Bisacodyl and Nausea: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• March 21, 2017

For Constipation "I write this as I'm sitting on the toilet, mustering the strength in between intestinal contractions, wishing that I had never taken 2 pills hours earlier. The amount of pain and sweat that I had woken up to before I had to run to the bathroom was concerning. The first wave of contractions made me believe that I was going to have to go to the ER, convincing myself that I was on an episode of 1,000 Ways to Die and that I had drunk a bottle of Drano. Once the first big move was 'done,' the intensity of the pain subsided a bit. Maybe I am just getting used to my insides feeling like they are being wrung out like a wet towel, who knows. Nausea in high gear. Solids turned to liquid. Still sitting here 40 minutes later. Hoping I can go back to sleep."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 5, 2017

For Constipation "I absolutely hate this medication. I had cold sweats, extreme cramping, horrible nausea, vomiting, and nearly blacked out. ALL FROM ONE PILL. I'm a 23-year-old woman. An over-the-counter constipation medication shouldn't do this. I would never recommend this medication to anyone. I honestly don't believe it should be on the market, or at least offered over the counter and readily available to the unsuspecting consumer."

• Tee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 24, 2014

For Constipation "I hadn't gone to the bathroom in 4 days, and so I decided to take 3 pills at 7 PM. Nothing happened until the next day at around 11 AM, and I was experiencing cramping pains, clamminess, cold shivers, a little bit of nausea, and I was farting A LOT. About 30 minutes of this, I had to run to the toilet because I had to go so bad. Let's just say I was relieved of my constipation by a great deal. Sure, there were some side effects, but it was worth it. I feel great now!"

• aas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 13, 2014

For Constipation "I had been constipated for a couple of days and had a package of Dulcolax in my medicine cabinet. I took one at about 3 pm and instantly started feeling nauseous. For the next couple of hours, I had horrible cramps that felt like someone was stabbing me. After about 6 hours, I finally went, but it was diarrhea. All night that night, I was up having diarrhea. For the next couple of days, I felt horrible and couldn't eat any food without feeling sick. Long story short, Dulcolax works to relieve constipation, but the pain is excruciating."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2022

For Constipation "It was the worst experience of my life. The cramps were so insanely bad that I ended up in the ER. Nausea, chills, lightheaded… would never in a million years take this medication again. The pain was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced! I took 2 pills at noon, and by 3 p.m. I thought I was dying. Horrible, horrible cramps but nothing at all coming out. Finally, 12 hours later, the liquid diarrhea has begun. Do not take this medicine."

• Lou...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "I tried Dulcolax for the first time. I took it around 7 pm. At 2 am, I woke up with the worst stomach pains I’ve ever felt. I mean ever. I laid in bed not knowing if I should go to the hospital or wait it out. I waited it out, and a few minutes into the pain, I felt like I was going to vomit everywhere. A few minutes into feeling like I was going to vomit, I also felt like I was going to poop my pants. I went to sit on the toilet and thought I was going to poop everywhere. Instead, I took a tiny dump. I went back to bed and still felt pain. 30 minutes later, I ran to the toilet and took a massive dump. Now I am still in pain and just waiting for more poop to come as I am still feeling like garbage. I’ve had a chocolate laxative before and felt nothing like this. I will not take this product again."

• Twi...
• November 3, 2015

For Constipation "I took one Dulcolax on Sunday and then one on Monday for constipation. I was awakened last night at 1 a.m. with horrific stomach pain, cramping, nausea, and diarrhea that was like explosive water. All day yesterday, I was going to the bathroom, each time with a little bit of diarrhea. I must have been in the bathroom 25 times. But the pain and nausea I felt last night for hours almost sent me to the ER. I kept wishing I could go ahead and vomit so that I'd feel better, but I never could. But the nausea and the pain nearly drove me over the edge. I was in the fetal position for hours (when I wasn't running to the bathroom). I never, ever expected to feel this horrible. Never again. I still have sharp pains and watery diarrhea today."

• liv...
• October 1, 2015

For Constipation "(15 years old, 103 lbs) I took this at 3 pm yesterday morning. I was stupid and took three pills. At about 3:30, I was having horrific abdominal pain and cramping and bad nausea. (I never actually threw up, but I felt like I was going to several times.) At around 2 am, I had to go. After that, I went back to bed, but for the rest of the night, I had to get up at least every fifteen minutes with explosive diarrhea. I woke up the next morning in extreme pain with worse nausea than the night before. I tried going to school and had to be picked up early because I couldn't even control my bowel movements. It's now 10:16 a day after taking this laxative, and my stomach is cramping and growling, and I still feel nauseous. I do not recommend. If you take it, take only 1!"

• Anonymous
• September 24, 2019

For Constipation "Took one pill at 7 pm. I had only had some small bowel movements for the past 5 days, but I could tell I was backed up and bloated. At 5 am, I woke up to a burning in my stomach, and a feeling of doom washed over me. I went and sat on the toilet, but instead of coming out the back end, I vomited into the trash can while my stomach violently cramped. So many things crossed my mind. Maybe this is what happens to those women who didn’t know they were pregnant until they started going into labor (the cramps were that bad). With the amount I was sweating, I then considered that I was having a heart attack. Or maybe my gallbladder was flaring up? I have a history of debilitating menstrual cramps, so I know what pain feels like. This was a whole other level. I had almost forgotten that I took Dulcolax until I saw it on my nightstand, which is when I got on the internet and found these reviews. Thank goodness I stumbled upon this website or else I’d be racking up ER bills thinking I was dying."

• Oak...
• March 23, 2014

For Constipation "Before my period every month, I get awful constipation for about a week before. I usually just wait it out because it eventually just goes away. But this time, I tried something new. I took 2 Dulcolax last night around 9 and woke up at 9:30 with severe nausea and cramping. Let's just say, after hours upon hours today of the worst stomach cramps possible, crying, sweating, and throwing up, I'm exhausted. It kept its word, it relieved all my constipation and I feel great now, I just wish all the side effects that came with taking it weren't so bad."

• Ith...
• August 10, 2015

For Constipation "I took this medicine at 6 PM for constipation. I started to get nauseous, rumbling stomach, and stomach pain exactly at midnight. Here I am, 2:45 am in pain, it hurts so bad. I did go, which was great, but the damn pain feels like I am experiencing contractions. Oh no. I'm tired and have to get up for work soon. Do yourself a favor and take something easy on yourself. I didn't read the reviews until after taking the one pill. Thank God I didn't take 2 or as suggested."

• sam...
• August 11, 2014

For Constipation "I have always had constipation, and I was told to take Dulcolax if nothing else seemed to work. Normally, I only take one pill, but this time I took 2 because I hadn't gone in a week and needed the relief ASAP. BIG MISTAKE! I always get indigestion-type feelings, so those started up within about an hour. In a few hours, I passed a couple of soft bowel movements. I was praying that I could just go to sleep because my stomach was so uneasy. I thought I could wake up feeling better. It made me feel bad all over: nausea, cold sweats. Then I woke up at about 4:30 a.m. with the urgency to go. During my bowel movements, I was having severe stomach cramps with diarrhea. In the future, I will only be taking one pill!"

• Anonymous
• April 5, 2015

For Constipation "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."

• Pla...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2019

For Bowel Preparation "So I have Crohn’s disease. I have a colonoscopy and upper EDG on Tuesday. I took 5 Dulcolax at 3 pm. I was supposed to take 4, so one extra. At 9 pm, nothing had happened (that was 6 hours later), so I took 2 more. I had chicken broth for dinner that night (Sunday). Here it is, 1 am Monday, so that’s 10 hours from the first 5 pills and nothing. My stomach has been rumbling, and I felt nauseous for like 10 minutes, but that’s it. Waiting on this to really hit me. But I won’t be taking more. Y’all scared me. Lol."

• Dot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2020

For Bowel Preparation "I took 4 Dulcolax as directed for colonoscopy prep. In 40 minutes, broke out in cold sweat, became shaky and very sick to my stomach. So sick that I gagged three times. Severe cramping. I am still sick in my stomach and two hours late starting to drink Miralax. Horrible stuff."

• NAa...
• April 25, 2016

For Constipation "The experience was awful, but the reviews here seem to be inaccurate. First, you feel as if gas is stuck inside of you. Second, comes a wave of nausea. Third, you're on the toilet for almost an hour and a half and in extreme pain. The pain isn't ER worthy at all. Advil helped me. Once you go #2 and everything flushes your system, you're left with diarrhea and the cramps right before going to the restroom. The pain for me was on my sides and abdomen. Also, the pain was on my back and my hips. I took three. DO NOT TAKE 2-3 PILLS. TAKE ONLY ONE. One has the desired effects without the majority of the pain. I hope this helped."

• Zip...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 2, 2016

For Constipation "I took one Dulcolax tablet last night at 19:00. Woke at 01:45 with the most horrendous stomach cramps, sweating profusely, nausea followed by 5 bouts of vomiting. My whole inside felt as though it was on fire, even childbirth was not as painful. At one point, I thought my husband was going to have to call for an ambulance. I have lost count of the number of BMs I have had during the day/night, just running out non-stop. I will never take another Dulcolax, I have thrown the packet out and would not wish this experience on anyone. I have wasted a day in my life in bed that I will never get back!"

• 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!"

• Tut...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 9, 2017

For Bowel Preparation "I had taken the medication at 10 last night. About 8 this morning, I had severe cramps, nausea, and sweaty. And again at 10, I had a liquid bowel movement, and now at 11, sitting on the toilet, I wanted something for relief, and this isn't a nice relief, more like a killer one, to say the least. Would I recommend it? Ummm, sure, if you like excruciating cramps, constant nausea, and very loose stool."

• All...
• March 1, 2016

For Constipation "Oh my! Never again. I took two at 8:00 p.m., and at 4:00 a.m. I woke up to the worst stomach cramping. I had diarrhea from early morning and throughout the day into the next. The stomach cramps would come and go, and with intensity. Here it is Tuesday, and I'm still getting waves of nausea and cramps. The worst part is the back spasms. It feels like I'm being stabbed in the middle of my back every other hour. Then my stomach burbles, aches, and my bowels cramp, and then it stops. I would rather be constipated. I have drunk bottles and bottles of water to get this garbage laxative out of my system. If you are constipated, do not take this product. You will suffer in ER-worthy pain."

• Hor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 2, 2022

For Constipation "I have never regretted taking something more than I did this medicine. My doctor prescribed it. I took 2 pills, and within a couple of hours, I was up with the worst pain EVER in my stomach. I laid in agony for hours. Threw up a ton. More pain and no sleep the entire night. All I can do to make myself feel any better is to write this review for people to not take this."

• Ang...
• June 7, 2019

For Constipation "This Dulcolax medicine is awful, truly awful and not “gentle” at all! I will be writing in a complaint. I had constipation, chose this over my usual brand of relief because of the TV advert, I thought “gentle”, okay I’ll give it a try then. What a huge mistake. I took 1 tablet at 11pm. Then at 5am, I woke up with horrendous cramp, worse than childbirth, nausea, lightheadedness, and very hot. These symptoms continued for 4 hours, I was in agony. At 9am-ish came a bowel movement, but the sheer agony of cramps and nausea continued for a further two hours until an “explosion” of diarrhea I had never ever experienced in 60 years of my life! It came unexpectedly, ruining my stairs and landing carpet en route to the bathroom. The bathroom has feces splattered everywhere, all over the bathroom and on me. It took over an hour for the areas to be cleaned and all soiled items binned. Two hours on and liquid is still dripping out of me like a tap."

• Rel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 25, 2020

For Constipation "Have suffered from impactions for several months. The trick is definitely to drink several pints of water (at least) when taking these tablets. I've had the nausea, vomiting, sweats, etc., when stool was not cleared or hadn't drank much water at the time of taking these tablets. Do not take them during the day and make sure you keep the day after taking these tablets clear of travel/appointments."

• Car...
• December 29, 2016

For Constipation "This product does what it says with terrible pain! First off... I would never recommend this product to someone who experiences IBS like myself. Seems that the posts praising Dulcolax are from people who have only had LIGHT constipation discomfort. I now understand the 'near death experience' that Dulcolax is. If you ever experienced true food poisoning that leaves you expelling from both ends simultaneously, this is exactly like that! Cold sweats, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting accompanied by the worst cramps of life. I mean I can actually say I thought I'd need an ER visit, and if you've tried this and lived to tell the tale, YOU KNOW! I would absolutely recommend taking this on the first day of your weekend with zero plans!"

• Sic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 19, 2016

For Constipation "I will never use Correctol again. It felt like the claws of death were raking themselves through my intestines. I was nauseated, hot, and I felt like I was going to throw up. Yes, it most certainly cleaned me out, but it definitely was not worth it."