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Posted 11/9/2018 6:44 PM (GMT 0)
Whats a good sufficient amount of time to keep the suppository in before having to use the restroom? Reason i ask is cause sometimes i administer the suppository and an hour later i have the use the restroom and i dont want to waste the medicine. I end up holding it for another hour or so then finally use it. Is an hour enough time? Sometimes i keep suppository in most of the day its just every once and a while i have to go.
Posted 11/9/2018 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
Are you using it only during the day? What at bedtime?
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Posted 11/9/2018 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
Morning time. Used it at 10 this morning it is now 1.
Posted 11/9/2018 7:41 PM (GMT 0)
And not at bedtime because?
3 hours is good today...yay
Can you afford to use twice daily...but your rx will have to reflect that unless you have a huge supply.

q
Posted 11/9/2018 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
I use suppository in morning time and enemas at night. It just sometimes like today an hour right after i had to use the restroom. I held it but i was justvwondering. Normally its like 3 to 4 hours after that i use the restroom.
Posted 11/9/2018 8:06 PM (GMT 0)
The longer you can hold it the better! They're topical and have an almost immediate effect and even if you evacuate then some of it is still retained. So multiple hours is good. It'd be great if you could hold it for 7 or more hours, but with UC urgency and many bms within a day it might be a bit hard.

Certainly, you could ask about a steroid suppository/foam/enema to heal things down there for a week or two before going back to Canasa, could make a big difference in your ability to retain canasa.
Posted 11/9/2018 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
I dont usually have issues holding them in. I usually do them first thing in the morning after my first bowel movement. Well todays first time was late so i did the suppository late. I was just wondering what was the least amount of time that way i dont waste it.
Posted 11/9/2018 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
Least is 1-2 hours. 1/2 an hour is a waste of medicine.
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