Sounds like the brand you had contained Xylitol.

Generally just the sugar free ones do that. Hope this helps!

That's why you relaxative when you're sick.

I, too, have discovered this...

Umm... No, no it doesn't. I've downed more than 60 in an hour when I had an absolutely horrible sore throat. Not the best idea, but it doesn't really have any negative effects.

On the bag of sugar free cough drops, under warnings, it literally says excessive dosage may cause a laxative effect. I learned the hard way too..

I am guessing you got sugar free cough drops?

Sounds like a shitty shituation (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

OP might be making a connection with the cough drops that's really not there. Many times when you're sick, the only way to get well is when your body flushed out the sickness from throwing up or by the opposite end. His body might have had the same response with or without the cough drops.

I knew about menthol poisoning but not laxative affect...learn something new Everyday