Symproic and Cramps: What Users Say

• Ten...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 7, 2020

For Opioid-Induced Constipation "Symproic is the best thing I have ever found for my constipation. I looked like I was 9 months pregnant. I haven't had a good bowel movement in over 2 years. I truly believe if I hadn't found this, I would have died. I couldn't eat much because I was full of poop. The first day I took this, I began to have results. For 11 days straight, I was in the bathroom for an hour cleaning out. I lost 2 pounds in one week. I don't see how a body can hold that much poop, but it can. I just wish I had asked my doctor for this years ago. Now I can bend over to pick things up. I feel so much better. I do get cramps when I take this, but it is worth it. As time goes by and the body is cleaned out, the cramps aren't that bad. I would say try your best to take it for 7 days, work through the cramps. It is worth it if you are really constipated like I was."

• Dga...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 27, 2020

For Opioid-Induced Constipation "Symproic is effective for my OIC (opioid-induced constipation). It is less harsh than any other prescription medication for this purpose that I have taken. It induces a more natural urge without the miserable and uncomfortable cramping, sweating, sick feeling that other medicines of this type have caused. It is the only drug that I have taken for OIC that does not produce a “violent” reaction."

• gym...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 14, 2020

For Opioid-Induced Constipation "Symproic has not worked well for me. My insurance company forced me to try it prior to them approving Movantik or Amitiza, and I have never felt this sick or uncomfortable. I assume this is what mild opiate withdrawal feels like. I contacted my doctor to see if nausea, sweats/chills, cramps, diarrhea, and agitation were common side effects. If the point of Symproic is just to send you into withdrawal to induce a bowel movement (which is just severe diarrhea at this point), I guess it works. I could have just gone cold turkey on my pain medications if I wanted to do that."

• Pam...
• February 16, 2020

For Opioid-Induced Constipation "I started taking this three days ago. I tried Movantik a while back, and every time it made me nauseous, and ultimately I would vomit. I did poop, however. The first couple of days I took Symproic, it worked like a charm. On the third day, I did get some cramping and diarrhea, but since I’d barely gone in two weeks, I figured I needed a good cleansing! So, keeping in mind it’s only been three days, I highly recommend. I’ll post again after I’ve used it a while. Good luck!"

• Not...
• January 18, 2018

For Opioid-Induced Constipation "I had eaten a high-fat small meal prior to taking for the first time - within an hour of taking the SYMPROIC 0.2 mg tablet, I began to feel nauseated, which was escalating - I was on the verge of vomiting for another 20-30 minutes & had begun having quite intense abdominal cramping & pain with sudden intense frequent diarrhea & sweating & significant dizziness & fatigue - I continued to have intense nausea & abdominal pain & dizziness & I could barely keep my eyes open & then sweats & chills. I then vomited intensely 2 times & had 2 more episodes of watery diarrhea & was still dizzy & very fatigued. I have had a headache & experienced some episodes of a heaviness in my chest & vomiting & diarrhea have ceased. I had a significant BAD reaction."

• Fri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 22, 2019

For Opioid-Induced Constipation "I have been taking this medication for 2 weeks now, still no bowel movement! Nothing but cramps, nausea, and feeling like I'm withdrawing! Did anyone else do that? I have been feeling terrible since I started taking it. Before, I was using 2 capfuls of Miralax in my coffee in the morning, and it might be a day or two, but when it started, it worked! Along with old school Ex-Lax! Drinking Gatorade with 2 capfuls Miralax in the evening. And it seemed, or I know it worked better than Symproic. On Symproic, I would bloat up so bad I looked 7-8 months pregnant, and I'm female, have had 2 children, and honestly, it felt like I was carrying an 8 lb baby again! I was miserable!"

• Gin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 1, 2018

For Opioid-Induced Constipation "I’ve had extreme constipation for over 5 years now. I’ve tried everything OTC and prescription medications, including Movantik! I had a horrible reaction to it!!! I just started taking Symproic this week. It definitely has great results on cleansing me out, but the extreme cramping will not stop and nauseousness. It’s going on four hours today since I took it, and I’m still cramping. I don’t know which one is worse; constipation for at least a week at a time or these horrible side effects!!!"

• Jas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 10, 2019

For Opioid-Induced Constipation "I was prescribed this medicine by my pain management doc for OIC. Prior to using this for my OIC, I’d try to drink apple juice daily, warm prune juice just weekly, and whenever I could remember, squeeze some Miralax in. My insurance company doesn’t cover this, so I was given a week sample. Then, lo and behold, my insurance company approved a month’s supply. I’ve been taking it daily. At first (maybe the first 3 days), I had the laxative side effects: extreme cramping and stomach aches, but no fantastic movements, just my typical hard-to-pass stools. Now I’m just about a month in, and I feel I’m back to where I’ve started. It doesn’t work for me. I get better results with my natural remedies. I’m younger and have an illness where I will be on pain meds my entire life, so I’m very afraid of laxative dependence, therefore, I was leery to try this at all. Now I regret introducing my body to this medicine for no results. After consulting my doc, I will stop taking it and return to natural remedies."