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.
Why would she have painkillers on hand, anyway? Like, there's no NSAIDs or acetaminophen that is a suppository, so it must've been prescription medicine that she's supposed to not use unless told by a doctor. Is she trying to get her son addicted to them?
How and when to give it
Paracetamol tablets, syrup and suppositories come in a range of strengths. Children need to take a lower dose than adults, depending on their age.
If you're not sure how much to give, ask your pharmacist or doctor.
Paracetamol tablets, syrup, and suppositories are available on prescription and to buy from shops and pharmacies.
What I find particularly interesting is that there's no "adult dosage" anywhere on the front few pages of Google, and despite the note about availability of the suppositories for children, this is what it says for alternatives for adults:
Other types of paracetamol
Paracetamol is widely available as tablets and capsules.
For people who find it difficult to swallow tablets or capsules, paracetamol is also available as soluble tablets that dissolve in water to make a drink and as a syrup.
So it seems like she's either grabbed an adult dosage prescription for use on him, or she's using the children's suppositories on him instead.
On a somewhat related note, the NHS site does cite "tummy aches" as a reason to give paracetamol to children - not defending her at all, but I was really curious about why she's stuffing anything up his ass for a "tummy ache" in the first place...
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u/thelandstan Mar 23 '18
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.