Bisacodyl and Stomach Pain: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Nes...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 18, 2016

For Constipation "I give it a 2 because I was no longer constipated within a few hours after taking it, but the stomach pains, as many have posted, are excruciating when the box says relief is 'gentle,' and I specifically bought the pink one for sensitive stomachs. I have not yet had a child, but it is what I imagine giving birth feels like. I have been doubled up since yesterday because of the pain in my stomach and severe nausea that makes me feel like I am going to throw up at any minute. I am not getting relief from the pain after bowel movements and have been sobbing because of the pain to the point that my boyfriend wanted to take me to the ER. I am trying to stay hydrated with lots of water like others have suggested, but it is difficult with my stomach."

• SRR...
• May 7, 2016

For Constipation "I took it before going to bed at 11 pm and woke up around 3 am with excruciating back pain and stomach pain. I was literally on the floor breathing like I was in active labor. The pain was getting worse by the second, and then I started sweating so badly that my PJ's and hair were literally soaked, and it was dripping off of my face and chest. I couldn't tell if I was going to throw up, poop, or if I was having a legit heart attack. I couldn't even yell for help to my sleeping husband because I was in so much pain. I was honestly scared at this point because I've taken Ex-Lax and never had this sort of reaction. I started to push and massage my abdomen, which helped alleviate a little bit of the pain/cramping that I was having."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 7, 2022

For Constipation "Holy crap. Literally. This was the absolute worst drug I have ever taken. Haven’t been able to poop in almost a week. This is the stuff my sister takes, and my mom gave me it. I have taken Dulcolax before, but I am used to it not doing anything at all. Well, this time was much, much different. Woke up around 3 a.m. with the worst stomach pain/cramps of my life, I truly thought I was dying. Covered in my own sweat and crying, throwing up, I blacked out on the toilet and had to stay there for a very long time. Took about 2 hours for me to have a movement, and when I did, it was excruciating and literally like a water hose. Now it’s 5 a.m., and I’m writing this because 1.) still in a lot of pain and can’t sleep, and 2.) I don’t recommend this product at all unless you have the balls and/or need to prep for a colonoscopy or something. I don’t wish this pain on my worst enemy. Proceed with caution."

• Lol...
• December 12, 2018

For Constipation "I have been taking Dulcolax for years with no issues. However, the last two times I used the product, I had a horrible experience. I took 2 pills shortly before bed around 10:30 pm. I woke up around 3 am with horrible stomach pain. I had cramps, vomiting, shaking, and a headache. I was both hot and cold all while sitting on the toilet. The second time was basically the same. I will not be using the product again. Makes me wonder if the product ingredients have recently been changed."

• LA2...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 25, 2015

For Constipation "A friend told me to take 3 pink pills of Dulcolax, so I did. At 7 pm, I woke up at 5 am with my stomach hurting bad, in tears. I was throwing up a lot too. I didn't go until 8 am, then went all day with diarrhea. Now it had been 7 days until last night. I took 1 of the pills, it did nothing. I ended up having to do an enema. I did one and it did nothing, I had to do 2 and then finally went 20 minutes later. I guess I'll have to use 2 pink pills next time. Oh, and I did not drink water, so next time I will make sure of it! Thanks, hope this helps."

• DON...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 9, 2019

For Constipation "So I've been plugged up (constipated) for 3 to 4 days. I decided to go to 7-Eleven real quick to see if they had any meds that could help me clear it. This was all they had, so whatever. Got home, took 2 pills. 5 hours later, stomach started hurting a little bit. 5 1/2 hours later, went to the bathroom, managed to have a poo, and it hurt pretty damn bad. 6 hours in, I had the worst aches in my life!!! I exploded in the toilet and honestly thought I had to go to the doctor, it was so bad. I have never experienced anything this bad in my life. DON'T TAKE IT!!!!!"

• Ama...
• April 19, 2023

For Constipation "I took this on a Monday morning expecting it to hit 6-12 hours, so I figured I would be off work by then. Drank plenty of water with the two little pills I took. Not even an hour went by before I had the worst stomach pain and felt I was going to throw up. I did indeed throw up with nothing in my stomach but water. It wasn’t until later Monday evening I was throwing up and going to the bathroom. It’s day 3, and I still have the worst stomach pain, with or without eating or drinking. I would not recommend this brand as it barely did the job and was not “gentle” at all… contemplating going to UC for how bad my stomach hurts to see if any damage was done."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 23, 2020

For Constipation "I took one Dulcolax before bed, woke at 4 am. Honestly, never felt so much tummy pain in my life. I then quickly after passing runny poop from the tablet, I fainted from all the intense pain. Will never take again."

• Msm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 19, 2019

For Constipation "Horrible, awful pain from 5 days of constipation and 2 unsuccessful enemas later. I decided to go to our local DG as I had a coupon for this. Truly the absolute worst stomach pains I could ever imagine came on 6.5 hours after taking 2 pills. I've had to prepare for a colonoscopy before, and that was a cakewalk compared to using Dulcolax! I honestly cannot believe this product is actually okay for children ages 6-12! I will never use this again. Thank God I see my doctor next week."

• Jas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2019

For Constipation "I bought this laxative a few months ago expecting it to relieve my constipation, but I was in for a big surprise. Once it kicked in, my stomach was in the worst pain of my life, it felt like I was going to pass out. It was 10x worse than period cramps. I sat on the toilet and didn’t know if I’d throw up or poop. It was so painful, I felt like I was having contractions. Finally, I went to the bathroom and felt okay, not good, but okay. I thought I’d give this laxative another try today, and then I was in so much pain I felt like I was going to pass out. For hours today, I felt so out of it, all I could think of was my stomach pain. It was so painful!! It hurt my back, stomach, and ribs. I felt aches the whole day, I had to lay in bed for hours. Finally, I forced myself to use the bathroom and still feel gross. I feel it fading away, but I’m so scared I’m gonna get cramps again. I felt like I could’ve died from this laxative, people please stay away from this brand!!"

• Cat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 31, 2018

For Constipation "I was feeling like I needed to go #2 all day, and I just couldn't do it. At the end of the day, I decided to take 2 Dulcolax pills because it says adults can take 1 to 3. WORST MISTAKE EVER. I went to bed after midnight and got up after 1 a.m. because of stomach pain but couldn't get anything out. I went to bed again and got back up after 4 a.m. and spent 2 hours in the bathroom. The abdominal pain was the worst pain I had felt in my life. I vomited 3 times and eventually got the cold sweats. I could even hear my bowels loudly gurgling at points, and my bowel movements came out like someone turned a faucet on. This kept happening in intervals. The medicine certainly did its job by emptying me out (top and bottom), but I will never be using Dulcolax again. Horrible experience."

• Lul...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 2, 2017

For Bowel Preparation "I took one tablet before bed as instructed. I was doing a bowel prep before a specialist ultrasound to assess bowel endometriosis. I woke the next morning feeling fine. Immediately needed the toilet, which was fine. But pretty soon the nausea hit. I ended up going to the toilet at least five times that day. The product definitely worked, but boy, the nausea was no fun - all day, intense waves, and stomach pain also. I would NOT use Dulcolax again."

• Dan...
• September 29, 2015

For Constipation "I couldn't poo for days. Then I took these pills at 8 pm and went to bed at 11 pm. I then woke up at 1:30 am with the worst tummy pain ever. I got out of bed and had a little spew. Then I sat on the toilet, it began coming out then until 7 pm that night. I have to say the pain was very bad, but it was much better than being blocked up and my bowel motions not coming out. I would definitely take these again. I feel much better now."

• STA...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 3, 2016

For Constipation "Worst experience ever. Haven't had a BM in a few days, took one pill before bed. Woke up at 7 am in EXTREME stomach pain. Threw up multiple times. Doesn't even compare to anything I've been through before. Passed out twice, hit my head on sink taps the first time. Still no BM. Stay away. Would've gone to the hospital but was home alone with no one to drive me. Do NOT take Dulcolax. More like the lax from hell."

• Tin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 24, 2020

For Constipation "I took 2 Dulcolax before bed after being constipated for a few days. I awoke about 5 hours later with tummy pain, which worsened to extreme pain like contractions. I made it to the toilet, and it definitely worked, and I feel like it cleaned me out real good, but I wasn’t expecting that level of pain. I came here to see if anyone else had experienced similar extreme pain, and it seems common. I wouldn’t buy this product again, but I guess I’ll keep Dulcolax in the cupboard to use if I’m desperate."

• iha...
• August 9, 2015

For Constipation "About 13 hours after taking the pill, BOOM. The worst cramps and intestinal pains that I've ever experienced. I sat on the toilet for 20 minutes in total agony, trying not to wake anyone up. It felt like a rabid raccoon was trying to claw its way out from my bowels. It hurt so bad that I felt like I was going to throw up. At one point, I thought, 'Okay, this is my limit, if it gets any worse, I'm going to the ER.' After several waves of this, it finally ended, and now, 24 hours later, I'm still having diarrhea and some cramping, but not as bad as last night. LISTEN TO THE REVIEWS! This stuff is no joke! I took 2 tablets, and I drank so much water-at least 7 or 8 glasses of water. It doesn't matter, you will get awful cramps. Never again."

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

For Constipation "Ok, so I was suffering from constipation that made me bloat really bad, so I decided to take this medicine. I've taken it two times before, and the first time was pretty bad, like this time. The second time I took two pills, and it wasn't that bad, but OMG this time when I took three, I felt like I was about to pass out, seriously. My mouth kept watering like I was gonna vomit, my stomach was in the worst pain ever! It was honestly almost worse than my gallstone pain, and I felt like my head was gonna roll off my body because I was so weak. My face turned really pale, and it's just a really bad experience, but it does the job. Just really bad side effects."

• Los...
• April 19, 2019

For Constipation "I am currently on a medication that makes me experience constipation, so I decided today to take 2 Dulcolax to try and empty out. I took it maybe 35-40 minutes ago, and I already have a horrible pain in my stomach. I’ve been sitting on the bowl now for an hour, feeling like I’m going to throw up or poop. It’s horrible. I have cold sweats, and my abdomen has so much pain. I’m afraid to push because I feel like I might vomit if I do. I do not recommend this to anyone."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 19, 2017

For Constipation "I had been constipated for 4 days with no bowel movements at all. So I decided to try Dulcolax pink. I took two tablets at 6 pm last night and drank a ton of water. I felt completely fine, went to bed around 11, and woke up to the worst pain of my life at about 2:30 am. Stomach pains that felt like stabbing and severe vomiting every 10 min. The pain would subside for 10 minutes after the vomiting, and then the excruciating pain would come back just as timed along with the vomiting and cold sweats. I eventually just sat in the shower with hot water running over me because that’s the only way I felt a little relief. It is now about 1 pm, and I finally had a bowel motion and haven’t vomited in 2 hours. Still going to see a doctor. PLEASE DON'T TAKE."

• Oop...
• January 6, 2016

For Constipation "I've never gone more than two days without 'going,' so when I found myself on day 6, I knew I needed a little help because I was feeling pretty crappy (or not crappy enough?) The directions say to take 1-3 pills and called it gentle overnight relief. I took 2 pills before bed and had a nice, healthy BM in the morning once I had my coffee. I thought that was all, and if that had been all, I'd rate this product a 10. I went to work and had the most excruciating stomach pains and nausea all day. So much that I thought I was going to pass out. At the end of the day (yesterday), I ended up pooping my pants w/absolutely no warning in a parking lot about 20 hours after taking the pills. Today, I'm still having stomach pains. Never touching this again."

• Cls...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 15, 2018

For Constipation "I cannot believe this product is available over the counter! I’d been having a few days without a bowel movement, which is very unusual for me. So I thought I’d try a laxative to get things moving... I took 1 pill at 10:30 pm and woke at 3 am with severe stomach cramps. I sat there for a while trying to go, but it took a good hour for any motion. I was sweating, felt sick, felt like my bowel was going to fall out, in excruciating pain, and felt I was going to need to call an ambulance. I eventually did have a bowel movement but am laying in bed an hour later still shaking from the pain and scared to sleep in case the cramps worsen again. It was one of the worst experiences of my life! Stay away!"

• Cra...
• July 19, 2016

For Constipation "Awful. Took the medication before bed as directed by the box, and woke in the middle of the night to extreme stomach pain and nausea. I spent several hours lying on the bathroom floor, feeling like I may die. It cleared up the constipation, but it went from one extreme to another. This is not worth it! I would way rather be constipated!!"

• dan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 5, 2016

For Constipation "NEVER EVER take these. I took the recommended dose of 3 before I went to bed around 10:30 p.m. About 1 a.m., I started having severe stomach pain and nausea. I had to get a trash can, the nausea was that bad. I laid in bed doubled over in pain for about an hour, and then, thankfully, was able to nod off to be rudely awakened to horrific stomach cramps, almost as bad as having contractions. It was like 4:30 a.m. I had horrible diarrhea. I went back to bed, and five minutes later, I had to jump up to go again. Then again and again and again. Here it is about 5:30 a.m., and I'm on my bathroom floor, sweating, feeling like I'm dying. I almost considered going to the ER, the side effects are that bad. If you don't want to feel like you're dying, then please save yourself and do not take these and suffer. These are horrible. I can't believe these are over the counter."

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2019

For Constipation "Took 3 of these at bedtime, same ingredients as Dulcolax. Woke up in the middle of the night vomiting. Spent the next day vomiting, even though I took anti-nausea medication. Couldn't even keep water down. Excruciating stomach pains, still no bowel movement until late afternoon. Was so sick, I thought about calling an ambulance. Got extremely weak. Eventually, I got all cleared out, then had to stay in bed until 6:30 this evening. Still very weak and dehydrated. Never again! I'd rather be backed up than that sick for that long! Ha, the name Gentle Laxative is so misleading."

• GxG...
• February 19, 2016

For Constipation "I suffer with IBS. I usually use Senna laxatives but was recommended Dulcolax as a stronger option. I took one just after 12 and was woken up at 4 am with strong stomach cramps. I remained constipated for at least another hour but was unable to sleep as the pain in my stomach and back was too much. I turned grey in the face, began sweating, and feeling so weak I thought I was going to pass out. I received some relief eventually, but it was really not worth any of the symptoms I went through. I will stay with Senna, they give better relief with less pain."