Enema Recipes: Acidic or astringent

Acidic or astringent enemas

Astringent substances are used to shrink mucous membranes, causing a discharge. They are felt as ‘drying’. The astringent substance is often, but not always acidic. They may also be antiseptic, and/or anti-inflammatory.

If you have never done one of these before, I highly suggest using the lowest recommended amount of substance the first few times.

I am not a doctor and am not qualified to advise you on your specific health situation. My intent is merely to raise awareness and express opinion.

Apple Cider Vinegar Enema instructions

This ancient enema has many health benefits, and contains over 40 vitamins and minerals. It releases toxins from the liver and has helped arthritis patients, people with high blood pressure, and skin conditions. Other ailments helped by consuming apple cider vinegar are high cholesterol, insomnia and fatigue, liver and kidney problems, asthma, and more.

Candida (yeast) in the bowel thrives when the bowel is too alkaline; a cider vinegar enema encourages candida to exit, so is useful if you have problems with yeast overgrowth. Note, however, that candida will return in the next 24 – 48 hours, so this is not a permanent fix but rather provides temporarily relief from the symptoms. Be sure to take lots of probiotic foods (yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, etc.) right after this enema to help restore proper microbe balance. You can also follow this enema with a probiotic enema or a probiotic implant.

It is also useful for rinsing out the colon after a soap suds enema, especially if you have hard water, since soap combines with the minerals in the hard enema water to make soap scum. The mild acidity of cider vinegar breaks up & removes the scum while restoring the minerals to the bowel.

Recipe:

• 2 quarts filtered water,
• ½ – 4 Tbsp apple cider vinegar.

1. Warm water to 120° F. Pour 2 quarts of warm water into enema bag, Allow to cool to 105° then add vinegar. Hang in chosen spot. Insert tip (soap is a good lubricant), crouch so tip is about 2 – 3 feet below the bag, and allow fluid to flow into my bowel.
2. Repeat, if desired.

For some reason unknown to me, this enema is hard for me to retain more than 2 cups at a time.

See Health-Information-Fitness for more on this useful enema. (12)

Lemon Juice Enema instructions

The following is from Prescription for Natural Healing, by Phyllis Balch, CNC.

The main reasons to take a lemon-water enema are:

• to cleanse the colon of fecal matter,
• balance the pH of the colon for better nutrient absorption and increase your native probiotic colony; and
• general detox. NOTE: Especially if using for detox, alternate lemon juice enema with coffee enema on different days.

Recipe:

• 2 quarts warm, filtered water
• juice of 1 – 3 lemons ** see caution, below **

1. Warm water to 120° F, then cool to 110- 115 F. Meanwhile juice 3 lemons, and stir into the slightly cooled water. Pour mixture through a mesh filter into enema bag; allow to cool to 105°. Hang in chosen spot. Insert tip (soap is a good lubricant), crouch so tip is about 2 – 3 feet below the bag, or assume head down, buttocks up position on the floor. Allow fluid to flow into bowel, massaging abdomen to get all the fluid in.
2. Hold for 3 – 4 minutes before voiding. You can lie on a bed or the floor and lightly massage abdomen if needed during the holding time.

**Caution: If you’ve never done a lemon juice enema before, I highly recommend starting with the juice of just one lemon, per 2 quarts of water. Lemon juice is very astringent, and your body will want to void it quickly, before you can get much into your colon. I also highly recommend doing a preliminary enema of 2 quarts warm water, to remove most stool, before doing the lemon enema. **

 References

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1. CureZone.com:  see (1a) curezone.com/art/1.asp?C0=818 for index; (1b) curezone.com/cleanse/enema/:  (1c) curezone.com/cleanse/bowel/
2. Salt & Soda Enema:  curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=34&db=5&C0=0
3. History of Coffee Enema:  curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=29&db=5&C0=0  or http://www.peak-health-now.com/coffee_enema_research.html
4. Description of Coffee Enema:  curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=31&db=5&C0=0
5. Basic Coffee Enema Procedure & Description:  curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=39&db=5&C0=0
6. Coffee Enema for Liver Detox:  curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=28&db=5&C0=0
7. Probiotic Enema:  curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=37&db=5&C0=0
8. Garlic-Epson Salt Enema: [ curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=32&db=5&C0=0 Catherine Cavanaugh RN instructions: http://www.geocities.com/valerie_cct/enemas.html [geocities.com no longer valid]; OR assatashakur .org/forum/afrikan-wholistic-health/4951-how-give-yourself-somone-else-enema.html [I’ve disabled this link because it may contain malware or deceptive content]
9. http://www.moondragon.org/health/therapy/lbifidusenema.html
10. http://www.the-natural-path.com/enema.html
11. (11a) http://www.health-information-fitness.com/enemarecipes.html; (11b) http://www.health-information-fitness.com/apcve.htm
12. http://www.oocities.org/valerie_cct/
13. best-home-remedies.com/alternative_medicines/enemas.htm
14. http://www.enemakit.com/faq.html
15. http://valerie_cct.tripod.com/parentsg.html
16. link lost
17. Amazon image: amazon.com/Mabis-Healthcare-Combination-Douche-Enemasystem/dp/B000BH8BL2
18. Coffee Enema Dr. Max Gerson protocol: aloeride.com/people/coffee-enema/