Dulcolax Laxative and Nausea: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Don...
• August 29, 2021

For Constipation "Took 1 tablet around 10:30-11 pm, and it woke me up at 1:30 am 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 lightheaded and dizzy. Still at this point, nothing has come 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, a 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 too intense to ever take again."

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

For Constipation "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 too 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 makes it stronger… please be aware of the misery you will be shortly after taking this. As so many of the fallen have 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*"

• tfr...
• October 26, 2015

For Constipation "I purchased the 'overnight relief' ones. I took two pills that night and the next day still got nothing. So I took 3 (which it said you can do) because I was terribly constipated (I have IBS-C). I got quick results within 10, not even 15 mins, and passed all my stool, but that was around 3 pm. It is now 12:13 AM and I am still in absolute pain and discomfort. I cannot move around without starting to feel the abdominal cramps surface up. I am experiencing nausea, and also hemorrhoids now as well. I may have to go to the ER because I've never experienced this type of pain from a laxative before."

• Kac...
• May 15, 2022

For Constipation "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."

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

For Constipation "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, weakness, and nausea. It lasted a whole day. I couldn't get out of bed. Never will I take those laxatives again."

• Mar...
• March 26, 2023

For Constipation "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 the second one I have ever taken. Went to the bathroom, everything went good. That night, I passed out and hit the floor. Went to the ER, did all kinds of x-rays and tests. Nothing showed up on any of my tests. Five 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 medicines I am on are citalopram, flecainide, and synthroid. Yes, not supposed to take with those either. Before taking a laxative, make sure of medicines you are on that it will not interact with anything you are taking. Today is the sixth day when I passed out and I still feel horrible. Be cautious about mixing medicines."

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

For Constipation "Wow, I wish I had 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 11 pm and woke up at 5 am reading the reviews. I'm going to be in pain a while longer. I just want to sleep."

• Hel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2021

For Constipation "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 hours 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 minutes 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."

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

For Constipation "If I could, I would rate this product -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."

• str...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 10, 2021

For Constipation "Holy wow. I’ve taken this product a few times and have woken with the most severe cramps. Every time I’m out for the whole next day. Forget work. I’m not leaving my bathroom. The worst part? No BM for the majority of the suffering. I go from the bed to the toilet to the bathtub, rinse, repeat. Eventually, a rock-hard piece of poop leaves my body, making way for another semi-hard, long BM. I’ve never achieved any liquid BMs from this. Just the most agonizing pain I've ever been in, lots of dry heaving and nausea, bloat, and ER trip contemplation. I need a new product because this is awful. 2/10 because it pushed something out eventually and I got to miss work."

• Nev...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 26, 2021

For Constipation "Do not take. EVER. I took ONE at 7-8 pm because I hadn't had a bowel motion in 4 days. Around 6 am, I woke up feeling like I needed to go, and within 5 minutes my stomach was cramping with a pain so intense I literally was praying for relief. I swore to myself I'd never take another laxative again if I got through this. I was dripping sweat, nauseous, faint, and in severe pain for at least an hour. Currently resting in bed hoping it doesn't come back. Avoid this medicine."

• Ell...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 19, 2021

For Constipation "Do not, for the love of all things, take this. I took 2 and have normally had an okay experience with Dulcolax. My constipation has come as a result of the pills I take for pain relief for endometriosis, and sweet God, I would rather someone manually evacuate my bowels. I took 2, as the box says, last night around 10 pm before getting into bed. This morning at 5 am I was woken from sleep by the worst stomach pains I think I have ever experienced. Nothing soothes them. Really nauseous too, and sweating like I’d just run a marathon in the Sahara. Nothing has even really come out so far - and the stuff that has, I might as well have just not taken them because it was an effort. Since I woke up at 6 am, I have been sweating, nauseous, vomiting, and have had awful, awful cramps way worse than anything I have ever experienced before. Honestly, don’t even think about these, they’re horrific."