Tablet as a suppository?

[OneFootintheRave]

Possible TMI alert !

Aibu to use an ordinary ibuprofen tablet ahem, rectally?

I have run out of my normal suppositories. I mean if they can go into your stomach then why not this way, with a bit of Vaseline? Can't seem to get any info by googling though.

Worried about irritation. I do have some ibuprofen liquid too.

Bad idea right??

Don’t do this. They’re not designed for rectal use. Won’t dissolve in the same way 🤦‍♀️

Yes bad idea.

Yep won't work at all!

It won't dissolve, and is the wrong shape and won't stay in.

Can't seem to get any info by googling though.

Google is usually able to answer even the most stupidest of questions... looks like you’ve hit a new depth of silliness that even Google can’t deal with.

I have no idea what the implications of this might be but I wouldn't mess around with meds.
Ring your local pharmacist and ask them if they can help you find an alternative.

@Daisy95 yeah, they are normally in a waxy, smooth bulb. The tablets are powdery. Sigh, the suppository form is v difficult to get round here but in some European countries they are the preferred form.

Just been out with the dog and feel a bit better anyway.

Why can’t you just swallow them?

If you can't swallow tablets and can't get hold of suppositories, would you be able to take soluble paracetamol or aspirin instead?

Is there a reason you can't take it orally?

Why would you not just take them orally?

OP can’t take them orally she just found out they won’t stay up her arse.

@steff13

Why would you not just take them orally?

NSAID induced gastritis?

Before I became allergic to the things, 2 days following the instructions and I'd be so sick, I preferred to be in pain.

Never had a problem getting the preferred format prescribed, though - got a few 'really? That's unusual' from GPs, but they were always in stock at the pharmacies.

@OneFootintheRave Why the FUCK would you do this?