How Long Should I Wait to Have a Bowel Movement After Applying Medication to the Anal Area?

Update Date: 2024-06-07 Source: Network

The application of rectal suppositories is also relatively widespread, which can be used to treat gynecological diseases, prostatitis, hemorrhoids, and other anorectal diseases. Before using rectal suppositories, it is necessary to clean the anus well. You can take a warm bath, lubricate the anus first, and then push the medicine in. During the insertion of the medicine, you can contract the anus, so that the medicine can be smoothly pushed in. However, there will be a significant urge to defecate after rectal administration of the medicine. At this time, you must hold on. So how long can you defecate after rectal administration of the medicine?

I. How long can you defecate after rectal administration of the medicine?

After rectal administration of the medicine, it is recommended to wait for 1-2 hours before defecating to ensure that the medicine has enough time to be absorbed. Most patients will have a sense of urge to defecate due to the stimulation of the medicine after rectal administration, especially for patients with hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoid suppositories are equivalent to a foreign body, which will strongly stimulate the defecation sensory organs around the anus, resulting in a relatively strong sense of defecation. It is necessary to persevere and be patient, try to relax and divert attention, and do some daily interesting things, but avoid strenuous activities. Defecation should be performed after the medicine has been dissolved and absorbed. If the medicine is not sufficiently dissolved or the rectal mucosa does not have enough time to absorb the active ingredients in the medicine, defecation will greatly reduce the effect of the medicine, and rectal administration will lose its meaning.

II. How to use rectal suppositories?

Rectal suppositories are commonly used in clinical practice to treat gynecological inflammation, male prostatitis, and some diseases around the anus. Generally, the medicine is inserted into the rectal canal. Before inserting the medicine, the anus should be cleaned. After taking a warm bath, use paraffin oil or edible oil to lubricate the medicine first, and then gently push it into the anal canal. The patient can cooperate with the contraction of the anus to make the medicine smoothly enter the rectum and play a therapeutic role. During the insertion process, rough force should be avoided to prevent damage to the anal canal and rectal mucosa.