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A suppository is a small capsule or tablet that contains medicine. A suppository is placed in a body passage, such as the vagina or rectum, where a person's body heat causes the outer capsule or tablet to dissolve and the medicine to be released.

How to use a suppository

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Doctors recommend lying on your left side. This takes advantage of the natural angle of the rectum and makes it easier to insert the suppository.

  1. Always wash your hands and use gloves. Lubricate the finger of the glove with K-Y jelly or a similar product.
  2. You must first remove stool for the suppository to work. Have a bowel movement, or gently insert the finger and remove stool. Continue to do so until none comes out. Wait a few minutes and then try again to see if any more stool has moved down.
  3. Take the wrapper off the suppository, and insert it as high in your rectum as you can.

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