A rectal suppository is a small, solid piece of medication that melts at body temperature. It contains a laxative that stimulates the bowels or softens the stool, treating constipation. Different ...

I recently found an unopened jar of suppositories in my new house. They were hidden in the depths of my bathroom pantry, left behind by former tenants who bought the Fleet- brand glycerin ...

Suppositories are solid medications you insert into your body to treat conditions like constipation or vaginal infections.

Q: I have had a problem with severe constipation for many years. I have taken different laxatives and have been on milk of magnesia for a long time. I took a large dose of it last night and the night ...

Objective: Treatment of chronic functional constipation is difficult. Both oral and topical laxatives may fail to adequately relieve symptoms, and there is risk of adverse effects such as functional ...

Constipation in babies, toddlers and young children is common, as it is with adults and elderly. But with kids, the problem is their irritation due to constipation breaks into temper tantrums and ...

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning this week to those who use over-the-counter laxatives to help ease constipation. These products “are potentially dangerous if dosing instructions ...

Rectal laxatives may stimulate contraction by distension or chemical action (stimulation). Action, mainly by distension, is observed after a saline or water enema. Water does not induce adverse ...