Misoprostol and Diarrhea: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Meo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 25, 2021

For Abortion "I found out I was pregnant at 4/5 weeks since the last period, so really 2/3 weeks since fertilization, and had blood tests and ultrasounds and was told I had to wait until I was a bit further along so they could make sure the pregnancy is in the uterus. Then I redid the ultrasound, got the okay, and went to the doctor and got prescribed the two-step abortion pack. Took the first pill and felt nauseous and had trapped gas, quite uncomfortable. Then, 36 hours later, took the second 4 misoprostol pills by dissolving them in my cheeks. I heard this is the best way. My cramps started quite quickly but were mostly due to trapped gas. Then I had really bad diarrhea for like 8 hours, passed the clots very quickly, then the symptoms went away. Craved fruits only and had a bit of a fever, but not for long. Didn’t have to take any medication for pain or nausea! Was super manageable and nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. The worst part about everything was getting blood tests. I hate those! Oh, and pooping myself...."

• Ano...
• October 13, 2022

For Abortion "I was terrified, it was my first time, and I did not know what to expect. I was around 5 weeks pregnant. I took my first dose (2 tablets on each cheek and held for 30 minutes) at 5 pm. I started bleeding and cramping with no other symptoms. I would say the pain was 6/10, sometimes 7/10. I mostly bled when I sat down on the toilet, I did not bleed on my sanitary pad as much. My biggest concern during this process was the clotting, I could feel clots as big as a lime come out every time I sat down to urinate. I cried out of fear before taking my 2nd dose because I did not want to feel double pain or double bleeding/clotting. I took my second dose, nothing much changed. Pain remained the same, bleeding remained the same. I took some ibuprofen and put on my heat pad and fell asleep until my next dose. After the 1 am dose, I did develop diarrhea, but it was manageable. Now it's morning time, and I'm barely bleeding and just have some mild cramps every now and then. Don't be scared, you can do this!"

• Mem...
• January 6, 2021

For Abortion "Unlike many women on here, I very much wanted my pregnancy, but sadly I had a missed miscarriage at nine weeks and one day. I took four pills that went in my vagina and also took ibuprofen as well. I went to sleep and woke up maybe 30 to 45 minutes later in extreme pain! I was only in pain when I was passing large clots. It honestly was not that bad. I was a little bit nauseous, and I also had diarrhea."

• Mca...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 7, 2021

For Abortion "Took the pill at the clinic, 4 dissolved 24 hours later. 1 hour before, I took Tylenol, anti-nausea, and ibuprofen. Cramps came almost immediately, not too bad though. Stood in the shower, practiced deep breathing, and passed tissue 2 hours after. Cramps let up, diarrhea was really bad, but woke up the next day tired and sore. Feel fine, almost a week later still bleeding fairly heavy, like a period. It’s not impossible, good luck, ladies! Worst part of aftercare is wearing huge pads."

• Jan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 26, 2022

For Abortion "Day 1: Took the first pill at 11:10 2/24/22 at the clinic. Drove myself 2 hours back home. Slight cramps, fatigue, and spotting occurred an hour later. Day 2: 24 hours later, while at work in my office, I took promethazine (anti-nausea meds) at 2:30 pm. At 3:30 pm, I got the 4 pills and put 2 in each cheek for 30 mins, then swallowed. 30 mins to an hour, I felt cramps. Drove home pretty well and laid down. Got up at 6:15 pm, had diarrhea. Then, a few mins later, I felt a huge blob fall out of me and into the toilet. I didn’t look, but I knew what happened. Went back to the bathroom for more diarrhea like 5 more times, which caused me to be so weak. A little Pepto helped me out. I also took a Tylenol for the pain. Honestly, the pain is like your average period cramps except it’s extremely intense. Be prepared by taking pain meds."

• AGa...
• January 28, 2020

For Abortion "I usually have very intense periods anyway that sometimes have me in the fetal position or almost blacking out. So, to get ready for this pain, I made sure I had all the pain medication nearby. They gave me ibuprofen 800, Norcos 5 mg, and I find Pamprin works for me during periods, so I had that just in case. I took the pills, let them dissolve, and within 10 minutes I feel light cramping and slight diarrhea. Then, I found myself on the toilet and throwing up simultaneously. I was in severe pain for 30 minutes that even the comfort of my bed couldn’t console me. I already figured the ibuprofen and those kinds of meds wouldn’t work because although they’re for pain, Pamprin (acetaminophen, pamabrom, and pyrilamine tablets) directly targets cramps. I took two Pamprin and the pain started going down greatly. I still got sharp pains in my lower abdominal area, but I would just gently massage them and they’d go away."

• Sky...
• June 7, 2019

For Abortion "I was 8 weeks and a couple of days. I’ve been reading different stories and was really scared. I took the first pill in the office. 48 hours later, I took the 4, maybe 40 minutes later the pain kicked in. I have a high pain tolerance, but this pain I was feeling was so horrible!! Nothing helped. I took pain pills before and everything, the heating pad didn’t work. I threw up and pooped at the same time. Blood started coming 2 hours sitting on the toilet, and clots started coming out."

• Juj...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 21, 2021

For Abortion "Well, the reviews I read here honestly prepared me for the worst, and the worst I had. I was 2-3 weeks, I had the first tablet of mifepristone, and after 24+ hours, I took 800 mg ibuprofen 10 minutes before I put the four tablets of misoprostol under my tongue for 30 minutes. Before the 30 minutes ended, I had to rush to the toilet as I literally had diarrhea, and then I had to throw up everything in my stomach too. This was accompanied by severe cramps, honestly, it was bad. But I shouldered through it. After about 45 minutes, I had passed out 2 clots, and the cramping and pain reduced. I had my warm water bottle too to help with the pain. But about 15 minutes later, the cramps got more severe, and I threw up again, and had to sit in the toilet for the whole night. I passed out 3 more clumps of blood and had heavy bleeding, plus the pain. It was horrible. I passed through it, and I swore never to go through this again. The bleeding became faint pink the next few days and very light bleeding too. It can be different for you. Good luck!!"

• No ...
• May 21, 2016

For Abortion "Had to take this medicine because I wasn't able to find a heartbeat. It was the worst pain I've experienced. My doctor had prescribed me some strong painkillers, and it did nothing. I was throwing up and had diarrhea. I was so weak, nauseous, and in such pain. I was freezing and shaking so much. I felt a bit better when I finally went into a hot bath. But then trying not to fall asleep and drown. I hated every second of it. If I had to choose again, I would probably do a D&C, but I guess it is different for everyone."

• Jer...
• March 14, 2021

For Labor Induction "I went in for my 8 wk OB appointment, they told me I had a miscarriage at about 6 weeks. I decided to do the Misoprostol pills. The first pills I took caused a fever of 100 and flu-like symptoms: diarrhea, sweats, horrible aches, and bad pulsating cramps. No bleeding. The second dose, I started to lightly spot brown blood, the bad cramps continued. The next 12 hours, I didn't take anything else since that was my full dose. Still no bleeding. My doctor advised me to take a 3rd dose and 4th dose if I wasn't bleeding red blood, which I did. The next day, the red blood/tissue started coming out with pretty bad cramps. 12 hours after that, the blood lightened, but I was having a hard time peeing with burning and pelvic pain. I went to Urgent Care, and it was a bladder infection, which is a side effect of the drug. A few hours after that, the blood came back full force with cramps I can only describe as extreme labor-like. Worst pain and experience I've had ever with a drug in my life. Highly DO NOT recommend."

• Ano...
• March 21, 2021

For Abortion "I was 4-5 weeks. No ultrasound as during COVID. I took the first pill at 7:30 pm, no symptoms at all. Only mild cramping the next day in the afternoon, and took some paracetamol. That evening, I took 600 mg ibuprofen at 10 pm, then after 30 mins took the 4 pills (misoprostol). I then took paracetamol 30 mins after the 4 pills and got a hot water bottle. Didn't feel anything for an hour, then had bad cramps for about 20 mins like my usual period, which then fully settled to only very mild cramps. Passed a few clots, and then took the next 2 pills of misoprostol around 2:30 am (4 hours post the previous ones). Passed a small amount of blood, and it was over. I have heavy periods normally, but this wasn't even that bad or as painful. Also no nausea and diarrhea at all. You can do this, just have paracetamol, ibuprofen (and codeine if you need it). The worst part of the cramping only lasts around 20 mins after misoprostol, and then the contractions settle, so you will be fine. Good luck."

• Ray...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 22, 2021

For Abortion "I took 800 mg of Misoprostol on a Thursday night at 11 pm. Put them in my cheeks for 30 min. Didn’t dissolve very much, just swallowed the rest. Woke up all night long, waiting for something to happen. Woke up at 5 am to use the bathroom. There was blood, but it was just like a period. Had diarrhea a couple of times that morning. Called the doctor because I was worried that things weren’t normal. They said since I was only 4 weeks and 5 days, that it was normal to just be like a period. I expected to have bad cramping and clots, but they said not necessarily. I also asked about the diarrhea, and they said it was normal. I’ve had light bleeding the past 2 days. Again, similar to a period. I go back in 2 weeks, hoping that everything went as planned. Overall, it was not painful at all. It is just like I took some pills and my period started. Again, I was pretty early on in my pregnancy, but it was a much better experience than my surgical one years ago. Again, hoping for good news in 2 weeks, but so far, so good."

• Mur...
• February 25, 2021

For Abortion "I was 6 weeks pregnant, but my paperwork showed 4 weeks gestational. I had already had an in-clinic abortion two years prior, and that was absolutely the most painful thing I have ever done! I took the first pill with the doctor at 4:20, and 24 hours later I took an ibuprofen 800 and a nausea pill a half hour before the second dose. I put them between my teeth and cheeks and waited the 30 minutes. (They prescribed me narco, and I didn’t need it at all.) I started feeling hot and crampy in my lower abdomen, and they came on pretty strong, but nothing like you would think, just a normal hot period! After about an hour, I felt a bit of sharp pains in my uterus and I felt pressure, so once I got up, I could feel my body wanting to release blood. The moment I sat on the toilet, a huge clot came out and I felt a bit of relief, this happened for about 5 hours. I didn’t feel sick, nor did I puke! I had diarrhea one time, but I normally get the poops on my regular periods anyway, so it was nothing for me, lol."

• Meg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 1, 2023

For Abortion "I was 6 weeks pregnant and decided to go with abortion pills. Yesterday, I took one pill at the doctor's office, and today I took 4 more pills in between my cheeks (and two Tylenol 30 minutes before). The whole process took 4 hours. After an hour, I started to have bad cramps and pain in my lower back. Then I had diarrhea 3 times. After about 2 hours of taking pills, I went to the washroom, and a large blood clot came out. It was the size of a bottle cap. Then the pain of the cramps increased, I felt nausea and did vomit one time only. After that, I felt relieved, the pain was gone and I felt much better. It is a painful procedure, but it only lasts 4 hours. Hope this helps!"

• aaa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 17, 2020

For Abortion "5 weeks pregnant, took the first pill, no side effects. Waited 28 hours, took the four under my tongue, gross. Immediately felt cramps. I had taken an ibuprofen beforehand, cramps were terrible, out of this world, throwing up, diarrhea, and shivering. It felt terrible, it calmed down eventually."

• Anonymous
• June 20, 2023

For Abortion "I figured I’d write a review for other women who end up in a situation like mine. I found out I was pregnant on June 1st, 2023. According to my last period, I was 7 weeks pregnant. Reading the reviews really scared me, and I was super nervous about taking this drug, but I went ahead and did so anyway. I took the first pill at 6 pm on Sunday evening. The first pill, I did not have any bleeding, but I did start to feel very mild cramps. I waited 24 hours and then I took the 4 other pills (the misoprostol) orally by letting them dissolve between my cheeks and gums at 6 pm on Monday evening. I prepared myself with Tylenol and pain medication my doctor prescribed, lots of water, and a heating pad. Within the first half hour after putting the pills between my cheeks and gums, I began to bleed. It got heavy pretty quickly. The pain was mild for me, but I was very nauseous and had lots of episodes of diarrhea for the first 4 hours. As soon as I passed what I think were the products of pregnancy, I felt better."

• Nex...
• October 19, 2019

For Abortion "I took 800 mcg of misoprostol orally during my 4th week of pregnancy. I didn't read any reviews before taking it. My doctor said that I wasn't supposed to take pain medication with it as it might counter its efficiency. 3 hours in, I only felt light pains and didn't bleed, so we thought it wasn't working. I took another 800 mcg dose orally by letting it sit between my cheeks and gums for 30 mins. I was really dehydrated. Shortly after, I started experiencing the worst period pains ever. I was crying and writhing with pain. I passed a small blood clot and then started to bleed heavily. The pain continued for 4 hours, and I couldn't take it anymore. I took some pain medication and could at least sleep after that. The next morning, I woke up from bad cramps, was bleeding badly, and experienced mild diarrhea. I don't want to discourage the use and rated it 7 because it does work, but my side effects were unbearable and seem to be so rare that I thought I was the only one."

• Kay...
• March 5, 2023

For Abortion "Reading about these experiences made me rethink everything. I was 8 weeks and 2 days when I took the first pill on Friday morning. I felt very nauseous, but nothing else. I took 1,000 mg of Tylenol and the 4 pills of misoprostol orally. I kept my heat pad on and fell asleep. The cramps are not that bad at all, it feels just like a bad period. I’m currently still in the process, but so far, I think I passed it. I did have diarrhea, but it’s not as bad as everybody wants you to think. The cramps hurt, but you’ll manage with pain meds and a heating pad, it’ll hopefully be over in no time."

• Rba...
• November 11, 2019

For Abortion "I took misoprostol for an abortion today after taking mifepristone. I took misoprostol at 12:00 pm where I kept them in my cheeks for 30 minutes. By the end of the 30 minutes, I was cramping. I took an Aleve, and they went away for about 45 minutes, and then around 2, they got horrible, worse than period cramps. Overall, I was cold but hot, my back hurt, I was nauseous, and had diarrhea. I sat on the toilet once the cramps really started, and a massive clump came out. This happened continually between the 4-5 hour mark from 12. I took another Aleve, but it did nothing. I had T3s on hand, and I took one, and within 40 minutes, the cramps subsided. Then after, they were on and off and becoming less and less. I’m glad it’s over, but still have to find out in a week if everything flushed properly out of my uterus, hoping I didn’t go through all that pain for nothing."

• HER...
• April 1, 2023

For Abortion "I was 6 weeks and 2 days pregnant and took the first pill at the clinic at around 11 a.m. I threw up an hour later but was instructed by the doctor to take misoprostol anyway. The next day at noon, I took the pills orally (2 in each cheek). After about an hour, I started getting the cramps and along came the bleeding. After another hour is when I got diarrhea. Other than that, I would say the pill is not as bad as other people say. The cramps were tolerable enough. Don’t overthink this, you’ll be fine."

• ALe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 28, 2022

For Abortion "I was 10 weeks, 1 day. Took the first pill in the doctor's office (Friday) at 3:30. Within a couple of hours, I was a little nauseous. It came and went, it wasn't too bad. Sunday morning, I took a Norco at 6:30 a.m., followed by the 4 pills in my cheeks. I kept the pills there until 10 a.m. I drank water and swallowed what was left. Within 30 minutes, I was experiencing cramps. More like contractions. On a scale of 1-10, they were a 10. Let me mention I'm good at managing pain, but this was on another level. I had terrible diarrhea for 2 hours with pink spotting. I used a heating pad to help ease the pain. At some point, I felt a drop to my lower pelvic area. Then a woosh of blood. I lay there for 15 minutes until it happened again. I went to the bathroom, and the fetus was hanging out. I was in shock, I took it and examined it (wish I hadn't done that). After I passed the fetus and a couple of clots, the pain eased up."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 28, 2022

For Abortion "After reading everyone’s stories, I decided I should share mine. I found out I was pregnant and immediately had morning sickness all day, every day. I knew I was not ready to have a baby, being 21 and caring for a family member, having the baby wasn’t an option for me. The next Saturday at 11:00 a.m., I took the first pill in the clinic. I didn’t have any side effects at all. Sunday at 11:00 a.m., I took the 4 pills orally. At 11:30 a.m., I swallowed what was left. Around 12, I got sick. I was scared it wasn’t going to work. I laid in bed and closed my eyes, and about an hour later, I passed my first clot. And not long after, I passed 2 or 3 more. It didn’t hurt and wasn’t uncomfortable, just weird. I did have diarrhea, but only once. I also had bad cramps, but usually I do when I’m on my period, so it wasn’t unbearable. I even went to the store later that evening. I was terrified, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting. Reading other people's stories on this site helped me."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 20, 2022

For Abortion "I was nervous at first to take the pills, but after reading a lot of good reviews, I felt ready. I took ibuprofen and nausea medication about 30-45 mins before. I took the first dose at 3:30 pm, and an hour after, I started to feel light cramping and very light spotting. The second dose was taken 3 hours later, and around 8:30 pm, the bleeding increased. I skipped the ibuprofen this time and had somewhat strong cramps that felt like any other normal period. A heating pad definitely helped. Before the third dose, I took ibuprofen so I would be able to sleep. Around 11 pm is when I passed the pregnancy, and the cramping was minimal. I was fine throughout the night and only had to change my pad once. I did get diarrhea the next day, but that was it. Overall, I had a good experience and am very relieved this is an option, especially being able to do this in the comfort of your own home. Make sure to rest the day of and take a day or two off after to rest and recover. Stay hydrated and eat high-protein meals and fruit!"

• Swe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2021

For Abortion "I live in a country where abortion is illegal (medical or surgical). I was 4 weeks when I found out I was pregnant. I went to a doctor who gives you a prescription of only Misoprostol (Cytotec). Mifepristone is unavailable in our country. So he prescribed 2 pills orally and 2 vaginally, morning and night, for 2 days, as no ibuprofen or anything, cause it might affect the pills' efficacy. So chills, cramps of course, but very, very light bleeding. I went for an ultrasound and the pills didn't work. I had to take another dosage: 2 pills orally, 2 vaginally, morning and night, + 2 orally in the afternoon for two days. Again chills, lots of cramps. I passed a large blood clot (tissue or sac, I don't know) on the first day. The second day I had a lot of cramping, diarrhea, and nausea, but I finally bled. Lots of clots and bleeding. So I think the pills worked! I was worried cause mifepristone is not taken with misoprostol, but I guess everything turned out to be just fine! Good luck!"

• Los...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 21, 2021

For Abortion "I took the 1st pill at 3:30 pm on Tuesday. On Wednesday, I put 4 misoprostol in my cheeks, they were pretty much dissolved by 30 minutes. I drank water. It took 4 hours and 15 minutes before any bleeding, but diarrhea was there after the 1st hour, with mild cramps. Once the bleeding started, it was a few drops, so I laid down for 30 minutes and still just felt cramping. When I stood up, a rush of blood and 2 of the biggest blood clots I ever saw just slid out with no pain but mild cramps. Even with the extra-large pad on, the clots pushed past my panties and onto my feet. Still just mild cramps and passing clots, so I feel a lot better than earlier. Ladies, line your beds with dog pads to save your sheets, but this method works and is very discreet. It appears like a regular period, just a little messier. Also, if you don’t want to go into a clinic, use abortion on demand. Good luck, ladies."