Dulcolax User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• ddf...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 17, 2014

For Constipation "Do not go to sleep after taking! Take in the morning, and cramping will be mild. If you go to sleep, your body is not going to wake you until you're really hurting. Expect diarrhea for several hours, so plan to stay home for the day. Starts working in about 3 hrs if you're awake. One 5 mg tab is more than enough!"

• Con...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 7, 2015

For Constipation "I had constipation, bloating, chest pains, and gastritis for a few days causing agonizing pain. I took one, and, amazing, it cleaned my entire digestive system. Bloating, chest pains, and gastritis cramps stopped. What a blessing."

• Oww...
• September 6, 2020

For Constipation "I had taken this before. Once after surgery and the blockage that happens. I had tried everything, stool softener, suppository, nothing worked. So I took one Dulcolax, and about 6 hours later - relief! Fast forward to last night. Took 2. Woke up at around 1 a.m. with the worst pain in my upper abdomen, truly horrible acid pain. Took some antacids and went back to bed. Woke up at 4 a.m. still in pain. It’s 9 a.m. now, and the pain is still there but just had the first lower abdomen cramping start. Hopefully, relief soon, but the rest of the pills will be going straight to the trash. Nope. Never again."

• KBa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 22, 2020

For Constipation "This product made me miserable. I took it at around 6 p.m., and by 1 a.m., I was bound to my bathroom. I was awoken at 12 a.m. by horrendous cramping and very loud stomach gurgling. I then proceeded to vomit twice and have liquid diarrhea for the next few hours. Good thing I don’t have anything to do the next day. Did it work? Absolutely. Will I ever take it again? Absolutely not."

• 6-1...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 15, 2014

For Constipation "Constipation was causing pain, and I could not relieve myself. I never take anything for this. I took 2 pills about an hour ago and have already had a bearable bowel movement. Great relief. Worked quickly. Hoping no cramps, pain, or irritable bowel to come over the next few hours. So far, so good. I will use again if needed. By the way, I drank plenty of water, so that may have helped me avoid the cramping."

• Lei...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 23, 2020

For Constipation "Just no. Do not do this to yourself. I thought life would leave me in my damn toilet. The pain was unbelievable. Took 3 and drank a ton of water and a bit of Powerade. Not even an hour later, I thought I was going to have to call 911. It WILL clear you out, but the pain is HORRIFIC. Beware."

• Car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 19, 2020

For Bowel Preparation "For a colonoscopy prep, I was to take four Dulcolax pills at once, then take Miralax two hours later. I didn't have any problems with the Dulcolax by deviating from the prescribed schedule. Two and a half hours before I was to take all four Dulcolax, I took an anti-nausea pill. I waited 30 minutes, then took one Dulcolax, waited 30 minutes, then another Dulcolax, doing this gradual dosing until all four pills were taken. Two hours later, I took the Miralax. Thankfully, I was able to keep all the prep down and had bouts of diarrhea for the next several hours. Overall, my experience was as expected, with the slight modification in the dosage schedule."

• Mae...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 28, 2019

For Constipation "Recently, I had the worst constipation of my life. I was advised by a doctor to take 4 Dulcolax tablets at once. I decided to take it before sleep. I took 3 powerful sleeping pills and four Dulcolax at 11:00 pm so that my sleep was not disturbed by bowel pain. I woke up at 12:00 pm the next day and found that my abdominal pain decreased a lot, but I became so weak that I couldn't even move a hair. After 5 minutes, loud sounds came from my belly along with mild cramps. The sound continued for 1 minute, and then suddenly a large volume of poop exploded out, and it continued for 2 minutes. My clothes were completely spoiled along with the bedsheet. Brown liquids went down the floor. I could do nothing as I couldn't move. The same thing happened every 5 minutes for the next 30 minutes. When it stopped, I started to get the strength to move. I got up from bed with a complete mess. I had diarrhea for the next 24 hours. Dulcolax helped me a lot. But it is better to take it only in case of an emergency."

• Jen...
• August 31, 2019

For Constipation "I've never taken laxatives but went on a 5-day water fast to cleanse myself, and I was so bloated by day 5 and no poops. I went and got these and took 1. Not 2-3 at a time like other people said. I took it around 7:30 pm and woke up around 7 am with mild cramps, felt like normal poop cramps, nothing major, and took my first bowel motion. I immediately felt better. About an hour later, the cramps were back and took another, this time much more came out. Feeling better already, Dulcolax works and had no bad symptoms like others have stated. Also, I recommend drinking a lot of water during the day you take these as they take water from other parts of your body, so stay hydrated!"

• Ser...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 18, 2014

For Constipation "I suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Constipation and am no stranger to laxatives. Dulcolax is the most powerful one I have ever tried. In fact, for me, it's TOO powerful. It wrings me out for days and causes everything to go through me so quickly that I end up feeling weak from lack of sustenance. I end up being basically chained to the bathroom until it has completely worn off. The package directions say you can take 1, 2, or 3 pills at a time, generally at bedtime... do yourself a favor and try 1 pill first. And definitely do not, I repeat, DO NOT take Dulcolax and a sleeping pill at the same time."

• Lil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2019

For Bowel Preparation "So I’m the past I have taken many different laxative brands. I used to abuse them in the past, so I know that cramped up and knotted feeling. But it’s been years since I did that. Anyway, I just recently got surgery and haven’t been using the restroom barely at all from all the pain meds. So my mom gave me these to try. She said take 2-3. So around 8 pm I decided I would take 3. By 11 pm I was done for. The worst stomach cramps had started. Those were coming in like contractions, and I began throwing up almost every 5-8 minutes for two hours. I also was going poop quite often, and once I had nothing left to throw up, I had a lot of diarrhea. I would not recommend these. A laxative should not have you in that much pain and vomiting. Also, it’s now the next day, and I’m exhausted, probably dehydrated, and my stomach is still having minor pains and bowel movements."

• Ell...
• June 9, 2014

For Constipation "After reading a large number of shocking reviews from people taking Dulcolax, I went to sleep extremely nervous after taking 1 pill at 11 pm. I drank a 500 ml bottle of water immediately after taking the tablet. I did not wake once in the night and finally woke at around half past 7 am, where I experienced some mild cramping. This was expected after reading reviews, however, in my head, I was preparing for the worst to come, but it never did. Fifteen minutes of cramping passed, I made my way to the bathroom, where a normal bowel motion occurred, and now I feel much better with no lasting side effects. Overall, a good product, however, I strongly recommend drinking water after taking Dulcolax."

• Ale...
• January 15, 2017

For Constipation "Great results! Which was unexpected after I read all the reviews on here. If you only take one with plenty of water, you most likely won't feel a lot of pain. I took one pill at 4 pm, it's 7:30 now, and I've already had 2 BMs. I'm really impressed and so glad I didn't listen to the negative comments! It's such a relief, and I had hardly even felt anything was happening! The secret is water, and don't be afraid to eat! Nausea and sickness usually occur when you're dehydrated because this product sucks all the water out of you, so yeah, stay hydrated and you should be good! Definitely will use this again."

• kpt...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 28, 2015

For Constipation "I take Dulcolax when I feel like my bowel system is playing up. Or to avoid serious constipation. I usually take it with a glass of water. But it doesn't help with the cramps, ever. It wakes me up at 6 am if 1 pill is taken between 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. Cramps are too bad, but the relief is great. Works almost every time for me."

• Hot...
• January 7, 2021

For Bowel Preparation "Prepared for a flexible sigmoidoscopy on a Friday at 1 pm began Wednesday. Wednesday: light breakfast of solids, the rest of the day 1 gallon of water spaced out and clear liquid fluid foods. Had a BM as I usually daily do in the morning. 1 Dulcolax 4:30 pm that Wednesday with 2 bottles of water, regular BM at 11:30 pm. I wondered why I wasn’t running to the washroom or in any painful symptoms described here. Set an alarm at 6 am Thursday and popped 2 more with 2 bottles of water. Normal BM as I usually daily do, and then a normal but large watery BM at 3 pm. No symptoms again as described in other reviews. I think the key to the prep is just drink a ton of water, and when you think you can’t drink anymore, drink some more. I wondered why I wasn’t making more BMs all Wednesday or Thursday, but it’s likely because I eat clean and I also already wasn’t eating solids when I began the prep."

• Poo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 25, 2020

For Constipation "Omg y’all. This stuff is seriously awful!! I took two pills at 8:30 p.m. Thank God I didn’t take 3. At 3:30 a.m., I woke up with terrible nausea and a bubbly stomach. I laid there and tossed and turned for a little bit. I finally got up, went downstairs so I didn’t wake up my family but heard horror sounds of poop shooting in the toilet. I was sweating, my stomach cramped up, and I couldn’t tell if I had to poop or throw up, or both at the same time. It’s now 7:50 a.m., I still have bad diarrhea. I’ll be canceling some stuff today because I’ll need to be by a bathroom at all times. Lord have mercy. I’ll stick with Miralax next time. Read reviews before taking this! I wish I did!!"

• Dul...
• February 12, 2020

For Constipation "I had been struggling with constipation for weeks, having around 1 BM each week, 2 if I was lucky. My mum was the one that suggested I try something over the counter, so I tried Dulcolax. I’d never taken it before, so I started with just 1 tablet. I took this at around 10:30 pm and went to bed. I woke up a few times in the night with gas but no pain or cramps. I got up for work at 7 am worried that nothing had happened yet, so I started Googling the reviews. Some of your reviews are terrifying! 10 minutes into reading, I could feel a bowel movement coming on, so I prepared for the worst. However, I’m pleasantly surprised, I have now had my first BM. It wasn’t diarrhea but very soft. No cramps or pain. I had drunk about 750 ml of water before going to bed, so I’m starting to think that this helped! Hydrate while taking this tablet, ladies, and if you haven’t taken it before, just begin with 1. I’m so glad I didn’t take 2/3."

• Tha...
• September 5, 2020

For Constipation "After taking Dulcolax, I thought I would need an ambulance. I have never sweated or felt pain cramps like it. Severe water pouring out my rear end. Shaking uncontrollably. Woke up on the bathroom floor when it was all over. A few more water bowel movements the next day."

• Sur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2015

For Constipation "I haven't had a bowel movement in about 8 or 9 days. I took two pills around midnight and woke up around 5 a.m. to a bowel movement. It helped my constipation. I went back to sleep and woke up about 7 a.m. to an immediate bowel movement. It is now 7:45 a.m., and hopefully this is over. Works great though."

• Lau...
• February 2, 2020

For Constipation "I took 3 Dulcolax pills at 11:00 am, and by 1:00 pm, I was in such excruciating pain that I truly thought I was going to pass out. Abdominal cramping and stabbing that reached from my lower back up to my esophagus. The pain stayed at that level for one solid hour. Then some relief, then another wave of level-11 pain hit, which this time caused me to throw up. It certainly worked as far as clearing me out, but the pain was...the worst. I kept expecting to see blood because surely this couldn't be normal; something had to have gone wrong. But, no blood - I believe this is just how the product works. Granted, it was my first time using it, and I had only been constipated for 2 days, so I probably should have started with a lesser dose. But the package says adults and children 12 years and over should take 1-3 pills. I figured if 3 pills were fine for a 12-year-old, I'd certainly be fine as a 35-year-old woman. I was wrong."

• DIs...
• January 31, 2014

For Constipation "It's currently 6 a.m., and I am sitting on the toilet with the worst intestinal cramps I have ever had in my life due to these tablets. I have been unable to pass normally for about 3 weeks now, due to a hemorrhoid, and I was prescribed these by my doctor. I take 2 before bed in an effort to get me going. And get me going it does - but it also wakes me up 3 hours beforehand with horrendous pains in my stomach and gives me such bad diarrhea that I'm scared to get off the toilet."

• Mam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2020

For Constipation "I took ONE! ONE damn tiny Dulcolax pill, and I felt like I was doomed! It was worse than labor by far! I was drenched with sweat, excruciating cramps, and pressure and pains so bad I couldn’t move. It definitely worked, but in the most torturous way, and I will NEVER EVER take it again! I couldn’t do anything all day besides sit on the toilet or curled up in a ball on my bed..... DON'T TAKE IT! It says “gentle” relief, and that’s rubbish!"

• Nol...
• June 15, 2017

For Bowel Preparation "Took this with phospho-soda for my colonoscopy prep. 6:45 pm I took 45 mL phospho-soda. Then at 8:45 pm took 4 pcs of 5 mg bisacodyl Dulcolax as instructed. Around 9 pm I started visiting the toilet and stayed there for like ages. Probably the result of phospho-soda since it's also a laxative. I knew Dulcolax would hit me harder later on. I only went out when someone wanted to use the toilet. I wore adult diapers before exiting just to be sure enough because I couldn't hold the poop inside. Just slips out of my butt without control. Then the worst happened. Around midnight I felt severe stomachaches. The discharge was almost all water and was discharged as if from a pressurized water hose. My butt burns also. Can't touch it. Luckily all is well at 6 am."

• Mel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 11, 2023

For Constipation "I'm not a doctor, but I can't help but feel the negative reviews are a little misguided. If you're severely blocked up and haven't been to the bathroom in a week or more, how can you expect to be in anything but pain when you take medication trying to push all that through? Dulcolax is the only thing that works for me. Sure, I had pain and quite loose stools when it was working, but I had a complete evacuation. The relief is amazing! Clearly, those of us with this issue need to see a doctor as laxatives are a short-term, last resort. If you're severely blocked up and you choose to take Dulcolax, be prepared for a rather intense experience. But I'd rather go through that than keep all that waste inside me."

• Pau...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 4, 2017

For Constipation "For all you 'horrible cramps, worst pain ever, bad drug' people. You had a blocked bowel. The directions warn against using it with that, yet the only way I've ever known I had a blocked bowel was when I was writhing in agony. So unless you have your own X-ray at home, I'm not sure how one would know. Anyway, it's not the laxative to blame, it's your condition. Remember why you took it? People always confuse causality. 'I took X, then this happened. X is bad and at fault.' It's more likely you would have gone through the same experience at a later time, and the laxative just brought it on sooner. I'm pretty sure stimulant laxatives increase the pain and severity of cramps, which is why it's warned for. Yet a blocked bowel is hell. Been there."