Garlic suppository?

Did anyone ever get a clove of garlic in their rectum as a suppository?

I got them a few times as a child from my aunt, who said it would cure anything. If I ever had a fewer, coughed or sneezed more than normal, she would say "a clove of garlic is on its way". She would try to convince me to come to her, so she could shove it up my butt, but I would often resist. Its not as uncomfortable as a suppository, but the feeling of something hard being in your but often for hours was really unpleasant. If I resisted to get the "golden garlic cure" she would catch me and hold me over her knee, while showing it up my rectum and she would follow up with a finger to make sure I wouldnt push out again. She believed that the bigger the clove the better. I still have my doubts about this method - do you know if i actually works?

I've seen garlic mentioned against pinworms! But never used it, and first time I've heard of it used as some kind of suppository. Doesn't this burn?

It depends on how long you leave it in, but I think it smells more than it burns

The discussion of garlic and it's health benefits came up at the dinner table yesterday and the general consensus was that garlic needs to be crushed to be most effective, so I would assume a straight up piece of garlic used as a suppository wouldn't be as effective as one would think.

I have never heard of a garlic clove being used as a suppository

I had that inserted by my girlfriend but more effective are enemas with crushed garlic. My sisters and I had them growing up when we got sick. Very crampy.

I tried this with a sizeable clove a few weeks ago after reading this post - didn’t notice anything in particular regarding sensation, including mood/energy and urgency (to cover bases).

I guess it would keep vampires away from your butt.

@J63 A clove is likely to have different effects if peeled rather than unpeeled, right?