Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 Barb, We found that Fleets suppositories worked best for my mom. Sometimes they come out if not inserted deep enough - you have to keep a lookout for that. We used them when she was constipated, or occasionaly when her bowels were slightly impacted. No specific time of day - but once a day until the issue was resolved. Just went by the directions on the box. We did find that when she had impacted bowels more often later and wound up getting a prescription for Enulose which helps her tremendously. However, the Fleets suppositories worked fairly well for the constipation. caregiver for mom, (PD with DLB - not Shy Drager) diag 64/now 71/looking back, symptoms first appeared at 53 Bvpond44@... wrote: Another Great topic for discussion............. I need to know the finer points of using suppositories, a new experience for me. What type, Generic or brand??? Stimulant or not??? Time of day ??? How often??? Any and all comments welcome...........Barb in SWVA If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 Barb and others, One of the speakers at the Boston conference is a gastroenterolgist who has addressed the local Boston support group before. He is excellent and I promise to report back to the group on all his suggestions for constipation treatments. Carol & Rob > > Another Great topic for discussion............. > > I need to know the finer points of using suppositories, a new > experience for me. > > What type, Generic or brand??? Stimulant or not??? Time of day ??? > How often??? > > Any and all comments welcome...........Barb in SWVA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 We use 2 Bisacodyl 10mg suppositories every 3 days along with 1 1/2 TBS Enulose everyday. It works for Leo, he is totally immobile at this time. Ginger Suppositories Another Great topic for discussion............. I need to know the finer points of using suppositories, a new experience for me. What type, Generic or brand??? Stimulant or not??? Time of day ??? How often??? Any and all comments welcome...........Barb in SWVA If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 We use 2 Bisacodyl 10mg suppositories every 3 days along with 1 1/2 TBS Enulose everyday. It works for Leo, he is totally immobile at this time. Ginger Suppositories Another Great topic for discussion............. I need to know the finer points of using suppositories, a new experience for me. What type, Generic or brand??? Stimulant or not??? Time of day ??? How often??? Any and all comments welcome...........Barb in SWVA If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 Barbara, Charlotte used a stool softener which helped greatly. She used ducsolate sodium liquid (Colace is a brand name but the generic worked fine) about a teaspoon a day seem ed to work most of the time at times we had to increase it. It seemed to work best with her when given first thing in the morning. Colace cost about $20 per pint and the generic cost about $4 a pint in liquid form - except at Rite-Aid who charged us $120 a pint the first time I bought it. They never did explain why they charged me so much for it although they admitted that was more than others were charging for it. They finally just stopped answering my emails and phone calls. Take care, Bill Werre ----------------------------------------- Bvpond44@... wrote: Another Great topic for discussion............. I need to know the finer points of using suppositories, a new experience for me. What type, Generic or brand??? Stimulant or not??? Time of day ??? How often??? Any and all comments welcome...........Barb in SWVA If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 That is certainly a good topic to consider. Thankyou for working this out. We need to know if there are any new treatments or something that works better than the Miralax. Marilyn in TN > > Reply-To: shydrager > Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 17:05:36 -0000 > To: shydrager > Subject: Re: Suppositories > > Barb and others, > > One of the speakers at the Boston conference is a gastroenterolgist > who has addressed the local Boston support group before. He is > excellent and I promise to report back to the group on all his > suggestions for constipation treatments. > > Carol & Rob > > > >> >> Another Great topic for discussion............. >> >> I need to know the finer points of using suppositories, a > new >> experience for me. >> >> What type, Generic or brand??? Stimulant or not??? Time of > day ??? >> How often??? >> >> Any and all comments welcome...........Barb in SWVA > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2002 Report Share Posted May 2, 2002 Another name for Bisacodyl is Ducolax. Ducolax is a brand name so they are much more expensive but they are more widely available and are easier to find when you're out. One treatment that I don't think is on Vera's list is lactulose. Lactulose is an invert sugar solution that is not used by the body and therefore helps the stools become softer. Too much can cause very loose stools so you need to be somewhat careful. Peg and Jim from Guam 7. Bisacodyl usp suppositories (Barb ) these come in a box, not like fleet in a jar. Rite aid has these for half the cost in their bland. ******************************** *** Peg & Jim *** # 29 Cruz Heights *** Ipan-Talofofo, Guam 96930-4736 *** USA *** *** Note: Guam is 15 hours ahead of *** Eastern Standard Time (EST). *** 14 ahead of EDT. ******************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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