Colace and Fluid retention - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Fluid retention is reported as a side effect among people who take Colace (docusate ), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lasix, and have Primary pulmonary hypertension.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fluid retention when taking Colace. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41,100 people who have side effects when taking Colace from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Colace?

Colace has active ingredients of docusate . It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 41,841 Colace users. Check the latest studies of Colace.

What is Fluid retention?

Fluid retention (an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the blood) is found to be associated with 1,703 drugs and 2,443 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fluid retention.

On Apr, 20, 2026

41,100 people reported to have side effects when taking Colace.
Among them, 284 people (0.69%) have Fluid retention.

Among these 284 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Colace and have Fluid retention?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Colace:

Colace (41,841 reports)

Fluid retention treatments and more:

Fluid retention (79,660 reports)

How severe was Fluid retention and when was it recovered:

Fluid retention in Colace

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of docusate :

Fluid retention and drugs with ingredients of docusate (529 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Colace:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Fluid retention:

Fluid retention (1,703 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fluid retention:

Fluid retention (2,443 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on docusate (the active ingredients of Colace) and Colace (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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