How far to douche & staying clean  /  Hose(Tap bath & shower)attachments  /  Gravity feed douche
Bulb syringe douche /  What to do  /  Keeping douche equipment clean  /  Etiquette

At a very young age we are taught to dispose of shit needy and hopefully silently and are not encouraged to talk about one of life's messy taboos. Consequently, for many of us, it's not something we deal with very well. There's probably been a time in all our lives when, during sex, we've shit ourselves or seen our partner(s) do the same. Embarrassing or what! Like many things in life, with practice and familiarity we can get it right. Whether you're learning to drive, using a computer, or putting in your first set of contact lenses, the experience is often uncomfortable or daunting at first. Douching for the first time is no different. Quite apart from cleaning you out, douching is a good way for you to get to know your arse, how it feels and works. Whilst shit can be unpleasant to some people, douching helps to put it into perspective and over time it becomes little more than an occupational hazard. Putting water inside you arse triggers your sphincter muscles to relax, letting out the water and the shit. Although never foolproof, douching makes fucking, heavy lingering, using dildos and in particular fisting, much cleaner.

Douching by itself can cause irritation as the water washes away friendly bacteria and a protective mucus lining the inside of your arse. Rough or careless douching technique can bruise the wall of your arse and breaks in the surface are more susceptible to infections, which can be difficult and unpleasant to treat. Furthermore, if your arse is damaged, this can provide a way into the body for cum, blood, piss and shit, possibly infected with HIV and other STD's. You can minimise these risks with good technique, and by maintaining your douche equipment.

There are three types of douche equipment. Which ever method you use, the principle remains the same: you're clearing yourself out with water: (shower or tap) hose attachments which produces the most consistent supply of water and allows you to control the pressure; gravity feed douches which depends on gravity to take the water into your arse; and bulb syringe douches that offers a handy and ever so portable alternative to the other two methods but which relies on you to pump the water inside.

HOW FAR TO DOUCHE & STAYING CLEAN

What you want to do sexually usually determines how far you'll want to douche and the further up you douche the longer you'll remain clean. Douching to the depth you require comes with practice. Factors to consider are how far up you put the nozzle, the amount and pressure of water and how long you keep the water inside before releasing it. You have sphincter muscles above and below the rectum and you need to bear in mind that there is sometimes shit above both of them. When douching the rectum, the nozzle or the build-up of water can accidentally stimulate the top sphincter muscle, which may relax and let a dump of shit down from the sigmoid colon. This often means that you have to douche again. What was to be a 10-15 minute douche now takes much longer as you have to wash out the area above the top muscle as well as the rectum. However with practice, you will improve your muscle control and sense how long your douche will take.

It's difficult to gauge how long you'll remain clean. Factors to take into consideration include what and when you last ate, to what extent you've douched and whether you have any diarrhoea, irritation or infection. For example, if you eat after douching, your digestive system, like a conveyer belt, moves everything along and this is likely to affect the time you'll stay clean. All things being equal - if you douche lightly you should be all right for 2-4 hours, with a deeper douche 4-6 hours, often longer. Apart from the discomfort of having sex after a big meal, eating after douching will reduce the time you remain clean. You also need to remember that occasional muscle reflexes from the rectum to the stomach and small intestine can cause symptoms such as tummy upset and cramps which also speeds the food towards the rectum.

HOSE (TAP BATH & SHOWER) ATTACHMENTS

Using a hose attachment is an effective way to clear out the rectum and, if you want to go further, the sigmoid colon and further up. A hose attachment with a continuous stream of water is more likely to accomplish this than gravity or bulb syringe douches which uses less water, pumped in manually.

You attach one end of the hose to the shower or bath/sink taps and slide the nozzle end up your arse, making sure that the water pressure and temperature are correct. This type of douche (or direct plumbing hook-up) runs the risk of unexpected changes, which can be uncomfortable or even dangerous. Gauging the correct pressure comes with practice but as a guide: turn the head of water upward like a fountain - it should be no more than 1-2 inches (2-5cm) high. Some hot water systems are not able to provide warm water at this low rate of flow and the only way you'll get water at the right temperature is with a higher fountain. Just be careful. If the water pressure's too high, this is the classic way to perforate or 'puncture' the wall of your rectum or colon. This is not that common but it does happen and monitoring flow and temperature will significantly reduce any risks. However, a hose is more likely to wash away the protective mucus lining your arse than a gravity or bulb syringe douche. Any infections taken into your rectum or already present can be taken further up where it can be difficult to treat. Again, anecdotal evidence suggests that this is not common but, it does happen and good hygiene will significantly reduce any risks.

GRAVITY FEED DOUCHE

This method is slower but some believe safer. Douche kits of this type usually consist of a plastic 3-4 pint (2 litre) bag, a 3 foot (1 metre) tube, a 5-6 inch (1 2cm) nozzle and a small on/off tap to control the flow. The bag is filled with water and hung about 5-6 feet (2 metres) above the toilet. The water pressure increases, the higher you raise the bag. Gravity carries the water down the tube into your rectum through the nozzle that you put up your arse. The tap is used to control the flow. One bag of water may not be enough; to avoid running out, an extra jug of water is handy. As a rough guide, it takes about 10-20 minutes, perhaps longer, particularly if your shit is loose. Gravity feed douches will clear out the rectum and sigmoid colon and can be a better option if you want to douche beyond. This is because the flow of water is gentler and allows the douche to go further up the colon before the muscles react. Hose attachments are more likely to stimulate your sphincter muscles making them react and releasing the water before it can flow beyond the sigmoid colon.

BULB SYRINGE DOUCHE

If you don't have facilities to use a hose or gravity feed douche, a bulb syringe is a practical alternative. The size of a bulb syringe douche will restrict how far you can douche. They are used to clear out the bottom part of the rectum, although larger ones will clear out the rectum fully. This method can, but is unlikely to, reach and clear out your sigmoid colon. The equipment consists of bulb-shaped container made of rubber and a plastic or rubbery nozzle that you either screw on or push into the top. They vary in size holding between 125-250ml (3-8fl oz). You fill the bulb with water, insert the nozzle up your arse and squeeze the bulb to pump the water into your rectum.

WHAT TO DO

If you're new to douching, above all: be gentle and feel your way. Take your time and never rush. The following information and tips are an ideal. With practice and time you'll adapt them to suit your own needs. Their aim is to ensure that you do the job as well as possible and reduce the risk of complications or infection to an absolute minimum.

First of all, try and shit naturally before douching, then decide where you're going to douche. The bathroom / toilet is usually the best place but wherever you do it remember that pushing lumps of shit down a shower or bath plughole isn't much fun and can upset hotel staff, flat mates or your mother!

If you hurry your douche by perhaps thrusting the nozzle inside or banging it against a sphincter muscle, your arse will register the pain by tightening up or prematurely emptying out the water and shit. These spasms or cramps may mean your experience some discomfort but this is not so much dangerous as unpleasant. Your muscles usually settle down after a few minutes. As was said earlier, the answer is usually very simple: be gentle and take your time. With care and practice, you should be able to manipulate the water to get into those little unseen nooks and crannies. Each person's arse is different but as a rough guide it can take 5-10 flushes to clear yourself out depending on how much shit there is inside you, its consistency, and your muscle control. When you've finished you may feel that there's some water caught inside. Be careful for a while afterwards, as there's nothing worse than dumping a load of douche water on the floor or on the bus! You may feel the need to get rid of the water, but remember that your colon is an expert in absorbing water back into the body. Within 10-20 minutes or so you will probably feel okay, but you may want to piss. Remember that douching is never foolproof. Sometimes you can clean yourself out and then find yourself wanting to shit ten minutes later. There will be other times when you'll remain clean longer than you anticipated. Practice and experience are your best guides.

KEEPING DOUCHE EQUIPMENT CLEAN

Ideally, clean your equipment before and after use. Wash it in hot soapy water. If the equipment is being shared, flush it through with a one-part bleach to ten parts water (1:10) solution. Rinse it thoroughly with water or the next time you use the equipment you may flush soap or bleach residues into your arse (not very clever). Ensure that your douche equipment is in good condition and free of nicks or cracks where infections may lurk in wait. Some people will flush the equipment through with a bleach solution just to make extra sure it is free of infection. However, this can damage and 'rot' some rubber douches. You can also boil metal douches, but remember to let it cool down again before use!

ETIQUETTE

As a host (if you've taken someone back), you have a responsibility to ensure that a guest knows where to douche, and what they should and shouldn't use by way of bathroom douche and shower utensils. (Remember to provide clean towels). As a guest (if you've been taken back), you have a responsibility to make sure you know where you can douche, and what facilities you can and can't use.