Feedback on Linzess for Irritable Bowel-C or Chronic Constipation

Bless your heart!! I use Trulance and Miralax.. no success with anything else.. the struggle is real..prayers!!

So many of us suffer constipation severely with no help from medication. It’s just a nightmare to live with. I tried everything your doing and nothing. Have you tried IBSrella. It didn’t work for me but it’s new. Might be worth a try. Very expensive but my Gastro set me up with the company when it first came out. I tried 90 days and no change but I do believe it’s the newest on the market.

Miralax is NOT used in antifreeze! Antifreeze is ethelyne glycol, not PEG.

Thank you so much for letting me know..google had said it was..I'm sorry for my mistake!! (And what a relief to know!!)

If you’re looking up PEG in any product look for wording that says Polyethlene Glycol (PEG 3500). That might assist you. I do know some time ago the FDA listed more precautions on its label. It is not the same as in antifreeze. It’s sort of like its sister, completely different forms.
It was once allowed in prescription form for colonoscopies but the FDA said it could be sold over the counter. It states like any med for constipation use only short term.
It makes me extremely sick. I think the biggest problems were side effects in children. I’m not sure but I think they changed the age you can give to children. Hope this helps.

No, Sorbitol is a "no-no". Like the high amounts in prunes and stone fruits.

Sorbitol is another bad gut fake sugar. I eat no dairy, and no sugar.

It was fine in the beginning but now it’s the 6th week of Linzess and every time I eat I have to go and when I don’t ! I get terrible gas also. I’m gonna try taking it every other day.

I agree; sorbitol just treats my digestive tract horribly.

@standinginfaith - though written specifically about use of polyethylene glycol or PEG 3350 (Miralax) in kids, you and others in this discussion may find this article useful:

- Is Miralax Safe for Kids? https://www.parents.com/parents-magazine/parents-perspective/is-miralax-safe-for-kids-an-expert-weighs-in/

Under the subhead with the same title as the article, "Is Miralax Safe for Kids?" see this excerpt:

Experts like David Bunkin, M.D., assistant professor of pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology at Mount Sinai in New York City, remain hopeful that the CHOP study will eventually confirm the laxative's safety for kids. He tells Parents that while the FDA found trace amounts of those two potentially toxic chemicals [small amounts of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol—the same ingredients found in anti-freeze—in Miralax] in batches of Miralax tested years ago, ownership of the drug has since changed hands, and follow-up screenings have not revealed the chemicals.