- spastic colon 10th August 2004
... looks like :) . I am like I gas machine :) Ive tried miralax also and it was weird because it didnt work and I...
- PLEASE HELP I Am Only 19 And This Is Consuming My Life!! 3rd August 2004
... my doctor did for me: he gave me some stuff called Miralax (its like Metamucil, only its prescription), which...
... to try a different kind of mild laxative since the miralax did that, he had no idea why it did it. I asked him...
- post hemorrhoid bleedimng 23rd July 2004
... some bleeding with bowel movements. i take colace and miralax which the surgeon prescribed. the surgeon said that...
- Ilium Atresia and Constipation 23rd July 2004
... constantly battles constipation. The GI's have her on MiraLax but I'm concerned that her bowels will become dependent ... on the meds. She is in agony after she gets her MiraLax because her stomach begins to convulse yet the GI ... but doesn't affect her at all. Has anyone been on MiraLax for chronic constipation? Has anyone else had problems...
... were constipated, so it must be milder than using Miralax ? Also, get another medical opinion. Perhaps there...
... And when she finally did stool after 2 days of her MiraLax , it was like paste. Is it normal for the additional ... I cannot handle her hurting all of the time. The MiraLax causes extreme discomfort and having her on Benadryll...
- Jen , how you doing 26th June 2004
... seems to help without turning everything into diareah. Miralax , well with that baby, i just never KNEW when or where...
... telling me i needed to learn how to "regulate" the miralax till i got to the right amt that would work on me...
- The most embarassing problem alive 8th June 2004
... solution is called Magnesium Citrate or sometimes called Miralax I think, just thought I'd pitch in. Hope you're doing...
... solution is called Magnesium Citrate or sometimes called Miralax I think, just thought I'd pitch in. Hope you're doing...
... was about three months ago, and he currently takes Miralax daily upon the advice of a GI specialist. She wants...
- Loose, mushy stools 6th June 2004
... tried: adding benefiber, d/c'ing colace, d/c'ing the miralax she was on, adding oatmeal w/ friut/applesauce, adding...
- really worried 2nd June 2004
... tonight hoping this helps me go. I've been taking Miralax since Firday and it hasn't moved me. I'm really scared...
- Colonoscopy results 25th May 2004
... Trust me i have taken just about everything, from miralax to ducalax, to extra fiber and metamucil. Nothing...
- Help with questran dosing 16th May 2004
... constipated. I now have a motility problem and must take Miralax every day to have a bowel movement. I should never...
- Took Dulcolax and felt sick 2nd April 2004
... onstipation.
I have tried just about everything and even MIralax , which is a med the doc gave me, but darn, i can...
- Rectocele 28th March 2004
... does go and most of the time he cannot go...despite miralax and enemas.. we just had him to the emergency room ... friday because he had not gone in seven days and had miralax every day during that time and four enema's! He is...
- Colon Cleanse - More harm than good? 19th March 2004
... I've been on Miralax daily for the past 5 months or so and while it makes...
... Just pretty stopped up. Even with the daily Miralax I'm not really "regular" - and every movement is round...
... Just pretty stopped up. Even with the daily Miralax I'm not really "regular" - and every movement is round...
- MiraLax for constipation 17th February 2004
... on and tell them that it is safe to take forever. Miralax is in the class of laxatives that is an Osmotic type...
... find this interesting, I sure did.
:) I take MiraLax and find it to be a GODsend. I haven't had a "normal ... My problem stems from diabetes and my MD prescribed MiraLax I used it faithfully for 3 days before it had an effect ... box now just wanted you to know what I thought about MiraLax :)...
... I agree with Kcoffey25. I have used Miralax for three months now -- every single day. It is indeed ... and if that is OK -- then I will try going off the Miralax every now and then like Kcoffey25 to see if my condition ... remain constipated I will not hesitate to go back on Miralax . It is the closest my life has been to normal in...
- Any suggestions? VERY hard stools.... 11th February 2004
... over the counter stool softener...go figure! I was on Miralax but I stopped with that because that made my stools...
... Before you decide to try Miralax , please read my other post....
- Contradicting Information....Harry can you help? 5th February 2004
... I NEVER have the urge to go to the bathrroom. The Miralax is useless, all it does is make my stool so watery...
... magnesium, Epson salts, Lactulose, sorbiol and you guessed Miralax . Using these over a long time I think you will lose ... not allow you to absorb vital nutrients properly.
Miralax is Polyethylene glycol -- went I first saw the name...
... Lucky,
I'm one who has been using Miralax for almost a month now. It's what my GI doctor said ... possible without all the meds needed.
It's true, with Miralax , its been watery stools since I started on it. Sure...
... Jenetti,
You are absolutely right about the Miralax . No matter how little I used, it still gave me watery...
- Oranges 3rd February 2004
... acidophilus, flax oil, and almost completely off the miralax . Thanks all of you and Harry very much. Although at...
- Should Metamucil make you feel worse than being constipated? 24th January 2004
... made a face saying most people cant. He prescribed Miralax . Its tasteless, a white powder, very smooth and works ... on in there than just constipation because with the miralax im having several BMs a day, and it still HURTS!!...
... Miriam,
Miralax is a presciption laxative --polyethalene gylcol. ...
... Miriam,
Miralax is a presciption laxative --polyethalene gylcol. ... have been using it 20 years.
I have been taking Miralax for about two months now, and it is helping for sure ... do the procedure -- he confirmed that I could use Miralax indefinitely. I hope so, because it is the only ... Brenda
I want to clarify that I am on a low dose of Miralax . Perhaps that is why my Drs. say I can take it long...
... I have been taking Miralax for about two months now, and it is helping for sure ... do the procedure -- he confirmed that I could use Miralax indefinitely. I hope so, because it is the only ... Brenda
I want to clarify that I am on a low dose of Miralax . Perhaps that is why my Drs. say I can take it long ... Brenda
Hey Brenda,
Same here, Ive only been using Miralax for several weeks but it is working for me. I am also...
- extra LONG colon???? 20th January 2004
... been taking some colace, plus now this doc gave me miralax , i hope it will help. Im glad to hear having a longer...
... or so where I can have a bm without 1 1/2 caps of Miralax every night. Thanks to taking advise from Harry and...
... or so where I can have a bm without 1 1/2 caps of Miralax every night. Thanks to taking advise from Harry and ... listen to Harry about those supplements. I started the Miralax day before yesterday and I really havent seen a huge...
- Benefiber ? 20th January 2004
... the Drs. office. I told her that I was taking one Miralax dose every morning, plus lots of water, prune juice ... to make me worse -- I had better luck with just the Miralax and prune juice and lots of water and fruit. This...
- Harry/someone Please Help 3rd January 2004
... old life). My doctor has me on Elavil, Librax and Miralax . I do have BMs every day, but they are like water ... and get there because I have D. But if I miss the Miralax one day, I am so constipated I can't stand it. Having ... will loose the ability (or muscle) to go without the miralax because I don't have to make any (or little) effort...
... that you recommend. Do you think I should stay on the Miralax for a while until I start seeing a firmer stool?
... said she just need water in her stools and had her on Miralax before, but she didn't like the watery stools and...
... water with each dose. It is safe to take daily.
Miralax is the same type of laxative but by persciption. It...
- Laxaxtive use?? Harry can you help?? 9th December 2003
... Have you tried Miralax ? It should definitely give you daily BM's. I don...
... Thank you,
I actually just took some Miralax for the second night. Nothing yet. I have read that ... easily, but it came. In pieces. Softer from the Miralax . Not as much as you would expect from someone who ... Just what I needed. But I do NOT want to be on miralax forever. Just want to reverse what I think is a lazy...
- stomach pain/bloating trouble! 22nd October 2003
... it is frustrating!!! Im currently taking zelnorm, miralax , citrucel and flaxseed oil. I have bowel movements...
- colonic inertia 21st October 2003
... Ihave been on Zelnorm over two weeks. Also have tried Miralax and Latulose along with it. No movement. I am miserable...
... surgery. I am almost 8 weeks post op. Have you tried Miralax ? It helped me a little for a short time. I know...
... still able to have regular bowel movements? I am on Miralax now, and it does help some -- but I can tell it isn...
... the markers they just gave up. My gastro prescribed Miralax , Citrucel, more fiber and lots of water. They never...
- Thrombosed Hemorrhoid 8th October 2003
... hoping I will go. I've taken Metamucil twice a day, Miralax , Fiber one, etc. The only thing that is helping lately...
- Anyone taking Miralax? 8th October 2003
... water intake as well as your natural fiber intake. Miralax is not something I see prescribed at our nursing home...
- laxative abuse- please help 4th October 2003
... IBS and how nothng helps my constipation. Ive tried Miralax , Zelnorm, Librax, fiber supplements, colonic cleansing...
- I'm so BLOATED 1st October 2003
... stressful mid-term in College last year. I'm on Zelnorm & Miralax , and constipation seems to creep up in times of stress...
- 5 yr old with encorpresis (soiling) 6th September 2003
... doctor. He said our son has encorpresis and put him on Miralax . We also had to use enemas and suppositories to clean...
- Hemorrhoidectomy 6th August 2003
... some with bowel movements. I take peri colace, and Miralax which the surgeon prescribed. I try to eat a high ... bleeding but thats seldom. I take 2 colace and the miralax which is like metamucil but doesn't require drinking ... about increasing the colace to three or increasing the miralax . I would like your opinion as you know more about ... had cut back on the colace as with 2 colace and the miralax my stools are a little bigger and I thought it would ... would dilate the opening as when I take 3 colace and miralax the stools are very small and don't dilate the opening...
- frustrated! help 2nd August 2003
... be causing the constipation and tried putting me on miralax , kristalose, and finally zelnorm. They all seem to...
- Advice about laxatives? 2nd August 2003
... STILL constipated. i also took a whole bottle of miralax 128grams and STILL didnt go. I dont know what to...
- took a bottle of laxative and still couldnt go 1st August 2003
... I went to the doctor and she gave me a bottle of miralax (128mg I think) I took it twice daily and used up...
... even the meds the docs are giving me are working. Miralax , i could never regulater it was always either it...
- 11 Year Old w/Encopretic Behavior 8th June 2003
... etc. Her Doctor put her on a mild laxative called Miralax (sp?).It worked WONDERS!!!! Miralax comes in powder ... record all her clean days (positive reinforcement).The Miralax plus a high fiber diet helped clean her out and keep ... the constipation. After we slowly weaned her off the Miralax (so her body wouldn't become dependent),we just had...
... know a lot about encopresis or did he/she just "try" miralax and a high fiber diet? In other words... how many...
... understanding of what is happening inside his body.The Miralax and high fiber diet really seemed to be a logical...
... nothing has really worked for her. She has been taking Miralax (laxative ) for a year, the soiling stopped and we ... road to recovery, so we started to wean her off the Miralax , big mistake, she went down hill immediately, like ... Her abdomen is also extended. So while we thought Miralax was working it turned out it was only helping on the ... I just wanted to say if any one of you is trying Miralax , it is a great medicine, I think my daughters case ... but like I said after all the things we have tried Miralax was the only thing to get her to stop soiling, it...
... ) My 6 year old daughter has this also. She is on Miralax 1 capful every day. My pediatrician said that after ... normal urge to be regained. He said we needed to do the miralax everyday for at least that long so that she has BM ... toilet every day after school, and combined with the miralax , she has had normal bm's without the accidents for ... a month and a half. I am weaning down her miralax and hope to have her off it by the 4 month mark. It ... more chance of long term problems. My dr. said the miralax is very safe. Of course I was very reluctant to start...
... I'm really glad the Miralax is working for your daughter. However, I have had ... my son on Miralax , Colon Cleansers, Stool Softners, Enemas, and god...
- HELP!! Bad Stomach problem 22nd May 2003
... to eat for fiber and also gave me a medication for Miralax powder. To help with bowel movements. But nothing...
- Pain in lower left abdomen! 16th April 2003
... be on some pretty heavy duty anti spasmodics, daily Miralax , and anti nausea meds.
I keep a store of medications...
- Not again! Something new 24th March 2003
... not suffering from an impaction ask your Doctor for Miralax .
If your doctor won't prescribe it find a Doctor who...
... Forgot to mention I have done things like miralax in the past and other laxatives-it just feels like...
... colonics, but I don't really know. Just guessing here.
Miralax shouldn't make you feel all stretched out.
It's an...
- encopretic almost 8 y/o for 2 years 23rd March 2003
... gastro dr. where we used to live who put my son on miralax . since we moved, we went to a new ped. gastro dr. ... , he said no more miralax , milk of magnesia. my son cries over the mom, he hates ... wasn't working very well in that area. atleast on the miralax he was having bm's and less soiling. i hate to see ... mom in a shake or something? or keep going with the miralax ? it's been over 4 months since i last saw the dr....
... daughter also has a distended belly. She is also on the miralax .
I also started senokot syrup. Works great and tastes...
- Alright...it's hemorrhoids...more info please? 10th March 2003
... consistency then you might talk to your doctor about Miralax which is an osmodic laxative and does a good job of...
- still have rectal pains 7th February 2003
... how you were doing. How did you make out with the miralax ? Why does the Dr. think that maybe there is a prolapse...
... problem is constant pain- it is driving me insane. THe miralax is working great and helping me go a lot better without...
... out. I have stopped taking it and now I am taking miralax , and it is helping me to go, and my dr. also tells...
- Miralax 9th January 2003
... Mandi,
I don't want to sound discourging, but I used Miralax for a couple of weeks (twice) and both times it was ... pain, too see if they are similar? Good luck with the miralax ( I wish I could give you mine as I would not use...
... I've been taking Miralax for 6mo. and it's doing just great for me.
It sure...
... dumps all of life. My doctor recently prescribed Miralax for me. Even though he said it was safe, I refuse...
... I have found that the miralax has worked very well for me. I do not have to strain...
... OMG Miralax was my worst nightmare. It tastes gross, causes upset...
... the colon as in IBD.
To answer the question about Miralax .....I think it's some great stuff. However, like most ... they will problably have trouble with the medication.
Miralax is a polyethylene glycol powder.
Polyethylene glycol ... problem.
So it's a delima.
Do the people who need Miralax to keep them off the ER table with a bowel in need...
- bowel problems since infancy 4th January 2003
... from constipation! The doctor tried to move him to Miralax from the MOM but he seems to need the stimulant properties...
... from constipation! The doctor tried to move him to Miralax from the MOM but he seems to need the stimulant properties ... that.
Hi- I just read your post about your son and Miralax . Did you ever find a solution? My daughter (4-1 ... BM without some sort of laxative. After being on Miralax 2 yrs. I went in a natural direction and started her...
... trip or something like that I will use something like miralax or another powerful laxative for that time, just so...
- Anal Fissure 12th November 2002
... how long have you had them?)
I did the fiber, the Miralax , hydrocortisone suppositories...the works. I got somewhat...
- Long term problems following a surgery? Please help? 9th October 2002
... even gave him a prescription laxative once, called Miralax . Nothing helps and it gets so bad that he can't sleep...
- bowel problems 28th September 2002
... for one day, I can't go. Some people get relief with Miralax although I am not one of them. Once you have abused...
- There's got to be another reason 21st August 2002
... Seems to me that it's an osmotic laxative..I've tried Miralax (which is supposedly also osmotic..it's a PEG solution...
- Anyone take Golytely for constipation? 15th August 2002
... very well anymore either. I also plan to incorporate miralax into the program to get things going. I do think fiber...
- constipation,blod and mucous 8th August 2002
... stools ask them about a prescription laxative such as Miralax . In the meantime though increase the metamucil and...
... replying migable! i will try the colace and ask dr about miralax ,?? this miralax is that pill form? i cant do the metummucil...
... Miralax is a liquid. As to why you are constipated.....are...
... I did the miralax and leaked for days-i would advice against it...
- Should I Get Hemmorhoid Surgery? 15th June 2001
... fiber powder to be regular
4.the night before take miralax or moms you must not be impacted
5.pain pills are...
- miralax is this good for child who is 1 yr. old 12th March 2008
... I am going to say no because Miralax is a drug and it contains chemicals which are harsh...
- Miralax Dosage 17th December 2007
... Doesn't sound right to me, but none the less, Miralax is a DRUG. It gas chemicals in it, so I would really...
... her a children's enema two days before you do the Miralax treatment and a day before the Miralax treatment. ... poop is stuck at the exit (pardon my language), the Miralax is just going to give her stomach cramps...
Hope...
... Miralax Dosage
-------------------------------------- ... just told me to give my daughter a whole bottle of miralax mixed with 64 oz of water and drink it all within ... day. Is this safe.
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A normal, adult dosage of miralax is taking 17 grams in 8 oz of fluid daily. If the ... thinks it's safe, try someone else. First of all, miralax hasn't yet been proven "safe" for children. Secondly...
... colon.
I know plenty of encopresis kids who have used Miralax without ANY trouble for really long periods of time ... with all kinds of other laxatives, but never with Miralax .
L....
- miralax dosing for 5 year old with severe hypotonia 10th December 2007
... matter of how much they need. My son is 2.5 and been on miralax for almost a year. He gets severly constipated without...
- dosage of miralax 22nd November 2007
... sure if it was a good idea to put your daughter on miralax for so long unless it's the doctors orders...but even...
... No Miralax does not cause dependency nor a weak colon. It isn ... diagnosis is (megacolon?).
But it seems like just taking Miralax isn't helping your daughter enough...
L....
... Mmmmmm..... Miralax is still a DRUG so I wouldn't consider it safe. You...
... all the laxatives your doctor could prescribe (and Miralax you can now buy without a prescription) Miralax is...
... with CF whose children are on maintenance dosages of miralax because of bowel issues. Miralax, like milk of mag...
- Constipation Help 14th November 2007
... had constipation troubles...and pediatrician ordered Miralax and that has been a very good thing! It used to be ... complaining of not feeling good/tummy aches she starts the Miralax . One granddaughter is now a teenager and won't discuss...
- 11 month old baby has constipation 27th September 2007
... easier for them. Ask your pediatircian but long term Miralax worked great. I just put a little bit in some juice...
- feelbad (marcia)... 10th August 2007
... when things are scary.
I've been giving him the miralax since the last incident of blood...I thought the doctor...
- Need help or suggestions as to whats wrong with my son 2nd August 2007
... the bowels to mover more regularly. Also now that Miralax is available over the counter, you might try that...
... [COLOR="Navy"]I would try Miralax also. It is sold over the counter at Target, walmart...
- Please help 3 year old refusing to poop 20th July 2007
... My pediatrician told me to give him miralax once a day even though I don't think he was constipated ... " ect ect. Nothing works! I am just hoping the miralax gets him going (even if it is in his pants) so we...
- 2 Year old with constipation 10th July 2007
... is a medication that is now over the counter called MIRALAX . when my dd was 2, it was a prescription but she...
... years old. I agree with the other poster, try the miralax . It is safe to use and works really well. She also ... holding it in and that makes it worse.
Do try the Miralax . I don't think you should be doing enemas so much...
... Thanks, a lot of people have mentioned Miralax , but I haven't been able to find it. My daughters...
... enemas, it wasn't meant to be at all!
Regarding the Miralax , have her doctor write a prescription for it. I still...
... taking you seriously (esp since he has never mentioned Miralax which is pretty standard for consitpation). Good luck...
... days to clear out the hard stuff. I need to give her Miralax (2 tsp) once a day for up to 6 months. The Miralax...
... to make it better but i really do believe that the miralax is a good starting place. my dd has had the abdominal...
... After a while into the problem we were finally given miralax which he still takes(he is now 8 years old!). I was ... thin side and has him dosed at two capfuls a day of miralax but then he seems to lose any control and is runny...
... Miralax ! My daughter has been on it for 4 years. It has...
- endoscopy on 7yo girl 12th June 2007
... and consistent. she is currently on prevacid and miralax .
my husband is a little unsure as to whether we...
