care brand Glycerin Suppositories 4g Adult Size (12 x 12 Suppositories)

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Keep this leaflet with the medicine. You may need to read it again. What Glycerol Suppositories are used for A healthy diet containing fibre (wholegrain breads and cereals, bran, fruit and green leafy vegetables) with several glasses of water each day and daily exercise are important in maintaining healthy bowel function. If you are about to be started on any new medicine, remind your doctor and pharmacist that you are using Glycerol Suppositories. Patients with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, a sudden change in bowel habits lasting more than 2 weeks, or who have already used a laxative for more than 1 week should consult a physician before using rectal glycerin. Rectal bleeding or failure to have a bowel movement after rectal glycerin use may indicate a serious underlying gastrointestinal condition, and warrants discontinuation of therapy and evaluation.

Close your legs and sit or lie, holding the suppository for about 15-30 minutes to allow time for it to melt. If you have an urge to empty as soon as you have inserted the suppository, try to ‘hang on’ a little longer as you will have better results. Before using glycerin, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-332-1088. You may also report side effects at https://www.fda.gov/medwatch. If you are pregnant, use only on doctor's advice. Your doctor can discuss with you the risks and benefits involved.

For best results after using glycerin rectal, stay lying down until you feel the urge to have a bowel movement. This medicine should produce a bowel movement within 15 to 60 minutes after using the suppository. To make sure Fleet Glycerin Suppositories Adult rectal is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

Irritation of the bowel, which may cause diarrhoea, wind or bowel pain and occasionally abdominal cramps All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using Glycerol Suppositories against the benefits they expect it will have for you. Advise patients to consult a doctor if symptoms persist for more than 3 days. Pregnancy and Lactation Pregnancy

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http://www.consumermedsafety.org/latest-fda-medication-alerts/item/462-administration-of-rectal-suppositories-or-enemas Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. Insert the suppository into the rectum, narrow end first. Gently but firmly, push the suppository past the sphincter. The sphincter is the muscular opening of the rectum. For adults, push it in about 3 inches or far enough in so that it will not pop out. For children, depending on their size, push it in about 2 inches. And for smaller children or infants, push it in about a half-inch.