Old suppository vs new ones

When i was younger sometimes there would be some suppository leakage between my buttocks. Is that because of the way they made them. The suppositories where made by the pharmacy and not in a factory. So more fat was used i think?

When i was really Ill and have to take a Suppo every few hours mother made me where a pull up diaper or inlay in my briefs. Just to make sure she said.

Leakage may depend on what the suppository contained. Not all suppositories are laxative and are given to make you poo. Also, the base material (inactive ingredient) is not always the same. Sometimes it's a grease or wax bade, sometimes gelatin, sometimes a sterate. They melt differently.

A protective pad is a good idea to absorb possible leakage or poo soiling the underwear.

Ahh ok i understand. They where no laxatives but medicine suppositories. That's the same why they needed to be kept in the refrigerator. There is no need for that now a days.

They might not have been inserted deep enough either. The further in they go the less chance for leakage or popping them out.

I noticed the same about medicine suppositories: when I was a kid, leakage was inevitable and quite noticeable, whereas nowadays leakage is limited.

As a reminder to those not familiar with drugs given as suppositories (NOT laxatives such as glycerin): the drugs are dissolved in grease, which is made into suppository form, the grease melts in the rectum, and the drugs cross through the rectal wall.

I think that they use different grease now than 40 years ago. I suspect 40 years ago they just used cocoa butter or similar, and now they use something less “leaky” and less “greasy”.

When I was growing up, a suppository meant, inevitably, greasy buttocks (and, if the drug had a specific smell, as the eucalyptus suppositories for throat ache had, greasy smelly buttocks). Mom had me wear a panty liner under my anus to catch the leaks. This phenomenon, though still a bit present, is now considerably less.

I remember the long skinny suppositories that came in a blue jar

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The long skinny suppositories were for infants, not kids. They were supposed to be used with the infant lying on their back or tummy on a diaper or poo pad. The mom parted the kid's cheeks and inserted the thinner end and held the suppository in place by the thicker end with he fingers, sometimes moving the suppository in and out to intensify the effect. This was continued until the kid pood.

The long, thin suppositories were not intended to be fully inserted.

Mom used the long suppositories as a child. I remember the adult size were larger than today. They were clear instead of todays cloudy suppositories. As I remember the old ones were very effective.