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    Condition: Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel Movements
    4/16/2021 9:02:53 PM

    Reviewer: DK, 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS. Within hours the pain is so severe I was lying on the floor unable to get up. I was vomiting and the pain was literally so severe it was coming through my back and my heart was racing. I was moments away from going to the emergency room after 2 hours of excruciating pain, but then, with barely any bowel movement it started to slowly subside. I know for a FACT it was the Corr ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel Movements
    6/1/2018 6:25:14 AM

    Reviewer: Help in pain, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    I looked up stomach pain after taking Correctol...and here I am, wishing I had read these comments before I took it. I'm sitting here with the worst stomach pain I've had since labor. I feel like I need to vomit but have dry mouth. My intestines feel like someone is twisting them.ive honestly been sitting on the toilet for an hour and no bm...just severe abdominal pain and I vomited once. ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel Movements
    2/5/2016 8:57:58 PM

    Reviewer: Edot90, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    Took as directed and drank fluids and it made me so dehydrated I needed IV fluids. My heart rate was elevated. I was dizzy. I felt like I was going to pass out or black out at any moment. Worst experience of my life. I spent my day off in the bathroom. Then getting IV fluids. I was so nauseated I couldn't eat. And now 24 hrs after taking it I still have bad abdominal pain awful medication. Sho ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel Movements
    10/18/2015 9:34:14 PM

    Reviewer: Pathen, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    I took one pill, exactly as directed. A few hours later, I was weak, sweating, having severe, very painful cramps, and sitting on the toilet vomiting into a trash can. These symptoms lasted for several hours. The weak feeling and watery bowels lasted for a couple days. Do not take, there is nothing gentle about this product.

    Condition: Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel Movements
    7/16/2015 7:21:44 PM

    Reviewer: Robinh24967, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    Took 2 pills around 8pm and almost immediately felt extreme dehydration and weakness. I went to bed and woke up around 6am with the worst stomach cramps I have ever had in my life. I managed to get myself to the bathroom where I sat for almost 30 minutes doubled over in pain before I had a bowel movement. The entire time I was back and forth thinking I was going to vomit. I thought maybe that was ... Show Full Comment

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