I've been dealing with constipation for a week now. It's painful, uncomfortable and wasted time trying to go without anything happening. I tried a different brand laxative for two days with no success at all, so today I picked these up to try. Not gonna lie, some of these reviews had me scared, but I read one from a nurse who recommended drinking water before and after taking it. I followed her advice, took ONE pill (I wasn't going to start with 3) and before I even finished my bottle of water, I felt a little cramping, nothing major and 10 minutes later (probably 25 minutes total) I was able to go and it wasn't a super hard stool that was difficult to pass! I would definitely use this again.