- stool shape 28th February 2008
... depending upon the type of product I am using such as Miralax or Amitiza. It used to freak me out but it's really...
... depending upon the type of product I am using such as Miralax or Amitiza. It used to freak me out but it's really...
- How to make my BM's as regular as possible.. 2nd February 2008
... and before bed. I would also take half a capful of Miralax before bed.
Now this method was working fine for ... something i don't want.
So i stopped taking the Miralax and am only taking the metamucil in the mornings. ... day (morning and before bed) or should i take the miralax again? I'm so confused! Any advice would help!
...
... advice would be to quit Metamucil completely. If Miralax works for you (it did not for me!), then I would just...
- Miralax 14th January 2008
... I take miralax twice a day. In the morning I mix it in a cup of coffee...
... How much Miralax do you have to put into 64 oz? I'm supposed to use...
... The directions are to mix a 238 gram bottle
of Miralax into 64 oz of ?????? they say gatorade
or crystal...
... I think I've tried about everything.
As far as Miralax , the claims are apparently very high. I haven't used ... years I'm experiencing positive results. I may try Miralax yet. But I have a bad taste for anything pharmaceutical...
... 3400846]The directions are to mix a 238 gram bottle
of Miralax into 64 oz of ?????? they say gatorade
or crystal ... concentrate I get. I honestly cannot taste or see the MiraLAX in the water, I do mix it very well. Since your drink ... for my prep. I would wonder if only 238 grams of MiraLAX in 64 oz liquid will be enough to clear you out completely...
- use laxatives permanently ?? is it harmful ?? 11th January 2008
... diarrhea cycle. I am finding that the daily use of Miralax has helped tremendously but still need the used of ... cure. I am very happy with the new over the counter Miralax but in time I am sure something else will be discovered...
- Someone pleasee help...i don't know what to do anymore.. 8th January 2008
... everyday, i was still constipated. So she told me to try Miralax . I took it as directed, and it was working great! ... completely water. After that day i stopped taking the Miralax , and i was actually having regular bowel movements ... that maybe i should take and slightly increase the miralax amount. So last night i took a cap full, and a half ... happened...
What should i do? Should i take the miralax again tonight? Someone please help i'm so confused...
... in all these years that works ALMOST every time.
Miralax , in my case, did nothing except cause terrible spasms...
- Tired of major bloating.... 17th December 2007
... Another drug that folks have had success with it Miralax , which you can purchase OTC now.
I agree that GALLONS...
- Question about Miralax... 13th December 2007
... I use Miralax . It helps me - it is more of a stool softener. I...
... backed up I end up in the ER in so much pain. I take miralax twice a day. I "go" almost every day but once a week...
... hey everyone,
so miralax has been working well..except for today. Once again ... after that, and it was WATER. Is this a result of the Miralax ? Is it supposed to be like that?
I'd also like...
... health issues lol) is saying "well this is probably the miralax finally kicking in, it's supposed to clear you out ...
It's like she doesn't hear me when i say to her " Miralax IS NOT a harsh laxative!!! It was working fine before...
- Ibs 5th December 2007
... works for me, but the best results I've had are from Miralax . You can buy it in any drug store/grocery store....
- Foods I can eat? 28th November 2007
... cant eat, and I hate hate hate taking medicine like Miralax or whatever, so are there foods that I can eat that...
... IBS, but with constipation. I did think about taking miralax for this but i'm not sure about it's safety especially...
- Gatorade and Miralax colon prep 4th November 2007
... Then at 4pm he had to start drinking 119 gms of miralax mixed in a 32oz bottle of gatorade. He had to finish ... Then wait 1 hour and then drink another 119gms of miralax mixed with 1 more 32oz bottle of gatorade within a...
- New Here 7th October 2007
... better. During those two weeks I take one dosage of Miralax daily along with the 1 Tablespoon of Benefiber. So...
- newly diagnosed with IBS 15th September 2007
... else he'd make a mistake like that?
I dont need the miralax at the same time with senakott because that senakott...
... Combining senokot and miralax seems extreme to me as well. I have not used miralax...
- irritable bowel syndrome causing rough anxiety!!help please 4th September 2007
... and they found nothing. They told me to just take Miralax for the rest of my life. Since they advise pregnant ... it and kept searching for something natural. The Miralax was unpredictable for me anyway. The saga with constipatio...
- Could someone help me out here..... 31st August 2007
... a period of time.
Others have had success with Miralax . My understanding is that it is different from other...
- Help for Chronic Constipation - Amitiza 23rd August 2007
... My doc prescribed miralax for me after the zelnorm was pulled. LOVE IT!!...
... [QUOTE=tigerlilyx61;3179554]My doc prescribed miralax for me after the zelnorm was pulled. LOVE IT!!
...
... Do you take Miralax every night, or only as needed?...
... fiber drinks make me feel worse, I think I'll try the Miralax or start taking stool softeners again. Glad to hear ... the Miralax is working well for you....
... through.
If the docusoft doesn't work, I will try the miralax again for a few days. At this point, I will keep...
... pain..I was doing well at first with fiber bars and miralax ..but now I am back to going every eight days or so...
... pain..I was doing well at first with fiber bars and miralax ..but now I am back to going every eight days or so...
... However, now I am back to square one. He says to try MiraLax . He also wants me to get an upper GI done as the...
... everything and a few months ago, resigned to just taking Miralax twice a day everyday. And that did soften BM's but ... everyday, took probiotics and drank kefir everyday, took Miralax , did yoga poses that would supposedly help peristalsis ... and added more citrus to my diet. All of this WITH Miralax , barely helped....and I still had bleeding. I know ... would try. I was so disappointed in having to take Miralax even though they think it is safe long term...they...
... if that would help me go but it didn't I also took miralax for two days and still nothing so I had to take a...
... finally too when nothing else would. Even soft BMs from miralax still came with blood until I stated the chlorella...
- New to the boards 19th July 2007
... that but nothing helped.
A week ago I started taking miralax and after 3 days I started going..not alot, a little ... really sore.I also want to know how often I can take miralax ..it says dont take for more than 7 days so can I give...
... you are taking a stool softener. I have never taken Miralax , but I have taken every other laxative out there and...
- stool softener 2nd July 2007
... all it does is soften the stool
i would try it or miralax its a powder yoou mix with water and its safe to...
- 5 weeks and no natural output - What's up? 22nd June 2007
... this is, but this is the regimen he has me on:
Miralax - 2-3x daily
Metamucil capsules - 4 - 3x daily...
... am currently on a similar regiment but taking
the miralax is fine one in the morning or night , try colace the ... situations,senna also.if your really back up take more miralax
it will clean you out but you need to fine a diet...
- Anyone tried Amitiza?---Gun shy 4th June 2007
... way.
Currently using metamucil, stool softeners, miralax , glycerin suppositories.
Anyone tried this med...
... doctor about it...barb
I've been using generic miralax , metamucil 3x daily with 2 stool softeners 3x daily...
- What to do about 10-day constipation 10th May 2007
... is unrelenting constipation. I used glycolax (like Miralax ) with metamucil and stool softeners 2x daily.
When...
- Colon Cleanse 10th April 2007
... and am looking for any alternatives. I also take Miralax but that alone doesn't help much. I've begun drinking...
- Zelnorm???? IS IT TRUE?? 5th January 2007
... My Gastroenterologist put me on Zelnorm, generic Miralax , glycerin suppositories for Bowel Retraining, and...
... and naturally. I am currently trying to learn about Miralax . Sounds more natural than the pills.
PS--Fiber...
- IBS, stress, and Zelnorm 29th August 2006
... to call my gastro doc back. I went back to taking Miralax for now....
- relentless left lower quadrant pain 29th August 2006
... I get constipated and it's even worse. I've tried Miralax and Zelnorm so far. I like the Miralax better...Zelnorm...
- Zelnorm, IBS-C, Long colon 5th August 2006
... suffering. He diagnosed me with IBS-C. I had been taking Miralax , which helped a bit, but now he wants me to try Zelnorm...
- IBS people, I need your help 24th July 2006
... a bowel movement. The doctors want him to be on Miralax and Ranitidine (or Zantac) daily. The Miralax makes...
- Miralax?? 7th November 2005
... Miralax is laxative-- I don't see how it could help you.
...
- colonoscopy 24th July 2005
... unfortunately you didn't get the miralax prep... i was able to mix it with clear gatorade and...
- Ibs? 11th July 2005
... medication...like Zelnorm, or a prescription laxative like Miralax . Fiber will help, but one-two bowel movements a month...
- Doctor mentioned IBS as a possibility????? 10th July 2005
... colonoscopy a rectal ulcer was found. It was treated with miralax and steriod suppositories. The pain and bleeding eventually...
- PLEASE help me and my son! 28th June 2005
... chronic constipation for which he takes 17 grams of Miralax daily. He is getting no better. Now he is having very...
- For those of you with constipation and bloating, what does the doc do? 7th June 2005
... gave me a colonoscopy said I had IBS-C and prescribed Miralax . I take the generic Glycolax. I only have to take...
- Constipation (kind of embarresed writing this) 2nd June 2005
... so after a colonoscopy, the gastro Doc put me on Miralax RX (generic is glycolax).
The more I talk to others ... Nutritionist, and I do the right things!!
Try the Miralax /Glycolax!!! It's the best stuff. Large bottle of white...
- IBS questions-Is this IBS?? 27th January 2005
... and some other with apple, oatmeal, psyllum in it
Miralax did nothing for me
Thank you for replying....
- many questions, zelnorm, bm's HELP PLEASE 21st January 2005
... with no answers from doctors and stuff. I do have miralax but I have taken it just cuz I thought I would get...
... movement-completely empty and it dont happen. As for miralax I could not get away from a toilet with that either...
- Has anyone had a colonoscopy lately? 26th December 2004
... didn't drink a lemony granulated drink. Mine was miralax (tasteless) dissolved in clear gatorade, and to be ... was still going at 3am.
I would request the miralax preperation, it works very well and doesn't taste...
- Most confortable method for enema 24th December 2004
... wow! I had to take that w/ my colonoscopy along w/ miralax ....
I also had to do an enema at my hospital before...
- constant gas/pain only 4 weeks b4 wedding! 22nd November 2004
... doctors and got prescribed movicol which is basically miralax (polyethylene glycol). Makes me feel nauseous but...
- Desperately need advice... 15th November 2004
... my GP and he put me on Zelnorm 1pill-2x daily, and Miralax . I was having constipation and bloating severely...
- How do i get a 2nd opinion?? help. 2nd October 2004
... that may help will the pain and he also put me on miralax so i wouldnt get constipated again, but other than ... but i dont know what its from b/c im still doing the miralax ?? Colonics? Donnatal? What should i do, should i call...
- ibs-d, taking donnatal but am becoming constipated. help! 29th September 2004
... levsin b/c it stopped my colon so he also gave me miralax which is suppose to soften my stools by bringing water ... colon. I guess the meds help with the spasm and the miralax helps me not to get stopped up, but the problem is ... that even while doing the miralax everyday i still am getting stopped up. I also have ... down my colon or if my body is getting use to the miralax or if the donnatal is slowing and slowing my colon ... use to my meds, but im not sure if it can get use to miralax ?? Is it the colonic???
Need advice- Kira...
- Backed up for a while now 25th August 2004
... broke down, went to my regular doctor and she gave me Miralax which I took everyday for a month. It helped somewhat...
- 6th sense- need your help 14th August 2004
... taking donnatal- (in result of this med. im now taking miralax ) and amitriptyline. Im starting school in a week and ... this med it causes me to get constipated so i take miralax , but my main problem is my pain! Im on donnatal which...
- got the colonoscopy over w/ - MY STORY 20th July 2004
... four ducalax pills at 3.... then i mixed 255 gm of miralax powder into 64 oz. of gatorade... the pills didn ... 't hit me hard until i started drinking the miralax drink, i had to drink 8 oz. every 15 minutes until...
- colonoscopy next tuesday scaredddddd!!!! 16th July 2004
... prep. now.... 4 ducalax(sp?) pills.. then 255 mg of miralax into 64 oz of clear gatorade.. haha should have started...
... also i'm supposed to take 255 gm of miralax ... is that the whole contents of the bottle.. is says...
... the prep at 3... w/ 4 lax. pills.. then at 5 with miralax .... whoever said i would go to the br like no other...
- Sick of IBS C 26th May 2004
... anything to help me. I have tried Zelnorm, Phazyme, Miralax , lots of fiber & water, & more stuff than I can even...
- How many of You are Women who get no relief for their IBS from anything?? 7th May 2004
... tried anti-spasmodics, Zelnorn, otc gas medicine, Miralax , & many other natural remedies. My gi doctor recently ... put me on Miralax once a day, & after a week I have been having much...
- miralax 27th April 2004
... Miralax is a prescription laxative that should not be taken...
... My GI doctor gave me a sample of Miralax on Tuesday, but after 6 days I still haven't seen...
... [SIZE=3][FONT=Palatino Linotype]I was prescribed miralax about 3 wks. ago. After the second day of taking the ... try to cut the dose in half and see how that works. Miralax is a stool softener and shouldn't constipate you....
... [QUOTE=Black Kat]My GI doctor gave me a sample of Miralax on Tuesday, but after 6 days I still haven't seen...
- IBS with back pain 7th April 2004
... on Zelnorm, but it's not cutting it. She put me on Miralax once daily & Phazyme capsules 3 times daily. She...
- My health care provider won't give me Zelnorm 20th March 2004
... different times. It says zelnorms not for everyone. I use Miralax powder everyday and somtimes i skip a day here and...
- Canimakeit2 and others: Magnesium & Free Lax 8th February 2004
... even high in her colon. They wanted her to stay on miralax . It worked but she hated it because of the uncertainty...
- Frustrated with Fiber 12th January 2004
... here does??
By the way, I am a HUGE advocate of Miralax (for C). It works so good - and makes me feel completely...
... We need to find out what brand works.
You know Miralax is a stimulating laxative and when I first saw the...
- Off Rx Meds and trying natural/vitamins 6th January 2004
... a little confused by all that I have read. I am on Miralax , Librax, Elavil, and Aciphex.
The new vit. etc ... Aloe. I have noticed in the last few days (without Miralax ) that my BMs are already getting harder to pass. ...
... changes all at once.
First get rid of the laxative-- Miralax .
You should not take a calcium/ magnesium supplement ... aloe right now.
You don't need a watery stool that Miralax Gives you--
You probably need the other drugs...
... Mag 250mg 3x a day. I am down to about 1/3 of the miralax I was taking. A little difficult with BMs, but hoping...
- God help, is this IBS or Worse.... 4th January 2004
... all of the meds I take as well as this stuff called MiraLax that is prescription as well. I know what your saying...
- Not digesting some foods, please help 2nd January 2004
... I take Elavil, Librax, Flax Oil, Acidophilus, and Miralax . I have at least one bm a day and sometimes 2 (which...
- Need Help. Post repeated on other relative forums. Hope okay. 29th December 2003
... CRAZY, rx: Free Lax, Librax, Elavil, Flax Oil and Miralax . These meds do cause all my BM's to be like water...
- Miracle Tea for IBS-C!!! 4th November 2003
... IBS with constipation. Nothing worked including, Miralax , Zelnorm, etc etc. I would have to get colonics done...
... IBS with constipation. Nothing worked including, Miralax , Zelnorm, etc etc. I would have to get colonics done...
... IBS with constipation. Nothing worked including, Miralax , Zelnorm, etc etc. I would have to get colonics done...
... I took miralax and then zelnorm neither worked than my Dr told me...
... I too, have taken Miralax and Zelnorm. Neither of them have worked for me....
