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.

I remember these suppositories, my mother didn't insert it whole, she put half of the suppository and kept moving it, it was very thin but the sensation of it in the ass lasted forever. When I really felt like pooping, my mother would finish introducing the suppository and ask me to hold it. When I could go to the bathroom, the relief was enormous. The suppositories for fever were smaller and chubby.

@rigel -- The neighbor nurse friend that used to treat me as a kid would cut up the long thin suppositories or the torpedo shaped suppositories and push small pieces into me. The smaller chunks probably created more surface area and made for more effective action or they melted faster since they were small pieces. Not sure which made them more reactive, but they sure were. She often did the small pieces which I had to hold for maybe 10 minutes before she injected a soapy enema. Sure did get my attention.

@rigel -- The neighbor nurse friend that used to treat me as a kid would cut up the long thin suppositories or the torpedo shaped suppositories and push small pieces into me. The smaller chunks probably created more surface area and made for more effective action or they melted faster since they were small pieces. Not sure which made them more reactive, but they sure were. She often did the small pieces which I had to hold for maybe 10 minutes before she injected a soapy enema. Sure did get my attention.es would melt faster

@Denema That makes sense, more surface area in small pieces would dissolve faster. Might take a bit more work for insertion, but surely more effective.

My mom used those on us. She would first get our temperature. I remember laying on the bed watching the time as she held the thermometer in place. Then she would take one of those long suppositories and slowly inserted it a little at a time as it would melt . Seemed to take for ever but it worked. Other than that she believed in phenergan suppositories when we were sick nauseated and vomiting even as a teenager she would asked the Doctor for a prescription and specify suppositories.

Those long skinny ones I have seen at a Philippian pharmacy website but not sure I they can be purchased/shipped to USA

I didn’t remember thin long ones… my parents were mostly a fan on Valois suppositories for nausea. My mom believed that we would throw up oral meds. So the only real viable solution was to take the meds from the other end. It made me very very nervous. When I got nauseous, I often tried to hide it. Eventually mom would ask if I don’t want some meds to help with the nausea, I would refuse, until she insisted. I remember being told to go lie down while she got the vaceline and waxy torpedo. Then I use to lower my pants and pull my legs to chest and await the administration. It felt awful and I was so embarrassed. Later I learned to enjoy it, but as a kid it was the worse

My mom always used the long slender ones,because they went in farther up the bum and it hurt.

As children, my older sister and I always received enemas from mom or grandma when our bowels were haywire or if we stayed home from school. Have a BM daily or else an enema was given. For some reason, things began to change with our younger sisters. There was a 4 year and 6 year difference in age. I saw both of my younger sisters being given those long suppositories at times. They were usually on their back with their legs raised up to allow access to their bum. I suspect that the retirement of our pediatrician, and then his replacement, resulted in some different prescriptions/orders from the new doctor.

It was several years later when I ran into the house and hurried into the bathroom to pee. My mom tried to redirect me from the master bathroom. I closed the door and looked to my right discovering our wet old red enema bag laying in the tub. When I finished and exited, mom told me the doctor had told her to give my sister enemas to get her cleared out for some tests. The enema bag had split and created a mess. She handed me 20 bucks and told me to run to the drug store and buy a new one. I tried to object, but she said I would lose driving privileges if I didn't do it.

A cute school mate worked at her dad's drug store and I was quite embarrassed, but she helped me pick out a red folding travel syringe. I hustled home and my mom was surprised at the folding syringe as opposed to a typical fountain syringe. I teased my sister after she stunk up the house and she tattled on me. Mom saw to it that I got my turn later. The red douche bag got plenty of use and the gal at the drug store became a good friend until she went off to nursing school.

No never did. Came from a very vanilla home. Wish I did and actually would like to try now even at this age.