Suppositories targeted to older kids

Based on the discussions on this forum it feels that suppositories are still not too uncommon for younger kids (like 5-6 years old and younger) but very few older kids seem to be getting them anymore.. I guess I belong to a minority given I used to get suppositories all the way until I was 12 (!) but I have never really seen any suppositories been marketed to kids in that age group, quite frankly I actually rather thought my parents were just overly enthusiastic. So i was quite surprised when today I ran into TWO different products that actually do have a tailored product for kids of 6-12 of age!

FeverAll Jr Strenght 6-12 years (what a product name!): http://www.feverall.com/Products

Alvedon 250mg: http://www.medicines.org.uk/emcmobile/medicine/14964/spc

Have to say at first it felt strange to come across these, but being a big suppository lover myself these days I have to admit it somehow feels exciting to find out that there are not one but even two products that promote their usage for pre-teens! And even though this of course does not mean all parents would be now shoving suppositories up their 12-year-olds' bums, it definitely means still today there are some poor 12 y.o. kids experiencing same as I did! Quite cool thought, in a way!

I know that when I was a teenager, I'd have to be VERY sick to let a parent give me a suppository.

I know there are suppositories for conditions like nausea and vomiting that make it difficult to take pills and if your parents aren't medical folk, injections aren't an option. Having parents touch my teenage anus would be my last choice,

In Germany the pediatric glycerin suppositories are divided into "newborn and infant", "preschooler" (klienkind) and "schoolchild" (schulkind) sizes.

I don't know about suppositories being targeted to older kids. .Any marketing is directed at the adult parents for them to decide what type / brand etc is most suitable

When I grew up in France (1970s-1980s) there were suppositories target to all age groups, including adults. Now the only widespread adult suppositories are glycerin as a laxative and those for throat ache and acetaminophen/paracetamol (for patients who vomit, for instance). Back in those day, it was not uncommon to get suppositories in prescriptions.

Acetaminophen (tylenol) suppositories are pretty easy to come by. They are usually on the shelf for younger kid doses, but you can ask at the pharmacy counter for them in higher doses - e.g., 325mg, which is appropriate for age 6-12, or 650mg which is a regular 12+ and adult dose. (Of course adults can also take 2 of the 325mg....especially if they like getting suppositories... :-) You can also order them online. I don't use them very often, but they can be fun to incorporate into play exams.

I've also had the cough/ sore throat suppositories that have been mentioned here...I discovered them as a kid by receiving them when I got sick while visiting family near Montreal... It was quite an introduction to suppositories! I've purchased them on subsequent visits when I got older and have also mail ordered. They're actually pretty effective, beyond being a fun (for some of us) means of receiving medicine.

I don't think I was ever given a suppository at my Pediatrician's office, but at home they were fairly commonplace. Much as it was with a rectal temperature, these were given to me in my mother's room, in a very structured way. It was not rushed, or given with any anger, rather it was a calm, slow procedure that often ended with one or two enemas being administered after the suppository had produced the desired effect. This procedure continued well into my teens.

I have 3 kids a boy 14, and 2 girls 12 and 9 - all 3 get suppositories for constipation

My parents used suppositories on us kids until we were probably 11 or 12.

I started doing enemas as a teen and had not even thought about them for years.

One of my girlfriends brought suppositories over for one of ours girls only weekends a couple years ago. They were a great addition to our fun and games. We had a great time and I still use them as a laxative. I am very much into keeping my colon cleaned out.

I think the German system above makes a lot of sense but it's unlikely to happen in the UK. There was a conversation thread on another forum where I was telling about the problems I've had over the years buying adult suppositories, let alone children's suppositories -

and things are getting worse: legislation has been brought in making it harder to buy them online, a medical consultant (GP? you tell me!) can seize "pharmacy meds" (not prescription-only meds, consult-the-pharmacist-first meds) at customs. If they see fit. And...for a portrait of what pharmacists think of rectal laxatives, refer to the supermarket incident in one of my earlier posts.

Certainly better to adhere to supposistories as long as accepted. If you don't make an issue out of it, your child will feel comfortable. Avoid to discuss about alternatives. Better to say in order to get well soon, the supposistory will be helpful.

I got my last suppository with 13 years at the hospital.

I got a few suppositories growing up for constipation before my first enema they didn't work I pushed them out before they melted. I got a few more when I was sick and couldn't keep anything down those worked I was too sick to care.. A few years ago after a colonoscopy my doctor prescribed me them for a slight case of inflammation of my sigmoid colon. I had to take them twice a day for a month. My girlfriend at the time was in the room when the doctor prescribed them and helped me when she was around and she was always asking if I took them when she wasn't there. It was a good month...

I received suppositories up to 12 years old. I was ashamed of it because I thought my peers didn't get suppositories. However, now I see suppositories for older children with a higher dose of the drug. There is an instruction on how much to give them to children of different ages up to 12 years old. I think that many children of this age have suppositories and are ashamed of this in front of their friends.

I got them as an older kid. My mom moved over from enemas at about 7 (probably because I was not a good patient) to Dulcolax. I never remember getting anything but the full adult dose, and not liking it much because of the cramps and then the hard stool being pushed out.

I'm trying to remember how long I got them, at least 12 and possibly longer. They were given in a more discreet way, fortunately, and less frequently. I think my mom thought that I would outgrow the trouble and/or take over my own management, but I thought I was just getting better at hiding the problem.

I received my last suppositories at the age of 16,because I was used to get suppositories from my parents if I needed them. I remember getting 1000mg paracetamol, and that "bomb" was pretty huge, especially for little people like me, and I got Virbucol to have a better sleep when I was ill. I told in another topic that I got 2 or 3 Virbucol when I was 12 +

In some countries there are suppositories for all ages, even adults - whether it is for constipation, fever or other stuff

I remember wen I was 12 I was sick and mom was at work, my grandma was watching me, after dinner she enter my room and said « your not getting better so I will take care of it, turn around and take off your pants » I obviously did as told and got one adult fever suppository.

Rectaltempboy : what were the effects of this suppository? ?

I got last suppository when I was 15 and until I was 12 I received them quite often from my mom.

Recently I was watching MorningAM here in Ireland. Its a daily breakfast show. They had a female GP on, who was quite attractive. She was discussing the effects of the winter vomiting bug.

Its a common illness in Ireland which usually appears annually in winter. It is mostly confined to hospitals and causes a few days of violent vomiting and diarrhea.

The two women, one the host and the GP were discussing how to treat young children at home with the bug. In addition to keeping them hydrated and isolated from other children the GP was adamant that suppositories were were a parents best friend in this scenario.

At this point they began taking messages from viewers, one mother wanted advice on treating older children with the bug. The GP paused for a moment and again quite reassuringly suppositories. To this host raised the concern about awkwardness and embarressment. The GP was quite firm on her stance and said, which I found enjoyable to listen too - the best way to get medicine into someone with a vomiting bug is through the bottom at all ages.

I enjoyed the show that morning.

I stopped getting suppositories when I reach 11 years old. Probably because I'm not little anymore and doctor's stop prescribing them for my fever. They prescribe pills as an alternate. I actually prefer getting suppositories but I didn't tell my mom or the doctors that I like getting them.

Yes, many teenagers use suppositories.

None occurred in my home growing up. Nor rectal temps. No nudity either that I recall. A very puritan sense of shame was the order of the day with my parents. So I was fascinated to learn about them happening at other kids' houses.

Grace, didn't you put a suppository in childhood? I've lost count of how many my parents put in.

I didn’t know suppositories were necessarily targeted towards any age group. I can remember them being given to me throughout my life from childhood until now. There may have been times where I went a couple years without them here and there but definitely no cut off age. I had a nurse give me one recently in the hospital.