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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/mattthepianoman on 2024-08-19 17:13:38+00:00.

A few weeks ago, I had surgery to remove my gallbladder. The surgery was successful, but I’ve been experiencing some post-cholecystectomy pain.My doctor recommended that I take Buscopan to ease the pain instead of relying on stronger medication, and for the most part, it has been effective.

Last week, I woke up with cramps. I grabbed a blister pack of pills from the cupboard where we keep our medicines, took two pills, and put the rest in my pocket. As the day went on, I didn’t feel any better, so I took two more pills. By dinner time, things still hadn’t improved—in fact, I felt even worse. I was bloated, crampy, and it felt like my gallstones were back, which is quite a feat considering my gallbladder was probably incinerated as medical waste weeks ago. I went to bed early without eating, hoping I could somehow sleep it off.I woke up around 2 a.m. with an urgent need to go to the bathroom. I’ll spare the gory details, but it felt as though someone had exorcised the demons from my body. I’m not sure how long I was in there, but the sun was beginning to rise when I finally emerged.

I went looking for something to help with the cramps and found the strip of Buscopan in my pocket. I took two pills, drank a big glass of water to help replace what I’d lost, and went back to bed.

At 6 a.m., I was awakened by the same feeling. Back to the bathroom for another exorcism.

I rummaged through the medicine cupboard, looking for something to make it stop, and found a pack of Imodium. I took two and hoped for the best.Things settled down after that. I had one minor encounter with the “brown gods,” but things were returning to normal. By the evening, I was feeling confident enough to eat.

Cut to today—I was feeling a little crampy after lunch, so I grabbed the blister pack of Buscopan from my bag—the same one that failed to help me last week. I popped two tablets out, and just as I was about to take a swig of water, I caught sight of the foil on the blister pack. These weren’t Buscopan; they were Dulcolax. I spat them out, swearing as I did so. I had accidentally taken a ridiculously high dose of a laxative last week and almost did the same thing again. The strips are nearly identical to Buscopan in size, shape, and pill count, so it’s an easy mistake to make. I’ll have to triple-check in the future because I’m not going through that again.

TL;DR: Accidentally swapped anti-spasmodics for a strong laxative—chaos ensued.