emo, I understand the cramps and bloating. For a long time I was using the Metamucil powder with the miralax. Recently my hubby purchased Metamucil gummies. WOW, they are much better for me. I take 5 at evening with my miralax, I take about an hour to get it all done. This has helped a lot. The bloating and cramping was getting worse, 🤮🤮 6x , felt like a gallon of fluid came out. I nearly fell asleep at the toilet. ShelleyW