Converse of object

• push: If you feel your body wanting to push the suppository out, try to resist.

• torpedo: Total painkillers: 7 Codeine pills, 7 anti-inflammatory pills, 4 ibuprofen pills, 1 paracetamol, 1 torpedo suppository.

• give: In general both the constipation and the incontinence can be managed by giving suppositories two or three times a week.

• do: If you do insert suppositories during the day, be aware that some suppositories can stain your clothes.

Converse of subject

• give: While most drugs are taken by mouth ( orally ) some are given by suppository or by injection.

Adjective modifier

• vaginal: Progesterone can be given in rectal or vaginal suppositories, or as an injection.

Preposition: into

• rectum: Gently but firmly push the suppository into the rectum, pointed end first.

Noun used with modifier

• bisacodyl: Bisacodyl suppositories may cause some local irritation to the rectum.

• indomethacin: The recommended dose of indomethacin suppositories is 100mg to 200mg daily.

• metronidazole: Metronidazole suppositories: 1g twice a day for 14 days NHS prescription.

Modifies a noun

• form: A simple way of getting round this is to take the drugs in suppository form.

Noun used with modifier

• glycerol: If motions are hard and difficult to void, try inserting a glycerol suppository to reduce straining.