You want to insert the suppository about 4 inches up into the rectum. You should feel the person’s internal anal sphincter close slightly around your finger as you move it up into the rectum.
Always insert the blunt rounded end and be sure it is covered in lubricating jelly.
Yes. Always take the foil off before insertion. There are persons who have had to visit emergency rooms to have suppositories removed because they forgot to remove the foil.
Older adults often have a loss of internal sphincter control, making it difficult for them to hold a suppository. You might try to gently hold the buttocks together and coach the person to hold the suppository for several minutes, to be sure it is absorbed..
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