Possibly rhetorical but curious ..., Anyone here Gen X or Gen Z still get or got rectal temps, enemas, suppositories etc

With all the discussions I've read about how few of us Gen X and Z members there are, I wonder how many of our parents carried on what they learned, experienced and went through in their growing up in the 70s and 80s for the most part? Did you/do as a member of Gen X/Z get or have gotten rectal temps, enemas, suppositories etc., and if you are a parent of one of us do you carry-on what was common in your upbringing “back in the day”?

As a parent we did not replicate what our parents did for discipline or health. Didn't spank our kids - and they turned out fine - didn't give them enemas, suppositories, or laxatives or take their temp with an RT. Never shoved Vicks up our kids nose or made a vaporizing tent for them when they had bad colds. Didn't make them go to school every day even when they were sick to get a useless “attendance award”.

What we did “carry-on” from our parents upbringing was responsibility, hard work and self-discipline.

Funny thing; to this day I like placing some Vicks up my nose to clear sinuses. Also, daily fingerings with a finger coated in Vaseline has made me addicted to greasing myself up every day; otherwise, I don't feel right.

Some articles say putting Vicks in or under the nose isn't such a good thing. Particularly if you do it a lot over time. From HealthLine: “It’s not safe to use Vicks VapoRub in your nose. It contains camphor, which can have toxic effects if absorbed through the mucus membrane in your nose. Ingesting camphor can be especially dangerous for children.”

https://mustsharenews.com/vicks-vaporub-pneumonia/

Daily fingerings in the back door, however are quite pleasant and presumably safe, especially when administered to a females bottom.!!!

@gwhap Some articles say putting Vicks in or under the nose isn't such a good thing. Particularly if you do it a lot over time.

Yes, you are right and thanks for the link. I had discussed my habit of doing this with my pulmonologist he advised caution.

Am Gen Z member and got RT and suppos, even vaccinations in my bum cheeks, but didn't receive enemas

I think I got RT’s when I was very little, but I only have like a vague memory of it from somewhere, probably a doctors office. I am sure my mom did RTs on me when I was l really little. I mean, that was the way you did things then. I suppose I could ask her, but I am not going to. I do know I got suppositories when I was sick to stop the vomiting. She always said once I got started throwing up, I didn’t like to quit. I know I would try my best not to puke because I knew if I kept it up, I would either be hauled off to the doctor or I would get a suppository to make me stop. I didn’t have any children, so I can’t carry on anything. If I had had children, they probably would have been spanked. I was and I turned out fine. Just about everyone I know my age was spanked. We survived it.

I grew up in 70/80 I had antibiotics via suppository and temp was taken rectal.

Millennial here (Gen Y) and I've never had a rectal temp taken or enemas/suppositories in a medical setting or doctors office.

My view as a practicing physician on this discussion: Exclusive for real exam/role than play.

Genetics play a big role in in health. Everyone knows about it.

Change in activity/food/stress/support is stark contrast in relation to current activity in relation to genetics.. There is a significant lag behind the genetics when compared to the change in food/activity. One of my friend had Acute MI at 45 and his parents are healthy in 70s..

I received both rectal temps and suppositories in the 90s/2000s. Enemas were not common anymore, so I don't got them from my parents.

Secret Sub: Are you sure you received antibiotics as suppositories? Even if it technically possible antibiotics administered by the rectal route is very rare.

I was born in the 80s and don't remember ever having my temp taken rectally or using suppositories or having enemas on a regular basis. I did have to have an enema in elementary school once because I was constipated. Vicks was never used either.

@Kappy Out of curiosity, what kind of enema was used?

I don't have specifics on what procedures were done, but I am fairly certain the large focus on butts was due to my mom's mom. Lots of photos of toddler and baby butt in various situations. Here's your first butt sunburn, this was after your vaccination. That pile over there is mostly potty photos and baths. My grandma did it to my mom and my mom did it to my brother and sister. My dad's mom was more about the unnecessary spanking. Usually loudness or rough play provoked beatings.