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Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Brand names: Fleet Enema, Fleet Phospho Soda, OsmoPrep, Disposable Enema, Fleet EZ-Prep Pedia-Lax Enema Fleet Enema EXTRA

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate has an average rating of 8.3 out of 10 from a total of 121 reviews on Drugs.com. 79% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 11% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate

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  • Rel...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 1, 2024

For Constipation "I was impacted horribly bad. It was in misery. I tried stool softeners, ex-lax, and water. I hadn't had a BM in five days. I felt the need to push and I pushed until I couldn't push no more. I had a rock hanging from my bottom but wouldn't come all the way out. I was in total discomfort and misery. Every time I sat down I would scream in agony. I read about the Fleet Enema online and went to the pharmacy and purchased two. It was hard to administer since my stool was so close to the rectum but I managed to make it work. After administering the Enema, I immediately felt the urge to push. In a very painful push, I released the impaction."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 16, 2025

For Constipation "This has got to be the hands-down best invention in the world. I was clogged up for two days and trying everything in the book to get it out of me. I tried oral laxatives, I tried more water and more fruit juice, even drank more coffee than I normally would, but alas, nothing helped. My friend recommended this product, and I purchased it, laid a towel down on the floor, and prayed before insertion and barely made it a minute before the strong urge of relief hit me. I felt like a baby came out of my rear end as though I was releasing a Thanksgiving dinner from four years ago through my bowels. I feel ten years younger and ten pounds lighter. Ten out of ten recommend to anyone who is backed up. Advice beforehand though, do this right next to the toilet, otherwise, I do not think you will make it!"

10 / 10
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  • bac...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 23, 2022

For Constipation "Had to take oxycodone for 3 days and figured it would back me up. I felt like I had to go, but nothing came out. Tried the Fleet Enema and waited 3 minutes before I had the urge to go, and a piece as hard as concrete came out, and then the floodgates opened. My butt is a little sore, and past uses have prepared me for a day of some cramping, but this stuff sure works."

8 / 10
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  • Car...
  • December 10, 2021

For Constipation "I ended up 4 days ago in A&E as I was in ridiculous pain from a bowel obstruction. 4 days of 8 bags of macrogol didn’t touch it. I could not pass gas and was in terrible pain. I was eventually given a Cleen (Fleet enema). It only partially worked, although I couldn’t leave the bathroom for 5 hours. When eventually released from the hospital, I was told to keep on 1 bag of macrogol a day until it all regulated. I must say, 4 days later, I am still in a great deal of pain, still cannot pass hard stool (if any), and still feel extremely sore and feverish. I think this may work for mild impactions, not for severe ones."

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  • Hon...
  • December 24, 2021

For Constipation "I have a history of positive HLA-B27, ankylosing spondylitis, Marfan syndrome, and IBS. I regularly have OIC and have used enemas multiple times in the past but generally try to use other means first. This time, I shouldn't have waited. After days of taking multiple laxatives and continuing to not go, I finally broke down and used the enema. Inserted, administered half the bottle, assumed the position, and waited 5 minutes like normal. Felt the urge to go, so I sat down and immediately expelled the water, pooped a few small turds, and that was it. It's now been 7 hours, and I continue to cramp, get dizzy, sweat profusely, have heart palpitations, and then I go a tiny bit. This has by far been the worst enema experience of my life. Word of advice, when in doubt, douche it out."

7 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 29, 2022

For Constipation "Only about 1/3 of the liquid in... burning lasted about 30 minutes... rectal prolapse immediately... stopped and never got to the 2nd bottle... went to the doctor and ended up in the emergency room... never again!!! Possibly surgery next."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 15, 2019

For Constipation "I have a physician-confirmed allergy to petroleum/petrolatum (inhalation-reactive to fumes; contact-reactive, e.g., a tiny dollop of Vaseline touching my skin; and ingestion-reactive, e.g., cannot consume produce w/petroleum-based wax coating). If I come into contact with petroleum/petrolatum, I suffer acute respiratory distress for 3 days, which is how long it takes for the petroleum to exit my system. This is exactly what happened after I used a Fleet enema, and the company confirmed that the tip is coated with Vaseline (a TOXIC CHEMICAL). So I was inserting a dangerous, toxic chemical into my body where it remained for 3 days, causing acute respiratory distress. Since the application of this toxic chemical to the tip of the product renders the product not sterile, why don't they leave the tip untreated?"

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  • Bow...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 16, 2013

For Constipation "I was having horrible cramps from being so constipated and knew instantly to go buy a Fleet. Cleared everything right up! No more cramps either!"

8 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • March 9, 2010

For Constipation "It gives you immediate relief! YAY!"

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • January 18, 2010

For Constipation "Very good, after about 5 minutes, I went to the toilet. I cleared all my bowels."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 16, 2018

For Constipation "I was unable to poop for at least a week, trying just about everything - stool softener, Ex-Lax, and Fleet. It was Fleet that gave me the relief that I needed."

8 / 10
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  • sab...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 5, 2014

For Constipation "I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome-C and was constipated since August with minimal evacuation. Fleet is my godsend."

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  • Kri...
  • March 3, 2019

For Constipation "Fleet Enema is amazing! Helped me very much. Highly recommend."

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  • Con...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • January 9, 2021

For Constipation "I have used Fleet enemas for decades, they are a life saver for me."

10 / 10
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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 25, 2014

For Constipation "Used Fleet. 5 minutes later, all came out."

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  • February 20, 2014

For Bowel Preparation "Used Fleet for bowel prep before a sigmoidoscopy. It was extremely painful, made me sick to my stomach for hours, the chills and shakes, increased heart rate, cramping even after I emptied my bowels."

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  • san...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 13, 2015

For Constipation "Love it! Works immediately."

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  • Anonymous
  • March 1, 2011

"Only used 3/4 of it and had relief in 5 minutes."

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  • Toi...
  • August 14, 2022

For Constipation "Man, this stuff works. About 3-5 minutes later, that poop is coming out."

9 / 10
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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 15, 2015

For Constipation "This helps (Fleet rectal enema) after 10 to 20 minutes."

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  • Anonymous
  • September 7, 2008

"This site provided information not on the bottle. For example, taking it with 4 oz. of water. It was yukky to drink straight."

6 / 10
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  • Sop...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 29, 2020

For Bowel Preparation "Used before surgery day. I passed out. I don't know why. The surgery is today. Wondering if I should let the surgeon know. Afraid of rescheduling procedure."

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