Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate for Constipation User Reviews (Page 4)

• Hol...
• March 22, 2022

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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 :)"

• Bro...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 10, 2022

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "So about an hour and a half ago, a nurse gave me this enema. I had had a bowel movement about 10 minutes before, but this is what the doctor wanted, so I wasn’t going to protest. It was inserted, which was definitely not a pleasant experience, but that was what I expected anyways. Immediately afterwards, I was already waddling over to the toilet as if it were a race against time, and gravity. At that point, the experience in there wasn’t very pleasant (again, what I expected). More of the enema than stool came out at first, so I had to do all the pushing myself, which was still quite difficult. This was uncomfortable, and I was already quite nauseous. It could be unrelated, but I had been gagging up salty saliva, which was unusual for me. The bowel movements were all very uncomfortable and extremely painful, which worsened the nausea. My stomach burns and is still having sharp cramping pain all over, even my back and chest. I expected a much more relieving experience."

• Reb...
• May 22, 2017

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "So I have Crohn's disease and I get constipated A LOT. Most times after pushing for 20-30 mins, it finally comes out! This time I knew something was different (I'm also pregnant). I looked up info, and after sitting in a warm/hot bath, I found enemas online. I went out and got the extra one, and after using it, it took about 10 mins because I was super backed up! But the relief was soooo worth it! Not sure if it's for everyone, but I got super hot and nauseous right after taking it! But it works!"

• Anonymous
• March 14, 2022

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "I suffer from having IBS, and I get constipated a lot and suffer from it. Like others, I have either hard stool that won't come out or only little hard pebbles. I sometimes have to use my finger to break up the stool so I can get it out. Two days ago, I used a suppository to try to have a BM, it had been 5 days without one, and I started feeling sick with stomach cramps and nausea. The suppository I used didn't work. I was in so much pain the next day I used a Fleet Enema. The only thing I passed was the water. I took my Colace stool softener, that wasn't helping me anyway, but I was desperate. I knew that I would need to go to the ER the next day if I didn't have a BM. Well, 17 hours after I took the enema, I had a bad stomach ache, and I didn't stop pooping for 2 hours. OMG, I felt so much better. It cleaned me out, but why it took so long to work on me, I don't know. I was so sick the night I took the suppository, and nothing came out. I THANK GOD AND THE ENEMA I TOOK. I feel so much better."

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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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."

• FUL...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2022

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "Fleet enemas have always worked great for me. I can always tell when I need to go home and use a Fleet enema, so that I will feel so much better. I go home, insert the tip, and hold the solution in as long as I can, and then after going, I feel so much better!!!"

• Got...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2021

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "Ok. I had been basically constipated for 2 weeks, only going a very little (a couple of pebbles at a time). Having lots of gas, and then OMG! Fecal incontinence. Had leaking sticky stool (very little), but it freaked me out. Contacted my doctor after taking Sorbitol 2x a day (due to opioid meds), tried Miralax, still nothing. The leaking bothered me more than the constipation, but was uncomfortable with the bloating and feeling full all the time. The doctor recommended I use the saline Fleet enema. I couldn’t hold it long at all, but it has relieved it somewhat. No leaking that sticky stool, so it is half a success. Will do a 2nd enema tomorrow and see if I can hold it longer and really clean things out. But I did get relief. I will keep Fleet enemas in the medicine cabinet from now on."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 20, 2021

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "When I get constipated, which is all the time, I have a Fleet Enema. I recommend this enema 100%, yes, honestly, 100%. If anyone is embarrassed, don't be. This is better than any tablets, you have my word."

• mis...
• April 20, 2009

"I have blockages that develop over time, high up in my intestine, very bad and bothersome. This product has done more for me than all the rest together. I will miss it. I hope the claims against it are found to be exaggerated and can hardly wait to use it again."

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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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?"

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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 17, 2024

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "I rarely leave reviews but feel compelled to after finally getting relief from constipation. I’ve been constipated since a medical procedure I had about a week ago. I tried Colace, Smooth Move tea, and a full dose of Miralax today. I had cramping and a small, hard BM but was still very bloated, uncomfortable, and constipated. I decided to give the Fleet Enema a try before contacting my doctor. It worked within about a minute. I had an explosive BM, followed by some smaller, soft BMs over the next 30 minutes. I’m feeling a lot better and am so glad I tried this."

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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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."

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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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!"

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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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."

• Hon...
• December 24, 2021

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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."

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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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."

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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "It gives you immediate relief! YAY!"

• Anonymous
• January 18, 2010

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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

Sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate "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

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