Dulcolax Laxative for Constipation User Reviews (Page 4)

• Aimee
• October 6, 2016

"I've been severely constipated this morning no matter how hard I tried I couldn't go it was just to big to get out lol. So I took 5ml of dulcolax at 10.30am it's 1pm and I've just been to the loo thank god. I didn't get much cramping just the urge to go I expect it will happen soon though so plan of action stay by the loo"

• Mantar
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 30, 2021

"DO NOT TAKE. I’ve taken this once before around 9pm and had woken up around midnight with SEVERE stomach pain and cramps. Took hours for them to go away but they finally did when I was able to explode like a water hose out of my butthole. Few months later (last night) I decided to take one since I’ve been constipated and bloated for 3 days . WRONG. I couldn’t even sleep from the amount of gurgling I felt in my stomach all night. Finally decided to get up and try to go do the deed. Nothing but extreme abdominal pain again. To the point where I’m doing breathe work and rocking back and forth like I’m in labor. My upper stomach is bubbling and my lower stomach feel like I have the worst period cramps of my life. Seriously feels like my lower abdomen was cut open. Actively trying to Google search “how do I get laxative cramps to stop” and can’t find anything besides other peoples horrid experiences with Dulcolax. Not worth the pain."

• EDL
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 18, 2018

"I was constipated about 3 days so I decided to take dulcolax. I took one tablet at 12:00 a.m and woke up to excruciating cramps at 5:30 a.m.. I was having discomfort in my chest, sweats & chills. I'm 34 years old & was moaning & groaning & asking for mercy. I tried drinking hot cocoa but it made me feel worst. Finally I thought about plain old baking soda trick swished it with water twice and it calmed the discomfort of the chest & cramping. I was able to have a beautiful bowel movement down to the diarrhea form but it was so not worth it. I would NEVER take this or anything with the same active ingredients!!!"

• Dont...
• August 29, 2021

"Took 1 tablet around 10:30-11pm and it woke me up at 1:30am with intense cramping so I went to sit on the toilet and I was there for over an hour with intense cramping that would come and go, when it came I felt nauseous and to the point I had to take all my clothes off and get my shirt wet with cold water because I went light headed and dizzy. Still at this point nothing has came out so I tried to lay back down but within 10-15 minutes I had this overwhelming sense of wanting to diarrhea my whole insides out with no exaggeration, so I go to the bathroom and everything just came out and finally at sense of relief. But then for the next two days I’ve had cramps and a tensed up stomach. It works but the pain is toooo intense to ever take again."

• LousS
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 2, 2016

"I'm on a med that is extremely helpful, but caused constipation (had to reduce the dose.) Fiber supplements made it worse. With stool softeners and osmotics, I experienced severe bloating and significant pain for up to 3 days before the stool finally came squirting out in all-day bouts of diarrhea. The 5mg dose of Dulcolax has worked wonders for me. The first day I had some stomach pain (well, I tend to have low stomach acid), so after that I started taking with my morning coffee. (The coffee stimulates stomach acid production, which helps the enteric coating to work.) After a couple days, it's comfortable, but workin a bit too well. I would back off to every second day, except that I can first try increasing my dose of the helpful med!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2021

"To start this off yes, I’m writing to you from the toilet and no I did not read the reviews before. This is effective but not in a good way I wouldn’t recommend. I am currently kneeling on my shower mat ,in fear of being to far from the toilet, praying this stuff will exit my colon from where the sun don’t shine. I don’t know what compelled me to think that taking this after having Taco Bell for dinner was a good idea. It only make it stronger… please be aware of the misery you will be shortly after taking this. As so many of the fallen has stated I would rather be constipated. I’m on the verge of throwing up but can’t remove my butt from the toilet seat to do so. Good luck and may god be with you. *Purge siren*"

• MsTiny
• February 20, 2018

"I have been constipated in the last few days where I was able to pass but with difficulty as the stools were hard. I’ve taken Ducolax once other time a while back (2 tablets) and woke up with excruciating pain. So this time around, I read the reviews and noticed that the people with mild cramping drank lots of water. Last night I took one tablet at 8pm with water, 8 oz of organic apple juice and 8 oz of tea, and around 10:30pm my tummy rumbled a little bit but no pain though a little gassy. Went to bed with no cramps and was not bloated. I was able to pass a normal bowel motion at 10am with no cramping. Make sure to drink lots of liquids to stay hydrate to avoid cramping."

• Tablet...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 3, 2021

"I read reviews and was nervous. This medicine works great as long as you understand how it works. It works by pulling water into your bowel. If you dehydrated, then there is no water to pull into your bowel and you will have a terrible experience. As long as you are hydrated and drink plenty of water, before during and even after evacuating you will be just fine. Also… just take one at first."

• Madas...
• January 13, 2016

"So my wife decided to take this after we looked at many options in the store and I regrettably recommended it to her. It did nothing except cause her severe abdominal pain and cramps. It didn't do anything to help the constipation whatsoever. Plus the next night at dinner she had to run from the table to use the bathroom. It does not do anything it says it will."

• Gig
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 11, 2018

"If I could would rate this product it would be -100. Took this product for the relief of mild constipation. I am otherwise very healthy (although maybe not now). Took 1 tablet before bed, 3 hours later I was in horrible, gut wrenching pain, with fever sweat, hard time breathing and literally thought I might die and I am not prone to drama. I thought I would end up in the hospital but after an hour in extreme pain I received a little relief from throwing up (dry heaves) for 20 minutes. It was another hour of lesser but more pain before falling exhausted to sleep. The next day I still had residual nausea for 12 hours. The FDA should ban this laxative from the market as after the fact, I have read many similar if not exact experiences from other victims."

• Kacey
• May 15, 2022

"I took this product after constipation while traveling. I had an appendectomy 3 weeks ago and have been having problems going to the bathroom since. The packaging says to take between 1-3 tablets. I took 2 at around midnight before bed. I woke up at 3 with severe cramping and have been running to the bathroom every 15 minutes since. I’m nauseous, dizzy, and sweating. I feel like I’m going to throw up in between bouts of severe diarrhea. I do not recommend."

• Sick...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 12, 2022

"I hadn't had a bowel movement in five days; very unusual for me! Before I went to bed, I took the recommended dosage (1 to 3; I took 3). Went to sleep at 9PM to wake up at my usual hour, 3AM; that's six hours. When I awoke, I felt no bowel movement, yet, I sat on the toilet anyway. The cramping sensation was slow and agonizing with nothing being expelled! The pain was so bad, I felt incapacitated; could hardly get up from the toilet!!! Feeling I needed to drink water to get something moving, I made it to the kitchen and was able to drink about 12 ounces of water. Sitting back on the toilet, the cramps resumed. My head was throbbing and "whooshing". I was feeling my blood pressure rise with every excruciating cramp. Finally, the water kicked in. I was able to pass a large stool which felt about 5" long. I passed water with pellets of stool; a substantial amount. Dizzy from the ordeal, all I could do was go back to bed. An hour later, I was feeling better. "What an ORDEAL"!!"

• Hello...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 27, 2022

"I had the soft chews. I chewed two of them and then I got sick, so sick that I thought I had COVID. I had a headache and weakness and nausea. It lasted a whole day. I couldn't get out of bed. Never will I take those laxatives again."

• Mary
• March 26, 2023

"Do not ever take a laxative while taking Prednisone. I never thought about it. I was on Prednisone for jaw pain and took one Dulcolax. Only second one I have ever taken. Went to the bathroom, everything went good. That night I passed out and hit the floor. Went to ER did all kinds of x-rays and test. Nothing showed up on any of my test. 5 days later it hit me wondering if it was taking Dulcolax with prednisone. So I started searching and reading and found out it did interact with the prednisone. The other medicine I am on are citalopram, flecanide, and synthroid. Yes not suppose to take with those either. Before taking a laxitive make sure of medicines you are on that it will not interact with anything you are taking. Today is the 6th day when I passed out and I still horrible. Be cautious about mixing medicines."

• Zyphe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2021

"Says to use 1-3 little pills of this a day, I used 2 the first day and it worked great I no longer was constipated about then I took 3 and I'm currently sitting on the toilet spitting everything in my system out my hole, so definitely works but just take one or two or just whatever works for you."

• Anon
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 2, 2024

"I haven't had any of the experiences these other reviews are having, lol. I take one, then take another about 30 minutes or an hour after and immediately feel like I need to go, and yes, it is diarrhea, but that's what laxatives are supposed to do, lol. They soften your stool so you're going to get diarrhea. I also take them on an empty stomach, so I always feel fine, but I have taken them after eating and still have been fine. Feels bad for everyone else's experience with these, but I personally really love these. Miralax doesn't work for me so I used this as an alternative and it's perfect."

• Dulco...
• August 18, 2021

"I’ve taken other laxative and stool softeners, with those I usually took 2 because those never really worked for me. But with this, I took it around 9pm prior to my gym session with a lot of water due to 3 days with mild constipation (normal for me), thought I’d take this because I had it in my medication cabinet and never used it before. It’s now 2:50am and I’m frantically googling side effects of this medication because my stomach sounds like a lion roaring and I’m having extreme loose diarrhea. My abdominal cramping is out of this world, this is a MEDICATION and it does not play. This is not a joke, and you should really think twice on how bad your constipation is because at this point for me my constipation was better than this feeling. Take it slow with the medication then maybe do as you please after, I wish I did!"

• Block...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 1, 2022

"Awful and not worth it. Intense stomach cramps and nausea. More came out my mouth than my behind. Worst night of my life. Similar to all the other reviews. Do not use this product, it should be taken off the market."

• Oh My...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2022

"Why must the makers of Dulcolax be so brutal? My intestines feel like the scene from “Aliens” when the alien bursts through his chest. The pain! All I wanted was to clear my system out a bit after starting iron supplements. Why the torture Dulcolax?"

• Rylie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2021

"I took this pill @7:30pm due to mild constipation. Woke up @11:30pm with the most intense cramps. I have IBS and am very used to bowel cramps and have had a child and used to contractions, my reaction was fairly close to the same. I spent all night violently vomiting and on the toilet. It is currently 4:00pm the NEXT day and I am still. Suffering from bowel cramps as it’s trying to work out poop that is no longer in me. NEVER AGAIN WILL I TAKE THIS."

• CRC
• December 20, 2021

"I was able to poop a little but did not empty my bowels. On top of that had the worst pain I’ve ever experienced. I would recommend going with a bulk-forming laxative like MiraLax instead because they won’t cause pain. This isn’t worth it."

• Regre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2021

"Wow I wish I read these reviews before taking this laxative. I keep switching between some of the worst cramps I've ever had to the most nauseous I've ever been, with intermittent trips to the toilet. I took 2 pills at 11pm and woke up at 5am reading the reviews I'm going to be in pain a while longer. I just want to sleep"

• Help
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2021

"I am in a constant state of constipation When it gets to be too much like today I usually use a drink of some sort to help get my bowels moving properly again. About two hrs ago I swallowed two dulcolax. Now I usually just take one at a time if I use them at all and with one I don’t experience the awful side effects I’m feeling now. I felt a rumble in my stomach but like high up in my abdomen not where the feelings of a bowel movement come from and then my face became flushed and the nausea set in. Until ten min ago I have been curled up in bed, mouth breathing, sweating while waves of nauseousness washed over me. It’s eased up a ton or I wouldn’t be writing this review now. My stomach is still making horrendous noises and I’m not feeling 100 plus the anxiety of not knowing if it will get worse before getting better makes this unbearable. So…. I don’t believe I’ll be taking the recommendation of two to three pills again anytime soon or even one for that matter."

• Wowsa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 16, 2021

"Took the drops as directed on Sunday, the cramps started 12 hrs later with on and off trips to the loo Then there was the vomiting. And shaking Over 48 hrs later and I still feel very very ill DO NOT TAKE THIS PRODUCT If I wasn't working from home, this would have had me take at least 2 days off. Made me so so ill."

• hones...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 29, 2022

"I suffer from chronic constipation. Lately, it's been really bad where I have to go to ER (not fun). I've taken these on 3 different occasions. Due to my stomach issues, I only took 1 each time. The first time, I took it at 2pm and I was woken up at 330am (over 12 hrs later) with a gurgling gut & very minor cramping. Spent 30 minutes on the toilet, everything came flying out. Perfect! Back to bed I went. The second time I took it was at 9pm. I woke up at 1am (4 hrs later) . This time, the cramping was worse! Woke me up and was still difficult to pass stool was in the bathroom every hour. Drank more water then around 6am, the diarrhea (tmi sorry) came and I knew it was finally over. The 3rd time I took it at 730pm. By 930 pm (2 hrs later) I had minor cramps and everything flew out of me. I find it works sooner and sooner the more you take it (well in my case) . Does work well but prepare for some level of cramping"