Misoprostol and Diarrhea: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Yon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2021

For Abortion "I wanted to share my experience because I was 9 weeks, 4 days pregnant. I was going to do the surgical procedure, but they told me I was early enough for the pill. I had to take 2 doses of Misoprostol (8 pills). I took the first pill (Mifeprex) Saturday in the clinic at 1 pm. Sunday afternoon I took the first dose of Misoprostol (4 pills orally) at 3:15 pm. I took the second dose of Misoprostol (4 pills orally) at 7:15, and once it was finished dissolving I began cramping & bleeding. For 2 hours, the pain was intense. I used the bathroom 3 times (diarrhea) and passed a clot each time. I didn't see what came out. I used a heating pad & my doctor prescribed Ibuprofen 800 & Promethazine 25 mg. I slept through the night. It's been 3 days since taking the Misoprostol. I had slight cramping this morning. I'm never going through this again. Don't wait past 8 weeks. Blessings, ladies."

• 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."

• Lil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 9, 2021

For Abortion "Okay, so I took the 1st pill in the clinic. About 19 hours later, I placed 4 misoprostol vaginally (8:30 am). About 2 hours later, at 10:19, I started bleeding. Nothing super heavy, but bleeding. I went to sleep, and then around 12:50 pm, I felt like a need to go to the bathroom, and that's when I had several large blood clots come out and diarrhea. I did take the pain meds before taking the 4 pills, and I did have cramping. Nothing crazy, but definitely could feel it. I've showered and eaten some saltine crackers and drank water, and I feel so much better."

• 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!"

• Mos...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 11, 2021

For Abortion "I was 6 weeks and 5 days pregnant. Took the Mifepristone pill at the doctor's office at 2 p.m. the first day. They sent me home with nausea medications and 800 mg of ibuprofen to take 30 minutes prior to the cheek tablets that would start the cramping and bleeding. I have terrible heavy periods with extremely painful cramps, so I thought I had set myself up well and could handle it. Within 30 minutes, I started to feel the cramping. Sat on the toilet, and the bleeding started heavy. I began to get the shakes a few minutes later as the cramping intensified. I started vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time, and the cramping was the most intense pain I had ever felt. The ibuprofen did absolutely NOTHING for the pain and wish my doctor had prescribed a stronger pain med, that looks like it was the norm for many others here. This excruciating pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and passing very, very large blood clots went on for 8 hours straight. I'm on day 2 of recovery and feel like I've been hit by a truck."

• Sou...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 20, 2021

For Abortion "I took misoprostol when I was 7.5 weeks pregnant. I had read so many horror stories online about how terrible it was, which made me so nervous. To be honest, I would have to say only about an hour was really hard. I had taken naproxen before taking step 2 but should have taken my Tylenol 3s sooner than I had. I waited about 4 hours to take them, and during that time I had an hour or so of serious cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. But once I was able to get myself back into bed with my hot water bottle, they had started to kick in, and I was able to sleep a bit. I’ve just taken another to avoid that situation again. Drink lots of water or ginger ale/Sprite, make sure you have somewhere cozy and comfy, and take your pain medications before you might need them, and you’ll be just fine!!!"

• Sta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 6, 2021

For Labor Induction "I had to take this due to missed miscarriage due to the fetus not developing properly at 10 weeks. Took 4 pills dissolved under the tongue. Started feeling cramps 3/4 hours. I have to be honest the pain went from uncomfortable to incredibly severe and went on for around 2 hours before it eased off. Vomiting and diarrhea. My body expelled everything from both ends relentlessly. I am still bleeding 7 hours later, but the cramps are now mild like period pain. It’s horribly uncomfortable-I've never experienced pain like it, but it will pass, girls, I promise xxx."

• Lin...
• December 3, 2019

For Labor Induction "I had a natural miscarriage at 10 weeks and took this to get rid of the products of conception. The first time I took it, I had mild cramping and diarrhea for a day, but didn't work. The second time I took it, about 2 weeks later, also vaginally, it did work. I took it Friday night and had mild cramping and diarrhea. The SEVERE cramping started at noon on Saturday and lasted about 5 hours. It would come every few minutes, like with labor contractions. It was the most painful thing I've experienced. I was also throwing up, which I think actually helped push everything out. I passed a lot of big clots. Monday, the severe cramping started again. I thought I was dying and almost called 911. I was throwing up again. I passed the placenta after about an hour. Immediately after that, the cramps stopped. That was yesterday, I'm still bleeding lightly. If you are far enough along, I recommend getting those women's diapers/padded underwear. A maxi pad would not have been enough in my case."

• Gan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 10, 2021

For Abortion "Going to write a very honest experience! It’s really not as scary as it’s made out to be! I inserted the 4 pills inside my vagina as I was told dissolving them in your mouth causes sickness and diarrhea. In about 20 minutes, I felt light cramping and bleeding. Then, in the second hour, I had about 3/4 BIG cramps that were bearable and lasted about a minute each. Then, I felt a walnut-sized lump come out, and after all that, more lining was shedding, and in the tissue when I wiped, kind of like a normal heavy period. I spent a lot of time in the toilet when the cramping was at its worst, that seemed to help, and hot water bottles! Pain at its worst was a 7/10, but each cramp literally only lasted a minute, so you can do it!! I even had McDonald’s in that second hour, had no nausea or fever. Very on/off mild 2/10 cramping for 5 hours, but that was it, bleeding just as normal as a period. Obviously, everyone is different, but hope this helps ease someone’s anxiety!"

• cmn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 27, 2021

For Abortion "I was 6 weeks pregnant when I went to Planned Parenthood for it. I read the reviews, which definitely made me very anxious, but I chose this way because it was less invasive. Anyways, I took the first pill around 10:30 a.m. at the clinic, then the next morning I started bleeding, and I didn’t even take the second pill yet. I took the second pill at 10:30 a.m. again and was fine until 2 p.m. I experienced mild diarrhea, throwing up, cramping like crazy, and hot flashes. The cramping, from a 1-10, was an 8.5 for me and lasted until 5ish. It’s 3 weeks later and I’m still spotting. I just want all of this to be over with. However, if you can tolerate pain, do it, and make sure you have someone with you because it was not a fun experience."

• Hay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 13, 2019

For Abortion "Honestly, if I knew better, I would have just gotten the surgery. I took the first pill at the doctor's, which they said wouldn’t feel pain until you take the next four pills, which was a lie. I woke up at 4 a.m. with the runs, hot flashes, continuous vomiting, and pain. Then I went on to take the next four pills that led to severe cramping. I get horrific cramping on my periods, so the pain wasn’t new to me. It is now five days later, and I’m still bleeding heavily and experiencing cramping."

• Sal...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 23, 2021

For Abortion "I took ibuprofen one hour before taking the misoprostol. Immediately, I started feeling dizzy, fever, and then diarrhea. Later, I started having cramps until the next day, nothing came out. I then repeated the dose, and later, a very little and small brown thing came out. Since then, nothing. I am scared as I don't know if it worked?"

• Jen...
• March 16, 2021

For Abortion "I was six weeks pregnant when I had a positive result on the PT. I was really devastated. I got prescribed the abortion pill. I took the pill in my 7th week. I was really at ease in the first three hours of taking mifeprestone and misoprostol, I did not feel any pain, I was just lying on the bed elevating my feet. In the fourth hour, I felt all the blood coming out and I had diarrhea, which the nurse told me about as a side effect of misoprostol. I tried to push everything and I saw the white sac come out in the 6th hour. I had bleeding for a week with some clots in it and spotting for another week. I can tolerate the cramps and the body pain, but I had a terrible emotional and mental turmoil. Because of doubt, I took the PT again and now it is negative. I am still resting in my 3rd week of taking it. I still get headaches from time to time."

• Pre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 1, 2021

For Abortion "I tried aborting at 5 weeks pregnant by placing 4 misoprostol under my tongue. I had mild cramps and mild bleeding. A few days later, pregnancy symptoms started to show, and it was apparent it had backfired. At 9 weeks pregnant, I decided to repeat the process. I took 4 misoprostol pills under the tongue. I felt literal chills, which subsided after a while. I started cramping a bit, and some blood came out. After 4 hours, I took 4 more misoprostol pills under the tongue, and I experienced intense chills, high fever for like 1 hour. I started cramping, and bleeding started. I passed a big clot and a few more when peeing. I also did have diarrhea, but it stopped on its own. Today marks 2 days after the procedure, and I have steady bleeding, mild on-and-off cramps, and the pregnancy symptoms seem to be going away gradually, i.e., I can now eat without feeling nauseated. Also, I have vomited like once only instead of like 10 times like I would have. I hope it worked."

• Ano...
• April 2, 2025

For Abortion "Don't read bad reviews and calm down. I promised to myself that I would leave a review here after everything was done, as this page helped me a lot. Everything was fine, but I was very nervous and stressed. I went to the clinic where they checked me and gave me 7 pills. I took 1 in front of the doctor, and in 28 hours for pills I inserted vaginally, and 2 hours later, I put 2 more under the tongue. I had cold shakes, temperature, diarrhea, which started in 2.5-3 hours. During 1 hour, clots came out, and I went to sleep. 30 minutes before, I took 1 ibuprofen, and in 2 hours, 1 paracetamol. I got a pain like with a regular period. But my period usually is painful. Don't worry. Everything will be okay."

• Dog...
• February 14, 2021

For Abortion "I was 6w5d. Took the first pill at 5 PM Thursday, had nausea that woke me up that night, and tiredness the following day at work. Started bleeding that evening. Next day at 3 PM, I took Gravol with 2 Advil, then the 4 mifepristone tablets vaginally at 4 PM. It took a couple of hours, then BAM all of a sudden the worst cramping in my life, very intense, couldn’t lay down or be still. Took a Tylenol with codeine in it for the pain. Hot water bottle helped slightly, then 30 minutes later I felt nauseous, had diarrhea, threw up while on the toilet into the tub, was dripping some blood but kept flushing it without looking. Suddenly I became hot and sweaty, shaky, still in extreme pain and felt like I was going to pass out. After what might’ve been 10 minutes of this, it all started to go away. Not sure if codeine finally kicked in, but pain decreased immensely, at 8 PM I have slight cramps only. Definitely a scary, painful experience, but it’s nice having the privacy of my own home on a weekend to do it."

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

For Abortion "I’m currently wrapping up day 3. First day I took an anti-nausea pill an hour before the first pill that I got prescribed. 24 hours later, I took the prescribed 800 mg Ibuprofen and anti-nausea pill before placing the 4 pills inside my mouth to dissolve. Mine dissolved super quickly, and I thought I messed up, but I called and said as long as it didn’t throw up during the 30 minutes it was in my mouth and swallowed everything, I was good. About 1 hour in, I got the chills and slight cramps. I had bad diarrhea for a good 3-4 hours with slight bleeding. About hour 3, some clots came out, and I felt some relief. I am now close to 30 hours since I took the 4 pills, and I feel completely normal. Still some slight cramping and spotting, but nothing bad. I was about 5 weeks and absolutely petrified of doing this, reading all the reviews, but the positive ones helped ease my fears, so I decided to post one too. Get a heating pad and just take deep breaths and ride it out. You got this!"

• Med...
• October 21, 2021

For Abortion "I went to the doctor on a Friday, took the first pill, felt fine. I waited till Sunday to take the second one. I cramped severely and was throwing up and had diarrhea. It was the worst pain ever, with hardly any way to find comfort. I passed the pregnancy in about 15-20 minutes of cramping horribly. Right after I passed it, I felt a relief in my abdomen. I was still cramping with pain, but I felt relief laying on my cold floor naked. I am still bleeding and cramping pretty heavily, but this was honestly such a great way to do this, no matter how hard it was in the moment. I would choose this route over any other."

• Anonymous
• March 12, 2021

For Abortion "I took the first pill at 9 am. The next day, I took the 4 pills under my tongue, and within 2 1/2 hours, I started to feel like I had to poop and felt cramps and bloated. I was bleeding already. I went to use the restroom, I got diarrhea and still didn’t feel good. I lay down around 3 pm for an hour. I felt nauseous, stomach pain, and cramps. I felt so horrible, with some very sharp pains that made me lay there and think about my life and what I put myself through. I felt something push out of my vagina and heavier blood, that’s when the pain started going away. I got sleepy and tired afterward, with bleeding."

• Bij...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 14, 2021

For Abortion "After putting a misoprostol under my tongue, 10 mins later I started having diarrhea and cramps. I was about 4 weeks pregnant. About 4 hours later, there was an urge to sit on the toilet, and that was when I noticed a sizable amount of lumps expelling from my vagina. At that time, the cramps reduced. But then, 2 hours later, I noticed heavy bleeding that soaked my pad and had to change. I also had another urge to sit on the toilet, and another set of lumps came out. Since then, the bleeding has been very light or just spots. It is day 3 now, bleeding normal and little or no contraction. I didn't take any pain relief, just wanted to go through the process."

• man...
• May 6, 2021

For Abortion "So I came here, read everyone's reviews, and I was so nervous. I wanted the surgery because I felt like it would be done and bam, but when I went to the clinic, talked about my options, the pill was the best choice so I can be in the comfort of my own home. It is not pleasant, but it's tolerable. I never got fevers or lightheaded. I took my first pill the day before and 24 hours later took the 4 pills at 10:30 a.m. Within 2 hours, the cramping started. It got intense, like cramps. Hours later it does get better after it's all done. I rested during the process, and that helped a lot. I did get diarrhea at the end, but just for a bit, it's common with the medicine. I drank fluids to help me. Seeing clots is the graphic part, but that means the pill did what it was supposed to. I totally recommend the pill then being drugged up for surgery at the clinic. Good luck if you're considering this, but it's what is best for you! Don't let anyone persuade you."

• Aly...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 7, 2023

For Abortion "I'm 9 weeks and 5 days. I was given a pill at the office at 10 am and then told to insert 4 pills vaginally anytime I'd like. I opted in starting at 11:45 pm. I wanted to pass everything through the night. I took ibuprofen at 10:30, then began the process at 11:45 pm. After inserting, I went to bed, woke up around 2 am cramping lightly, followed by a (tug that sounded like a rubber band snap). I started leaking but still no blood. Cramps started getting heavier by 3:40. I did my second round of mifepristone (because I am 9.5 weeks, I needed two rounds). At this point, cramping became heavy. I laid there for 30 minutes to allow the pills to dissolve, then finally made it to the bathroom. Cramping was 7/10. I sat on the toilet for about an hour and passed 1 large clot, maybe the size of a lemon, and then followed by clots the size of quarters. I got diarrhea that stopped almost instantly. Once I passed those larger clots, the pain subsided, and it began to feel like a normal period. Still in process 5 am."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 9, 2021

For Abortion "Took the mifepristone around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Followed up Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with the 4 capsules via vaginally. A few hours later, I experienced cramping and blood. I passed blood clots but no signs of the fetus. I even had diarrhea. Took the extra dosage I was provided the next night. Bad idea. Woke up at 5 a.m. Tuesday and was in severe pain the rest of the day. I literally timed myself from 5 a.m. to about 7:30 a.m. I had contractions almost every 3-5 minutes apart. When I say the pain was awful. The heating pad provided no relief. More clots, diarrhea, and blood. No fetus. Today, Wednesday, I wake up around 7 a.m. and the cramps have been severe literally all day. I called the phone line around 5:45 p.m. and spoke to an after-hours nurse to tell her it’s gotten to the point where I’m crying because the cramps hurt so bad. End of story, I go to the ER and the ultrasound shows I have not passed the fetus. Day 4 and two doses. I’m seeing comments that say 4 hours. I want this to be over."

• Tas...
• March 24, 2021

For Abortion "Reading stories of women taking the abortion pill online had me terrified to undergo a medical abortion. While some of the side effects aren’t pleasant, they’re definitely manageable. I took my first pill at the clinic around 11:30 am and the dose of 4 pills between my gums exactly 24 hours later. Cramping started 20 minutes into it, but it was mild. Four hours later, it was pretty moderate but felt the same as period cramps. I didn’t clot a lot but felt 2 big ones pass and had one bout of diarrhea. Took a second dose at 4:30 pm, had more cramping and lots of diarrhea. After taking a hot bath, I started to feel “normal” again. I suffered from HG and dealt with severe nausea and vomiting. By morning, I felt minor cramping and like I was having a regular period. My advice: take pain meds 1 hour prior to misoprostol pills, use a heating pad, super/overnight maxi pads, and relax."