Acetaminophen / hydrocodone and Constipation: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• August 21, 2009

For Pain "I have been taking hydrocodone 10/650 for up to 2 years now for neck and lower back pain. I break my tablets in half. I take them only as needed to take the edge off of pain. I have noticed if I take the least bit too many, it causes constipation. This medicine can make you feel like you cannot concentrate."

• Anonymous
• June 6, 2010

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone for Pain "Prescribed when I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed. This worked well on the first day at taking the pain away, but I was unable to sleep. After about the third dose, severe nausea kicked in, as well as constipation and insomnia."

• hai...
• June 25, 2011

"Norco, Lortab, Lorcet. If you are going to take any of these, take the Norco. And I have learned that taking Omega-3 fish oil three times a day will help you a lot with your digestive system and your heart. Especially those that suffer with either IBS or just plain constipation, which is one of the side effects of taking hydrocodone. Do be careful and use your power and will to only take what you need or is prescribed."

• Kim...
• September 4, 2008

For Pain "I am using this not only for chronic pain due to a bulging disc in my lower back, but for post-surgical pain due to laparoscopic gallbladder removal. It works. Just make sure not to get constipated... especially post-surgery."

• mug...
• October 30, 2011

For Pain "I was prescribed this medication for pain management after lithotripsy surgery for multiple kidney stones, and it worked exactly as prescribed - knocked me out and killed the pain. BUT - after 3 days using this medicine, I was extremely constipated - even though I was eating very little and drinking large amounts of water to help me pass the remaining stones. I'm not talking about being mildly 'backed up'; this was quite painful, and I was unable to sit or lie down comfortably. It required a full bottle of magnesium citrate to resolve and if that hadn't worked I was heading to the ER."

• Anonymous
• June 24, 2010

For Pain "Broke, fractured, and crushed a number of bones in a serious car accident 15 years ago. I never fully recovered, but over the last 5 years, the pain totally interferes with my quality of life. I prefer oxycodone (generic Percocet) 10s for my pain with only 325 mg of acetaminophen over 2000 mg of acetaminophen. I had severe constipation for the first month or so unless I ate bran cereal every day."

• Deb...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 10, 2022

For Pain "It is not working at all since August. All the med does now is constipate me and has never done that before! What changed?"

• Con...
• October 20, 2014

For Pain "Worked well in the management of pain from carpal tunnel surgery. The two side effects that I have are restlessness when trying to sleep on the first day taking it. Second is constipation."

• Wis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 28, 2017

For Pain "Cervical pinch nerve causing extreme aching/pain in my left arm. 5/325 of hydrocodone (2 every four hours) helped with the misery I was going through. Made me very drowsy and constipated, though."