Clean Up and Smell.

In my experience with silicone toys, even after intense cleaning, the smell from a “dirty” session lingers for a couple future uses then goes away. I freaked out the first time I experienced it, and now it doesn’t bother me because I know it is not permanent. I’ve read that it is because of porousness. There are ways of cleaning that are unnecessarily complicated. The best is to just clean it well, and not stick it up to your nose (or in your nose for that matter).

Also try rectal douching before. It clears you out in 5 minutes, and is great for not worrying about poop during and after anal play sessions...

I've thought about it but it seems like effort to do so every time and so much prep kills the mood especially during times when I want it to be spontaneous and just do it straightaway when I'm in the mood.
Also I'm always scared that I go too far with the water. I've heard if you go too far it will be very messy. I've never actually known how much volume is enough so that it doesn't go beyond rectum- I mean I can't see how far the water has filled can I?

It takes a while to get the hang of rectal douches. I use a bulb douche (no idea what the name is... in French, a poire—a pear). You can’t see how much water has filled you but you can feel how much goes in as well as control how much goes in by pressing the douche. I inevitably go “too far” every time and it just means that instead of 2-3 squirts of water, it takes me 6-7 squirts, because in going to far it just cleans out the next segment of your bowel. It isn’t any messier than a normal bowel movement, whether you go too far or not. The danger is if you go too far without realizing it, then stop cleaning before the upper section of your bowel has cleared out, and then partake in anal play. If you do that, you might have that upper section come loose in the middle of your session, and that is uncomfortable and messy because in addition to it being mixed with water, it is much looser stool. But you can feel it happen and run to the bathroom to take out the toy over the toilet. For anal sex though that could be (and sometimes is, according to gay friend’s horror stories) catastrophic. And they say to not douche to frequently, but whatevs. I do it 3 times a week about.

When I first started rectal douching it took me maybe ten minutes, with one or two times where it took longer, but now I’ve honed it down to under five minutes, and it definitely doesn’t kill the mood for me. I mean, the possible inclusion of poop in my sessions is much more of a buzz kill than a pre-session rectal douche. And I am very sensitive, so depending on what I’ve eaten, if I don’t clean, the trace oils can cause irritation after the first 20-30 minutes of my session, causing me to stop and sometimes causing irritation for up to a day. So now I almost always clean!

Hmm... I may have my sessions at the end of the day adjacent to a shower so that it doesn't feel like I'm going out of my way. I guess practice will tell me how how volume is the correct volume.
Thanks for your help divine.

I consider an enema like foreplay. I don't always do it for a quicker session but when I have the time I always do one. Sometimes I get wonderful sensations when I am full and try to keep it in for 20-30 minutes. I don't always use just plain water... sometimes I use coffee or herbal tea

So I've used this for the third time now- it was the first time I hadn't emptied bowels properly a few hours before...

I've thought about it but it seems like effort to do so every time and so much prep kills the mood especially during times when I want it to be spontaneous and just do it straightaway when I'm in the mood...

Hmm... I may have my sessions at the end of the day adjacent to a shower so that it doesn't feel like I'm going out of my way.

@Rogue47, it seems to me, from your comments, you are rather impatient, this may be from time constraints due to your particular lifestyle or it may just be in your personal nature, in either case this may work against your progress. Taking the time to get yourself properly prepared for a session is a necessary part of the process, this is both a physical and psychological preparation, please see the Preparation paragraphs in the Aneros WIKI - 'Getting Started' section. If time constraints are the problem it might be best to defer your session until you have adequate time to fully relax into an Anerosession. Trying to rush things along will most likely result in poor outcomes and frustration.

With regard to the odor issue, please see the Hygiene paragraph also found in the 'Getting Started' section of the Aneros WIKI. After washing, you might try wiping your device with a commercial sex toy cleaner, a diluted bleach solution or with rubbing alcohol, any of which should solve the problem. You could even go so far as to use the condom method which would prevent fecal contact with your massager altogether. Good Vibes to You !
P.S. I sent you an introductory Private Message (Newbie's Notebook) with some additional hints and tips to get you started here. Click on your 'Messages' button in the Forums to retrieve it.