Buy Dulcolax Laxative Suppositories for Children Online

DULCOLAX Suppositories contain a medicine called bisacodyl. This belongs to a group of medicines called laxatives.

DULCOLAX Suppositories are used for the short-term relief from occasional constipationThis medicine does not help with weight lossDULCOLAX Suppositories are also used in hospitals to clear the bowel before surgery, X-rays or other testsDULCOLAX Suppositories stimulate the muscles of the bowel (large intestine). They have a laxative effect usually within 10 to 30 minutes.

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How to Use :

If this medicine is from your doctor or pharmacist, do exactly as they have told you. Otherwise, follow the instructions below. If you do not understand the instructions, or if you are not sure, ask your pharmacist or doctor.

As with all laxatives, DULCOLAX Suppositories should not be used every day for more than 5 days. If you need laxatives every day, or if you have abdominal pain which does not go away, you should see your doctor.

How to use the suppositories

The suppositories should only be used in your back passage.

1. Take off the foil wrapping

2. Lie on one side and pull your knees up towards your chest. Keep one leg drawn up more than the other

3. Use your first finger (index finger) or middle finger to push in the suppository

4. Gently push the suppository as far as possible into your back passage, pointed end first

5. Once it is as far as it will go, push it side-ways to make sure it touches the wall of the bowel

6. Lower your legs to a comfortable position whilst the suppository is retained in place

7. Keep the suppository inside you for at least 30 minutes

If you feel the suppository might come out straight away:

You may not have put it in high enough. Push it in as far as possible

Try to keep it in for 30 minutes, even if you feel like you urgently need to go to the toilet. This is how long it takes to work

How much to use:

For constipation

Adults and children over 10 years

Put one 10 mg suppository into the back passage for immediate effect. Only use one suppository per day

Children under 10 years.

DULCOLAX 5 mg Suppositories for Children should only be used if recommended by a doctor. The usual dose is:

Put one 5 mg suppository into the back passage for immediate effect. Only use one suppository per day

For full details please read patient information leaflet

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Precautions:

Do not use Dulcolax Suppositories if:

You are allergic (hypersensitive) to bisacodyl or hard fat

You have severe dehydration

You have a bowel condition called “ileus” (blockage in the intestine)

You have a serious abdominal condition such as appendicitis

You have severe abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting

You have a blocked bowel (intestinal obstruction)

You have inflammation of the bowel (small or large intestine)

You have cracking of the skin around your back passage (anal fissures)

You have inflammation or ulcers around your back passage (ulcerative proctitis)

Do not use Dulcolax Suppositories if any of the above applies to you. If you are not sure, talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using this medicine.

Other medicines and Dulcolax Suppositories

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This is because Dulcolax Suppositories can affect the way some other medicines work. Also, some other medicines can affect the way Dulcolax Suppositories work.

In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking:

Water tablets (diuretics) such as bendrofluazide or furosemide (frusemide)

Steroid medicines such as prednisolone.

Other laxative medicines.

If you are not sure if any of the above applies to you, talk to your pharmacist or doctor using taking Dulcolax Suppositories.

Pregnancy and breast feeding

Talk to you pharmacist or doctor before using Dulcolax Suppositories if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast feeding.

Driving and using machines

Some people may feel dizzy or faint while taking this medicine. If this happens to you, wait until these feelings go away before driving or using machines.

Ingredients:

DULCOLAX 5 mg Suppositories for Children contain 5 mg of the active ingredient bisacodyl

Both the suppositories are made from hard fat, which is an ingredient needed to mould the suppository into the correct shape

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