I am feeling very uncomfortable right now and my belly is very distended. I have been doing enemas off and on for over a year but today, I did a soapy enema ( castile soap) and was able to pass the 2 qts of water into my colon. It won''t come out! It is in my asending and transverse colon. I can feel the fullness and I am trying to massage the water through to my desending colon so it will come out but nothing is happening. This has never happened before and I hate to think of soap being left inside of me.
What do you do in a situation such as this? I think right now I am going to do a salt water enema and take in as much as i can just to rinse my self out.
skipper-dog, were you able to eventually eliminate and get relief? If so, (and I certainly hope so by now!) could you share with us what you did to trigger the release?
It's unusual for this to happen with soap solution enemas, especially when you are not dehydrated, but it's quite common with plain water enemas, and especially so when dehydrated.
But despite cramping and discomfort, retained soap solution shouldn't have any lasting effects.
Hello,
I am new to the enemas routine and was wondering if you could enlighten me on WHY would it be common to get plugged up with a plain water enema?
Thanks!
As the day went on, I eliminated more of the fluid little by little and the bloating went down after a few hours. The next day I have several BM's. It didn't disrupt my colon or cause any problems. If I had more time that day I would have added another quart or two. Thank you for reasuring me that nothing bad would happen and nothing did.
Hi, it's not that you will get plugged up with tap water, just that sometimes much of the water will be absorbed into the body from the colon. This can cause uncomfortable bloating and dilution of normal body electrolytes such as Sodium and Potassium.
If you are otherwise in good health and using a standard enema bag full of water there are seldom any serious consequences other than the bloating. Sometimes you will experience a release an hour or more afterwards that will provide welcome relief.
The reason this happens is that the body contains higher concentrations of electrolyte solutions than does the plain water in the colon, and by a process of osmosis water will pass through the wall of the colon into the body. Look up osmosis on Wikipedia.
Essentially, water will cross a membrane (like the colon lining) in an attempt to equalize the concentrations. This is the opposite of the way a Fleet disposable enema works. The Fleet contains a highly concentrated solution of Sodium Phospate that draws water out of the body into the colon to provide the water to stimulate a movement.
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