What are Suppositories?

 

Suppositories are a solid, medicinal preparation that is specifically made for the insertion into a body cavity (e.g. rectum, vagina, urethra). They melt or dissolve at body temperature to release the medication.

 

Key Points to Remember

 

• • Making sure that you wash your hands before and after a suppository is very important

 

• • How do you use the medicines if doctor’s prescription contradict the instructions on the package?
  • The instructions state that the suppositories should be kept in a cool, dark place unless redirected to

 

• • If a suppository feels too soft to insert, chill it in the refrigerator for a few minutes

 

• • When the suppository is in make sure to lie down because this will make it hard for the suppository to come out

 

Common Uses

 

Suppositories come up as the device prescribed for the therapy of a range of issues that cause distress and which include:

 

• • Constipation

 

• • Hemorrhoids

 

• • Nausea or vomiting

 

• • Vaginal infections

 

• • Some kinds of pain

 

Potential Side Effects

 

Though on the whole they are safe, the suppositories can still lead to:

 

• • Local irritation

 

• • Burning sensation

 

• • Rectal bleeding (rarely)

 

If you feel any strange symptoms or side effects, refer to your doctor right away.

 

Precautions

 

Carry all this information with your doctor in case you:

 

• • Are pregnant or breastfeeding

 

• • Have any allergies

 

• • Are taking other medications

 

By the way, keep in mind, that suppositories are medication too. Use them exactly as the instruction taken in and get in touch with a healthcare professional if the least bit, you are concerned.