What is the absolute best solution for minimized cramping?

So I've read all around the place of different recipes that claim to be the best for no cramps and others that say said recipes cause cramping. So I am wondering what the ABSOLUTE best recipe for the most minimized cramping is. Yes I know how the cramping works and yes I know it's impossible to stop-and that you wouldn't want no cramps, but I love getting a distended belly and I want to be able to enjoy it without having to brace every 5 seconds.

So the main recipe that is a good one for sure is one tsp of non-iodized sea salt in each 1000 ml of warm (body temp or a degree or two warmer) water. This always works well for me and is most comfortable.

Now, I've heard around that you can use baking soda, but some people say it can make you cramp up more and other say it's relaxing.

What about something like chamomile tea? Would it help calm the insides or just cause more cramping due to the herbs?

Anything about (oral) Aloe Vera solutions?

Does a double balloon catheter help stop the cramping, inadvertently cause more, or does it not have an effect and just helps seals the anus?

(Bonus points if you know how to seal the intake for the double balloon as nothing connects well enough to it).

Please pitch in everyone to what you think is the best. It's rather a pain to try and go through each sub forum to find the best method!

YMMV TREMENDOUSLY ON THIS.

Plain water

saline / table salt

sodium bicarbonate / baking soda

tea

coffee

All these have their aficionados for causing minimal cramping.

A balloon catheter does NOT prevent or reduce cramping. It just prevents you from expelling.

Seal the INTAKE on the double balloon??? what are you talking about?

(Bonus points if you know how to seal the intake for the double balloon as nothing connects well enough to it).

How are you trying to connect the tubing to the nozzle? You will need an adapter, and the correct size should do the job.

As for the optimal non-cramping solution, while people can certainly make suggestions that work for them, you will just have to experiment to see what works for you.

Edit: Look down this page http://www.optimalhealthnetwork.com/Latex-Neoprene-Silicone-Enema-Hoses-or-Tubing-s/1023.htm

Sorry Suzie, what I mean is that the double balloon catheter has that tube in the middle that the solution flows through into the body. My issue is that I don't know how to "seal" it as I don't believe I have any adapters for it or if I just want to walk around and not have to carry a enema bag around (I.E.: lying down on my bed with no place to hang a bag). I also found that if I inflate the balloon then start filling, the water doesn't go in so I have to inflate it after I am filled. If it's not sealed then it leaks through the middle after being filled.

To add to that. I have a standard enema tube from those red Walmart bags with the thin nozzle, and a silicone colon tube that has slots on the side at the top rather than the top itself. Perhaps I can post images on here if that's not descriptive enough?

I agree 100% with Switchablesusie.......YMMV. What always seems to work for me is one measured tsp table salt and one measured tsp of sodium bicarb per quart. Pretty much isotonic so you're not messing with electrolyte balance and the sodium bicarb makes for a soothing, cramp free enema. Like I said, works for me, but YMMV.

Give it a try & let us know how it works for you!

Best,

vapor

Regular sodium bicarb. always worked best for me. One Tablespoon per quart is what I have read about and has worked well for me. One problem that I have had with NaHCO3 is that it is so gentle, you may have a hard time getting it to expel completely.

Sorry Suzie, what I mean is that the double balloon catheter has that tube in the middle that the solution flows through into the body. My issue is that I don't know how to "seal" it as I don't believe I have any adapters for it or if I just want to walk around and not have to carry a enema bag around (I.E.: lying down on my bed with no place to hang a bag). I also found that if I inflate the balloon then start filling, the water doesn't go in so I have to inflate it after I am filled. If it's not sealed then it leaks through the middle after being filled.

To add to that. I have a standard enema tube from those red Walmart bags with the thin nozzle, and a silicone colon tube that has slots on the side at the top rather than the top itself. Perhaps I can post images on here if that's not descriptive enough?

Do you simply need a hose clamp on what you call the "inlet tube" once you pull off the tube from the enema bag?

Do you simply need a hose clamp on what you call the "inlet tube" once you pull off the tube from the enema bag?

I think so yes? Sorry I'm a visual learner so I'm having trouble visualizing it. It's the tube in the middle of the silicone catheter that the balloons inflate around.

I appreciate the input thus far everyone, please if you have anything else I'd love to hear it!

Plain warm, not hot or cold , water. I like it best just about body temp or slightly above. Anything below body temperature will start producing cramps. At least that's how my body workds.

To minimize cramping, it's also important HOW the solution is given. A nurse taught me what she called the "5-10" method -- a series of opening the clamp 5 for seconds, closing 10, longer if needed. Hang the bottom of the bag no more 36 inches above so the solution runs in slowly. Kristine Amelong at Optimal Health Network also teaches a variation of this. Another advantage of this method is increased retention time, which helps if the receiver is bound up. The down side is time. Obviously, this takes a while. And with cramps, you never know. Sometimes no matter the method, they happen.

As Vicki V said: " it's also important HOW the solution is given" I would just like to add two more things. And that is how the solution is TAKEN. First, an old instruction from the "golden Age". Take deep breaths in and out through your mouth. Just an additional personal trick I've used is to breath in deeply while the solution is flowing in and to clamp the hose while you slowly release the breath.

This seems to allow the solution to enter further up the colon without cramping. Secondly , try changing positions while getting the enema. Starting on your left side , moving to your back, and then finishing on your right side. Again, this trick allows the solution to move around the colon without putting too much pressure, ie. cramping, on any one place. Hope this helps.

I don't try to minimize cramping

I just try to not maximize it.

I accept that some amount of cramping and gripping is just the enema doing it's job.

Better to live with some cramping and take 3 or 4 enemas than minimize cramping and have to take 6-8!

My purpose in doing enemas is for the soothing and erotic sensations, so cramping is something I always try to avoid. Fortunately, I rarely have cramps and I use warm tap water with no additives.

The tip on doing slow stop and start flow is probably the best way to avoid cramps. When you feel a cramp coming on, just stop the flow (keep the nozzle inserted) and wait for it to pass before starting the flow again. That has been my method which definitely works for me.

Also if you are doing a series of enemas, the first one is always the hardest to retain and make it to the end without giving in to the urge to expel. But if have to expel midway through the bag, then do so. The following enemas (I do three 2 quart enemas in a series) will likely have less cramps and you will be able to retain more volume.

Everybody has to go through a learning curve and so experimenting with different methods and recipes are a fun way to see what works for you.