Dulcolax Laxative User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• 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."

• Jas...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 21, 2019

For Constipation "I am constipated. I cannot talk to anybody about it, and they cannot talk to me. Why do laxatives not work? I have been prescribed Dulcolax 5 mg X 2 nightly. It has been 3 days, I have not emptied my bowels. I have been robbed at the tills by Boots the Chemist with a bad batch of Dulcolax Laxatives. I drink plenty of water and am vegan, and I am still constipated."

• Wow...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 16, 2021

For Constipation "Took the drops as directed on Sunday. The cramps started 12 hours later, with on-and-off trips to the loo. Then there was the vomiting and shaking. Over 48 hours later, and I still feel very, very ill. DO NOT TAKE THIS PRODUCT! If I wasn't working from home, this would have had me take at least 2 days off. Made me so, so ill."

• hon...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 29, 2022

For Constipation "I suffer from chronic constipation. Lately, it's been really bad where I have to go to the ER (not fun). I've taken these on three different occasions. Due to my stomach issues, I only took one each time. The first time, I took it at 2 pm and I was woken up at 3:30 am (over 12 hours later) with a gurgling gut and very minor cramping. Spent 30 minutes on the toilet, everything came flying out. Perfect! Back to bed I went. The second time I took it was at 9 pm. I woke up at 1 am (4 hours later). This time, the cramping was worse! Woke me up and it was still difficult to pass stool, I was in the bathroom every hour. Drank more water, then around 6 am, the diarrhea (TMI, sorry) came and I knew it was finally over. The third time I took it at 7:30 pm. By 9:30 pm (2 hours later), I had minor cramps and everything flew out of me. I find it works sooner and sooner the more you take it (well in my case). Does work well, but prepare for some level of cramping."

• 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."

• Mol...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 27, 2024

For Constipation "I am constipated, and I can't talk to anybody about it or them talk to me. Advice is to drink plenty of water, be vegetarian, and exercise. Didn't work, so I was prescribed by GP 2x5mg Dulcolax Laxative Tablets nightly. I must have been given a bad batch of Dulcolax Laxative Tablets because they didn't empty my bowels in 6-72 hours. People further advised an operation, which nobody wants to perform. It would seem to be my prescription: take it or leave it. I am still waiting to go to the toilet."

• Jad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 29, 2024

For Constipation "The key to taking this laxative is to ensure you are fully hydrated. I have had two experiences. The first time I suffered severe stomach cramps, however, it did do the trick. Painfully is a given, but it did work. The second time I made sure I drank plenty of water. I took two tablets at 9 am, woke up at 6 am for work, and by 8 am I had been to the toilet three times and continued into work as normal. This product is great. Just drink as much water as you can prior to taking."

• Dai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 16, 2021

For Constipation "Oh. My. Lord. I have used Senokot in the past to help relieve bouts of constipation and never had any problems. Today, I had to get Dulcolax as Tesco was out of Senokot. I took two around 6:30 pm, it is now 12 am, and I have been sat on the toilet for near on 1.5 hours, never had stomach cramps like it. I’ve been having to throw up in the sink next to me. I’m that scared of moving, as I finally had a very violent BM, but still feels like the worst is yet to come. Will never, ever take again, and the box is already in the bin."

• 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."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 9, 2023

For Constipation "I am prescribed Laxido to take daily, which is next to useless, but I take it. I’ve also been prescribed senna tablets, which are unpredictable as to if they’ll work. I bought a pack of Dulcolax and have begun with those. Yes, the abdominal swelling is pretty severe but temporary. The cramps for me are worth the effects. The eventual liquid diarrhea gets more liquid as the cramps become more constant before ending once everything’s gone. I find them really helpful, and the unpleasant side effects are too since they signal to me what’s going on and what will be the next stage."

• 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."

• Ryl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2021

For Constipation "I took this pill at 7:30 pm due to mild constipation. Woke up at 11:30 pm with the most intense cramps. I have IBS and am very used to bowel cramps and have had a child and used to contractions, my reaction was fairly close to the same. I spent all night violently vomiting and on the toilet. It is currently 4:00 pm the next day, and I am still suffering from bowel cramps as it's trying to work out poop that is no longer in me. Never again will I take this."

• But...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2020

For Constipation "The worst medicine ever! I took one small pill... horrible pain in my stomach! I couldn’t move for a whole day, then pain for a week! Don’t take it!"

• Amy...
• December 24, 2019

For Constipation "Used Dulcolax before and was happy even with cramping. 3 years later need one again. My result? Been vomiting for over 6 hours. No stomach cramps and no bowel movements. Just constant vomiting."

• 101...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 2, 2015

For Constipation "It worked, but with horrible pains. I am a 17-year-old male and took 2 at 8 pm and went to bed at 10 pm. I ended up waking up at approximately 2 am in agony, it caused me to have severe stomach pains."

• ann...
• December 13, 2020

For Constipation "It made me puke. I am normally okay with laxatives!"

• Gan...
• March 12, 2018

For Constipation "Ended up vomiting. Had stomach pains before bowel movement. Medicine made me feel very bad."

• Ibs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 11, 2019

For Constipation "While the Dulcolax works, it’s such a dreadful and painful experience, OMG!"

• Anonymous
• July 7, 2015

For Constipation "I found using this product the most painful experience, I would compare it to labor pains."

• Cap...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2019

For Constipation "It is uncomfortable cramping, then you poop a lot, but that's it. How you get rid of this crap stuck in your body."

• lus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 24, 2022

For Constipation "Never use again at all. Severe pain. Sweating. Shakes. I’m actually quite scared I’m going to pass out."

• Bea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 28, 2021

For Constipation "What is this made from?! I have never in my life had such bad stomach cramping, and I have birthed three humans. Do NOT take this. Hard pass."

• Ann...
• July 23, 2021

For Constipation "Horrible, 0/10, up all night, too weak to do anything the next day, shaky, pale, vomiting. Afraid to eat or drink. Took 2 as recommended on the instructions."

• Anonymous
• August 23, 2021

For Constipation "This laxative says mild. My stomach had pain, burning sensation. Then, when it did work, I was vomiting at the same time. Definitely not a gentle laxative."