What Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets are and what they are used for
Dulcolax Laxative Tablet (Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets) is used for the short-term relief of occasional constipation. Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets contain bisacodyl and belong to a group of medicines known as stimulant laxatives, which increase bowel movements. This medicine does not help with weight loss.
How it works
Dulcolax tablets offers relief by stimulating the bowel muscle. The tablets have a special coating making them gastro-resistant, which means they can resist the fluid in the stomach and ensure the active ingredient is released in the small intestine.
Benefits of Dulcolax Laxative Tablet:
Dependable relief
Contains the active ingredient, bisacodyl and has been trusted for dependable constipation relief for over 60 years.
Gentle and effective
Dulcolax works by gently stimulating the bowel muscles to provide reliable relief of constipation in 6-12 hours
Comfortable and predictable
Our comfort-coated tablets are easy to swallow, gentle on your stomach and deliver what you want most when you can’t go … predictability.
What is constipation?
Normal and regular bowel movement is important for most people. However, what is “normal and regular” varies from person to person. Some may have a bowel movement every day, others less often. Whatever it is like for you, it is best that your bowel movement has a regular pattern.
Constipation is an occasional problem for some people. For others, it may happen more often
It happens when the normal muscle actions in the bowel (large intestine) slow down. This can mean that material is not easily eliminated from the body
The cause of constipation is often not known. It can be associated with:
Sudden change of diet
A diet with not enough fibre
Not drinking enough fluids
Loss of ‘tone’ of the bowel muscles in older people
Pregnancy
Medicines such as morphine or codeine
Having to stay in bed for a long time
Lack of exercise
Symptoms of constipation
Being constipated can mean you’re not feeling quite like yourself, it can have a number of symptoms from stomach ache, feeling bloated, feeling sick or even losing your appetite.
Whatever the cause, constipation can be uncomfortable. It may make you feel bloated and heavy or generally “off colour”. Sometimes it causes headaches.
It is recommended to use changes in diet and bulk-forming medicines to control constipation before using this medicine.
These healthy tips are recommended to try to prevent constipation happening:
Eat a balanced diet including fresh fruit and vegetables
Drink enough water so that you do not become dehydrated
Keep up your exercise and stay fit
Make time to empty your bowels when your body tells you
Easy tips to keep your digestive system moving
Add fiber
Adding more fiber to your diet adds bulk and roughage to your system, which helps keep things moving.
Drink, drink, drink
Stay hydrated with water, herbal teas and clear soup, which helps food and waste pass through your gut.
Work it out
Get your heart rate up 30 or more minutes a day not only keeps things moving, but also helps decrease stress levels.
Check your meds
Some medications can stop up your system. If you feel that’s the case, speak to your physician.
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How To Use
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist have told you. Check with your pharmacist if you are not sure.
For constipation: Adults (including the elderly) and children over 12 years: 1 to 2 tablets at night.
Swallow the tablets whole with water. The tablets should not be chewed or crushed.
Milk, antacids or proton pump inhibitors (medicines which reduce stomach acid) should not be taken within one hour before or after taking Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets. This is because they will stop the Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets from working properly
If you have not taken Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets before, start with one tablet and increase to two if necessary. When your bowel regularity has returned to normal, the dose can usually be stopped.
Length of treatment
These tablets should not be used every day for more than 5 days. If you need laxatives every day, then you should see your doctor to find the cause of your constipation. Overuse can be harmful.
If you take more Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets than you should
It may be harmful to
Take too many Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets or
Take Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets for too long
This is because taking too many for too long may lead to:
Imbalance of fluid and salts in the body. This can affect the tightness of muscles such as those in the bowel. It can also affect the salts in the blood.
Low levels of potassium in the blood (called ‘hypokalaemia’). This can make you tired, dizzy, make your muscles weak and cause an uneven heart-beat.
Dehydration, making you thirsty, feel faint and giving you headaches. It can also mean you cannot pass enough urine.
If you take more of this medicine than you should, talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you; this is so the doctor knows what you have taken.
If you have any questions on the use of this product, ask your pharmacist or doctor.
Delivery Options
Delivery options
All deliveries are subject to the availability of the product and product sale conditions been met.
Order & Collect
Free next-day collection from In-Store
UK Delivery
Standard Delivery within the UK £3.50 Delivery time 3-4 days First Class Delivery within the UK £5.90 Delivery time 1-2 days Priority Delivery within the UK £7.10. Next day delivery by 1pm. Order must be placed by 1pm. Priority delivery is only available Monday to Thursday.
Europe Delivery
Standard Delivery within EEC from £12.50 Delivery time up to 5 days depending on the local delivery service within your country. Expedited Delivery within EEC £39.50 Delivery time 2 days. Delivery by DHL, UPS or TNT.
Rest of the World
Standard Delivery Rest of the World from £16.10 Delivery Time 10 – 15 Days Expedited Delivery Rest of the World £55.09 Delivery 5 days. Delivery service by DHL, TNT or UPS
You are allergic (hypersensitive) to bisacodyl or any of the other ingredients in the product (listed in Section 6: Contents of the pack and other information)
You are intolerant to or cannot digest some sugars (as the tablet contains a small amount of lactose and sucrose)
You have severe dehydration
You have a bowel condition called “ileus” (blockage in the intestine)
You have a serious abdominal condition such as appendicitis
You have severe abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting
You have a blocked bowel (intestinal obstruction)
You have inflammation of the bowel (small or large intestine)
Do not take this medicine if any of the above applies to you.
Do not use in children under the age of 12 years. If you are not sure, talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking this medicine.
Does this help with weight loss?
Stimulant laxatives (including bisacodyl) do not help with weight loss. They do not reduce the absorption of calories or nutrients. They can cause watery stools (diarrhoea), abdominal cramps and dehydration. Dehydration can seem like weight loss.
Overuse of laxatives may damage your health by:
Causing disturbances of electrolyte and mineral balances. Sodium, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus are electrolytes and minerals that are present in very specific amounts necessary for proper functioning of the nerves and muscles, including those of the colon and heart. Upsetting this delicate balance can cause incorrect functioning of these vital organs.
Severe dehydration may cause tremors, weakness, blurry vision, fainting, kidney damage, and, in extreme cases, death. Dehydration often requires medical treatment.
Overuse of laxatives must be avoided as it may harm the intestinal function.
Other medicines and Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This is because Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets can affect the way some other medicines work. Also, some other medicines can affect the way Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets work.
In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking:
Water tablets (diuretics) such as bendrofluazide or furosemide (frusemide)
Steroid medicines such as prednisolone
Other laxative medicines
If you are not sure if any of the above applies to you, talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets
Pregnancy and breast feeding
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast feeding.
Driving and using machines
Some people may feel dizzy or faint while taking this medicine. If this happens to you, wait until these feelings go away before driving or using machines.
Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets contain lactose and sucrose
The tablets contain a small amount of lactose and sucrose in each tablet. Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrose-isomaltase insufficiency should not use this medicine.
If you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.
Ingredients
What Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets contain
Each tablet contains 5 mg of bisacodyl as the active ingredient
The other ingredients are: lactose monohydrate, maize starch, sucrose (approximately 21 mg per tablet), glycerol, magnesium stearate, talc (E553b), acacia (powdered), white beeswax (E901), shellac (E904), carnauba wax (E903), titanium dioxide (E171), yellow iron oxide (E172), methacrylic acid-methyl methacrylate copolymer, castor oil and macrogol 6000
Side Effects
Like all medicines, Dulcolax Twelve Plus Tablets can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. If you experience any of the following side effects, please stop taking the medicines and see your doctor straight away:
Rare side effects (affect less than 1 in 1000 people)
Severe allergic reactions which may cause swelling of the face or throat and difficulty in breathing or dizziness. If you have a severe allergic reaction, stop taking this medicine and see a doctor straight away.
Colitis (inflammation of the large intestine which causes abdominal pain and diarrhoea)
Dehydration
Allergic reactions which may cause a skin rash
Fainting
Uncommon side effects (affect less than 1 in 100 people)
Blood in the stools
Vomiting
Abdominal discomfort
Discomfort inside and around the back passage
Dizziness
Common side effects (affect less than 1 in 10 people)
Abdominal cramps or pain
Diarrhoea
Nausea
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
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Work gently and reliably.
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Dear Mandy, we are pleased you rate us so highly.
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