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Miralax and heartburn

Posted by md123 @md123, Apr 4, 2023

I suffer from a redundant colon. I am a 60 y/o female and have started taking Mira Lax daily since September 22. Since I started doing this I am having BM's every morning but I know how severe heartburn. I had intermittent heartburn for years but nothing that required attention. I have to tie this to the ML. Does anyone else suffer from this? I am also in excellent health, not one prescription. I normally get 16 hours of exercise a week and have never been overweight. I have gained 10 lbs since I started the ML and I can not lose it. Is it the water retention that is causing this? If so, is there any other way to have a BM without the ML. I eat correctly and drink plenty of fluids.

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mikaylar | @mikaylar | Apr 8, 2023
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@erinjoy13

Hi, thanks for sharing!

I do love prune juice still take Magnesium Citrate every evening. I just don’t get complete movements. GI had me first on Miralax (never experienced heartburn) then Trulance, Linzess and now Motegrity. I would “clear” but never completely until combining Linzess & Motegrity. Even when I had diarrhea, there was still a blockage.

I will be undergoing a Sitzmarker study this month to confirm inertia, but may end up having the entire colon removed. Turns out you don’t really need it! I am 40 years old, active, and don’t want to depend on medications to use the bathroom for the rest of my life, if that can be avoided.

It’s great to have a platform where we can share our experience, strength and hope.

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Maybe the heartburn is not related to the Miralax and just a coincidence. Maybe you should see an endocrinologist to make sure. It may be GERD and is treatable.

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md123 | @md123 | Apr 9, 2023
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@mikaylar

Maybe the heartburn is not related to the Miralax and just a coincidence. Maybe you should see an endocrinologist to make sure. It may be GERD and is treatable.

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I have stopped taking the ML and the heartburn went away. Thx!

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superel | @superel | May 5 5:55am

This is a great thread. A lot of good information here. I also have found that taking milk of mag or miralax causes heartburn. They both work for me but I have gut pain and heartburn after taking either one everyday. I am not sure what to do at this point.

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md123 | @md123 | May 5 6:40am
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@superel

This is a great thread. A lot of good information here. I also have found that taking milk of mag or miralax causes heartburn. They both work for me but I have gut pain and heartburn after taking either one everyday. I am not sure what to do at this point.

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I finally bit the bullet and had an endoscopy performed. Revealed a hiatal hernia. Now I take Pantoprazole and that is the only med that has worked for me for the heartburn. I started taking a good Magnesium supplement at night which helps with the constipation.

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superel | @superel | May 5 1:28pm
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@md123

I finally bit the bullet and had an endoscopy performed. Revealed a hiatal hernia. Now I take Pantoprazole and that is the only med that has worked for me for the heartburn. I started taking a good Magnesium supplement at night which helps with the constipation.

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I appreciate the input. The acid stomach started after taking miralax everyday. I was taking it for several weeks and so I stopped miralax and switched to milk of magnesia 15 ml every night. Eventually acid stomach got worse. Never had an a consistent acid stomach problem before this. Just once every once and awhile after eating spicy food. I am now going off daily milk of mag and miralax to see if the acid stomach problem goes away. I am now using ducolax SSoftener and soup and salad diet with soluble fiber supplements. Praying this works. It looks like I will just be able to use M of m and miralax every so often.

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md123 | @md123 | May 5 2:17pm
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@superel

I appreciate the input. The acid stomach started after taking miralax everyday. I was taking it for several weeks and so I stopped miralax and switched to milk of magnesia 15 ml every night. Eventually acid stomach got worse. Never had an a consistent acid stomach problem before this. Just once every once and awhile after eating spicy food. I am now going off daily milk of mag and miralax to see if the acid stomach problem goes away. I am now using ducolax SSoftener and soup and salad diet with soluble fiber supplements. Praying this works. It looks like I will just be able to use M of m and miralax every so often.

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I hope that works for you. I will never take Miralax or MofM again. Granted, I have the hernia, but it was never as bad until I started the Miralax. If I eat a lot of fiber, I so easily get backed up but I have the redundant colon, not sure if you do or not. I eat a lot of soup, and stay hydrated but stay away from anything bulky.

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superel | @superel | May 5 3:14pm

No one has said that I have a long or redundant colon. Yes, I am switching to soup, ten cups of water, and cautiously adding a little fiber. I am going to do my best to stay away from a bulky diet. It is hard to do that during the holidays. My wife is a really good cook as well. There is surprisingly little to no information about miralax and M of Mag causing acid stomach. Every once in a while, I run across someone who mentions they have had the same problem. I hope your diet works for you.

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dustycat52 | @dustycat52 | May 6 12:29pm

Kiwis can help with regular bowel movements.

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superel | @superel | May 7 5:58pm
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@dustycat52

Kiwis can help with regular bowel movements.

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Thanks will give it a try.

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