Correctol and Cramps: What Users Say

• Hel...
• June 2, 2017

For Constipation "Oh my God! I read the instructions. It says 1 to 3 tablets at bedtime. I took 2. I honestly believe that 3 would've killed me dead! Worst stomach pain and cramps of my life. I was sure I was dying. Vomiting, sweating, and labored breathing, as well as shaking and panic-stricken. I am sure that people who took 3 of those demon pills died in their bathrooms a painful and slow death. Rest in peace!"

• Sev...
• July 8, 2016

For Constipation "Holy cats. I took it at around midnight. Woke up at 8 the next morning feeling off. By 9, I was vomiting a blood-like substance and was cramping so bad I felt like I was dying. After the third or fourth round of violent vomiting, to the point I had urinated on myself, my fiancé called 911. I was soaking wet, dripping with sweat, and he said he was afraid I was dying because I turned gray. I scheduled for an endoscopy next week, but after reading the other experiences on here, I will certainly be talking to my newly acquired gastro doc to see if this innocuous pink pill could have wreaked this much havoc. The EMT thought I might have been having a heart attack, it was rather terrifying. I am just now putting the pieces of this puzzle together."

• Anonymous
• July 1, 2016

For Constipation "Doesn't work! Only gave me the worst night of my life. I had the worst cramps ever! It felt like labor and there's no way you can lay/bend to fix the pain. I was throwing up while trying to go to the bathroom. Couldn't go to the bathroom, couldn't breathe, sweating, and in panic. It works for some, but if you're not sure if it works for you, don't try it, it's not worth it!"

• TOO...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 24, 2016

For Constipation "At first, I thought since 1 pill was for kids, I guess I'll take 3 pills since I've always had problems with constipation. WORST MISTAKE EVER! I took these 3 horrid pills at 2 a.m. thinking they would work overnight. Here I am at 12:25 p.m. with extreme nausea & vomiting my guts out & major diarrhea. My stomach feels like I'm going into labor. These cramps are just too unbearable. I shouldn't have taken 3. I took 1 too many and now I'm learning my lesson the hard way."

• Sus...
• January 11, 2016

For Constipation "I've used it in the not recent past with some pain, and it's been effective, but last night was horrible. I took it just before bed, and I've had terrible cramps, broke into sweats, and spent part of the night on the bathroom floor in pain. I wasn't even able to go to work today. It is working, but the side effects are horrible. I still have sharp pains, and it's noon of the next day."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 10, 2016

For Constipation "Took at 10 pm, by 3 am I was having burning, horrible, painful cramping in my intestines. I almost went to the hospital, it hurt so bad! Yes, it cleaned me out, but Ex-Lax is much less painful. My husband also took it, and he was throwing up with burning, cramping, and sweating profusely. We took 2, nothing extreme. I'd suggest any other laxative besides this horrible drug."

• yer...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 27, 2019

For Constipation "Though small, this pill is the worst. I took 1, thinking that it was easily going to cure my constipation; that couldn't be farther from the truth. I took it before going to sleep and woke up in the morning with terrible cramps that did indeed feel like the claws of death were raking themselves through my intestines. Next came chills and nausea, leading to me eventually throwing up. It never helped my problem either."

• Anonymous
• December 17, 2017

For Constipation "I took this pill on Thursday when I came home from work. This is the worst experience I've ever had with this pill. When I initially started taking it, I also took it with a swig of Milk of Magnesia. Yeah, I had cramps or whatever, but NEVER this long. So it was maybe 7 or so when I took this pill on Thursday. It did take time for it to work as told on the package. I had a little discomfort and everything, but it worked. But then Saturday night comes (now), and I've been experiencing this severe pain off and on since about 6 pm. I've been to the bathroom several times and also felt like I have to throw up, but I haven't yet. I just so happened to look up the reviews, and it led me to this website. Currently debating on going to the E.R."

• bpe...
• August 4, 2016

For Constipation "3 out of 10 only because it does clean out your system. However, the pain I feel with them is horrible. I had never taken any laxatives before, and this was my first one, so when I first took it a few months ago, I thought the extreme cramping, sweats, and pain were normal experiences and just what happens when consumed. I took them last night around 2 a.m. before I went to bed, and when I was in the shower this morning around 8 a.m., all the symptoms hit me at once. I ended up having to quickly get out and threw up before I even dried off. After I threw up, the pain got worse, and not only could I not get off the toilet, but I could not stop throwing up at the same time. The symptoms last for hours and are not worth it!"

• May...
• November 24, 2016

For Constipation "I took this pill about 10 pm, and by 2 am, I went to the restroom. I had cramping, which was normal, but I threw up while I was in the restroom. Then, I was jittery. It even lowered my blood pressure, and I wanted the horrible feeling to go away. I felt like I was about to pass out!! Won't ever take it again!!"

• Nee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 28, 2018

For Constipation "I took Correctol at 8 PM on a Friday evening. By 3 PM the next day after not having had a decent BM in a week, it worked. I did not have terrible cramping, but cramping is the body's natural way to signal and initiate evacuation of the intestines, and I guess that cramping can get really bad. I cannot say this medicine has ever led me to have longer-lasting cramping or worked within an hour as some reviewers have stated. I think if cramping occurred within an hour of taking this drug, it was strictly coincidental. The product worked as advertised and gently did what it states it is intended to do. In total, it took about 15 hours to work, and when it did work, it was not as though I had to find the facilities within minutes. I was able to 'hold off' until convenient."

• Nev...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 2, 2021

For Constipation "I had used Correctol before with only minimal cramping, and it worked, so why not try again. Mistake. I took two pills around 7:00 P.M., and at 3:00 A.M., woke up with the worst cramps of my life. I was so sick I thought I was going to die! I was nauseated, started with cold sweats, heart racing. I really thought this is it, I'm having a heart attack. I contemplated calling 911, then the diarrhea hit and hard! I will NEVER take this product again. I was still in pain the following morning but thankful I survived this scary ordeal."

• Dre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2018

For Constipation "I really like this medication, however, I learned the hard way to only take 1 tablet. I am trying to cleanse... Feeling yucky. Taking 1 pill, it kicked in in 4 hours and has helped a lot, however, I have mild cramping and chills."

• wor...
• June 7, 2015

For Constipation "Does not work. I took it at 8:30 last night. It's 6:50 in the morning. Correctol should not take this long to work, it's a constipation medication. I've been suffering from really bad cramps since I've taken it. I would have just left it alone and gone to the ER instead. They can give you medication that works in minutes."

• Tot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2014

For Constipation "I've taken Correctol several times in my life, and it worked without any horrible side effects. I had back surgery and was on oxycodone for two years. Now, off oxycodone for over a year, I have taken Correctol. I get very 'jittery', feel like I have to vomit, and pretty heavy cramps. Using Correctol all while taking oxycodone, I had no side effects. Evidently, the oxycodone exchanges something in my body chemistry which causes me now to have bad side effects. But, the good outweighs the bad. I'll still use Correctol when I have to, but now with side effects."

• Meg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2015

For Constipation "Horrible! I took it before I went to bed around 10 p.m. Bad cramps all night, even worse in the morning. Had diarrhea all day! I will never take this again."

• Jus...
• July 26, 2016

For Constipation "Just night sweats, a little cramping, no poop! I took two pills and nada."