Water: Tap, Filtered, Boiled, Bottled, Soft?

One section of this site states that using plain tapwater in large or repeated doses can cause a condition leading to headaches or worse, from over absorption. Is the norm to use a salt additive?

I almost always add salt to make the water more match my natural body electrolytes. This helps prevent over absorbstion

Anyone in reasonable health who is capable of taking an enema can use tap or any water they would drink. There is no reason for alarm. The addition of salt to water is also unnecessary, after all, with a colonic, you get many "fill and empties" and that doesn't have anything added to it. I am unconvinced that anything needs to be added to water to make it "safer." If you LIKE certain additives, go ahead and enjoy them.

What symptoms would you feel if your body was low on salt? The reason I ask is that it never happened to me before. So I am curious.

Salt water enemas should be used with caution for anyone on a low or reduced sodium diet due to a heart condition, or if you are taking certain meds such as blood pressure pills.

If you are worried about chlorine in your tap water, all you have to do is let it stand for a couple of hours before you take your enema with it. You can heat it on the stove or in a microwave.

I live out of city my water comes from will it was tested safe

I have been using tap water for giving and recieveing for over 35yrs, never had a problem.

I use charcoal filtered tap water. Have never had my tap water tested, but using the charcoal filter sure makes it taste better. If it's good for my mouth, why not my tush? It's a small hassle heating 3 quarts of water in 2 saucepans and checking temp with a thermometer--but there's lot of prep for a good enema anyway. I'll admit it's harder to heat to a precise temp than out of the tap, maybe because I walk away from the stove. Note to self: be more vigilant.

If you can drink flourinated water why can't you use if for an enema? With the enema you expell it pretty quick so it probably makes no difference. But you really do absorb the water, to some extent because a function of the colon it to dehydrate (take water out of fecal matter) the stool to make it solid.

I use filtered, brita filter. Charcoal removes most of the clorine and many of the other impurities. I wouldn't put anything up my rear I couldn't drink

Unless you live in the country and have access to your own spring water; I would suggest that you buy distilled water. This way you will KNOW that the water is pure of any chemical that might cause havec with you colon. As far as temperature is concerned; I would heat the water in the microwave. You can always add extra distilled water if the water is too hotout of the microwave.

Joan T.

For many years I used tap water for thousands of enemas. However, my reading caused me to be concrened about my water quality for both drinking and enemas, so I got an a $99 Aquasana.com sink-top filter which I now use for most drinking and enema water. For the enemas I run the filtered water into Pyrex glass containers and heat them in a microwave. 😄

I have used tap water in my enemas for years and have had no problems yet.

The chlorine in some municipal and domestic water systems is not well regulated. Too much chlorine in the colon is not healthy.

I use tap water. Have been using it for over 40yrs and have not had any ill effects

I use plain ole tap water. If I can drink it, I can certainly take an enema with it. Unless one buys distilled water, and even then, where did the water come from? The Mississippi, the Colorado??? Who has peed in that water. Where I used to live, our city took drinking water just below the outflow of the above river town's sewage treatment plant. Eh gads!

p.s. You know what fish do in that water 😁

Always used tap water, never had a problem I agree that filtered water would probably become expensive and getting it the right temp would also not be as easy as tap water.

I have a two quart pitcher with a filter.Before each enema session ,I'll filter about three gallons of water.It's a slow process,therefore,I don't filter the solution on every session.This is something I only started last year,so for 54yrs pryer,I've used tap water and I aint dead yet.Let the good times flow.w/m72yrs/W.MA

I would venture that so long as you've got good water - water you aren't afraid to drink, you're fine and there's no need to boil (and COOL) before using in an enema.

There's some towns around here that have water with a very high sulfer content. It's safe to drink, but you can't get it to your lips because the odor is just horrendous (and it doesn't taste very good either). Lots of the residents boil their water first before refrigerating for use later in cooking or to drink...

If your water is unsafe cause bacteria is better boil before use.

L.

If the water is safe to drink, it should be fine for an enema.

If you have a filter on your faucet or fridge- you will be safer using that water.

I use tap water (city water) and I don't understand why anyone would think that its not okay. After all, its going into a place where toxins are supposed to come out, right?

I did not mean this to sound sarcastic, I just do not get the difference.

It depends on the tap water. There are some cities or locations where I would not drink the local water. If I wouldn't drink it I don't want it . . .well, you understand.

Okay, I guess I forgot about the various living conditions that people experience. We have a small apartment in a small city in Maine, and our other home in the woods has a driven point, not a well, so it is spring water, 40 degrees, right out of the ground. Anyone here familiar with Poland Spring bottled water? Their newest site is getting water from the same source as ours. So purity is not an issue for me.

Tap water and Ivory or Castile soap are the time tested enema solution of generations of proud enema givers/takers. (smile)

It all depends on what kind of water source. Well water or city and like everyone said here if you feel safe to drink then bottoms up. If not look at using bottled or boil what you have before you fill the bag.

I don't think that follows: if you can dring it, then bottoms up. The stomach is strongly acidic (pH of 1 or so). Acid kills most bacteria. This is also the protection the vagina provides against invading organisms (not organs!). The intestines, however, are basic (pH

Tap water is just fine if you live in a town or city with an approved water supply. In certain rural areas it might not be a good idea...Filtered would probably be best in those locations. Common sense should always prevail.