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Putting the medicine into the rectum will help the medicine to work best for the treatment of the disease. However, not many people know how to put the correct rectal medicine. Therefore, to ensure the effectiveness of treatment, readers can refer to the instructions for placing anal medicine through the following article.
1. Anal drugs
Today, on the drug market, there are many types of treatment drugs in different forms such as: oral tablets, injections, solutions, suppositories, ... Usually, people are quite afraid to be prescribed by a doctor. Suppositories by the use of quite unpleasant. However, this is an effective measure to put the drug into the body if the patient cannot drink, swallow or the stomach and intestines cannot absorb the ingredients well. In addition, because the drug does not pass through the liver, rectal suppositories are also used for people with liver disease.
Before learning about rectal suppositories, readers need to know what rectal suppositories are. Accordingly, suppositories are usually prepared in the form of suppositories with the main active ingredient and excipients including gelatin and cocoa butter. When inserted into the body, the temperature of the rectum will cause the drug to slowly melt and release.
There are many forms of suppositories such as:
According to the dispersion of active ingredients: Anal drugs with local effect (locally dispersed active ingredient): Often used to treat constipation, hemorrhoids ; Anal drugs have systemic effects (active ingredients dispersed by blood vessels: Commonly used to treat pain, arthritis, fever,...; According to the origin of ingredients: Including herbal rectal suppositories Drugs (with medicinal ingredients) and common rectal suppositories; According to the therapeutic effect: Antipyretic rectal suppositories: The ingredients usually contain paracetamol, suitable for use in children's fever; Post-injection drugs. rheumatic diseases: In the composition, there are often non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents such as diclophenac, ketoprofene, ... The drug is often used in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, suitable for people with stomach ulcers - duodenum Can't take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Constipation suppositories: The ingredients contain glycerin (with the effect of softening stools) or bisacodyl (stimulating bowel movements). because long-term use can negatively affect bowel movements; rectal suppositories for hemorrhoids: The ingredients often contain Anti-inflammatory corticosteroids (hydrocortisone) and vasoconstrictors with the effect of reducing the symptoms of swelling, pain, itching, burning of hemorrhoids; Other suppositories: Cough medicine, hormone supplements,...
2. Indications for the use of rectal suppositories
Anal pills are usually about 2cm in length, with a round or bullet-shaped tip. Doctors usually prescribe this medication to treat: Anxiety, allergies, constipation, asthma, fever, hemorrhoids, motion sickness, nausea, headache, itchy skin, mental health problems (mental) schizophrenia, bipolar disorder).
The doctor may prescribe the patient to use suppositories rectally in the following cases:
The tablets or solution you are taking are broken down too quickly in the digestive tract; You cannot swallow the pill; You are vomiting, unable to swallow the medicine; The taste of the medicine makes it difficult to swallow.
3. How to put the standard anal medicine
Putting the medicine into the rectum properly will help the medicine work to treat the disease and make sure it doesn't cause complications or dangerous complications. However, there are still many people who do not know how to put anal medicine for pregnant women, patients properly should make the body not absorb all the medicine, affecting the effectiveness of the treatment process. Besides, if the suppository is not used properly, the effectiveness will decrease. So how to use rectal suppositories properly? The safe and effective way to place the rectal medicine is as follows:
Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water; If the suppository becomes soft, put it in cold water or refrigerate for a few minutes to harden the tablet before removing it from the pack; Remove the medicine cover if present; If your doctor prescribes 1/2 pill, cut the pill lengthwise with a clean razor; Wear disposable gloves or finger pads; Lubricate the tip of the suppository with a water-soluble lubricant such as K-Y Jelly (not a grease like vaseline). If you don't have this lubricant on hand, moisten the anal area with cool water; Lie on your side, lower leg straight out, upper leg bent high in front of the abdomen; Lift the buttocks up, exposing the anal area (rectum); Insert the suppository, bringing the pointed end forward with your finger until the tablet passes through the sphincter of the anus. The sphincter is usually about 1.2-2.5cm in infants and about 2.5cm in adults. If not inserted through the sphincter, the suppository may protrude; Hold your buttocks together for a few seconds; Lie still for about 5 minutes so that the suppository does not fall out and wait for the medicine to take effect. Depending on the type of drug inserted into the anus, the time for the drug to be absorbed into the body is about 15 - 60 minutes; Put used items (gloves, medicine bottles) in a closed trash, wash your hands thoroughly. Although suppositories are generally safe, patients may experience some problems while using this medication. Some problems you may encounter when using suppositories include:
Some medicines may leak out; Sometimes the patient's body does not absorb the medicine well; The drug may cause irritation at the injection site. Before using rectal suppositories, patients should inform their doctor if: Have an irregular heartbeat, recent anal surgery, are male and recently had prostate surgery, are female and recent surgery or radiation treatment in the vaginal area.
Anal medicine is often used to treat pain, reduce fever, treat hemorrhoids, ... Patients need to know how to put anal medicine safely, strictly follow the doctor's instructions on the dosage to use. used to avoid side effects and achieve the highest treatment effectiveness.
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