I never received suppositories from my mom, just the "regular" enemas.I don't think I would use suppositories now either, unless prescribed by my physician.I do recall a few years ago I was on a cruise ship, and came down with flu-like symptoms. It was a foreign cruise line, and when I went to the infirmary to see the nurse she told me they had a medication for my symptoms, and since we were not in U.S. waters they could use it. I found this interesting at the time. She asked me if I would prefer an injection, or suppository. I opted for the injection. I have to admit that in less than 24 hours I was feeling good as new! 😃 This was obviously some drug that our country had yet to approve.My partner and I were able to continue on the cruise, enjoying every minute of it. 😃C.
We never had suppositories in our house, but we did have a red bulb syringe which took care of the problem!
I never had a suppository at home--an enema was the usual remedy. Later on though a nurse friend introduced me to a bowel cleanse that consisted of a day of fasting (liquids only-no solid food) followed that night by a double suppository. The following morning she gave me a series of enemas until there was no more solid material returned. The result was a completely cleaned out feeling and a general sense of relaxed well-being. Whenever that treatment was suggested I was always up for it --in more ways than one.
My Mom always used an enema if we were ill with anything that affected our appetite or if we were running a fever. We would frequently end up being across her lap with our bottoms in the air. Lol. A warm soap-suds enema with the bulb syringe was the cure for appetite problems - while a cool plain-water enema was given " to cool you down and get water into you" for the fever. They both seemed to work! Thanks Dr. Mom.We did have a blue jar of suppositories but us kids never received them.
I never saw suppositories in our house when I was little. Mom's go to remedy for any bowel problems was the bulb syringe and Ivory soapsuds. Sometimes I would be given a dose of milk of magnesia as a first attempt to make my bowels move, but if that didn't work (which it usually didn't) I'd soon find myself on the bathroom floor with her using the syringe on me. I hated those early enemas but she was quite skilled with that syringe and always got the effective results she wanted.