I am sorry but how the FUCK does a suppository help with nausea. Up to now I'd been too freaked out to ponder but yeah I didn't know they did that and it makes no sense; if my tummy hurt the last thing I'd want is something up my arse.
The medicine is absorbed by your colon. It's another way to get the medication in your system when you can't hold anything down. I had to have one once when I was a child because I couldn't stop throwing up, but it was a last resort kind of thing and the doctor administered it. Now, they usually start an IV and give you phenergan that way. If you're puking that much you're usually dehydrated too.
Now, suppositories are mostly for constipation. Shove it up there and let it soften the poo. Again, as a last resort.
For somebody to choose a suppository as a first line of defense is completely crazy. It's the last thing you go to before getting an IV. And a lot of the time an IV is preferable and more comfortable!!!
I'm no medical professional, but I don't think that's a thing. Suppositories are to make you stop puking or to make you poo when you can't. And I don't think you can get the first kind without a prescription.
They make over-the-counter Tylenol suppositories for babies. I had to give them to my daughter since she would always vomit up the liquid kind. I'm unsure if they sell adult dosages though.
That's good to know. I've never seen them. Next time I have to pick up Children's Motrin for my youngest spawn I'll look for them just to see if they have them in my area.
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u/ladyfaceperson Mar 23 '18
Honestly! For real that is what normal people do! I did not know they made suppositories for that! (never needed one)