Hi Jacque! I am so glad you checked in. I have been looking for our original posts for a few days and couldn't find them. I wanted to check in and see how you were doing. I can totally relate to the diet issue...that's why when Keegan was younger, I stopped the Miralax because the dosage being standard did not work. If he ate something constipating, I'd have to try and adjust the dosage depending on what he ate (if there were constipating foods) and we either ended up not being able to go or not being able to stop going! So, here's what Keegan's GI said:
1. For milder symptoms use benefiber or citrucel daily and add miralax
2. If no improvement, switch to prunelax.
3. Add 1/2 to 1 bottle of magnesium citrate once a week for symptoms of stool retention.
4. If prunelax isn't working, stop and start senna 8.6mg. One every other day (keep miralax).If not working, One senna every day or switch to two senna every day.
5. Add glycerine suppositories in the morning every other day to initiate urge for bowel retraining. Continue for 4 weeks and then stop.
If you are super backed up, I would go ahead and start with the 1 bottle of magnesium citrate liquid to try and clear out the intestine. If you're able to clear out, then I would try the other options and see if they help. If not, let me know. I can always reach out to my GI and ask for other suggestions.
I hope you enjoyed the family time but am sorry to hear that your having issues. Keep me posted. I'll say some extra prayers.
Kerry