Miralax

Posted by loraclucy @loraclucy, 1 day ago

Is anyone taking Mirilax daily?

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I take it twice a day, in the morning and at bedtime.

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Oh my!! I took it a couple of weeks ago and I must have taken to much! (Liquid). I spent the entire day and most of the night enjoying the sights of my bathroom😱😱😱

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Miralax makes me constipated.

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@tjanet

No chit? Seems a weird sort of reaction to it.

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@tjanet

No chit? Seems a weird sort of reaction to it.

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Doctor told me it's common for people that get dehydrated easily and I get dehydrated easy because of my Short Bowel Syndrome.

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@bajjerfan
Doctor told me it's common for people that get dehydrated easily and I get dehydrated easy because of my Short Bowel Syndrome.

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@tjanet

Do you drink enough liquids? There's a formula to determine fluid intake based on body weight. Also a product called equalactin to help with water balance.

""Equalactin is an over-the-counter bulk-forming laxative. Its active ingredient, calcium polycarbophil, equalizes water balance in the bowel to relieve both occasional constipation and loose stools/diarrhea. Tablets must be thoroughly chewed and swallowed with a full 8 oz glass of water.""

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@tjanet

Do you drink enough liquids? There's a formula to determine fluid intake based on body weight. Also a product called equalactin to help with water balance.

""Equalactin is an over-the-counter bulk-forming laxative. Its active ingredient, calcium polycarbophil, equalizes water balance in the bowel to relieve both occasional constipation and loose stools/diarrhea. Tablets must be thoroughly chewed and swallowed with a full 8 oz glass of water.""

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Because of my Short Bowel Syndrome I only absorb 30% of my intake so I have to have LR IV fluids 5 times a week. My fluids need to have sodium and glucose in them for them to absorb in my body. Plain water can make me dehydrated and remove the electrolytes from my body. I usually have diarrhea but 3-4 imodium helps. I am on a low fiber diet. Can't take bulking laxatives, Metamucil also makes me constipated.

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