suppository question

Hi again,

A suppository question. Ideally my GI would like me to do both a suppository (salofalk) and enema a day. I understand the enema should be at night so it can stay in and work magic while I lie on my left side.

He suggested I use the suppository earlier in the day.

My question is: since I am still going 3-4 times a day, what happens if I put it in and then have to go? Will it be awful to push out? How long does it take to dissolve?

Thank you, as always, for your advice.

My doctor has prescribed the same regimen - both every day. When everything is going well, the suppository goes in after lunch and the enema when I go to bed. But getting things started when I'm coming out of a flare is difficult - neither wants to stay in. The thing is that the rectum (well, mine anyway) is not going to get better (and less sensitive) unless it gets these drugs. So basically, I just start with the schedule and over time the rectum will heal and everything will start happening according to plan. Ideally, the suppository goes in and comes out whenever - usually hours. The enema just gets absorbed.

BTW, right now my suppositories comes out within an hour and sometimes cause continued 'upset' and the enema will only stay in for 20 minutes. Oh, the life of a UCer!