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    Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
    11/15/2020 12:28:34 PM

    Reviewer: 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:
    Immediately felt stick after taking this pill...nausea, headache, depressed and just overall felt bad. I've taken it for 3 days and still no results.

    Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
    8/23/2015 2:58:10 AM

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

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    This worked really well restroom wise. But it caused me to not be able to breathe for a while. Ended up switching to linzess because I thought it was an allergy. It's a scary thing when you can't breathe. Linzess doesn't work nicely bathroom wise. I highly recommend this product anyway because not everyone reacts to medicine the same. It made bathroom time pure cathartic.

    Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
    6/18/2015 5:32:02 PM

    Reviewer: kirk, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    upset stomach headache lose bowl swollen legs and feet sleepiness

    Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
    5/8/2012 4:58:39 PM

    Reviewer: shadow, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 3

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    I take 2 pills per day (24MCG). Got stomack cramps,bloating and general discomfort.Didn't try it long enough to see if it really worked.I Stopped using it, I had to be homebound.

    Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
    6/5/2011 4:55:43 PM

    Reviewer: jackie, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    I am a 57 year old female in fairly good physical shape; however, I've had constipation issues all my life. I've been taking this for about 2 yrs and have been very satisfied with it. I do take it with Colace 2x per day. I tried once per day but with minimal results. I've always had gas problems so I cannot address whether this has increased or decreased with use of Amitiza (I take ... Show Full Comment

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