Rectal temperature for teenage boys

The nurses and dr s were always doing it and I wondered if any other guys my age were having it done too or was it just me and why. I always complained of stomach aches maybe that's why. ???

I had RT at the doctor's to age 13 that was normal in 60's and 70's where I grew up in South Dakota. I was 13 in 1971

I don't ever remember getting a rectal temperature although certainly realize now that would be the best way to get it.

At age 13 I was in the hospital for 8 days my temperature was taken rectally four time a day.

Had oral and rectal half the time thru teen years., and on other occasions later.

Never as a teenager.

I had my temperature taken until i was 15 years old.

I never had a Rectal temperature as a teenager

I don't remember getting them as a teenager either.

I don't remember having a rectal temp taken by a doctor or nurse when I was a teenager, but my Mom always took it rectally from when I was a baby right up until I moved away from home after graduating from university in my mid-20's.

I went to the same pediatrician office until I graduated college. They did not switch over to oral temperature until you were 18. Even after 18, if you had an oral temperature over 101 it would be re-taken rectally. At home, my parents did the same, because that was what the doctor's office told them to do. At home, either my mom or dad would take my temperature, depending on who was home at the time. They would sit on my bed and have me lie over their lap. As I got older I didn't like it done this way but came to accept it. At the doctor's office I would lie face down on the table, while the nurse took my temperature. Again, after puberty, I would really have preferred getting it done orally, but I had no choice. Each examining room had two thermometers, each in their own glass jar filled with alcohol. When I saw the nurse pull out the one with the red tip, I knew my fate was sealed. It seemed like forever until she took it out of my rectum, and I was able to have my underwear pulled up again.

Mine was taken rectally at 12 in a clinic and at 13 in the hospital.

I can remember, from an early age, the feel of the glass rod. I've enjoyed it ever since. First time i remember liking it was with a nurse doing it. She made it swirl & it felt so good.

I didn't have anyone else to take my rectal temp as a teen but certainly would have been willing. As it was, I certainly took my own plenty.

My rectal temps for the most part ended around age 10. However, one summer day at age 13, I was running a very high temp and the nurse at my doctor's insisted on rectal. I was so sick, that I did not even think to protest. I must have been a sight for my mom seeing me bare bottom with the thermometer in my bottom.

Here in uk late 50 early 60 all hospital temps on children's wards were rectal up to age ten but oral used only if patient didn't have cough or any oral surgery or tonsil's out so generally to be fair and for ease of use and not mixing up thermometers even though well marked they used only rectal on all wards I was on in my many trips to hospital as child even as called now teenagers not that we had teens then were all children full stop had rectal temps boys and girls all treated same .in eyes of medical staff

There was a period of time in the 1940's through 1960's when I believe more rectal thermometers were produced than oral thermometers the practice was so prevalent. It's still the most accurate but the social stigma came around and i think that had more to do with it becoming less common than the therapeutic value. Vaseline had to invent other uses for it's product to stay in business!

I lived in France. At home and at the hospital rectal temperatures were the norm. The only change is that after a certain age (6?) one got to insert the thermometer by oneself, under the bed sheets, instead of getting it from the mother or nurse.

I believe that older sisters should be taught to take their younger brothers temperature rectally. That way they will know what to expect and how a teenage boy reacts to having a thermometer pushed into his rectum. The boy would learn to accept being subservient and to deal with his reaction.

Never at the doctor's office or at home as a teen, except one time as required as part of some medical testing. But was not routine.

I believe that older sisters should be taught to take their younger brothers temperature rectally. That way they will know what to expect and how a teenage boy reacts to having a thermometer pushed into his rectum. The boy would learn to accept being subservient and to deal with his reaction.

Sorry, there is no way this should happen.

When I was about 15 I went to the ER with terrible stomach cramps and vomiting. They had me in a gown and took my temperature rectally.

Never happened to me after about age 6, though once I was a teenager I would have preferred it. I even tried breathing through my mouth in order to induce an abnormally low reading that would lead to a re-check. But unfortunately, it never worked.

^^^^ If you had anticipated a temp, you could have sucked on an ice cube under your tongue!

Will try that next time!

Shock Jock Howard Stern states that his mother took his temperature rectally up until he was 17-years-old. On his radio show he called his mother and asked her, "Why did you take my temperature rectally until I was 17-years-old?" and she relied, "Oh Howard, you always make such a big deal out of everything."

When I was growing up that was the way they took it almost all of the time. Supposedly it was more accurate, they said. My mother had two, one for oral and one for anal. Being gay forever, I preferred the anal way, ha, never ever letting anyone know.

Shock Jock Howard Stern states that his mother took his temperature rectally up until he was 17-years-old. On his radio show he called his mother and asked her, "Why did you take my temperature rectally until I was 17-years-old?" and she relied, "Oh Howard, you always make such a big deal out of everything."

Aside from his mother not being all that unwrong, I always wonder why someone would publicly air something as embarrassing as this on a radio show? Why in the world share the embarrassment for all the world to (potentially) know? For me that would just increase the embarrassment exponentially ... this is a very odd and may I say it, seemingly contradictory way of working things out.

Unless of course this should be written up to attention seeking ... then I understand the motive ... but otherwise? If it's on your chest then go to a shrink and complain about it there ... why include someone else publicly in your private hang-ups? And your mother no less ...

Agracier: You need to know Howard Stern. I am sure those familiar with his antics and overall personality are not the least shocked by this revelation from Howard. (smile)

I actually have a fun story. When I got appendicitis I was in hospital and the nurse came with a thermometer. While at home my mom would come and give my the thermometer so I had would insert it rectally, I had seen movies and cartoons with people in hospital who had a thermometer in the mouth. I thought it was the hospital way and started to take it to my mouth. Oh boy!

The nurse said "oh, no, we don't take them here at the hospital" and looked at me intently. I understood what she meant and took the thermometer under she sheets.

I've always wondered what would have happened if I had not caught on immediately on her wishes or said I did not know of any other place to take one's temperature than the mouth. She was looking at me until I seemed to have the thermometer in and I've wondered whether she was pondering demonstrating me how to do it.