Glycerin supp.

Anyone think it would be a problem to use a glycerin suppository once a week?
J

Well, I have been constipated my whole life despite fibers, water, foods, not foods, exercise, no exercise, etc etc etc. If it is supposed to help C I have tried it and had no results.
I have gulped probiotics that claimed to be the answer with not even a bit of a move.

Anyway, I do take Mag. and C which usually keep me going, but I would like a once in a while good clean out.

If I am not bleeding, and follow up with Canasa supp., would glycerin supp. be too much once a week or so?
J

I have used the enemas before and after my last scope, which just showed inflamm. down low, my GI didn't want to give me an Rx for enemas any longer, just the suppositories. Maybe I should get back with him and see if he'll do me one for the enemas as well. I really don't see why a GI would really get a patient all of the rectals requested because this is such a tough thing to deal with.
J

Very good questions all around-- I don't know all of those specifics. I did have biopsies done, inflammation is rectal only; there is bleeding, not a lot, but some.
I had the most problems with mucus, mild bleeding, pain and fullness.

I did fine on the enemas -- meaning I stopped bleeding and healed, but I remained constipated. After my last scope during a flare, the GI said that my inflammation wasn't high enough to warrant the enemas any longer. He would not give Rx for them and I didn't push it at the time; I just hit the Canasa 2x daily until back in better shape. I should not have stopped canasa when I felt better, I should probably have kept at it every other night or so. Either way, the rectal meds have never improved my constipation issues.

I have pretty well sorted it out with using the Mag and the Vit C; but even with the dosages that I am on, I still might not go. That is why I am just getting people's opinion about the glycerin supps. I don't think they can hurt if I am uncomfortable and I really feel like I need to go. I have used them in the past with plenty of success. What I don't want to be doing is hurting my rectum in the process - that is my main concern. I figure if I use glycerin, I will always follow up everything with a Canasa. I once had a GI say to use on every day if I wanted to, but I never fully trusted a lot of his advice and I moved on to another GI.

Funny thing is I have taken as much as 10,000mgs of Vit C at a time for a period of time with no result at all. The C and the Mag together as a daily supplement seems to be right for me.

I have tried Cortifoam or proctofoam --are those steroid? They caused me to bleed quite a bit more that I had been already.

I have always been constipated, even before all of this started up-- and yes, I have tried it all -- high fiber, low fiber, dried fruit, psyllium (the worst for me!!), Citrucel -- did work some, more water, less water, Dr. Shultze's formula 2 -- nothing but herb laxatives, exercise etc etc etc. I was on a super high fiber diet when all of this started just for that reason-- I have attributed an imbalance in my gut flora due to lots of fiber sitting around in an unmoving colon for a long time.
J