This enema was used by grandmothers and mothers for years, and
is still in use in many homes today.
Soap suds enemas that were used stimulated the colon to help move the unwanted material
towards the anus to facilitate a bowel movement.
I think that many of us remember being over mothers or grandmothers lap being
filled with warm soapy solution. Pleading that we were full and couldn't take anymore.
Being told that we were a big boy or girl and that there was not much more to go. There
always seemed more to go especially when the cramping started.
Sometimes they used an enema bag/can or they used a bulb syringe which
they had to refill and insert over and over again along with air that got in the bulb when
filling it. Needless to say it always provided an intense experience.
Enema Recipe:
2 qts. warm filtered water
Dissolve approximately 1/16 of a bar of Castile or ivory soap in the 2 qts. of water.
mixing as you add the warm water.
They also make a liquid
Castile soap that will mix easier with your water water.
Directions:
Add solution to enema bag, mixing with warm filtered
water to achieve the required amount of solution.
Hang enema bag about 18 in. to 3
ft. above rectum. A good tool for this is the IV
Stand for Enemas
If you need good flow control for the enema solution. A ramp
clamp is a good option.
The Knee-chest position with chest
against floor and rectum higher than head this is the best position to receive an enema.
Insert nozzle/rectal
tube tip into anus, using a good lubricant (Super
Salve Surgilube
Vaseline
13oz. Astroglide
KY
Warming Liquid Lubricant) as needed. using a good lubricant will help prevent injury
to the delicate anal tissues.
Inject solution into rectum slowly, approximately one cup per minute (8oz.) and take
as much as possible , you can refill bag if needed.
Try to slightly distend the colon or until it
becomes very uncomfortable to take any more solution.
Massaging abdomen in counter-clockwise direction during the injection will
distribute the solution throughout the colon.
When the enema bag is empty or no more fluid can be taken remove nozzle/rectal
tube.
For those that have trouble retaining the nozzle and or the solution.
You might want to try a retention
nozzle during the administration of the enema.
Some people use a retention
plug after they received their enema solution and removed the nozzle to retain their
enema for the desired amount of time. You can also fold a washcloth and press it tightly
against the anus.
Retain the solution for several minutes as, this will allow the enema to do its job.
Then you can move to the toilet and
release the enema.
When having a normal bowel movement or releasing an enema:
When expelling the enema:
Massage abdomen in a clockwise direction .
From the cecum up towards the transverse colon across to the descending colon and down
towards the anus.
Massaging the abdomen while expelling the enema helps move the enema solution , gas
and feces toward the rectum and out the anus.
The best position for expelling your enema is squatting over the toilet not sitting on
it. The squatting position puts pressure on your abdomen from your thighs.
In many countries, toilets are made so that people squat when they move their bowels. The
Welles Step positions your body so that you are squatting when you sit on the toilet.
Squatting, supports the abdominal wall and the bowel as we bear down, brings about
an easier bowel evacuation in this way.
People who use the Welles Step tend to have fewer hemorrhoids,
hernias, anal fissures, varicose veins and
almost never have to use laxatives.
It slides under the toilet when not in use.
It is best if you place a Welles
Step and then squat down over the toilet to release your enema. |
