Senna for Constipation User Reviews (Page 5)

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

Senokot (senna) "The first time I took senokot it made me have a bowel movement within an hour but was ok. The second time I took one all hell broke loose. I don't know if having IBS plays a part in it but I get severely constipated and don't have bowel movements for up to a week sometimes but I took the senokot and once again within an hour I was on the toilet. I had a bowel movement. And then another. And another. In total 10 times since I've taken the pill over the course of the day. I have felt lightheaded all day and feel as though I am going to pass out every time I make my way to the toilet. I have barely eaten anything today just because my stomach is bothering me so much. Now trying to sleep but paranoid that I might end up needing to go for another bowel movement soon as my stomach is making some crazy noises. I would rather be constipated the side effects are not worth it I have been lying in bed all day unable to do anything at least when I am constipated I can still go on with my day to day"

• Stoma...
• June 14, 2016

"I was recommended to take Senna-S but drug Mart said their brand Senna-lax was the same thing. I took 2 pills as directed and for the past 5 days I have had explosive constant diarrhea, black liquid, yellow mucous coming out non stop. Horrible stomach pain and can not eat and deathly afraid to eat. Made me feel worse than the flu. Have been in bed 4 days and I am Hospice patient so would never ever recommend this. I have had several colonoscopies and their preparation was no way as bad as this. I won't buy drug generics from any drug store again. Pay the regular price as the drug mart generics are not worth the results."

• Never...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 16, 2016

"I'd rather stay constipated than used this again! Used Coloxyl with Senna to treat 4-day constipation due to a viral stomach bug. Supposed to work in 8 hours but 4 hours after taking 1 tablet i got bad stomach pains, nausea and a general unwell feeling. Lasted all night and into the next morning."

• Momma
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2018

Senokot (senna) "Ok so I took two pills at 8pm to help with some constipation I’d been having for a couple weeks. Honestly, I didn’t really look into it before buying it. I’d never taken a laxative before, and didn’t really think about how they work. So after I took the pills, I googled it. The reviews scared me to death. They read “explosive diarrhea, extreme cramping, vomiting......then more explosive diarrhea.” Not the stuff dreams are made of. I was so scared. The next day I was to have a 7 hour car ride with family and I thought for sure I’d be stopping and exploding diarrhea all day. I packed toilet paper, Imodium and Advil. What I got her period-like cramps, I felt a little crappy, but no diarrhea. Thank god. About 11 hours after I took the pills, I had soft stool. Then about 20 hours later had a little diarrhea. Not explosive :) I would use it again though. I felt a little crappy all day but it didn’t really do much for me."

• DayleA
• July 19, 2021

Senokot (senna) "I actually would recommend this product when you feel uncomfortably bloated. I took/take one tablet at night if I feel the need with a mixed herbal tea. The next morning you do need a bowel movement and you do get some cramping but if you don’t take more than you need it’s bearable and relieving. Heed the warnings though if you think you might not tolerate this or you’re tempted to take more than you should - DON’T. You will be on the loo on and off with severe stomach cramping for hours and hours. I took 2 one night and I could barely walk around town the next day I was in so much pain with my stomach and feeling sick. Can have really horrible side effects but if it’s needed it’s needed."

• pengut
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 5, 2023

Senokot (senna) "You HAVE to take this medication with a lot of water. I'm talking 2-3 glasses; otherwise, you are likely to have major side effects. I have chronic constipation and often don't go to the bathroom for 10 days at a time. When I first started using this, the cramps were so bad I almost fainted on the toilet. Now that I know to drink lots of water with it, the cramps still come on when my body is ready to evacuate, but I am able to go to the bathroom right away, and then it's over with. This is the only medication I've ever used that always works for me.. and I've tried everything!"

• Not...
• December 24, 2017

Ex-Lax Regular Strength Pills (senna) "Took 2 pills around 6:30pm. At 3:15am I woke up to HORRIBLE stomach cramps/pain, I honestly thought I was going to pass out from the pain. I went to the bathroom, still having trouble going. Then I started throwing up. For the next 4 hours I was rotating between diarrhea and throwing up, along with the chills. It honestly was worse than the stomach flu. I never could go back to sleep that night due to the extreme pain and nausea. I will NEVER EVER take this again, even though I did eventually “go” I’d rather be constipated then go through this again."

• Not...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 19, 2018

Senokot (senna) "Whoa. Ok, it WILL produce a bowel movement. But you ain't gonna like it. It will also produce cramps, gas and an unpleasant feeling. Do not take this before going to work! I only took 2 pills and it hammered me. It is anything but gentle. Am throwing these out and sticking to stool softeners, no laxatives."

• Poopla
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 31, 2017

"Senna totally works if you take the right amount, I see one girl took too much and experienced horrible cramps, yes you may get a little stomach pain but think about what's going on inside of your body, the best way after you use senna or if you don't find it works eat strawberries, papaya and blueberries on a little bit of shredded wheat cereal, more fruit than cereal... and continue to eat fruit, a ton like a full cereal or salad bowl full of strawberries blueberries papaya BlackBerries apples... in the morning! Food is medicine and fruit in the morning should be a requirement in life!"

• Ring...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2022

Senokot (senna) "I had been suffering with constipation for about 4 days when my husband suggested taking Senokot which worked for him. I took two tablets on the night of day 4 & of day 5-nothing happened... I took two tablets on the night of day 6 nothing happened until about 8am and all hell broke loose. I've had the squirts 24 hours with no sign of it stopping. Jesus, Mary and the wee donkey, I'm certain my bowels are on fire. Pros; I'm no longer constipated I've lost 3lb on the scales I've learned how to sprint Haven't had to leave the house for fear of straying too far from a toilet Cons: I haven't been able to put any faith in a fart in 24 hours I've run out of sudocream for the ring sting I'm like a shrivelled up prune I'm afraid to take a pain reliever for the cramps in case they are the only warning shot before the onslaught of liquid fire for the depths of hell"

• Josep...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 23, 2017

"I am befuddled as 2 all the negative reviews of Senna-Lax on here.I don't know if people r taking over the prescribed amount on the bottle.But you should only start w/ 2 of the 8.6 tablets (to start off) @ bedtime with a glass or 2 with water.You will have a bowel movement, maybe several the following morning.It takes about 8-10 hours to work.Sometimes, I will have a cup (but no more)of black coffee.Yes, u will get some cramping & have 2 go several times, but that means it is working! I would much rather put up with a days worth of minor cramping, than suffer with constipation, & toxic stuff sitting in my system.The reason u are going alot, is because it is removing all the "backed-up" waste that has been sitting in colon, &it's a laxative!"

• Zmano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 7, 2021

"I've been struggling with constipation on and off for the last few weeks and wanted to try some senna tea to help. I drank one cup about 1am last night and this morning at about 7:30 I felt a healthy need to use the bathroom so I very happily made my way there thinking this tea thing is great! As soon as I sat down on the toilet, I was extremely nauseous and had abdominal cramping at the same time which is horrible when you have no idea which end its gonna come out from. I then started sweating cold sweat, then my legs and arms went numb, my ears started ringing and my vision went blurry. I knew something was no bueno and tried to get out of the bathroom and lie back down in bed. Next thing I know my husband is picking me off the floor of the bathroom where I'd just fully passed out stone cold. Yeah I don't think I'll ever be trying this again. Really scary experience. Thank goodness I fell backwards into a wall and not forwards and break my face on the bathtub."

• Pinky
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 11, 2020

"Senokot works wonders for me. No pain, no changes on my body except a smooth bowel motion. I take it at bedtime with 500ml warm water and as soon as I wake up in the morning I get a bm. I love Senokot."

• Conni...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 16, 2017

Senokot (senna) "Omg awful tablets! made me cramp at 2am which woke me up and then the drama started. Drink water and try a more natural approach! ..No way I could take this daily! its not a nice feeling! and tad nauseated."

• Jack
• December 19, 2017

Senokot (senna) "Very helpful medication, I didn’t experience any pain along with it despite all the previous comments. Just woke up and had to poo, I have IBS and it help a lot with my consitipation (plus it doesn’t have a taste unlike laxaday)"

• JoelM
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2021

Senokot (senna) "I was nervous to try Senakot after reading the reviews on this site but I just wanted to post to say if you have opioid induced constipation it's worth giving senna a try. I can't comment on constipation in general but for OIC Senakot worked perfectly for me. Took 2 tablets at night and another 2 in the morning. By the evening I was all cleared out with no side effects whatsoever."

• Icono...
• December 25, 2016

"I take opiate pain relievers, but if I do some walking, I usually don't have a problem. When I stay in the house too long I get constipated pretty badly. It's been about 8 months since I've taken any Sennakot, so, I figured it would work. The ones I'm taking are 8.6mg and I've found in the past that if I only take 2 or 3, nothing happens. I found that I need 5 or 6. Sometimes I would get some bad stomach pain, but it was a small price to pay to get some relief.Twice this week I've taken 6 before bed (8am), but nothing happened. The second time while getting up to use the bathroom, I felt it working and went back to sleep, but when I got up an hour later, nothing. Anybody else have this happen? Maybe I sleep past my opportunity."

• Revie...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2022

Senokot (senna) "Oh my god how I wish I could go back in time. I took one tablet last night as I was quite badly constipated and I regret it SO much. I have had a terrible sleep, with horrible abdominal pains (equivalent to my bad period cramps), cold shakes and lightheadedness - I went to the bathroom when I could finally bare to move and I am somehow more constipated than before - so bad that I actually collapsed/passed-out on the toilet and have cut/bruised my eye. I am so so scared as I’m only young and alone at Uni at the moment and I genuinely feel like I may die the pain is that bad. Please, I suffer from constipation often, and I would rather be constipated all those times than take this again. Don’t take it!"

• RHYDEN
• February 14, 2018

Senokot (senna) "Okay, I too at first had painful dry bowel movements, which I took as causing my constipation. The ones behind it were loose. (after taking Senokot) With me it seemed like the ones behind it had to push the old dry ones out first. This might take a day or two with Senokot. Ever since taking Senokot my movements have been loose. I have had constipation for years. I take two Senokot at night and sometimes one an hour after lunch."

• Klipper
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 1, 2022

"I just took a package of Senna laxative back to the drugstore and told them I felt like it almost killed me and there should be a big warning on the package. After taking as prescribed at night with lots of water, I woke with extreme cramping and nausea. I crawled to the bathroom where I lay on the floor because I was passing out. It was coming out of both ends and I had no control. I was sweating profusely and my heart was pounding in my chest. It was several hours before the feeling passed. It was terrifying, and I get the same reaction from any senna-based laxative. I don’t know why there isn’t a warning about this on senna medication."

• Call...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 3, 2017

"To everyone leaving negative reviews about it not working. I'm not sure you understand how senna works. It irritates your bowels, forcing a movement. But in order for it to work and not just cramp you you need to make sure you're drinking enough water. Ideally as close to a gallon as possible a day. Dehydration will keep it from working."

• IBS...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 2, 2022

"This drug is pretty straight forward if you WANT/NEED to have a bowel movement. If you are constipated due to medical conditions, diet, stress, lack of physical movement, or lack of exercise follow the directions and take the tablet(s). Note that this is NOT a magic pill people. You STILL need to drink LOTS of water (average adult 128 fluid ounces per day), PLUS you MUST have the proper amount of fiber in your system not only to pass your old food, but to also clean out the new food. If you are gassy, bloated, cramping your body is trying to tell you something!!! You need fiber, roughage, and fluids in every meal in addition to movement (walk, run, stretch)….to get everything moving forward. The pill does NOT supply nutrients, YOU DO! The price is much more expensive than it should be for 50 pills, but that’s where we need to fight to lower costs. Anyway, I’ve taken it for 10 years and it works every single time. Have a good diet, great hydration, and movement!"

• Jessa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2019

"After my recent bowel surgery I was placed on some heavy pain medicines, due to these pain medicines causing some constipation I was given Senna to get things working. I took two pills at 10pm at night not expecting much. I spent the next three days on the toilet, a constant feeling of needing to open my bowels which ended up causing a lot more straining and issues. In conclusion the pills do work but be prepared to call the toilet your Bestfriend for a few days."

• Poope...
• October 18, 2019

"Did not have bowel movement for 4 days after a day of having diarrhea. So I steeped a Senna tea bag for 10 minutes, and drank half cup at noon on day 4. By midnight I had mild cramps, next morning at 6am, I pooped a soft bowel movement. I had three more bowel movements throughout the day, no cramping, was soft movements. I didn't drink the full cup, or steep it long as I have IBS and was concerned about cramping. Senna tea worked for me, was gentle and effective."

• Anony...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 25, 2018

Senokot (senna) "I suffer with IBS-c (irritable bowel syndrome with constipation) and rarely will have a bowel movement naturally. I take sennacot-s every 3 days and it consistently produces a bowel movement but it varies how my body reacts to the medication. At times I have to take two or three doses and other times it causes extreme cramps, nausea and diarrhea after one dose. Unfortunately any stimulant laxatives such as this cause “lazy bowel” and dependency issues. So although effective, I would recommend starting with something different such as lax-a-day before turning to this medication."