Peg did your friend mention anything about messy bowel movement during the labour? It can continue cleaning out your system with the runs for hours after you take it.
i was with her during the labor, and while she did experience strong urges in her bowel and thought she needed to get to the toilet, she didnt actually have any movements during labor.

Im not sure what her bowel movements were like afterwards though...she never mentioned anything specific regarding the runs.

But i dont think she would have taken the concoction if she had known how hard and fast her labor was going to be...it was pretty severe. Maybe she drank too much...from what i remember it was half a glass of oil, the egg and something else and i think she drank most of it.