Suppositories are solid medications that are inserted into the body. Different types of suppositories can be inserted into the rectum, vagina, or urethra (the tube where urine leaves your body).

Outpatients >18 years of age with chronic functional constipation ... recorded in a daily diary. Use of oral laxatives and rectal administration of enemas or suppositories was not permitted ...

[15] The availability of a suppository that stimulates bowel movements without the risk of passage of large liquid stools, water retention or mucosal damage may represent an interesting ...