HOW TO USE RECTAL SUPPOSITORIES PROPERLY 1. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. 2. If the suppository is soft, place it in a refrigerator for 30 minutes to harden it before removing the wrapper. 3. Remove the wrapper, if present. 4. Lubricate the suppository tip with a water-soluble lubricant such as K-Y Jelly, not petroleum jelly (Vaseline). If you do not have this lubricant, moisten your rectal area with cool tap water 5. Lie on your side with your lower leg straightened out and your upper leg bent forward toward your stomach. 6. Lift upper buttock to expose the rectal area. 7. Insert the suppository, pointed end first, with your finger until it passes the muscular sphincter of the rectum, about 1/2 to 1 inch in infants and 1 inch in adults. (If not inserted past this sphincter, the suppository may pop out.) 8. Hold buttocks together for a few seconds. 9. Remain