Liquorice suppositories

Has anyone tried licorice as a laxative? The other day I bought some licorice torpedos sweets, so at night I inserted 2 in my bum. They felt nice and gave a great result the next day!

I haven't but I think I'll pick some up the next time I'm in the store.

I have never thought of that! Did they hurt at all? It sounds really interesting! I'm going to have to buy some and try it sometime!

Na thay did not hurt at all, in fact they were quite comfortable to get up and you can feel them go in. Plus you can keep them up your rectum all night.

What in them triggers the laxative effect?

Lesboluver said:

Has anyone tried licorice as a laxative? The other day I bought some licorice torpedos sweets, so at night I inserted 2 in my bum. They felt nice and gave a great result the next day!

Licorice is a slight laxative, but I wouldn't say that sticking two pieces of licorice candy up your butt and having a great result THE NEXT DAY classifies it as an effective suppository laxative.

This is another one of those laxatives that you have to SWALLOW in order for it to work.

Sounds interesting. I might try it too later or may be tomorrow. 😉

Don't think I'll try this. One precaution - licorice will increase your heart rate if taken orally. I don't know if this happens when taken anally, too. If you have problems with heart rate you might want to consider this.

Here is a link to outside information for further reading.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-black-licorice-can-make-your-heart-jump/

If it was sugar coated it will work, anything with sugar in will, chocolate for one .........

I won't be trying this as it is said black licorice is bad for heart issues. As was said previously...

One precaution - licorice will increase your heart rate if taken orally. I don't know if this happens when taken anally, too. If you have problems with heart rate you might want to consider this.

My sub doesn't need that added "issue". Especially if I've already got his heart rate increased. 😉

Among the problems in the world, licorice suppositories are not high on the scale. I've never tried them, but I don't much go for licorice anyway - but the concerns mentioned here apply to consumption of multiple bags of licorice candies daily over a period of weeks. The glycyrrhizin in licorice lowers potassium - slowly over time. One guy was reported to die after eating multiple bags of licorice candy daily for weeks. but except in such rare instances potassium levels go back to normal when even high licorice use is discontinued. Also, licorice candy is often flavored with anise extract, not licorice, so no glycyrrhizin - and some licorice has the glycyrrhizin removed, too. Licorice has been a traditional cure for many conditions, almost none of which has been seriously studied. Two conditions which have been studied are topical licorice gel for eczema and lozenges for certain breathing difficulties, both with positive results. Bottom line (so to speak), an occasional licorice suppository ain't gonna hurt nobody! (Much of this information is from WebMD.com)

A follow-on thought to my post of a couple of minutes ago... To keep this in perspective, compare the likely minimal or non-existent effects of a licorice suppository on lowered blood potassium (hyperkalemia) with the rapid and dramatic effects on electrolyte balance and on potassium loss specifically from a hypertonic cleansing enema (such as the common Fleet brand). People do die from Fleet enemas, but not much more frequently than people levitate - and they are generally extremely elderly and frail and hospitalized already for multiple conditions, and given multiple enemas.

Oh, I almost forgot: Happy New Year everybody!

- jillie

Obviously not seen by the Dutch contingency. My Dutch wife, pregnant, had to stop her intake because her ingestion of lots of DS double salt liquorice made her Na rise consequently her blood pressure.

The Dutch folks eat a lot of salted candies called drop, which are liquorice moulded into to shapes and there lots drop shops where I have been. Any real Nederlaners out there feel free to correct.

Not good research, anecdotal and a very low N, hope you made it through the holiday as I did. Next year will be better (I truly hope).

Best of the season to one and all.

Thanks for the information on Dutch salted candies, superego - and for the season's wishes! I would agree that anyone for whom hypertension is a potential issue should avoid "lots of DS double-salt" licorice for any orifice, both to avoid excessive salt intake and to avoid too much licorice, but I really don't think an occasional licorice suppository will hurt anyone who doesn't have an allergy to any of its ingredients. The references I read were about problems ingesting, as you said, "lots of" licorice; the added salt would increase the untoward effects. A suppository weighs about two grams total; a licorice candy will probably weigh about the same or, likely, a tad more. Contrast this to a Fleet-style (hypertonic) enema. which contains over twenty-five grams of sodium compounds alone!

I'm not promoting licorice suppositories, but I also think that it isn't too dangerous to experiment rectally with anything you can safely ingest orally, as long as you can get it out! Understood that some things - alcohol - are said to be absorbed more quickly through rectal membranes, and should not be played with rectally, but that usually involves a whole lot more than two grams.

- jillie

When I was a kid, licorice absorbed orally had a reputation for being a mild laxative. First time I've heard of it as rectal laxative.

As a kid I was given many times some suppositories containing eucalyptus and other pungent extracts, for throat ache. These irritated the rectum slightly (think having mint candy there) and had a slight laxative effect (mom thus had me go before inserting the suppository). Maybe this is the same phenomenon here.