Suppository users (Females and males) from India

Hi there,

I was a frequent constipation sufferer in my childhood and the only weapon for my mom and dad had glycerine suppository.

The timelines were like:

1. Sit on the toilet (our ones was old fashioned eastern type /squirting type) and try to move

2. No result---- my dad will be called or the maid to go to the local pharmacy to buy glycerine adult suppository. (For me since age of 3 I was given the full adult one and that too manufactured by some local Pharmaceutical company)

3. Meanwhile sometimes I was crying and begging but no fate.

4. Suppository came, pants down, sometimes shirt also and over mom's lap. Aluminium foil unwrapped and deep penetration followed by mom's index finger.

I can remember couple of episodes of Dulcolax suppository also. Even I have seen my sister getting betel stalk suppository dipped in mustard oil.

As a result, getting older I found fascination about suppository. Because living in a small town, I never dared to purchase it as my parents get to know and I will get caught. But soon after 17 I gathered courage and started purchasing and using them.

As I am reading these posts for last 2-3 years, I rarely found any Indians sharing their experiences on the same topic. But I know there are lots of people having same experience as of mine. Therefore this post is especially for Indians to share their experiences with any kind of suppository memories. Others from rest of the world also welcome.

I would love to try the betal stalk one day as part of a punishment, do you know how intense it is?

Dear Nappy Trooper

The betel stalk suppository is generally used in India for babies who are under 5 years . The mechanism is stimulating the rectum using betel stalk and to ease the insertion prior to insert dipped in mustard oil. It is generally a long technique and generally children are kept bare back on mum's lap and the betels talk is inserted 3/4 and the mum used to push it in and out with the help of the 1/4 part stalking out. Babies are told "let me know when you feel to have a potty" and until then the in out continues. Betel stalk is very common in India and almost every mum and grandmother knows it. If you want punishment tool use glycerine instead of mustard oil as glycerine may sometimes provides intense irritation. Also castor oil is a good option

Intriguing, how big are the stalks? and how would you rate the effects relative to bisacodyl or glycerin supps? does it sting or cause you to push? or act like a hyper-osmotic?

Stalks are generally long as your middle finger but the size may vary depending on the leaf. It is generally producing effect in children within 10-15 minutes. Yes but there is no stinking along with if you use mustard oil as a lubricant. Use glycerine for a stinking effect and it works by just stimulation

What have we here !!....guy's I'm intrigued

I know right, I heard for children so I guess for adults the dosage would have to go up to maybe three or four stalks for an adult.

That is a good idea to put 3-4 stalks together....... any other person interested?

Hi, I can totally relate to whatever you have mentioned.

Suppofun-india,

The toilet was old fashioned in our house too when I was growing up. I was occasionally constipated as a kid, and the ordeal was kind of same as the ones you described. My parents always fretted about my bowel movements and whenever they suspected me of not having gone for a couple of days, the maid was called. I was asked to lie down on my back and the maid securely held my legs up while dad firmly held my hands. The 'batti' (suppository) was unwrapped, I was asked to be brave, I felt the tip of the medicine touching my rear end and did my best to clench my buttocks. Mom would get very angry by then and threaten me with numerous 'battis' if I did not yield. Well, I never stopped resisting but she always had it firmly inserted after a few in-out motions, followed my her finger so that I could not get it out. The maid's presence would make all the more humiliating and dreadful, and I preferred to be 'fixed' without her holding me firmly.

Well about the betel stalks, I don't remember them as vividly as the suppositories, but I seem to recall that the technique took a longer time, and I kept crying harder because my mom would not take it out. They were administered whenever I was a my grandparents' place and could not poop, they were readily available and administered by my mom with grandmother closely watching.

NKR, was some lubricant used for the suppository? for the betel stalks?

What is mustard oil? a lubricant?

The suppository was inserted just after being unwrapped, I think.

The betel stalks were dipped a little in oil, castor oil or mustard oil maybe.. It lubricated the stalk making the insertion easier and also stimulated the urge to poop.

NKR I remember being threatened with imminent suppository insertion on a few occasions, but my parents used it as "punishment and "constipation treatment". That painful sensation of "breaking" as the clenched anal muscles were overcome is something I've remembered (if not experienced) on most days of my life.

Was it something specific to betel that gave the effect, or was betel just convenient and safe and the laxative effect was because of the physical stimulation of the anus and rectum?

Hi moliere,

Betel leaves have laxative effects, and along with the castor oil, it definitely acted as stimulant inside the rectum and also helped loosen up the hard poop.

Hello everyone. I am new joined to zity. Accidentally found this forum. I have lots of childhood memories too but this site was suggested by one friend. She liked this but now is too busy with her life and so is not come here. So hello again to everyone in this group

@NKR

Betel stalks, very interesting! I assume it’s the penetration and in-out motion that stimulates the bowels as much as the castor oil. Or is the oil just for lubrication only?

@RichardAsni

The oil is a stimulant laxative.

NKR: How does it feel?

Hi I am newly joined here. Last few weeks after joining I did not get much time. Although I dont remember much of my own childhood experiences but I can understand some of the stories from my experiences with my son. He needed suppository often in early age but now he is much improved. Anyways i always prefer natural remedies like fruits.

Hello, I joined zity after a long gap. For me suppositories remind me of few childhood days and experiences in my adulthood too (when I was carrying my kids). My older child still needs them sometimes. However drinking plenty of water and warm milk is better solution i think.

I am sure that the in and out penetration of the betal stalk would definitely stimulate the rectum to empty itself, as inserting a gloved finger in and out would have a similar effect…