I want to 2nd this. I temporarily took my 300mg of prog orally while recovering from bottom surgery, and all it really did was make me feel a bit more sleepy.
That article and other sources I’ve come across show higher and longer lasting delivery of the medication when taken as a suppository. After I returned to that, I felt better than I did while taking it orally (albeit the surgery recovery may have played a part). I do the same as you, just a small squeeze of water based lube does the trick and I wipe/wash up afterwards. Take it at the end of the day, making sure you don’t poop until after you sleep. The casing is often present for me as well.






Dash cam.
I say as I have yet to replace my broke one for the last 6 months… thanks for the reminder lol