Worried about Dulcolax

[CT79]

I’m starting my son on dulcolax 12 plus. I’m really worried how he’ll be with it coz of the side affects. He’s also autistic so I can’t explain to him how he might feel. What’s your experience with it for your child. It was prescribed by his private paediatrician. He’s 14 btw.

I was going to start him on 5mls although was told he can have 10mls.

Thanks

[Turquoise3]

My son is on 5mls per day of Dulcolax prescribed also by private paediatrician. He's been on it for a few wks now and a fortnight ago he's been complaining on and off about not feeling well (but not able to explain more than that). It could be a slight nauseous feeling I suspect. He'd not had a stimulant laxative before taking this. He's also been on laxido sachets for 6mths and was taking a high dose at the time to disimpact.Soo.. I'm not sure if it's the Dulcolax causing him to feel poorly or not.

I've read it can cause tummy cramps but I don't think my son is in pain.

He have another appointment next week and I'll ask how long it's safe to take it for.

[CT79 in reply to Turquoise3]

Hope your son is ok. Has the dulcolax helped him to go? Also has he had diarrhoea with it? I have given my son 5mls dose so will see what happens and I’ll up it to 10 if I need to .

[Turquoise3 in reply to CT79]

We've finished the disimpacting and I think the nausea was due to the high dose of laxido sachets rather than the dulcolax as he's been feeling well since we finished disimpacting. He's on a maintance dose of 3 sachets of laxido and still taking dulcolax and no, It's not giving his diarrhoea. If dolcolax is being taken on its own without stool softener laxatives alongside, I doubt it would cause diarrhoea. My son is 7yo.I hope it is working for your son.

[CT79]

Hi glad to hear your son is ok. Well I started him on Sunday on 5 mls for 2 days. Then I upped it to 10 for 2 days. But today he was quite unwell and had diarrhoea and was a little bit sick. He’s ok now after a sleep. But I won’t be giving it to him again. So I’ll have to see what is the next step. He was on Fybogel at one time for a little while and that worked well. I’ll most probably go back to that. But I am going to wait until the diarrhoea is completely gone .