remedies that you won't find in the self-help books anymore, but it sure beats laxatives and drugs. I introduced this remedy to my two daughters some years ago. I know it's helped my older dd.

Vickii, you said several very important points in your post. First, don't take a large volume enema because 1-1/2 pints to a quart is far easier to hold and that is the trick to its effectiveness. Second, is to use salt or baking soda--I actually prefer the baking soda because it is more soothing. Third, a warm hot water bottle held on your tummy also helps. From my experience it only takes about 30 minutes or so to find some really quality relief.

Has anybody tried a catnip or chamomile tea enema for cramps? They are very soothing and relaxing.

One of the most reliable remedies I know for cramps!

I have to agree with most of the others here for bad cramps a warm enema, low volume is fantastic I find it really helps me.

I don't do it every day only when it's quite painful typically day 2 and I've been doing this for many many years.

I am no longer suffer with menstrual cramps, now being well past the age of menopause, but I did find a warm slow enema was a great help - often because my menses we accompanied by constipation, and one I was married, the enema was my standard remedy for constipation, lac

Satires were unpredictable, too harsh or unreliable. The enema always did its job in no time at all, with the by product of reducing cramps. If the cramps were bad, irrespective of the constipation issue, out would come the Higginson. When tracellimg, it was always backed, for either or both complaints. Any lady suffering from period cramps would do well to try a gentle warm enema of soapsuds. It may well help, but at least it will do no harm.

Delia

I started enemas to relieve the cramps and constipation surrounding my period.

My SO went through menopause a few years ago, so has no more menstrual cramps, but when she did, they would set off bad IBS attacks and she would ask me to give her a bag enema often then. Now her IBS usually requires a couple 16 oz. bulbs each morning and night. For her, they never were erotic and are strictly for relief. She knows I take a 2.5 qt. bag every 3 days to keep my semi-colon and radiation from dominating my life. So, we each have our own bag and bulbs in the bathroom drying out. They give her relief from IBS and I get to drain my prostate, so it's a win-win situation.

I had never heard of this let alone tried it before becoming a member here. It works like a charm and does not require any meds. It is the warmth that does it, but far better than the comfort that any heating pad could hope to do.

Yes it is quite effective my Mom taught that when I first started my period when I was fourteen. And I found out through the years it really helped, the only thing I took was tyranol for the pain.

Addendum to 10. Older dd, 28, emailed yesterday to thank me for advice she remembered way back when. "Cramps a real pain this month. Hot water bottle and warm enema with baking soda a blessing!!! How did you ever learn this??? Thanks Mom!!!! ?" Her roommate who took nursing classes hadn't heard of this. She was "amazed." Moms never stop being Moms, no matter their kids' ages.

My x-wife did enemas every period she had. Usually several a day, for a few days. She would say its like having a hot water bottle on the outside and the inside at the same time. She would start with a large soap enema to take her mind of her cramps, then plan water. She would hold the bag on her stomach and have the hose go around back, which was having the heat on the outside and insdie at the same time.

This would go on for several hours out of the days she had her period.

My wife has done an enema for that time of the month since before we were married. I have always been able to keep pretty good track of when she was due to get her period but if for some reason I lost count and happened to find the enema bag drying on the towel rack in the bathroom it was sort of a reminder that her Aunt Flo had come for a couple of days visit. Once when I asked her about it she said that the warmth was really comforting and the cleanout was good too.

I used to help a lady friend with an enema at the start of her period and thoroughly enjoyed doing so. But she has now passed through menopause! [Sob}

Enema aside......

Take fish oil regularly daily. After 3 months of doin that, the cramps will diminish or gone completely. My gynecologist told me that and boy..... I never have cramps during my period again.

Super painful menstrual cramps can also mean having endometriosis, a condition that needs medical attention, lest it can cause infertility. Sorry if I spoil the moods here, but this is rather important.

I used to use the beginning of a period as a fun reason to give LisaLaxLove an enema. That lasted about 3 years. Then i was working too much to remember to do it. On the occasions that she wanted to revisit our earlier playtimes, she'd tell me, and we'd enjoy her enema.

That last time my wife gave an enema to our daughter was for period problems. she was 15 then and my wife gave her a full two quarts of very warm water.

I find it not really effective in an adult, especially once you've had children.

For a teen one enema every 4-5 weeks is getting close to the limit of what is appropriate

Older dd sometimes has a bummer period, as she calls it. She texted me once, something like... "Heating pad and holding warm water up there just what I needed this month. Clogged up. Cleaned me out. Gross but good. Hugs!"

Lisak said

I find it not really effective in an adult, especially once you've had children.

For a teen one enema every 4-5 weeks is getting close to the limit of what is appropriate

What is the basis for what is appropriate?

My wife hates enemas but had really bad cramps back in the day and let me give her one at that time of the month. It did help but I think anything warm like a heating pad will work. I tried the next month and got shot down in flames.