Has anyone ever received the long slender suppositories instead of the short ones?

Has anyone ever received the long slender suppositories that are typically given to children when they were expecting the shorter torpedo style one given to adults. to me it seems like the insertion of the longer slender ones would be more difficult to do.

The idea of receiving “long slender suppositories”, would have been common many years ago when the children's glycerin suppositories were actually long and slender, possibly at least 2 inches long. I don't think they would have been particularly difficult to insert. In the USA, today's children's suppositories are only about 1.25 inches long at the most, and quite small in diameter. Please correct me if I am wrong on this. I have two samples here, a Fleet Pedia-Lax, and a generic pediatric brand that are really minuscule compared to the children's version in the 60's and 70's, which came in tall cylindical bottles, often dark blue in color.. I never received a long slender one by surprise.

The long slender ones were still the standard pediatric version in the 1960's. I think the shape was meant to allow sticking one up a baby's bottom while maintaining a grip on it. Sometime around 1966 I read about suppositories in a medical book and had to try them. I worked up the nerve to shoplift a jar of pediatric and a jar of adult ones. Using an adult one on myself was wonderful. Such a deliciously strong urgency and a thorough evacuation! Then I used a pediatric one on my little brother and he loved it too.

The long, slender suppositories were intended for use on infants and young children. The idea was that the usual kind of suppositories required the giver inset their (adult) finger into the child's rectum to get the suppository up into them. Not to cite the obvious,but kids have small assholes.

The long, slender suppositories were designed to avoid adult finger insertions.. I've seen videos that show this. The kid was generally positioned on their back on the mother's lap on a diaper, legs raised and ankles held by the mom. The end of the suppository was then held in a tissue and inserted, then often moved in and out to intensify the laxative effect. The kid usually pood onto the diaper within a minute or so. I think it probable the laxative effect was a lot stronger than a bullet style just inserted.

The glycerin suppositories I was given (and played with) as a child included the long slender variety, but they were inserted all the way. I guess they don't make them anymore.

I'm not sure if the long, thin ones are still available or have been replaced by the PediaLax Liquid Glycerin Applicators (which, I suspect, have a significantly more powerful laxative effect). The applicator nozzle is about the same size as the suppository was.

I prefer the longer ones. I kind of like the way they burn. I’ve used suppositories with rectal thermometers a few times, because I wanted to duplicate some soreness, that I haven’t felt since I was a toddler. As an adult, I can barely feel the thermometer in my ass. I miss that.

I have yet to experience suppositories hoping to find some one who can administer some day

Running across this subject I decided to reply as mu three sisters and I were on the receiving end of the long suppositories.

The earliest recollection of receiving one of these suppositories at age three. I had the mumps was quite sick. It was normal for mom to place me on my back on top of the changing table with a diaper under me to take my temperature. The pajama bottoms were removed and the diaper removed. Then grasping me by the ankles mom raised my legs and inserted the lubricated rectal thermometer. The thermometer was held between mom fingers with he hand across my bottom. Mom would sing a song while the thermometer registered my temperature for four minutes.

Usually I remember my diaper reapplied and pajama bottoms placed back. Then a small dropper of liquid aspirin was administered to lower my temperature. This time I remember my bottom remained naked and watched mom take out a long clear slender object out of a bottle. (I would latter learn the object was a infant glycerin suppository). Grasping by my ankles mom raised my legs a moment latter felt object slowly sliding into my rectum. I could feel the pad of moms index finger between my cheeks. Mom held it there until I started to squirm a bit as the suppository started to produce cramps. As I squirmed mom slowly pulled the suppository out but not completely and slide the suppository back into my rectum rotating the suppository as she reinserted it. The cramps became stronger resulting in a loud grunt as I tried to push out the contents in my rectum. Mom continued the in and out motion of the suppository until finally I had a bowel movement.

Mom used glycerin suppositories on me and my sisters anytime we were ill. At age four mom placed me over her lap to administer the suppository and was placed on a potty chair to empty my bowels. By age nine an adult size suppository was inserted mom would then time the suppository for thirty minutes before allowed to empty my bowels.

@kathy1949 Wow, being required to hold your suppository inside for 30 minutes could be very uncomfortable for a young child.

When I was a baby I think my Mom used the long infant suppositories to initiate a bowel movement when she was toilet training me. There certainly was always a jar of them in the bathroom.

I never got one, but my two younger brothers received lots. My mom used them constantly when they were infants and toddlers.

Then she found that the Bum Bulb was more effective so she switched to it. Saw lots of enemas while I sat on the toilet, we only had one bathroom and my brothers were using a potty chair. They would be across her lap and and cry constantly while getting the enema. Once I complained because I could not go either, I thought she would at least offer to give me one of the long suppositories, but she said "keep trying to go because a big boy enema would make you sick to your stomach.

Never saw them in real life. Did not know they existed before coming to this site.

I remember those. I remember getting them when I was 5-6. I would get them on my belly but would end up pushing them back out which mad my mom mad. She would then put me on my back and hold my legs back and push it back in finger deep and hold it there til I had to poop really bad. Don't remember how long that was but seemed like forever and towards the end I would be whining and squirming to go.

I got glycerin supos at times but mums go to was soap stick

Vinni. I got a glycerin suppository if a dose of laxative at bedtime didn't make me go as soon as I woke up the next morning. Soapsticks were given only when my Mom had run out of glycerin suppositories.

Very stimulating discussion...also informative, as well.

Wonder if the concept of a long slim suppositories was that they had more surface area and would dissolve faster.

Wonder if the concept of a long slim suppositories was that they had more surface area and would dissolve faster.

I would think they are easier to insert. The 'normal' sized ones usually fall to pieces when being pushed in.

The long slender ones were infants or small children. I remember getting one when I was six laying across hassock with my pants and underpants down. I think they were designed so the adult administering could insert but keep holding the end.