docm, I don't have colitis or IBDs.
I have CIC(chronic idiopathic 💩) for 17 years and counting, I'm 65. I have tons of other problems, so I don't know what causes what anymore. It does sound odd, to take a 💩bulker and a 💩stopper together, but my extensively broad studies of 💩💩‼️ has led me to this " DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU ", such profound insight. HAHA. Like Ridley uses citracel instead of Metamucil, cuz of gas. Rashida brought up the question of plastics being involved. I'm gonna look into that, cuz plastic is so bad. When I am not dead exhausted, I use 3 capfuls of miralax and 5 Metamucil gummy's. I don't know why, but the gummy's work a bit better and consistent for me. Had to take a break, this reminded me to take another gummy and drink some miralax (I put just a bit of sugar free OJ) it makes the miralax more like a drink, not a medicine type. I am fortunate to be retired so I'm able to not worry so much about am I going to have diarrhea or am I going to be clogged up. Other problems added to this, I rarely leave my house. My ex-GI doctor said it is safe to take both of these at higher doses for long long periods. Notice, he is my ex GI, for many reasons, so I can't say that this is safe, but I do what I need to do for me. After 2 partial SBO(small bowel obstruction)that I was able to clear out by guzzling miralax and eating little solid foods; and 1 partial SBO that ended up in ER, then ICU and nasal gastric tube for 3 days. And 3 blockages in the anus that required digital removal (by me, for those of you who have not had the experience of this, OMG pain, sweat, pain etc 1x fainted and fell off the toilet. ), I am basically terrified of constipation. Shelley