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Reviewer: Dogman1947, 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I take 500mg capsules form per night, along with an herbal product that contains, among other things, Senna. The combination enables me to move my bowels each morning. I take 300mg Tramadol, and 500mg Soma daily. Without the Stool softener and herbal product I strain to move my bowels every other day. With them it is regular and without strain. Works well for me.
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Reviewer: upsetmama, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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I took this medicine Saturday night at 8 pm and it's now Sunday at 11.30 pm and I have had diarrhea all day and even now. I can't eat anything. Drinking water seems to make it worse. I took the pill because I hadn't had a bowl movement in almost 2 days and was having pain. Now I'm having pain because my stomach is so empty. I have no clue what to do. I do know that this is the last
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Reviewer: easymoney, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: , 65-74 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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