WiseWays Herbals Witch Hazel Suppositories 12 Count

This is my second purchase of these Witch Hazel Suppositories. I bought my first package last year, and I just used up my last one. As I was coming to the end I made sure to order more so they would get here just in time. Generally I deal with some fairly common GI complaints that caused me to try these out in the first place. I have IBS-C, and even though I do high fiber, water, exercise, daily magnesium, stool softeners, and prescription medication for this disease/syndrome, whatever it is, I do still have times when things become difficult and that can cause pain and swelling and similar symptoms. I, like most people who deal with such issues, have on hand all of the typical products from the local pharmacy – the creams, ointments and suppositories, but honestly I don’t really like them that much. More times than not they tend to make me feel MORE uncomfortable rather than resolving my discomfort. Maybe it just depends on the severity of my symptoms or what exactly I’m dealing with at the time – I don’t really know for sure. I just know I was at a point last year where I felt like I needed something “different”, something that was “cleaner”, with fewer ingredients, which could hopefully calm down some of my symptoms without any type of discharge or “warming/cooling sensations” (which may be preferable to some people under some circumstances, I understand, but is not what I was looking for). So I went on Amazon and eventually I found these witch hazel suppositories. They seemed to get good reviews for soothing flared “tissues” shall we say, without goopy creams or ointments, or even the melting often noted by myself and some others with the name brand suppositories that contain more active ingredients. When I got them I put them in the refrigerator as I have found that is the best way to keep these things intact and in the easiest form to insert. Also, the gentle coolness of That (the refrigeration) often helps bring some relief for the first few minutes. These do help with tender, painful, swollen tissues (piles, etc.), they help me to feel cleaner and more comfortable, and luckily I’ve only needed 12 in the past year, so that’s pretty good. Unfortunately, I just had a colonoscopy last week where a couple of polyps had to be removed, one on the larger side. I have been having quite a bit of discomfort at the removal site since the procedure. As we are still waiting for pathology results the doctor did not want to prescribe anything to help with this pain, but I did, thankfully, have several of these still on hand, and while they did not relieve all of the pain, they were definitely very helpful in taking the edge off it so I wasn’t completely miserable. I think they are a very good product, which I plan to have on hand at all times, so please don’t stop making them!! Thank you!!

I was trying to find a natural solution for my 'problem'. Witch hazel works so well, but I thought there must be something out there that helps internally. This is amazing! I keep them in the fridge so they don't melt and retain some firmness for application. Try it!

Ok, so like most of the reviews these things were kind if melted/very soft. I put them in the fridge to harden some. They never really fully formed like the other brands I have used but these things worked better than anything I have used! Omg!

Product does not work. It was half melted and just a sticky mess.

Easy to use, keep refrigerated, great for menopause

They do melt very easily. However, it is easy to just put one on something cold to get where you are using it.

So, I am one of the lucky few people who got hemorrhoids at age 18. What the hell is up with that? Anyway, I originally tried preparation h supposotories, but they contain sudafed, a great vasoconstrictor, but it made me super jittery. Awful for something I prefer to take at bedtime. Also, those suppositories also contain shark liver oil--eww. Enter these wonderful witch hazel suppositories instead! My issues are mainly internal hemorrhoids that itch and sometimes turn painful if I am having constipation. The witch hazel in these is extremely soothing with no jitters. I usually take a cotton round, wet it with witch hazel, and place it against my outer area while lying down after using one of these suppositories--attack from every angle, I suppose! :-) I highly recommend you refrigerate or freeze these suppositories as they are very melty. However, that is a good thing since it is sure to make it to the spot needed to treat, which isn't very far inside for most people anyway. I usually wear a pad toward the back of my underwear with these just to be safe, but I have never needed it. Still, better safe than sorry. I have been using this product for 4 years now and I absolutely love it. P.s. sorry if this is too graphic a review for ya, when you have ibs for years, you kind of stop being embarrassed about this stuff. :-)

It's hard to find suppositories that don't contain chemicals and harmful additives and since it is for internal use I looked to find something that is natural for internal hemorrhoids. These witch hazel suppositories were pretty effective in shrinking them. They didn't irritate at all and smoothened the area. For internal hemorrhoids, I prefer suppositories than creams as they are not as messy. Knowing that these can melt I place them in the refrigerator to prevent them from getting soft and melting. It's much more soothing when it is being inserted cold. That said with body temperature they will quickly melt. So if it takes a long time from when you are trying to open the mold without dropping it and until you insert it they get soft. That's why it's better to keep them refrigerated and insert them as deep as possible. Doing that I had no issue with leaking. As some others have mentioned is the packaging which usually is not an issue for other products but when it comes to suppositories it is important that they are sealed after they are filled in their molded cover. These, however, come in molds/covers that leave the back side (were they filled by manufacturer) from open which makes it less hygienic when they are being shipped (as they can melt) and stored (specially if left where dust and insects can find their way in them which never happened in my case but still). Other than those I really like all the ingredients in these and their effectiveness.