Description
Care Glycerin Suppositories help to stimulate bowel movement
Care Glycerin Suppositories for adults work by encouraging muscles around your back passage to contract, helping you to go to the toilet. Unless recommended by a doctor, they should not be taken during pregnancy or breast-feeding.
WHAT IS CONSTIPATION:
It’s likely to be constipation if:
You have not had a poo at least 3 times in a week
The poo is often difficult to push out and larger than usual
The poo is often dry, hard or lumpy
WHAT CAUSES CONSTPATION IN ADULTS:
Constipation has many possible causes. Sometimes there is no obvious reason. The most common causes include:
- Not eating enough fibre – such as fruit, vegetables and cereals
- Not drinking enough fluids
- Not moving enough, or spending long periods of time sitting
- Often ignoring the urge to go to the toilet
- Rarely constipation may be caused by a medical condition.
Recommended dose and dosage schedule
One suppository as required.
The suppository should be dipped in water before insertion.
The suppositories are defined as adult size, therefore there is no children’s use recommendation.
They are suitable for use by the elderly, dose and dosage schedule as above.
- Who can use this product:
It can be used by adults and the elderly, however, it should be avoided during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Use only if advised by a doctor.
