<GEW> Poopie! The Drama!
Written: Aug 18 '00 (Updated Aug 18 '00)
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Pros: Tasty sugar-coating reminds me of M&Ms
Cons: Doesn't work
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| Pyanfar's Full Review: Phillips' Liqui-Gels Stool Softener Laxative |
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Why do they call it "Occasional Irregularity"? Doesn't that just sound like the worst of the politically-correct rhetoric to you? Why can't we be "blocked", "stopped up", "backed up", "held up at the gates", "indisposed", "constipated" (the old stand-by), or just plain, "not-very-poopy-today"?
You'd think whomever came up with this term wouldn't have picked something that sounds like an ill-fitting pair of pants, or a bumpy road (although both are good analogies in their own way). How about "fecally challenged"? "Bowel dependent"? I can imagine quite a few self-help books being written with that last one.
Anyhow, I'm here to review a product, not comment on poop culture. I purchased this product when I had...you know...you've had it too..."Waste Excretion Completion Syndrome".
If you read the side of the box, Philips (not to be confused with the electronics company that invented the Compact Disc) is good about explaining how the Liqui-Gels work. You are supposed to take two capsules with at least 8 ounces of water. The capsules "draw water down into the stool", and I assume this makes life a lot better for those of us who are human and eat food. I took two capsules and a tall glass of water, and 12 nonmagical hours later...nothing.
I figured that perhaps I did something wrong. Since the package allows you to take up to 3 doses in a day, I figured that on those rare occasions when this happens to me, it must happen with a vengeance. So I took 4 capsules, with almost 4 glasses of water (our tapwater tastes nasty, so I just couldn't quite choke it all down).
Voila!...
Nothing. After 2 days, my body managed to reset itself as it always does, but it was no thanks to Philips Liqui-Gels.
I'll admit I haven't tried the other stuff, like the ever-famous Ex-Lax, that chocolate pill...but I still wouldn't bother trying to use the rest of this package again, either. I also wouldn't recommend this product to anyone, except people who like swallowing candy-coated pills and drinking lots of water.
Recommended:
No
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