Laxative reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 339 Reddit reviews across 30 subreddits and 49 posts to rank the best Laxative brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Ozempic, r/ibs, r/SIBO, r/Constipation, r/intermittentfasting. Top-rated brands include Miralax (4.3/5), Dulcolax (4.0/5), Magnesium citrate (4.4/5).
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Reviews339
Subreddits30
Posts49
Brands92
Products14
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#1
Miralax
4.3
(75)
"Mirlax is my bestie. Best part is you can take it infinitely without consequences"
"Miralax gets the job done for me most o the time"
"Miralax works wonders, i take it every single day and have never felt any kind of nauseous of sickness from it"
"I’ve heard great things about miralax! no one i know who has take. it has felt nauseous from it."
"2x dose of Costco’s Miralax-equivalent daily."
"Miralax also to stay regular."
"It's the only thing that works for me."
"I do miralax in a drink right before bed. No gi upset, dependable."
"Miralax saved my life after a full week of constipation."
"Miralax did not give me any cramping or other pain."
#2
Dulcolax
4.0
(27)
"Dulcolax"
"Dulcolax on ozempic."
"I find Dulcolax works well."
"I would recommend Dulcolax and/or Miralax. Both worked very well for me."
"I ended up taking two Dulcolax and the next day I emptied."
"Dulcolax (bisacodyl) has never failed to provide me with significant relief, even when I have gone days without a bowel movement."
"Dulcolax is the best laxative during a flare-up."
"I’ve been known to use ducolax - take 2 in an evening and then 2x morning and evening again - beautiful relief the next morning."
"Dulcolax!!! It’s MUCH more effective and gentler than Miralax."
"Ducolax has never failed me, no matter how bad the backup is."
#3
Magnesium citrate
4.4
(22)
"Fastest - for me - magnesium citrate"
"Magnesium citrate"
"Magnesium citrate works very well for me (i deal w constipation)"
"I just take 2-3 capsules of magnesium citrate right before bed and bam, I have a BM in the morning right after my coffee. No bloating or nausea. Highly recommend."
"Magnesium citrate the only thing that works on me."
"Magnesium citrate at bed time, hands down!!"
"600g magnesium citrate before bed."
"Magnesium citrate has worked great for me."
"Magnesium citrate drink was the only thing that worked for me."
"If I absolutely want to make myself go: magnesium citrate (liquid bottle)."
#4
Magnesium
4.2
(17)
"I take 800mg a night. Sometimes an extra 400mg more if my stool was hard that morning. Works amazing."
"Magnesium citrate at bed time, hands down!! I had terrible constipation for over 10 years."
"I take a magnesium supplement everyday and have no issues."
"Magnesium every morning, lots of water and try to get more fibre."
"Magnesium, senna and metamucil."
"Take magnesium oxide or magnesium citrate in pill form, not gummy, before bed. Start with 400 mg"
"Malate feels smooth and works well with me"
"Magnesium malate. It’s very gentle"
"Mag Oxide worked for me"
"I would try Magnesium oxide like others suggest, if that doesn't work try Triphala."
#5
Colace
4.1
(12)
"My doc recommended Colace. Started taking it the day after surgery."
"Colace and Gas X have been working well for me."
"Colace is my standard."
"In my experience, Colace will work overnight."
"I’m having the best luck right now with alternating colace and prune juice every other night."
"Ask your practioner if a softener like Colace might be tried. No stimulant effect but it can help facilitate an easier movement."
"I used Colace a handful of times when I needed something extra."
"I used colace or upped my fiber by adding ground flaxseed to yogurt/oatmeal."
"Colace or miralax or prune juice."
"Colace - gentle softener."
#6
Lactulose
4.1
(10)
"Lactulose (a syrupy liquid)"
"We prescribe lactulose all the time"
"Lactulose is the choice for me."
"Best to use lactulose, the cleaner version."
"I use lactulose , I take it in the morning with something to eat within an hour and a half it works."
"I had lactulose that I didn’t even realise was a laxative and kind of found out the hard way (had to take it as part of the sibo test) so that definitely worked for me."
"I've found lactulose helps along with magnesium glycinate and iberogast."
"Lactulose. My Dr recommended it."
"I like lactulose."
"Try lactulose."
#7
Prunes
4.6
(9)
"Try eating Prunes."
"I est 5 prunes every day and a glass of pear juice."
"I started eating 6 prunes every day. Lots of water. After a few days, the plumbing worked again."
"Try dried prunes before going the medication route."
"Magnesium and just prunes. They do wonders."
"A handful of prunes does it every time."
"Prunes worked for me, coffee also helps keep me regular."
"I’ve been eating prunes like 4 a day and it helps."
"Eat 5-6 prunes everyday and stay hydrated."
#8
Linzess
4.3
(9)
"10/10 would recommend."
"If it’s real bad ask your doctor about Linzess."
"I have to take Linzess it's the only thing that helps me."
"I highly recommend speaking to your pcp or GI provider about this option."
"Ask ur doctor for Linzess"
"I currently am on linzess long-term. Calm and miralax didn’t work for me."
"AM: 290mg Linzess"
"I use Linzess every other day."
"I took linzess and felt normal that I was like great it didn’t work. But after some hours I exploded."
#9
Senna
4.2
(9)
"I decided to try sene leaves."
"I have to use senna every day since it’s the only thing thah helps effectively for me w/o bloating or cramps"
"I think I may try Senna."
"I also take senna at night daily currently as I'm on a lot of painkillers (post surgery) that cause constipation. I find it works and has no side effects."
"I would try either senna or cinnamon tea or capsules!"
"I take senna every day and eat as much fruit as I can."
"I use senna tea, often called Dieter’s Tea."
"I take ones with senna and a softner in them."
"If senna works for you and you don’t take it often (as it can cause dependency) then I would go with your trusted product."
#10
Mag07
4.6
(8)
"MAG07 check it out on Amazon read the reviews."
"Mag07 is literally my religion now."
"Mag07 from Amazon - just take a few pills before bed and you’ll go in the morning!"
"MAG07. It is THE BEST."
"Mag07."
"Mag 07 works great and lots of water daily."
"Mag o7, works really well if you've tried mirilax."
"I found Mag07 to be the best fit for me."
#11
Metamucil
4.1
(8)
"Metamucil orange sugar free, sunkist 100% juice, not the lite."
"An example would be metamucil"
"If I need any other help I’ll take Metamucil."
"I take Metamucil and stool Softeners."
"2 tbsp of Metamucil powder in my smoothie every morning."
"6 prunes a day and a teaspoon of metamucil right after evening meal."
"Metamucil also seems to work pretty well."
"Metamucil."
#12
Smooth Move
4.0
(7)
"Now when I’m severely constipated I’ll drink Smooth Move."
"Smooth Move Tea."
"Smooth Move tea. It has mint leaves and it tastes like mint, so it’s a delight to drink. But it will clear you out a few hours later."
"Smooth Move tea works for me. But i would never take it every day."
"Smooth Move Tea"
"I really like Smooth Move tea...just have no plans the next morning!"
"Smooth Move tea by Traditional Medicines works well."
#13
Prune Juice
4.5
(6)
"If I feel backed up I do the warm prune juice and a table spoon of butter trick."
"I'd try prune juice, papaya, apples, pears, dates.. these have helped without medical intervention"
"...prune juice has been MIRACULOUS for me."
"Prune juice will definitely do the trick"
"I was scared of laxatives too when I got constipated from zofran so I drank prune juice and it helped a lot"
"Try drinking prune juice daily. Works reliably."
#14
Psyllium Husk
4.2
(6)
"Psyllium husk powder is also tremendous."
"Psyllium Husk and Inulin powder. Prunes. Plenty of water!"
"Psyllium husk can help with both constipation and diarrhea."
"I ran across this article a few days ago about psyllium husk."
"Psyllium husk."
"Magnesium at night, eat some chia pudding, and water with psyllium husk."
#15
Milk of Magnesia
4.0
(6)
"Milf of magnesia is gold works best for me."
"Milk of Magnesia"
"Milk of Magnesium"
"Milk of magnesia can too."
"I take the highest recommended dose of milk of magnesia."
"Milk of magnesia in my opinion, if you wanna wait 3 days then go for miralax."
#16
Smooth Move Tea
4.0
(5)
"Smooth move tea and Mag07."
"Smooth move tea helped me. I think the active ingredient is Senna."
"A cup of smooth move tea gets me really going."
"Besides the magnesium citrate, I also use the tea smooth move."
"I swear by Smooth Move tea by Traditional Medicinals."
#17
Senokot
4.5
(4)
"Senokot."
"Senokot"
"Senokot helped me."
"I used Senokot after other procedures. No cramping or sudden running to the bathroom either."
#18
Epsom Salt
3.5
(4)
"I followed the directions on the Epsom salt bag."
"I use a teaspoon of Epsom salt, but you will need flavoring to cover the taste."
"Epsom Salt and water the old school method. It's horrible but works."
"I like epsom salt. It’s nasty but I’ve had enough of it."
#19
MagO7
4.7
(3)
"The Mag07 has been a life saver for me."
"I take one MagO7 (from Amazon) at night to keep things moving if I am concerned about going the next morning."
"MagO7!!"
#20
RestoraLAX
4.3
(3)
"I use restoralax"
"RestoraLAX. buy it a Costco. Works great."
"For me, I found the best to be Restoralax (Miralax) and absolute worst Senna tea."
#21
Swiss Kriss
4.3
(3)
"Swiss kriss . I’ve been using it for 3 years since I found it. Super gentle on stomach."
"Swiss Kriss, buy on Amazon."
"Swiss kriss."
#22
Fiber Gummies
4.0
(3)
"U could just add fiber gummies but u HAVE to drink plenty of water when u take fiber."
"I eat fiber gummies and take a stool softener."
"I used GNC Fiber Gummies, 1-2 a day, and they really helped."
#23
Triphala
4.0
(3)
"Try Triphala. An Ayurvedic mixture of herbs for digestive health."
"Triphala, concentrated ginger extract or homemade juice, mag citrate or malate (malate is easier on the stomach I found), sunfiber"
"I’ve had benefit from Triphala before however now I take 4 prunes daily."
#24
Chia seeds
5.0
(2)
"Make chia seed pudding and have a small amount daily."
"Chia seeds and water!"
#25
Docusate and Senna
4.5
(2)
"I use a combo of docusate and senna. Vegetable laxative plus stool softener."
"I like docusate with senna."
#26
Movicol
4.5
(2)
"I take movicol stool softener."
"Movicol. It basically has no active ingredient, it just suspends fluid in the bowel."
#27
Sunfiber
4.5
(2)
"Look up Sunfiber on Amazon. I take a scoop everyday in my coffee."
"I’ve been trying to use sunfiber daily which keeps me regular."
#28
Oxy Powder
4.0
(2)
"I only use OxyPowder on occasion. May take a few days but does it ever work."
"I use OxyPowder and Bowel Mover. Sometimes I rotate but most of the time I take them together at night before bed."
#29
Probiotic
4.0
(2)
"Miralax and taking a probiotic (Garden of Life)."
"Consider adding a probiotic to your daily regimen."
#30
Prucalopride
4.0
(2)
"Long term Prucalopride or lizness , and stimulant of a sort (coffee /adhd meds / nicotine or all three) sadly sometimes I genuinely have to use these all together"
"Prucalopride is a prescription for long term constipation. I take half a pill nightly for regularity."
#31
Colon Max
4.0
(2)
"Colon Max. It’s magnesium with some herbal stimulants."
"Colon Max. I take two pills with natural calm every night."
#32
Senna (Sennakot)
4.0
(2)
"I took 3, 8.6mg tablets every night. Senna was the only thing I took specifically for the constipation."
"I was on a prescription for Senna (OTC is Sennakot) for quite a while and had no negative side effects."
#33
Ex-Lax
4.0
(2)
"Exlax. Doesn’t give you diarrhea, gives you a normal bowel movement."
"Ex lax / senna"
#34
Dulcolax, Magnesium citrate
3.0
(2)
"Dulcolax is EVIL. I think i’ll try magnesium citrate i’ve heard it works for some."
"Dulcolax is the worst. Did you try stronger osmotic versions like magnesium citrate? They work for a lot of people."
#35
Chia Seed
5.0
(1)
"Cured my constipation over night! Haven’t had any since ◡̈"
#36
Prune
5.0
(1)
"I eat prunes. Love them and they work for BMs too"
#37
Sunflower Seed
5.0
(1)
"I eat a handful of shelled unsalted roasted sun flower seeds. Very healthy and great roughage."
#38
Blackberry
5.0
(1)
"Blackberries"
#39
Gala Apples
5.0
(1)
"Big gala apples keep me pretty regular."
#40
Colostrum
5.0
(1)
"Colostrum has many benefits for gut heath and works as a potent laxative in myself and others around me that do not have sibo."
#41
Blueberries
5.0
(1)
"Best laxative i took while pregnant and backed up from zofran was a bowl of blueberries every night."
#42
Kiwis
5.0
(1)
"Not exactly a laxative, but kiwis worked wonders for me when i was on zofran."
#43
Magnesium Citrate Gummies
5.0
(1)
"Magnesium citrate gummies. I have zero adverse reaction."
#44
Bidet
5.0
(1)
"Install a bidet, no need for laxatives! For real!! lol"
#45
Colon-Blow
5.0
(1)
"Colon-Blow."
#46
Ground Flax Seeds
5.0
(1)
"Literally three tablespoons of ground flax seeds everyday and let me tell ya......wow! It works so well or straight up prunes!"
#47
Apples
5.0
(1)
"Apples are the best laxative."
#48
Water Enema
5.0
(1)
"I use water enema, not the little ones, a real one."
#49
Kirkland
5.0
(1)
"My favorite hack is Kirkland protein bars, 20grams of protein and 10grams of fiber."
#50
Colchicine
5.0
(1)
"Colchicine will blast food out of you."
#51
Ispaghula Husk
5.0
(1)
"I'd recommend a Fibre supplement rather than laxatives. Something like Ispaghula Husk."
#52
Vitamin C Powder
5.0
(1)
"I finally found my godsend is vitamin C powder (it works as an osmosis laxative)."
#53
Glycerin Suppository
5.0
(1)
"Glycerin suppository. I have had issues with 💩 for years and this has been a lifesaver."
#54
Glycerin Suppositories
5.0
(1)
"I swear by glycerin suppositories."
#55
Citricol
4.0
(1)
"My gi recommended citrical. Walmart has the generic pills that I like."
#56
Sennakot
4.0
(1)
"This is the Sennakot that I take"
#57
Generic CVS Laxative
4.0
(1)
"I just get the generic CVS Laxative that are these little tiny light orange pills."
#58
Miralax, Magnesium Citrate, Milk of Magnesia
4.0
(1)
"For me, I take Miralax, but if you need fast relief, then drink Magnesium Citrate or Milk of Magnesia."
#59
Movicol, Microlax
4.0
(1)
"Movicol for an oral laxative, and microlax for an enema."
#60
Laxatrol
4.0
(1)
"Laxatrol Castor Oil, yung orange flavor."
#61
Coloxyl and Senna
4.0
(1)
"Coloxyl and Senna (stool softener) Lactulose"
#62
Biguerlai
4.0
(1)
"Biguerlai or Biofit. I don’t take them everyday though."
#63
Dr. Philip's Colon Cleanse
4.0
(1)
"Dr Philip’s colon cleanse (supp I learned about on here) at night before bed."
#64
Gas-X
4.0
(1)
"Gas x, glycerin suppositories and mirlax have all 3 stocked and ready to go."
#65
Gentle Stool Softener
4.0
(1)
"I recently discovered a gentle yet effective stool softener that has helped me."
#66
Black Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Perhaps first try black coffee and some pink salt in lukewarm water. Works like a charm for me."
#67
Fiber Supplement
4.0
(1)
"I have started to add a fiber supplement into my diet."
#68
Oat Bran
4.0
(1)
"1.5 tbsp of high grade oat bran in my morning yogurt."
#69
Liquid IV
4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend increasing your electrolyte consumption with liquid IV packets."
#70
Stool Softeners
4.0
(1)
"Stool softeners work well too, it takes 1-3 days for some relief but it gets the job done."
#71
Docusate
4.0
(1)
"Try osmotic laxatives and/or stool softeners in combination with dietary changes."
#72
Soluble Fiber Powder
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been adding soluble fiber powder to my electrolyte water."
#73
Licorice
4.0
(1)
"Licorice is considered a sweet/candy to some and gets the browns to the super bowl quickly."
#74
Ultimate Fiber Qenda
4.0
(1)
"This stuff will have you doing a poo every day if not 3x times."
#75
Fybogel
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been taking fybogel to get extra fibre and that’s usually enough."
#76
Epsom Salts
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using epsom salts when needed. Works very well."
#77
Gluten-Ease
4.0
(1)
"I take 'Gluten-Ease'. Found it at my local health food store and it seems to work."
#78
Bisacodyl
4.0
(1)
"Bisocodyl - it's the generic of dulcolax so it's cheaper."
#79
Welch’s
4.0
(1)
"Prune juice, Welch’s. Note that it is not really a laxative as much as a stool lubricant."
#80
Berberine
4.0
(1)
"I use berberine supplements when I get backed up and they usually work a few hours later."
#81
Restorolax
4.0
(1)
"I take Restorolax twice per day."
#82
Fleet
4.0
(1)
"Fleet enemas once a week for me does the trick."
#83
Senakot S
4.0
(1)
"Senakot S."
#84
Sugarfree Pancake Syrup
4.0
(1)
"Most sugarfree pancake syrup is 100% sorbitol which works very well for me as a gentle laxative."
#85
Senakot
4.0
(1)
"Sennakot mixed with colace."
#86
Senna (Exlax)
4.0
(1)
"OTC maybe try senna (exlax). It's a good stimulant that's really helps."
#87
Gentle Laxative
4.0
(1)
"I use a gentle laxative (target up and up brand) two tiny pills every 3 days."
#88
Mag Citrate
4.0
(1)
"Mag Cirate - learned it from this sub! I use the Calm brand dissolved in hot water."
#89
Senakot Veggie Laxative
4.0
(1)
"The gentle senakot veggie laxative."
#90
CALM Gummies and MagOx Magnesium Citrate Powder
3.0
(1)
"I tried the gummies of CALM and it didn’t work well for me. I’ve never had the issue with the powder."
#91
Walmart
3.0
(1)
"Walmart brand"
#92
Dulcolax Chews
1.0
(1)
"I do not recommend Dulcolax chews. They did nothing for me."
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