Dulcolax 2 HS

I was constipated for 2 days (not verbal constipation, the real one). I tried many things, eating bananas, fruits and food rich in fibers. Nothing happened. Ultimately I decided to go for some laxative drugs. I searched my memory for a good drug. Dulcolax seemed the oblivious choice because I have seen the effect of this drug on many patients. Confident, I went to the medical store and brought 2 dulcolax tablets. The prescription of dulcolax is like this – Tab Dulcolax 2 HS. This means you have to take 2 dulcolax tablets before bedtime. Armed with this knowledge I decided to take the tablets before going to bed. I was very much tired that day and fell asleep without taking the medicine. Incidentally I got up at 3.30 am and realized that, I haven’t taken the medicine. So I took dulcolax and gulped it along with a glass of water and went back to sleep.

The next morning, nothing happened, constipation persisted. “Now a days these drug companies use chalk powders instead of medicine”, I thought. As usual I went to wards and started taking pre rounds. After the rounds by senior faculty, I started to take blood samples from patents for investigations. After taking blood from the third patient, I felt abdominal discomfort. I dismissed it and went on to take samples from the fourth patient. The discomfort didn’t go away, it started waxing and waning. I went on to the fifth, my face became red and I started sweating. “Are, you ok doc?” “Ya, I am perfectly fine”. I poked in the syringe, man that hurts. It was 10.30 am. I left the wards and ran for my room. My clothes came of in a jiffy. Entered the toilet. Now I can aptly define the word “relief” and I can vouch that dulcolax ain’t chalk powder. It take 7 hours for dulcolax to act!