Things To Know About Suppositories, From A Longtime User

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When they don’t work, they can make things worse

Another unfortunate side effect of suppositories is that, in my experience, when they don’t work, they can actually cause you to be even more backed up. I couldn’t exactly tell you why that is—perhaps the action of putting the suppository up there pushed the feces up higher, too—but I’ve heard a lot of people say they experience the same issue.

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