Dulcolax for Constipation User Reviews (Page 5)

• NatMa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 1, 2021

"Man o man! I'm 60 and I've always had constipation. I mean I literally have only gone to the bathroom 2-3 times a week and (hate to be so graphic) my stools were hard as rocks. ExLax caused cramping so bad it was like short labor pain. I've been on 2 Dulcolax tablets every other day for about 2 weeks and I've never had absolutely normal bowel movements in my entire life! There's absolutely no cramping. No watery BM's ... like ExLax. And I can't believe how much better I feel because I'm going to the potty like a normal person!"

• Tara
• August 15, 2020

"OMG. I took 2 Dulcolax pills around 11 a.m and around 4 p.m I had severe cramps on my entire stomach felt like knife stabbing for almost 15 to 20 minutes in critical pain could not even hold myself rushing to the bathroom. I felt all of my fluid was out my body. Horrible experience. Called the pharmacist she suggested to drink Gatorade incase to stop dehydration. Never ever again. I am so exhausted."

• Anonymous
• May 23, 2017

"NEVER TAKE THIS STUFF!! For the love of God don't. Worst cramps I've ever had! I seriously thought I was dying. I only took one. I can't imagine ever taking 2 let alone 3. I am serious this pill will put you in the worse pain possible! "

• Diane
• September 4, 2014

"I took Ducolax about 9pm and normally it doesn't affect me whatsoever. It woke me at 6am with severe cramps, worst than child labour to be honest. I feel a cold sweat coming on, I was dizzy. I couldn't sit in one place I was in that much pain. I would not recommend this, I'd go for the easy option of pure orange or something along them lines."

• Beauty
• August 18, 2020

"Dulcolax is absolutely horrendous. It doesn’t take long to kick in at all . Pain literally feels like labour cramps but worse (I've had three children) made me feel very sick, hot and cold sweats. I’m so glad I only took one and not three I think I would have been the end of me if I had taken three tablets ! Yes it did work but I don’t think the pain was worth it. It went on for hours the worst diarrhea so if you did take this I’d cancel any plans you have booked in "

• Petry
• July 13, 2013

"Dosage for adults says 1-3 pills. I'm 27, 130 lbs, hadn't gone for almost two weeks and was starting to feel full even when I didn't eat and extremely bloated. I only took one pill because I didn't want severe cramping. 7 hours later, after a lot of rumbling and mild cramping I had to "go". Intense cramping during going, my knees were shaking and I vomited three times as well. This certainly works, but I also felt like I had a severe stomach virus for about the 30 minute duration. This was from one pill. I couldn't imagine taking 2 or three. Everyone's bodies react differently, but I will be going the enema route next time."

• LA26
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 25, 2015

"A friend told me to take 3 pink pills of Dulcolax so I did, at 7pm I woke up at 5am with my stomach hurting bad in tears. I was throwing up a lot too. I didn't go till 8am then went all day with diarrhea. Now it had been 7 days till last night. I took 1 of the pills it did nothing I ended up having to do an enema. I did one and it did nothing I had to do 2 and then finally went 20 mins later. I guess I'll have to use 2 pink pills next time. Ohh and I did not drink water so next time I will make sure of it! Thanks hope this helps."

• Mia
• June 2, 2023

"Took one tablet before bed last night and woke up early feeling very nauseous. Eventually passed a stool but now feel sick again, light-headed, and unable to carry on with my normal day. A frightening experience and the dulcolax has been binned. Never again."

• Hopef...
• January 4, 2017

"As a reminder (to myself and all others) that come on here, stupidly, to read reviews - people are 10 x more likely to post a negative experience vs a positive experience! I have been backed up for what seems like weeks with only the "1" on the Bristol scale, which is the small round shaped eliminations, and they are only happening every three days or so, one or two at a time. Mag Cit didn't work and I can't handle Miralax so it was Dulcolax for me. Why I came to read these reviews is beyond me because I already knew I was going to get freaked out. But, I took two at 2pm...drank water, had some lunch. I've taken these before, pretty sure they're no big deal; giving them a 10. Relax and remember people...10 x more likely to post negative!"

• Vale
• January 14, 2015

"I haven't had a bowel movement for 2 weeks so yesterday I took two in the morning and went to the bathroom around 3pm but it didn't fully help so I also took one in the evening. Around 2am I had the most painful cramps I've experienced in my life, but then again, it did clean me out and I didn't drink water so that was a big mistake. My advice is to take 1 if it has only been less than a week and 3 for over two weeks. The cramps are pretty bearable if the bathroom is right next to you, so good luck."

• Sandi
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 26, 2021

"No. Just no. True to its word, the pooping didn't start until 6-12 hours. What the box doesn't tell say, is that I would continue rushing to the bathroom off and on for a minimum of 10 hours after that. This was accompanied by pain and chills and more diarrhea than I've had in a lifetime. So, before taking this, ask yourself, "How desperate am I?""

• Tashh
• February 23, 2017

"Took two pills around 11:30pm had cramps and nausea all night. Woke up at 7:30 and decided to try to go to the bathroom. In the 10 steps it took to get to the bathroom I already felt faint, nauseous and had cold sweats. Passed out on the toilet so I crawled back to bed for a few minutes before feeling the worst cramps of my life. Crawled back to bathroom and did produce a bm but while I was washing my hands went completely unconscious, fell and split my chin on my bathtub, not bad enough to get stitches but still. I was so weak I couldn't even type my phone password in to call for help. Finally my roommate found me but come on... this pill should not be on the market. Unbelievable the FDA approves this for otc."

• Anonymous
• June 24, 2017

"I'm convinced that the only people that give good reviews of this stuff are the people that work at the company that makes it. I have taken so many other laxatives with no issues but this one not so much. The cramps were excruciating and the sweating was insane. This product should be taken off the market."

• Dj321
• January 31, 2017

"This product should be taken off the market. After having surgery a week ago the anesthesia left me with constipation. I took one pill in the am and around 5pm the severe cramping and nausea began. I am still going through it as I type this from the bathroom with cold sweats and wishing I could just die. If I had know this was the result of taking this "over the counter " medication I'd have never willingly done so. Shame on me for not checking reviews ahead of time as it looks as if more people than not have suffered the same results. Why on earth would the FDA continue to allow this drug on the market, I have no idea. I'm not even over my surgery yet, now add this to the mix? I was looking for relief. This is the exact opposite."

• Capta...
• November 11, 2014

"Works like a charm - a crampy, semi-painful charm but still I'm 150lbs, 5'7''. I would recommend starting with one pill, no dairy before or after, and lots of water to go with it. The pain - and there is pain - is bearable, and if you absolutely need to go, Dulcolax will get you there overnight. But make sure you can afford to be up during a couple hours that night."

• Anonymous
• April 5, 2015

"This stuff hurts. I took three like an idiot, at around 9:30 last night. It's sometime before seven in the morning, and I'm going that's for sure, but my stomach is in my throat!! The cramps are horrid, and I want to vomit."

• Mel...
• April 9, 2016

"Reading the reviews on people's experience with pain I feel they are missing the point that the pain is all the crap moving its way down. I experienced the same sort of pain this morning but it's the same pain I get when I haven't been for days and it all finally starts moving. It doubles me over and takes my breath away. So I think the pain is a sign that there's a lot of crap inside that needs to move."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 30, 2014

"Yup no doubt it works. I take it at night before I sleep so then in the morning I am forced to wake up because the cramps hurt so much. But honestly it works, and the pain is bearable, and the result is awesome, a bunch of diarrhea later and I feel awesome!"

• This...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2023

"I found out I was pregnant a week ago, and ever since then, I have experienced the worst constipation cramps of my life. I was in severe pain. Fast forward a week later, and the pain hadn't gone away. So finally, I had to resort to some laxative. I took 2 tablets at 8pm. Then, fast forward to 12:40am, and I had never felt so much relief in my life. I would suggest just taking 1 tablet and doing it at night on the weekend. Also, avoid drinking too much liquid and just sip throughout the night to stay hydrated. Don't eat after taking the tablet, as I did vomit up. But seriously, this is a very gentle way to completely get rid of any built-up stool and struggling with constipation. I'm so thankful for this tablet."

• kcowan
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 1, 2023

"Constipation: My movements were dwindling to a little brown plug after much effort, so I relented and tried Dulcolax. Two pills at 10:30 am, healthy dump at 2:30 pm, three more runny ones ending by 9:30 pm. A little cramping. Peaceful sleep. Nothing today."

• Bg09
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 9, 2021

"I took 2 of these little red rockets and then settled back to read the comments! Oh brother, I almost induced vomiting because of all the horror stories.. thankfully I had 10 minutes of light to medium gut squeezing sessions and then I had 3-4 very large, very healthy, very smelly bm’s. I think I’m gonna take one tonight and hopefully I won’t have problems. I do remember about two years ago I took two and never experienced any of the life threatening cramps all these unlucky folks have had. I truly sympathize with them all because I have kidney stones and I can definitely relate to laying in the bathroom floor wrenching with pain and wrestling demons that are inside of you ripping your insides apart.. try taking just one and if that don’t work then a couple days later try two. I’m not brave enough to try an enema even though it seems like that would be the most productive method without writhing pain. Good luck, and don’t take more than two!"

• Veron...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 2, 2019

"I took one Dulcolax 36 hours ago, & one more yesterday morning, which didn't work well, BUT I’ve just had three violent BMs, still have cramps, it’s like being in labour, plus feeling hot/cold, shivery & weak. This drug is AWFUL, the formula must’ve been changed... I feel as if I have stomach flu, it’s lucky I’m not going out today... Do NOT trust this drug! VC"

• Belle
• November 13, 2019

"I’ve been taking dulcolax for a while and never really had any major issues, I’d have small cramps before I had to use the bathroom but that was it. Last night I took 3 pills (my normal dosage) and I woke at 2am with the severe cramps and headache. I got very hot and cold and my whole body was shaking, I couldn’t walk and was about to faint. I wasn’t able to use the bathroom yet. My face and lips then drained from colour and I stopped being able to see so I lay down on the floor as I couldn’t sit up on the toilet. I passed out from being in too much pain. Eventually I was able to get back up but the pain meant I was still having chills and unable to walk, about 2 hours later I was able to go to the bathroom and felt a bit better but those 2 hours of awfulness were not worth it, I was still in pain the next day with a severe headache. I don’t know what or how it happened as this is my usual dosage and nothing like this has ever happened, but never again will I be taking dulcolax"

• Angela
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 7, 2019

"TRULY AWFUL - BEWARE. Dulcolax should be prescription only. I took a tablet at 2300 hrs, woke up around 0500 hrs with excruciating stomach cramp pains and sickly nausea. All day it was explosive diarrhoea and I mean explosive, faeces everywhere it shot out so quickly. I have had to have several showers, a carpet is ruined, my clothes soiled and the bathroom stinks. I will never take this product again."

• Hiano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 16, 2017

"I take 3 pills twice a week. I take it at bedtime with TONS of water. The stomach cramps wake me up about 4am. They are fairly severe. Sometimes I get shakes or cold sweats. By 7am I have a BM but usually experience chills. I do get bad diarrhea for several hours after the first BM but after this my bloated stomach feels 1000X better and I can eat again. I get so blocked up that I don't wanna eat and feel sick. So yes there are side effects but they don't last forever and they are bearable. I'll take it again."