When you are not feeling well how often to you take your rectal temp?

When I was a kid, my rectal temperature was taken three or four times a day - from morning until bedtime.

To be honest, as an adult male, I pretty much avoid taking my temperature when I'm sick because I'm afraid to find out if my fever is very high. I like to use a rectal thermometer more as a toy rather than a medical instrument. Being sick is no fun. And I prefer to associate rectal thermometers with ass play and fun.

When I’m sick I take my rectal temp 2-3 times a day. Sometimes a bit more if I have fever and want to control the effect of an acetaminophen suppository.

@Vicki_V do you do the same for your husband when he’s sick?

This sounds like my husband. I’ve had elevated fevers on occasion, and he’s such a worry wart. Any temp that I’m running over a normal degree or two, and he’s taking a rectal every couple of hours.

He says that our doctor wants an accurate reading, but what I really think it is he just enjoys taking my temperature in my bare bottom. I”m sick at the time, but I rather enjoy his TLC. We’ve been married nearly 40 years, and I love that our fires are still burning!

I don’t get to take my temperature very often, even when I’m sick. When I take it, I use two rectal thermometers to compare them. I typically run low grade fevers, just under 100 degrees. Interestingly, the scanner thermometers at the doctor’s office, will display a normal temperature, unlike the vintage glass ones, which I use rectally. Apparently, the temperature difference between the thermometers isn’t important.