User Reviews for Dulcolax (bisacodyl) oral

OMG I took 2 of these pills after a recent surgery because the pain meds had me backed up. Believe the reviews on here about how horribly they will mess you up!!!! I literally did call 911 and went to the hospital because I didn’t know if I was sick from surgery or had a stomach flu coming on and am in a boot on my foot for fusion of my big toe trying to go back and forth to the toilet pooping, puking, cramping, crying, and profusely sweating so bad I’m almost sliding off the toilet!! All with a foot I’m not supposed to walk on :((( The pills were absolute torture for me. Was even in the hospital getting up to poop and puke but having to wait on an IV to be removed trying not to crap myself. Was probably the worst sickness I’ve ever been through!!! Stuff should be banned.Read More Read Less

I take 2 every Saturday bout 9pm and bowels start moving approx 7am. The bathroom is where I spend most of the day though so don’t plan on going anywhere. Have no side effects apart from a great clean out weekly. Only been taking for 3 wks so far. Highly recommend

I have Crohn’s disease and often need to take laxative to help my bowel movements. If I take one of these pills, nothing happens. When I take two or more, I am in excruciating pain. And as someone with crohn’s, I am use to horrible stomach pain and nausea. But this pill seriously has caused sone of my post painful experiences. It takes long to work, and randomly you’ll feel your bowel cramp. Often in the hours leading up to the release, I’ll feel very nauseous and sick. When I feel that I need to use the restroom, the cramping is so intense I feel like I’m dying. Not to be dramatic, that’s genuinely how bad it is. I have almost passed out from the pain. It’s not normal cramping and has a very distinctive pain. The nausea I feel when having these cramps is so intense that even my prescription nausea meds, that are the most effective available, do not work. I get chills, feel dizzy, and cannot sit up straight. I am usually scared that I will need to call someone for help because I feel that I’m about to go unconscious. I would not recommend this. Out of every horror story I’ve been through, my last experience with this laxative is literally like second on my list of most painful things I’ve ever been through. Try Miralax, milk of magnesia. If you don’t think those work well enough for you, it doesn’t matter. Nothing is worth this. Read More Read Less

Took 1 at 1:00 pm. Next morning 7:00 am had a BM. No discomfort as so many others experienced. Went again after having breakfast . I’m all good!

Took one at 8pm. It had a similar effect as the preparation medication for a colonoscopy. Dreadful. Stay very near a bathroom. Should not be sold over the counter. I cannot imagine giving it to a child. Be very cautious.

Felt like going through childbirth…. (Although I’m sure the cramps from childbirth is 100x worse). I took just one of this innocent looking pills at 6pm at night. At 5am I woke up. The cramps were insane and excruciating. I was in the toilet but still couldn’t poop while these horrible cramps were still ongoing. Literally I sat there for an hour with these cramps while not being able to poop still, and saw stars and felt dizzy like I was going to pass out. I had to lie down on my tile floor in the toilet since it was cold to prevent me from passing out at some point. These cramps were so bad that I felt like I wanted to throw up at the same time. Seriously, I can go on and on about the cramps. But after about an hour of this, the pill did its job. Maybe the severity of cramps differs from person to person, and your experience might be better… but yeah all I can say is it could be worth trying a milder alternative and if that doesn’t work then try thisRead More Read Less

I have never had such severe stomach pains in my life!!!! I almost called 911 because the pain was unbearable. I was retching and sweating from head to toe, was shivering with five blankets on me for several hours. DO NOT TAKE THIS OR GIVE THUS PRODUCT TO ANYONE YOU LOVE!!!

Was recommended to take before a colonoscopy because of a colon collapse. Most excruciating experience ever!!! Vomited all night and severe stomach cramps!!! Miralax is soooo much better!!!

constipated without any notable pain just smelly gas slight bloating 5 days from taking metronidazole for bv. stocked up on good foods, rice, chicken, fibre, nuts, bananas, water, and stretched everyday no luck. was last day of antibiotic treatment today and have an event in 2 days, couldn't risk any surprises so popped one of these today 6pm. freaking out after reading reviews at 11pm. 12am on the dot. felt so good to poop lol. if you have the luck of reading reviews beforehand - make sure there's enough good fibre/food/water stocked up lol and deffo only take 1 if first time. when it hits, it hits. i got mild pangs and pains but after 5 days of constipation it was welcome and maybe a 4/5. helped to visualise every meal moving through my intestines . don't have to be anywhere tomorrow so happy to just stay hydrated and poop my day away. yay. marked as good instead of excellent incase im faced with further doom tonight lol Read More Read Less

Loved the product BUT mad at manufacturers lack of disclosure on sugar and sucroses contained on the product. Using it for the last 10 months once a day at bedtime as advised by doctor and it solved many years of constipation. Just found out, it has and enormous content of sugar and sucroses and it has being racing my sugar levels at night to over 320. This is NOT disclosed on the packaging nor listed as a warning or contraindication for diabetics.

I have traveled from US to Africa for a mission. Took this because of travelers constipation. I have never felt so sick in my life. Took at 5 pm by 8 pm it all started. Diarrhea all night long. I could be ok with that but the stomach cramps and severe nausea which lead to some vomiting is awful. So weak and dizzy It’s been almost 12 hours now and stools have all but stopped but not the cramps or nausea. Even drinking water hurts. I so pray this gets better soon

I have recently had major bowel surgery always suffered with constipation but not to this extreme we are still waiting for my bowel to wake up. I have gone 8 days and was advised x2 tablets to add these with all my other laxatives. Perfect went to bed woke up 3am where the blockage finally passed then so did the back log of watery liquid. 4 hours l8 i seem to be fine. Experienced no side affects or cramps. Saved me a trip to hospital as i had faceal impaction before this BM and opearated on. Cant fault itRead More Read Less

All of these reviews made the experience seem terrifying. I took 2 to relieve constipation of 5 days. It certainly began to work after 3-4 hours. There was some cramping but nothing major. It’s important to remember everyone’s body is different and will therefore react differently to medications. Overall, it was effective for me and relatively comfortable.

I take 2-3 (do not recommend) at night, usually I wake up with discomfort and nausea but usually it is thorough in emptying my stomach. However, usually the pain and discomfort makes me wonder why I took them in the first place. Make sure you drink a lot of water because you will feel dehydrated and only take this medication if absolutely necessary!

Horrible never again will i ever use this product. It gave me such severe cramp i felt like i was going to die it was sooo bad. This stuff should be taken off the market would not recommend it to anyone

I took a pill at ten pm and went to bed. Around four am I awoke in severe pain. I got to the bathroom but there was no movement just extreme nausea. I started to shiver and went back to bed where I endured the contractions for several hours but apart from odd hard marbles nothing much came out. I vomited a couple of times. I was very dizzy. I considered calling an ambulance but it seemed extreme to call one just for constipation. I took paracetamol and continued to endure cramps until I fell asleep. I awoke at eleven am and experienced some diarrhea, and a small hard bowel movement. Two days later I am still constipated. I threw the pills on the fire.They are very dangerous and should be withdrawn from over the counter sale.Read More Read Less

i’ve taken dulcolax countless times without any trouble. no pain no discomfort nothing. this time i was woken up two hours after taking it and spent an hour on the toilet bloated beyond belief, it was literally visible. i was moaning and groaning in pain, it sounded like i was having sex. the cramping was some of the worst physical pain i’ve ever had in my life. i thought at first it was just gas so when i started passing gas at first i had a few moments of relief only to explode with diarrhea. every time the pain calmed down and i thought it was almost over, it started up again. all of it, the bloating, cramps, pain, sweat. my abdomen couldn’t stop flexing and i couldn’t sit up straight. this went on for over an hour. i was finally able to get back in bed but i’m still in pain, i know this isn’t over. I don’t know what was different this time but i am never ever using this product again. so not worth the pain. Read More Read Less

I took it at around 3:30. Maybe a little before I started having bowel movements around 7. Maybe I did cramp not as bad as some people but I did that on. I can't remember what day, but I'm still having diarrhea. And the pain is bearable but if you can't tolerate pain, I would not do this.

I was constipated for 4 days and decided that its time to get some laxatives. I took these laxatives and they eased my stomach pain for a few hours. At11-6pm I was experiencing no pain whatsoever which was a relief. at 8pm on the same day I started having these severe sharp pains and couldnt sleep throughout the whole night. The pains were awful to the point where I was crying my eyes out but safe to say these are worth the pain. I wake up at 8am the next day only having 1 hour of sleep and I feel nauseous and I try to poo but nothing comes out. At around 10am it worked. Id reccomend these tablets but at your own risk they do cause intense stomach pain and sharp pains . Read More Read Less

If you value your life and sanctity of your bowels, I would NOT recommend this. I’m officially on day 2 and liquid acid is still spewing out of me after every meal. I have no idea what a “soft” laxative entails anymore after my entrails have been subjected to the opposite of soft; rough sandpaper squeezing through my intestines and out my now burning anus. To start, I took ONE pill at 9pm about two days ago to try before I go in for my colonoscopy. It’s not for another few weeks but the directions were asking for 4 pills of Dulcolax. I hadn’t used this laxative in the past (surprisingly considering my bowel problems) and wanted to test it out prior to my surgery. I took ONE, I repeat, ONE pill at 9pm and went to bed. I wake up at 4:30am in a sweat, I feel like I’m the Virgin Mary & I unknowingly am birthing a baby Jesus. Contraction after contraction, I ease myself into my bathroom until I finally release a regular bowel movement. I think, “Painful but I’m glad it’s over. Not too bad.” Oh boy, was I wrong. For the next three hours, my home was my toilet bowl. The nausea was icing on the cake. I finally was completely juiced out, drained beyond every measure, and went back to bed. Had to call out of work and ate nothing but soup and bread due to nauseousness. Today, felt okay. Not great but I thought I was moving on with my life. Went to work then decided to go out to eat with my roommates for my birthday. Had a good time until halfway through my meal, I was getting a bit of pain. Was almost ready to go, just had to pay but I couldn’t take it anymore. Sorry to the Texas Roadhouse near the Denny’s because I just blew that bathroom up. Never have I ever blasted a bathroom that fast or badly in public. It was astonishing at that point, not even embarrassing. I exited within 5 min. and we left. I’m now typing this from the toilet in my own bathroom and I just gotta say, if you value anything about yourself — your dignity, your bodily autonomy, etc — DO NOT GET DULCOLAX. Read More Read Less