How do you give a child a liquid suppository?

Use your finger or the applicator provided to insert the suppository. Lie on your left side with your lower leg straight and your upper leg bent. Gently insert the suppository pointed tip first into your rectum, about 1/2 inch for a child or 1 inch for an adult. For best results, stay lying down for a few minutes.

Are liquid glycerin suppositories safe for toddlers?

No. Pedia-Lax® Glycerin Suppositories are designed for use in children ages 2-5 years. Talk to your pediatrician about use in children below age 2.

How often can you give a child a liquid suppository?

Hold the buttocks together for a few seconds. Then, have your child stay lying down for 15 to 20 minutes if possible to keep the suppository from coming out. Do not use this product more than once daily unless otherwise directed by your doctor.

When is toddler constipation an emergency?

Constipation in children usually isn’t serious. However, chronic constipation may lead to complications or signal an underlying condition. Take your child to a doctor if the constipation lasts longer than two weeks or is accompanied by: Fever.

How to give your child suppositories?

Your child’s bowels need to be empty when you give them this medicine.

You may find it easier to give your child the suppository if they are lying on their front or side. Do whichever is more comfortable for your child.

Wash your hands.

Gently push the suppository into your child’s back passage,pointed end first.

How to give your child a rectal suppository?

Holding the suppository with the rounded end upwards,gently but firmly push it into your child’s bottom as instructed.

Push it in far enough that it does not slip out again.

Ask your child to close their legs and clench their buttocks together for a few minutes – you might need to hold them together.

Wash your hands again.

How often can you use a suppository?

They can sometimes soothe the symptoms caused by external hemorrhoids as well. Suppositories are typically used two to four times per day for a week. It’s better if you insert after a bowel movement so the effect can last longer. External creams and ointments can be applied whenever you need relief.

How often can you use a glycerin suppository?

– If you are pregnant, trying for a baby or breastfeeding. – If they are for a child. – If you have severe pain in your tummy (abdomen) or feel sick. – If you are taking any other medicines. – If you have ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine.