Bisacodyl and Pain: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Lia...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 18, 2019

For Constipation "I took one pill before I went to bed. Early morning, I woke up in so much pain and broke out in a sweat to the point that I got so dizzy and thought that I was going to pass out. I was able to turn on a fan in my room that helped cool me down. That pain was so severe that all I could do was rock back and forth. The pain lasted two days. I will never take another Correctol. This should be taken off the store shelves. It's gonna kill somebody!!!"

• Ang...
• May 14, 2015

For Constipation "I had been constipated for 3 days. So I went to the drugstore and looked over my options for a laxative. Dulcolax said it was 'gentle, overnight relief.' So I decided to give it a try. The box says to take 1-3 pills, so I decided to take 2. I drank 2 glasses of water, then I went to bed and awoke at 2 a.m. with extreme stomach cramps, cold/hot flashes, and an overall sick feeling. I went to the bathroom too many times to count between the debilitating stomach cramps. Nothing about this product was 'gentle' as it states on the box. I laid in bed and moaned and groaned with each cramp. 24 hours later, I am still in pain! I thought I might need to go to the emergency room! I will not use this product again or recommend it to anyone! BEWARE!!"

• Lit...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 7, 2023

For Constipation "Be careful with this. I took 2 on an empty stomach, like it said. Woke up around 2 a.m. Running to the bathroom, I threw up bile for a good few hours and had the worst body pains where I was about to faint and pass out. It does clear you out, but in the most painful way ever, so if you want to feel alive, don’t take these!!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2016

For Constipation "I have never in my life felt that helpless! Extreme pain, nausea, and felt faint. Don't take this if you are home alone. I was throwing up and having the runs at the same time! Barely had the energy to call my husband's name for help. He got me a cold rag and water! I couldn't have gotten it myself, it was that horrific! But it definitely relieves constipation! It's 100% going to clean your guts out! I took 2."

• Tim...
• August 18, 2015

For Constipation "I had stomach cramps in the morning. I was in so much pain it was ridiculous and then ended up with diarrhea, which was not what I was expecting. If you want something to completely flush out your system, then great. But I personally wouldn't go through the pain again as it made me ill."

• Tee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2023

For Constipation "I took 3 pills of this medication last night, and it is horrible!!! I should have read the reviews before taking it. I am in so much pain in my stomach and back. My stomach pain travels to my vagina and butt. I can hardly stand or sit. I am hot, cold, clammy, and nauseous. This is downright the worst experience I have ever had. I can hardly walk around my house."

• Anonymous
• October 5, 2016

For Constipation "I've had normal BM for all of my life (34) until recently with a 2-week bout of constipation. I've been popping out number 1's on the Bristol scale bi-daily. Tried a little mineral oil, olive oil, mass hydration, stool softeners, and a change of diet. No change. Frustrated, I was told 'Dulcolax was where it was at, just take 2 and you'll have the best poop of your life.' This was so far from the truth. I'm on my second day of missed work of a 3-day ordeal. My insides feel like they have been detached. I can feel the entirety of my large intestine from tip to tail. Car rides and seat belts, laughing, sneezing, sudden movements in general reverberate pain through my colon. This is all after that nightmare of a night described by others here."

• Liv...
• February 13, 2016

For Constipation "So much pain! In the last 2 years, I have suffered with a brain tumor, so I have been in a lot of pain, to the point of morphine every day for a year. Then I had brain surgery, but the pain from this pill came pretty close! In serious pain, to the point of blacking out, hot and cold shivers, and just sat in pain, feeling like trapped wind/indigestion. It's just... ahhhh!!!! Don't take this!!!"

• Lol...
• February 16, 2016

For Constipation "I have been using Dulcolax for a couple of years. I only use it if I haven't been to the loo for more than 5 days and if I have the next day to be at home. I take two tablets around 7 pm, and when I wake in the morning, it completely clears me out. Yes, it does give some form of diarrhea, but I'm willing to accept this for an hour or so, as it makes you feel so much better. It does give you a tummy ache and cramps, and you do feel like the pain will never go away, but once you've been to the toilet, it goes, it can't last forever. You have to accept a bit of tummy ache/pain if you are pooing out days' worth of poop. Love Dulcolax. It's a strong tablet, but it gets the job done."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 21, 2018

For Constipation "I took this at 6 pm last night, figured 2 would do the job since it says 'gentle'... it is now almost 1 pm the next day with 16 hours of the worst pain I ever felt in my 30 years. Yes, it works, but with complete torture. I am basically counting down when it will be over, at some points, I feel like it never will be over.... I mean 16 HOURS so far in excruciating pain!!! And God forbid you want to drink something to hydrate yourself... it makes it even WORSE. Like, is the term 'gentle' a joke to these people? Take this off the market and file a class action lawsuit!!!!"

• kpi...
• March 18, 2017

"The amount of pain you experience when taking Dulcolax makes whether or not it works a completely moot point. I took this as directed and was up in the middle of the night writhing in some of the very worst pain I have ever felt. The type of pain where you think to yourself, 'I am going to need to go to the hospital.' They are small pills, easy to swallow, but don't let the size fool you. Serious waste of money. Because of the pain it caused, after only one dose, the remainder of the box went in the bin. If you don't like pain but need to relieve your bowels, I STRONGLY recommend you find a different product."

• Ouc...
• September 14, 2019

For Constipation "Do not take this. I took 2 because I was constipated for a few days. A little later, I was throwing up and on the toilet at the same time, not to mention the pain I had in my stomach. I’m not a whiner and usually handle pain real well, but this pain felt like the pain I had felt like giving birth. NEVER again, they need to be off the market!!"

• Lea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 10, 2023

For Constipation "Good news is that it works. I sh*t myself, the bed, my pants, and two XXL adult diapers. Bad news is I screamed and moaned in pain for nine hours while my guts bubbled and twisted as if I were giving birth to Satan himself. I prayed for the end, and I didn’t even care if that end came while my pants were down around my ankles. Summary: yes, you will sh*t, so it does what it says. The gentle part is an absolute lie. It felt like I was birthing a rhinoceros out of my anus. Read the reviews and proceed with caution. You have been warned."

• Jor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 13, 2019

For Constipation "I have had severe constipation problems since I was little, but this is the only drug that will get anything moving. I had to go to the ER after I didn’t go to the restroom for 2 weeks, and now it’s been a week, so I took three tablets, and there is slight pain. But I remember one of the first times it felt like I was birthing a child, but now it’s fine, just take one if it’s your first time."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 30, 2015

For Constipation "Everyone here has been complaining about this medication, which has gotten me a little anxious as I am in the process of waiting for the effect. I took two tablets at around 6 pm, and around 9:30 my stomach was grumbling insanely, passing wind for about half an hour. I melted to the toilet, thinking I needed to go, but I didn't. Then, all of a sudden, around 10 pm, I was in so much pain I was crouching down from the cramps and went straight to the bathroom and had a bowel movement. I am aware I might get a few more bowel movements throughout the night, but at this moment I'm hoping the pain isn't as unbearable as earlier before. Right now I feel quite relaxed after the first session on the toilet. Honestly, feeling great after taking it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2016

For Constipation "I was constipated for a few days, so I decided to give these a shot... never again. The most severe stomach cramps I've ever had in my life, and they lasted for two hours. Two hours of sweating profusely, lying on the bathroom floor, crying from the pain, considering how embarrassing an ER visit would be at 3 a.m. because of Dulcolax cramps. It's like period cramps, but a hundred times worse. When the medicine finally did its job, it produced staggered streams of hot lava for the remainder of the night. Needless to say, the intense pain wasn't worth the small, painful BM."

• Pai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 31, 2016

For Constipation "I had surgery on a Thursday and was warned that the pain pills make you constipated, so I already had some Dulcolax pink pills in my cabinet I hadn't used yet, so I figured they would work. Surgery was Thursday, and by Monday after, I still hadn't had a bowel movement, so I figured I would take the maximum daily dose - 3 pills - and sleep on it. Woke up feeling no different than I had since the surgery. Took 3 more with my morning meds. At 7 pm, had a normal bowel movement and felt better. 20 minutes later, though, I suffered the worst cramps and pain I've ever felt. I LITERALLY lost 3 pounds from shitting. Oh, then I woke up the next morning and had shit the bed - first time ever; hopefully last. It's now been 24 hours of horrific pain and cramps."

• Liz...
• May 28, 2019

For Constipation "So I took this on Sunday evening around 8 pm, woke up with pain around 2 am. The pain was like giving birth but worse, I had sweating and felt like I was going to die. I too also had to take off my clothes and lie on the cold tile in the bathroom. The nausea continued the whole next day, but I also was in a coma-like state. I literally slept the whole day. I felt like I was in and out of consciousness for 24+ hours. It helped with the constipation, but the price my body paid was a high one. Next time I will look for a softer, easier way."

• Mis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2016

For Constipation "Please don't take the pills! The suppositories are great, though! I took 2 around 4:30 pm. Before bed, I had a terrible burning feeling in my abdomen. At 1:30, I woke up in pain and went to the bathroom. Seemed to be nothing but gas-the worst possible gas you could ever have trapped inside you! I actually thought I was dying and wanted to call 911. Thirty minutes of this, then I finally pooped. Not much, soft but formed. Back to bed, an hour later the diarrhea started. It's 5 am, and it hasn't stopped. Explosive, watery, smelly, awful stuff. Felt like hot lava. Do not give this to children or adults. Never, ever take these. I'm throwing them out! I gave it a 2 because it technically works. I actually lost 2 pounds (so far) :("

• 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!"

• Deb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2019

For Constipation "Took Dulcolax before bed as I have had constipation for a few days. Woke up about 3 a.m. with bad cramps and awful gas. I had to sit on the loo for ages and still couldn't go, but had awful pains, felt sick, was sweating. Eventually, 30 minutes or so later, after cramps and the pain, I ended up with diarrhea and was physically sick, not just once, but a few times. I would never take this again, it is awful."

• Suu...
• April 12, 2020

For Constipation "I have a stomach that digests very slowly, and the bowels are the same. It takes me three times longer to eliminate food than the average person. I take fiber, drink lots of water, and have a selective diet as a vegetarian who is supposed to eat twelve small meals a day for digestion. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always work! I take Senokot-S at bedtime but am still prone to blockage. I took one Dulcolax suppository. Easy to insert and very quick to act. It was about five minutes, and I had to run to the washroom. I still had to push a bit from the pain, and there was a burning sensation! It went away as soon as I started passing more stool. I still have pain in my left side, so I know I’m still full of poop, lol. If I don’t have a bowel movement tomorrow, I will do a suppository again! Yes, it worked and fast, but for me, once I get impacted, I was told I may need to do things twice! On a side note, I was told to drink Gatorade while unplugging myself due to water and electrolytes being lost."

• Nev...
• November 5, 2015

For Constipation "I took one Dulcolax last night at about eleven p.m. I have taken it before without the problems I am having now. By four a.m., I was having severe stomach cramping, but no bowel movement. I experienced horrible cramps, nausea, bloating that would not relieve for hours, and now it is almost six p.m. the following day, and while the cramping is much less, I still have an upset stomach. I considered going to the emergency room last night, but I really could hardly move and knew there was little they could do for me there. I will not ever take this stuff again! The packaging says it is 'gentle.' Good lord, no, it isn't!! I've taken magnesium citrate before and did not experience the type of cramping and pain I had for hours early this a.m. with Dulcolax. Will never take this again, I am still not feeling well almost twenty-four hours after I took the one pill."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2021

For Constipation "I had horrible constipation for about a week, nothing was helping, so I took one Dulcolax around 9 pm. I expected the bowel movement to start in the morning, but nothing happened (just terrible tummy pain). Around 5 pm, the pain got so intense I was sweating and shaking but unable to open my bowel :( horrible, horrible experience. Finally, after around 2 hours of pain, nausea, cramps, sweating, and shaking, I managed to open my bowel. As soon as it happened, all symptoms went away and I felt massive relief. My advice is: take it only when other things are not working, it is very powerful, but it works. My colon was completely blocked, and it helped me to empty it and get rid of awful constipation."

• Poj...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 9, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "Let me start by saying I was pleasantly surprised. I was dreading my colonoscopy prep, which called for 4 Dulcolax the night before at 5 p.m., followed at 6 p.m. by drinking a 32 oz Miralax-Gatorade mix (then 16 oz of clear liquids). The morning of my 2 p.m. procedure, I was then to take another 2 Dulcolax at the same time as the 2nd round of the Miralax-Gatorade drink. I am 5'3", 115 lbs. I thought I would be in a world of pain after reading many of these reviews, so I modified my intake a bit the 1st night. Instead, I took 2 Dulcolax at 3 p.m. and consumed the mix as instructed at 6 p.m. Because I was absolutely fine (yes, it made me go as expected, but no cramping or pain), the next morning I decided to take the other 2 pills at the same time as the prep drink as prescribed, and once again I was fine... absolutely no cramping or pain. By the time I got to my appointment, I was completely clean! I did hydrate a ton, ate a low-residue diet of fewer calories, and took Miralax for 5 days leading up to it."