Bringing back the "Golden Age"

Much is said about the Golden Age, but here is a thought. How could the benefits and the pleasures of the enema be brought back center stage? If a community like this had to spread the word, could there be any success? Remove some of the taboo or distaste from the topic perhaps by talking to acquaintances or friends about the benefits, health or otherwise of the simple enema?

Perhaps a start could be made by leaving your equipment where friends could see it, and then discussing th topic if it is raised? What about gently steering the subject matter under discussion to constipation problems ( this may be easier for women rather than men ?), and then explaining this simplest and most direct of all treatments?

I think there are still a very large number of people who rely on an enema from time to time - I am amazed by the prominence and number of disposables that I see in stores when I visit the USA. They must be there for a reason - people buy them. Perhaps the real golden age was when we did not live in a disposable world, and a syringe once bought could be relied upon for a lifetime of service - for the whole family!

Any views or ideas. on the topic?

Delia

I think it always has been and always will be a tiny percentage of the total population that actually LIKES enemas.

We might as well accept the fact that in those of us who DO enjoy enemas, it's innate. It's not learned. We are born that way! As a result roughly the same percentage of the population will always enjoy it and the rest won't No matter WHAT we do.

The "Golden Age" also meant that women who had a college degree actually had FEWER job opportunities than those who didn't. A woman with a degree could only really be a Nurse a teacher, a news reporter a stewardess or a secretary WHAT A WASTE! Today I HAVE an office assistant who does what a secretary does and then some!

All of those except in SOME places nurses had to wear tight girdles that went waaaay beyond anything even still available today.

DO WE REALLY WANT THAT?

Hindsight is truly 20/20, but as Lisa says, there will always be those of us who enjoy, and embrace the enema, and there will also be those who abhor it no matter how it is presented to them. Que sera.

It hasn't been all that many years since colonics were all the rage in Hollywood. The trend has died away. In these days of instant everything, folks don't want be bothered. But I wish every house had an enema bag hanging on the bathroom door.

All I'm saying is that some things are timeless, but I'm glad to be alive now not 50-60 years ago.

At the same time it's important to understand what our mothers and grandmothers put on the line to get us here.

Rather than go back in time we take enemas because the wok for us. IN PRIVATE! and I for one don't need social "appoval"

I received enemas from mom and was born in the early 50's. I started giving to myself around age 10 and continue to this day. I always thought I was the only person who enjoyed them until the Penthouse series in the 70's. The comment about the large availability of disposables in the US is interesting and true. I travel to Europe and Asia often and neither bags or disposables are as available. In Asia there are the small glycerin enemas and I usually purchase a box when I'm there. I don't see that the golden age will be revisited. There are more laxative and suppository commercials on US TV now also. Perhaps as the population ages enemas will be used more frequently.

If only 1 % of the 319 million of the population of the US has an interest in Enemas , that is a pretty significant number , 3 million 190 thousand . A minority , definitely yes , an interested / interesting minority , defiantly yes ! I like reading and sharing with you folks , beings back memories of long ago . have been doing enema s for 65 menorable years or more, I am one of those 75 year young , Seniors from the Golden Age !

I feel that now is the golden age of enemas. In my childhood in the 1930's Family enemas were probably more common but they were not often considered erotic. We were intended to dislike them and shy about others knowing we get them. The old equipment was charming to me but most folks were indifferent about it or found it revolting. True don't have the Sears catalogue for enema 'study'.

On the other hand enema, douche, and sex toys are very available on line with pictures, descriptions and even user comments. Amazon.com for example provides a generous selection. And of course city,biz is a enema erotic treasure chest. Being able to chat with enema devotees was never available in the 'good old days.

So I claim this is the golden age.

I agree with some others the golden age was very much when enemas was a cure all in the home

This is a "snow day" in the greater Seattle area (Seattle-ites don't drive in the snow....they stay home) it seemed like a great day for an "extra" enema. Loaded the bag, spread the pad on the bed and sitting on the edge of the bed decided to 'kiss-the-titties'...got carried away and after a wonderful time was had by all, and fully sated decided I didn't need the enema since I had one yesterday....so, there it is, still hanging on the I.V. pole. I'll take the 'room temperature' enema in the morning. --looking forward to it. (Haven't had a "cool" one in years!)

the boxcar

Well folk, it was way beyond 'cool', it was COLD. Not all that much fun, butt it worked, of course. I then had to take the second half (four qt bag and I take half at a time) and hurried thru in order to get the next WARM bag. Its all good. (I knew you couldn't wait to find out.)

the boxcar

Lisak said

The "Golden Age" also meant that women who had a college degree actually had FEWER job opportunities than those who didn't. A woman with a degree could only really be a Nurse a teacher, a news reporter a stewardess or a secretary WHAT A WASTE! Today I HAVE an office assistant who does what a secretary does and then some!

All of those except in SOME places nurses had to wear tight girdles that went waaaay beyond anything even still available today.

DO WE REALLY WANT THAT?

Lisak, you have posted about your wearing girdles and high heels a few times. Why does a woman 5'11" tall and in good shape as you describe need to wear a girdle and high heels?

The Golden Age went out of style because the general public had a dislike for enemas. Us that find them erotic or enjoyable are few. A look on TV of the many pills and medicines to relieve constipation and bloating shows that the problem did not go away. Ill given enemas that caused cramping is one of the suspected causes. What was the real cause I do not profess to know. The general public just did not like them so other means were developed. I donot like it but nobody has asked me for my thoughts lol. For whatever reason you like an enema for go for it. I like mostly the flow of the water. Expultion is just one of the things necessary before the flow can begin again butt that is just my personal want. A new "Golden Age" may or may not come soon. In the meantime, those of us that like them can only say "Let the good times flow". I guess that most people consider us as perverts when they would think nothing of taking pills to give the same results at an unknown number of hours later. People, well that is my rant of the day.

In answer to switchblade

First, I'm the only woman at my rank. All the other women who work there rank below me. I have to present good image both to the men I'm always in front of and to the women I'm looking at below.

I may be tall, and not really fat but a little chunky Certainly after a set of twins within less than a month of full term, I do have a "baby pooch that won't flatten out any other way. That said I guess I was not in line when figures were handed out. I have no waist naturally . with the right girdle I can change that. Given the opportunity and need I do just that!!

Dad said several times when I asked him if I would recognize my mother if I ever saw her, "she looks like an older shorter version of you."

Dad talked once about something she told him the first time he was about to see her undressed or mostly undressed, I think but can't be sure it was an enema play session , She said, "You are used to complimenting me on my figure, I should let you know NOW that what you are really complimenting is my choice of a girdle style. truth is without the girdle I'm basically breasts and legs Everything else is a straight line." I'm quite a bit taller, she was around 5 ft 7 and I'm only one cup size larger than she was with all that extra height.

So why to give me a smoother, more shapely more put together look and in that giving me the confidence I need to command respect.

In answer to switchblade

First, I'm the only woman at my rank. All the other women who work there rank below me. I have to present good image both to the men I'm always in front of and to the women I'm looking at below.

I may be tall, and not really fat but a little chunky Certainly after a set of twins within less than a month of full term, I do have a "baby pooch that won't flatten out any other way. That said I guess I was not in line when figures were handed out. I have no waist naturally . with the right girdle I can change that. Given the opportunity and need I do just that!!

Dad said several times when I asked him if I would recognize my mother if I ever saw her, "she looks like an older shorter version of you."

Dad talked once about something she told him the first time he was about to see her undressed or mostly undressed, I think but can't be sure it was an enema play session , She said, "You are used to complimenting me on my figure, I should let you know NOW that what you are really complimenting is my choice of a girdle style. truth is without the girdle I'm basically breasts and legs Everything else is a straight line." I'm quite a bit taller, she was around 5 ft 7 and I'm only one cup size larger than she was with all that extra height.

So why to give me a smoother, more shapely more put together look and in that giving me the confidence I need to command respect.

So your figure is a factor in getting respect.

I didn't ask about enemas or your mother here, but I do have one other question.

I have to run for now. More later.

Getting back to the original reasons for this post: If you want to move enemas back (more) into the main stream of the public your going to have to find good or better reasons to use them. I think one of the best reasons could be that I don't like the inconvenience of having to find a bath room in the middle of nowhere.

I am sometime 3 days out on the road, and 100 mile to nothing and think to myself, "I should have taken an enema last night when I had a chance". I read somewhere that airline stewardess use to do this. It would make good sense if you had a job like that. Reason number two: They also make me feel better. They may not have any medical benefits but I definitely feel better after a good cleanout. Reason number three: I don't know how or why but if I'm having a bad allergy attack, an enema will fix this every time, for the next 24 hour.

Many people post their reasons for using enemas, on you-tube. It seams that many people who do, get stress relief more than anything. I would much rather do enemas for stress relief rather than get drunk all the time, smoke cigarettes or do drugs at all. These reasons alone will keep the enema as a part of my life.

The " golden age" will not come back until doctors and hospitals change their attitude toward the usefulness and effectiveness of enemas. Hospitals rarely use them and doctors never recommend them, unless it is those disposable bottles of sodium water. I went to a specialist for a colonoscopy and hemorrhoid treatment. Both he and his nurse thought enemas were " extreme". Go figure.

With Obama Care cost increasing by double digits and needing replacement, and Drug cost going up into outer space, it will come back quicker than you may think. First, more people are doing enemas than you may think. Second, just look at all the online stores selling enema equipment. It wouldn't be there if people weren't buying it. Do a search on Amazon for enema equipment and see what's there. Need I say more!

Hospitals and nursing homes stay away from anything that is labor-intensive; bag enemas fall into that category. We here on Zity are in a small minority. Most people find enemas uncomfortable and embarrassing, not erotic.

I buy enema stuff via amazon Germany for many years, and every time I start searching, I am amazed to find more and more items and pages. Who the hell buys all this stuff if the notion about a steady decrease of enema use is true? I don't think that amazon offers an increasing number of bulbs, bags, colon tubes, syringes etc. without increasing interest on the customers' side.

Don't think it is ever coming back. It's something that people today just don't do like in parents generation

It's always a Golden Age in previous times. Seems like people are hard-wired never to be content and happy about how things are, but always think things were better in a (usually mythological) past.

I think the core concept of the Golden Age was that enemas were seen as a healthy procedure to do on a simi-regular basis and also helped one feel better when dealing with any kind illness. I am guessing that home remedies were much more in use than they are today and enemas were commonly viewed as an essential part of the portfolio of home remedy items.

I really don't think that way of thinking will ever come back with regard to enemas as a common home remedy because home remedies have largely shifted to over the counter drugs, which have mushroomed in number since the Golden Age.

If you love enemas for whatever reason, just enjoy doing them, but know that most households today don't do them like they used to and probably never will. Times have changed.

It is funny, people say that the "golden age" will never return, but if you look around the internet there are scores of people into the coffee enemas. I see people giving garlic enemas to bring down fever. I see several that believe parasites are infesting everyone, including their children. I believe that there will always be some segment of the population that believes in the healing effects of enemas, just not with the same attitude of decades ago.

Enemas are definitely making a come back. Proof of that is the availability of enema products in adult stores and web sites.

Look at the sale of Fleet Enemas, there out the roof, you find them in Grocery stores, Dollar stores, Drugstores, and your local Seven Eleven. Even Doctor Oz is giving them away on his TV Show. Enemas have been around for over five thousand years and will be for another five thousands years if we don't kill off the human race first. Today, it's all about money, and enemas of the type given in the Golden Age don't make money for Big Pharmaceutical companies. Hence, they are out of favor with most Doctors today, because there training in part, was financed by Big Pharmaceutical companies with a bias towards drug use, not the naturally way of taken care of a problem for example, being constipated. What would you do, if you couldn't go to your local drug store and get something over the counter for what ails you?

As much as some here predict that the Golden Age, complete with equipment, is on the return track I fear it is mostly wishful thinking. As "popular" as the traditional enema was during the growing-up years of the 1930s-60s , we have two or more generations who have experienced only Fleets and will not seek out what they might consider old-fashioned or raise fears.

I think we're experiencing a Golden Age in enemas, but this one is different. Way back when, doctors routinely told parents to give an enema to a sick child or other family member. The home was one of two "centers" of enema use. Mothers (and some dads, too) learned from their moms, and the knowledge was passed down through generations. Enemas were given for just about any ailment in those days.

The other "center" was the hospital. When you checked in for surgery the day or night before you often got an enema -- hopefully AFTER visiting hours! Before you were discharged to go home you were given an enema. These weren't squeeze bottles, they were bags or buckets of warm soapy water that did the cleansing.

I don't think most U.S. homes today have an enema bag hanging on the back of the bathroom door or drying in the shower. Most of today's moms (dads, too) were born when enema bags were going away and their use no longer being recommended by younger doctors. If anything, in these homes is a Fleet in the meds cabinet. And, with some exceptions, the pharmaceutical type enemas are the more time-efficient choice in hospitals.

In contrast, today's Golden Age is what I'd call diverse and discovery -- diverse in the variety of rectal irrigations I'm reading about ( they're not just mom's SSEs anymore), and discovery in that people in growing numbers are being attracted to therapies such as coffee enemas and colonics for the first time.

I think there's validation in the growing number of websites devoted to enema equipment and supplies, along with the proliferation of clinics and services devoted to colon therapy. On one hand, enema bags are now mostly out of sight in pharmacies, but online the volume and variety of bags and buckets appear to be selling in large numbers.

Added thoughts?

But how limited were the positives to having "centers of enema use?"

"(at home) Enemas were given for just about any ailment in those days."

And for how many of these ailments did they really help? Some, possibly, and they likely didn't cause harm (physically) provided people knew how to do them, but enemas can be upsetting, especially for children. Again, not completely negative here, just playing devil's advocate. Definitely enemas are better than running indiscriminately for antibiotics if you must "feel you're doing something," but a medical rationale requires some level of proof.

"The other "center" was the hospital. When you checked in for surgery the day or night before you got an enema -- hopefully after visiting hours. Oftentimes before you were discharged to go home you were given an enema. These were not squeeze bottles, they were bags or buckets of warm soapy water."

Again (and especially here), what was the true benefit? You're embarrassing patients and causing them discomfort to what end. I imagine that there may be some benefit to going into surgery with empty bowels (actually more than imagine, as an enema was recommended to me prior to a surgery because of my history of constipation) and making sure you go home with bowels empty (for a multi-day stay), given that opioids are known to cause constipation and anaesthetics seem to mess up my bowels as well, but couldn't that be handled just as easily at home? The prior rationales of "pooping on the operating table" and potential damage to the intestine causing infection have been (as far as I know) disproven or are no longer relevant.

A big part of the concern here is that most of these situations involve actual power imbalances, such as parent/child, doctor/patient, nurse/patient (except, ideally, husband/wife, which should be on an equal plane except when you want to play with consensual power imbalance). When there is an actual power imbalance having a valid justification is much more important.