Suspected fever with rectal thermometer coming out dirty

I'm curious how often an enema or suppository was given after it was discovered that the rectum was full.

I have no recollection of that!

In France, in my experience,glass thermometers had a short thin tip followed by a thicker part, and only the thin tip was normally inserted. For it to hit feces, they would have to be ready for expulsion. Perhaps in the United States thermometers were inserted deeper?

Every time got temp if thermometer dirty got soap up bum then enema