Why lay on left side for suppository?

Suppositories, the hidden hero of medicine, are a convenient way to deliver medications to specific areas of your body. Despite their efficacy and easy-to-use application, many people find it uncomfortable and awkward to insert suppositories properly. One question that often arises is why a person needs to lay on their left side when inserting a suppository.

While this might seem like a minor detail, understanding why lying on your left side is important can guarantee proper medication delivery while minimizing discomfort or pain during application.

What are Suppositories?

Before we delve into why lying on the left side is relevant when employing suppositories let us first understand what they are. A suppository refers to any solid medication designed specifically for insertion in our bodies through an opening such as the anus, urethra or vagina. They come in different shapes and sizes but are usually small bullets with tapering ends meant for pain relief or management of chronic conditions targeting localized regions within the body.

There’s no denying that using these bad boys can be quite challenging given that there may be some apprehension about shoving something up one’s derriere – believe me; I know firsthand!

However inconvenient this issue might present itself though do not misconstrue – they have immense benefits making them worth overcoming personal fears which include relief from mild stool issues (hemorrhoids), constipation besides mitigating fungal infections among other things. 

Laying On Your Left Side: The Importance

So here we are again; considering laying down in a relaxed position while looking at pictures surrounding your bedroom walls probably walking barefoot advocating free loving hippie sentiments found so popular back then… but really why lie only on our right-side? While both sides might work just fine recommended positioning prescribes usage with patients laying sideways/supine position more specifically turn ‘to your left-side’ -critical insight absent amongst individuals^1.

This orientation isn’t a coincidence because it makes inserting suppositories less complicated and more effective. As the medication dissolves, the body’s natural physiological processes help distribute them effectively throughout your system-preventing any rapid expulsion from the rectum or inner thighs during application.

How Does It Work?

Laying on your left-side is important as it allows for gravity to take its course; facilitating direct contact with the underlying tissue in proximity with the anal canal resulting in absorption through mucosal layers faster than if one was standing up while simultaneously ensuring that there is minimal resistance within muscle structures in positional alignment.

The edges of our sigmoid colon (which serve to connect our descending colon to horizontal sections near our end) provide anatomical ducts where these medications could traverse into systemic circulation channels efficiently promoting efficacy compared to scenarios where patients are erect because of reduced total surface area available by ~50%^2..

Given such an understanding positing candidates lying down prone-leftwards ensures optimal blood flow (less congestion results), relaxed sphincters – easing insertion alongside comfort during application ultimately leading towards increased bioavailability translating actualized reductions rendering usage periods shorter as curative effects will manifest earlier. This position also hamstrings only about 36% of suppository content (compared when one stands upright).

Feel free should you not believe me – experimenting never hurts and I mean this literally

In layman terms, always drop’em on your left side -always.

Steps To Inserting A Suppository On Your Left Side

Now we move onto what everybody probably skimmed past all above paragraphs but thankfully paused after being triggered by heading number two: how to insert a suppository while laying down sideways. Below are illustrated steps used in administering suppositories;
1. Firstly clean around anus areas/inside bowels using wet wipes/tissue paper-mandatory prerequisite intervening against infection promoting hygienic procedure
2. Position your body on the left-side with both legs straight
3. Separate you’re butt cheeks to expose an open and ready passage for suppository introduction. Holding it gently between two fingers of one hand gradually push into anal opening (the pointed part must go in first).
4. Remain comfortably positioned for about ten minutes, letting medication do its work without getting up or switching around.
5.To finish- rinse hands maintaining cleanliness before disposing/washing equipment.

Using such a structured sequential approach if followed nitty-gritty -the inserting process should pose little difficulty regardless of experience level.

Conclusion

While minor details-oriented specified positioning might seem like trivial matters insignificant enough to disregard knowledge useful in generating previously mentioned benefits If done correctly assures those using suppositories among the best possible experiences/products available today! Don’t let squeamishness hold willing patients back when multiple effective treatments like this can be utilized I say pop them on your left side, pay attention; thus reap maximum efficacy..always.

In summary, laying down sideways while lying to the right technically works fine but seeking advice from professionals recommends being stationed ‘leftwards’ ensures optimal circulation across affected/vulnerable areas besides promoting efficient drug delivery making sure assured curative effects manifest right when they are needed which ultimately facilitates healing processes faster by cutting down application periods advisedly so why not embrace proper medi-care?

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Just ensure that any underlying cause is diagnosed and treated accurately given reasons medicative intervention could stand hamstrung – more access means less stress combating medical issues as effectively as we can together.

Footnote:

1) Harenberg SW et al., Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: effect of supine position on spontaneous and continuous positive airway pressure-induced breathing patterns, Chest149(4):841–849
2) Zhang L et al., Regional characterization of longitudinal recovery patterns following acute middle cerebral artery stroke: a cohort study. Frontiers in neurology 7, (2016): 64.

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Dane Raynor

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