If you don't have a regular bowel movement, it's often because there isn't enough water in your stool, a problem that occurs when you don't drink enough fluids. According to the National Institutes of Health, you are considered constipated when you have fewer than three bowel movements in...
This is why some people tear relatively easily when they try to pass hard stools, while others don't develop a fissure even when chronically constipated - the tone of your internal anal sphincter largely determines if an anal fissure will develop when your anal canal is excessively stretched. ...
To insert a suppository, first wash your hands thoroughly and put on clean gloves. Lie on your left side and then gently grasp the...
Insert the suppository as far into your baby’s rectum as you are able. Hold the baby’s buttocks together for a few minutes while the suppository dissolves. Make sure to talk to and comfort your baby so that she doesn’t get scared when you’re inserting the suppository or holding her ...