Castor oil

While I by no means accept the extravagant claims that Ricini has made in the past for castor oil, I’m pretty sure sirwilliam5 will be able to safely satisfy any curiosity he may have about it at the price of a little discomfort and a day’s confinement to his house 😉

I don't think you will have much luck finding any in the UK as they don't sell it anymore.

I guess the internet will have to be the way to go.

Peace. Caz

If it’s no longer available from pharmacies, it can still be bought from soapmaking sites as it’s used as a carrier oil in soapmaking. Try and find one that’s marked BP or USP.

. . . Try and find one that’s marked BP or USP.

I think you mean CP, chemically pure or USP United States Pharmacopeia.

ACS, reagent or NF are also high purity grades.

I think you mean CP, chemically pure or USP United States Pharmacopeia.

ACS, reagent or NF are also high purity grades.

No, I mean BP = British Pharmacopoeia. I have not seen CP.

No, I mean BP = British Pharmacopoeia. I have not seen CP.

I thought that was a typo

Maybe not familiar in the US, but BP is recognised in many countries. See here: https://www.pharmacopoeia.com/

In Germany there is no problem in acquiring castor oil in the pharmacies or in the internet. The Henry Lamotte GmbH, Bremen, sells the can with one litre castor oil.

In Canada where we live castor oil disappeared from the shelves a year ago, so I went to Amazon. I found Heritage brand (among others) that was advertised so pure it could be taken internally. So why not! It's been fine, I'm still alive, and it's lots cheaper than the store variety. Anyway, in the past couple of months I see castor oil in the small single dose bottles adoring the shelves again in the laxative sections. So I guess it's not a "banned" drug.

I get this crap once a week for a thorough clean out and is used to empty me out. it works! it tastes icky and makes me cramp and gassey for a long time. if u have a choice, i would suggest never using it!.. usually is mixed in my bottle. but at times more so when i am bad, it can be fed to me in spoonfuls, which is about the worst ever

Yes, very best recipie desi 😃

Castor oil---Y U C K----I had to swallow a tablespoons full as a kid until my mother discovered glycerin suppositories-----I never liked the embarrassment of the suppos. but a bunch better than the oil treatment

I had said it disappeared in stores in Canada, but it's there again. I now purchase it online though.

Has anyone tried the bisacodyl mini enemas? they seem to be a much more enjoyable way to achieve a good result than caster oil.

The taste and consistency of castor oil is vile, so I mix it with orange juice, and that helps a little.

More recently I have purchased capsules of castor oil with peppermint, and after trial and error, I take 5 at a time.

With the capsules there is no taste or consistency difficulty, and for me the resulting pooping is the same as with the oil.

Have fun !!

The taste and consistency of castor oil is vile, so I mix it with orange juice, and that helps a little.. . .

Try using tomato juice and running it in a blender for 10 or 15 seconds.

It will be more like a marinara sauce than lousy tasting orange juice.

Thanks, Switchablesusie - the tomato juice idea sounds great - I'll try it.

I have used Clamato, extra spicy, cold and that seems to cover up the taste completely. Stirred, not shaken.

. . . . V-8, Clamato, any of the tomato based vegetable juices will work well.

I still am NOT a fan.

I have never used castor oil, but I would love to try it.

Has anyone who has had Gallbladder removal surgery tried Castor oil? I wonder if it would cause the pancreas to go into overdrive? Just curious...

Ive found out the best way for me is to use bbq sauce the bolder the flavor the better...I use 3 parts bbq sauce to 1 part castor oil. Both heated and mixed very well..

My experiences with castor oil so far...

Previously, I took it chilled. Because it's more viscous, it does not work very well. Do not chill it. Ingest it at room temperature with a good amount of orange juice. It hides the taste very well. It just leaves a bit of an oily residue in my mouth and on my lips, nothing too dramatic.

For me, it takes 10 to 12 hours to work. There are some mild cramps, and there are some gassy outbursts. It'll just empty me entirely in a few 'waves'. Very pleasurable. I love the feeling just having to go. But in me, there's no uncontrollable hard messing. Surely it's urgent, but not desperate.

Some advice: Put on plastic pants over your nappy. And put a PVC mattress protector on. You'll need it, and it'll save you from a ruined mattress 😃

DarkWuff how large a dose did you take? Your experience seems contrary to most of what I have read. I had the impression that castor oil worked very fast in comparison to other laxatives, usually within two, maybe three, hours of consumption. I also have read that it typically acts for a long time, leading to many trip to the toilet. If it works as you describe, then I have no interest in taking it. Of course, I won't really know the effect unless I try it.

Hi folks

I regularly take caster oil with the aim of being caught short and pooping my nappy (I'm English so diaper for you that speak USA English).

My usual dose is 150ml (4-5floz) which I take strait from the fridge in a glass. Just swig it down in one gulp then mouth wash and gargle in a small glass of dry white wine. That takes the taste away. Don't get drunk - one small glass only.

It's a good idea to be in a nappy before you take the laxative. But asap afterwards - there are horror stories of CO kicking in in less than an hour.

Usually I take an anti-diarrhoea such as Imodium for three days before hand to ensure a full bowel.

For me the effects of the caster oil start in about 3 hours with a rumbling tummy, vague discomforts in my belly and the occasional internal stitch. After about 3 1/2 hours my bowels start to spasm in waves. To begin with gentle urges to void that quickly become closer together and so much stronger. By the 4 hour mark my nappy is usually messy and wet although I have tried desperately to keep it clean.

From then on in for two to three hours I need a bowel movement frequently. (As my nappy is already messy I like to stay relaxed and just let the urges to pee and poo happen.) If I think my nappy is getting too wet - with the chance of leaking I change quickly with only a wipe down into a dry one.

Usually my tummy has returned completely to normal four hours after I first messed my nappy, so I get cleaned up properly, but I put on a clean dry nappy - just in case!

I enjoy my caster oil days - they would be so much better if I could share them with 'special' friends!!

nn

I think castor oil is best used in our hi performance 2 stroke alky and nitro engines distinctive awesome smell but leaves a sticky residue as long as it keeps the internal parts lubed with a high film strength clean up is easy!

Castor oil has a funny taste but happy to give it to others lol

Mixing it with whole milk and a good amount of chocolate syrup covers the taste almost entirely. A hand whisk blends it well enough, but a stick blender will emulsify it to the point that it is almost undetectable. The fat in the whole milk seems to team up with the castor oil. It makes a great mug of hot chocolate!

4 oz. is the most I have taken. As I understand it, the body produces the stimulating chemical that actually does the work as it breaks down the castor oil, so after a certain point, the oil is just passed undigested. In my experience, the timing is unpredictable, anywhere from 45 minutes to over 9 hours to a major eruption. Then, after a few hours of decreasing waves at lengthening intervals, things settle down. One note of caution: anything I eat for the next several hours seems to be on the "fast track", so I have to be careful if I am in a situation where neither a toilet or a diaper is very quickly available. Regarding the intensity of the urge: that varies as well, sometimes quickly irresistible cramps, sometimes just a building sense of fullness and pressure that becomes constant until my poor sphincter just gives out. In any case, the results are inevitable, but there is tremendous variety in how I get there. Never exactly the same twice.

I'll have to try the BBQ sauce method; tomato or clamato doesn't help me much. Most of the time, I just take it straight, but it is unpleasant. The last 2 times, I've gone the hot chocolate route.

DarkWuff how large a dose did you take? Your experience seems contrary to most of what I have read. I had the impression that castor oil worked very fast in comparison to other laxatives, usually within two, maybe three, hours of consumption. I also have read that it typically acts for a long time, leading to many trip to the toilet. If it works as you describe, then I have no interest in taking it. Of course, I won't really know the effect unless I try it.

Last time, I took 4 table spoons. Perhaps with a bigger dose, the reaction will be stronger, and will last longer.

We use it as a very occasional punishment in part BECAUSE of its awful taste and slimy consistency. Coupled with a blistering hairbrushing, it hasn't been a punishment which the recipient has been eager to have repeated anytime in the near future. We always do at least 4 tablespoons. Dosing instructions are on the bottle.