Fleet Enema for Constipation User Reviews (Page 4)

• Kar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 14, 2023

"I was prescribed the Fleet Enema by an ED doctor as I had no bowel movement for 2 weeks, was vomiting after eating, and had a very distended stomach. I used the enema and waited 5 minutes, then had a bowel movement followed by a massive pain in my stomach, however, it was like a snaky type of bowel movement, not diarrhea or like water. I still feel compacted at the top of my stomach. How do I know if it worked?"

• Hol...
• March 22, 2022

"I have been struggling with constipation for the first time. It’s been a good five days without significant movement. I tried this Fleet Enema and I have a feeling that because I didn’t hold it in, it didn’t work. I only had a couple of pebbles come out, and now I’m worried about side effects, dehydration, and a potential impaction. I pushed the saline out immediately. But just stressing :)"

• Rel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2021

"After a week of not having the urge to go, I knew it would be painful. Tried Fleet and waited about ten minutes to evacuate. It worked with some effort. I’ve also found that periodic constipation can be relieved with a shower wand enema. You can unscrew the handle part and screw on the wand while the shower is running. Just know that it takes only seconds to fill the colon. Best be ready by removing the drain grid also."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2025

"Listen, tread carefully, best advice, pack a bag and move into your bathroom for the next 24 hours, get comfy because YOU AINT LEAVING. I took Fleet for constipation, and the box says it can take up to 15 minutes to an hour for the stuff to kick in. Let me tell you, I didn't even make it a minute, and I was running for that bathroom. The downside, besides being on the toilet for what feels like an eternity, is the stomach cramps come and go pretty rough too. I'm hoping to never need this again, but dang it, this stuff works. If you're backed up pretty good like I was, then give this stuff a go, you'll be pooping from the previous year to the current."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 7, 2023

"One thing's for sure, is that this product does what it's supposed to. I've been constipated for almost 2 weeks due to medication. Yesterday I had an EXTREMELY painful bowel movement that had me literally crying and left me with a super painful hemorrhoid. Today I decided I couldn't go through that again, so I tried Fleet for the first time. Getting the nozzle in was weird but so much easier once I relaxed and bore down. I was able to use 2/3 of the solution and waited maybe 1 minute before I felt the extreme urge to go. My experience was painful, not necessarily a strain but more like a burning sensation. I feel so much relief after going. I was so scared to try, but it's worth it."

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

"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."

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

"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."

• Car...
• December 10, 2021

"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."

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

"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."

• Hon...
• December 24, 2021

"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."

• Emm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 6, 2025

"I used the oil-lubricated one and did everything right. I have been bunged up for 5 days and tried everything. First, I lay in the sim position (which I have done so before and has worked before), but as I'm pushing the bottle (it's in, trust me), nothing will come out. So I switch positions to my back, this time the bottle empties. Now I'm on my back, knees in the air for 30 minutes with not a single urge to go. So I think why not, and I turn around and put my fanny in the air for another 15 minutes. Still nothing. So I make my way to the toilet, expel only what is lubricant, and leave the bathroom constipated and pissed off. (Also, I do not have a fecal impaction, been checked.)"

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

"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?"

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

"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!"

• Anonymous
• March 9, 2010

"It gives you immediate relief! YAY!"

• Anonymous
• January 18, 2010

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

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

"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."

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

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

• Kri...
• March 3, 2019

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

• doo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2014

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

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

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

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

"Love it! Works immediately."

• Toi...
• August 14, 2022

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

• 4...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 15, 2015

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