Dulcolax tabs

Will 4 of these pretty much clear out your entire system?

How long to work?

They're a pretty mild "stool softener." As a nurse on a critical care unit, I use them more for maintenance than for issues with constipation. Everyone's situation is individual, lots of factors to look at. Diet, mobility, fluid intake, narcotics/pain meds (they slow peristalsis and constipate), how long it's been. We have 4 level protocol, starts with Dulcolax, then senna, then a polyglycolax suppository. I always throw in warmed prune juice if the patient will take it, and it works for about 7 out of 10 of my patients.

Yeah, it was a disappointment. Lat time I had 4 was during a bowel prep for a barium enemas. Almost ripped my innards out, but that was prob because od all the other laxatives I you'd during the day. I was looking/hoping for a 1-step cleanout.

I was looking/hoping for a 1-step cleanout.

Try magnesium citrate, or lactulose. The first is more powerful in my experience administering as a nurse. It used to be the go to for colonoscopy prep.

They gave me these after a triple bypass and while they did make the stool softer, they really didn't do much.

How long does that take?