Phillips Milk of Magnesia Mixed w/Prune Juice and Coffee

https://skinnyfitmama.com/constipation-bomb-recipe/

Just the Milk of Magnesia will work for me easily, but my doctors always frown when I say that and tell me to use Miralax instead. I’m not sure why, but I’ve gotten the same response from all the gastroenterologists, primary and PA. There must be some reason, i’ve never pushed for an explanation, but they don’t want me using on a regular basis. Perhaps, occasional use is fine. Idk.

I’ve been trying all sorts of things in hopes of helping the ongoing constipation problem (I will take a laxative as a last resort and stomach is OK for a couple of days and then goes right back to where it was😭) I thought I had found the answer finally in prune juice. I took too much on day one and spent the entire afternoon in the bathroom, relief and pain at the same time. That was my first 7 1/2 ounce dose. I read that 4 ounces a day is more than enough so I tried that, and it worked for a few days, but the stomach discomfort became too much for me to handle so I had to stop it altogether. I’m still looking for my answer! If you haven’t used prune juice before be careful… It’s potent stuff! I can’t imagine, coffee, Phillips, and prune juice together. That’s a hearty combination. Please post how it goes if you decide to do it.

I wonder why they don’t like Milk of Magnesia vs Miralax?? I KNOW I’m going to get the desired response from Milk of Magnesia, but Miralax is not as dependable. I know how many hours it’s going to be before I need to make sure I’m at home with the Phillips product and the other one could be today, tomorrow… Who knows? Anyone with this problem knows that being able to count on relief is a huge part of what you’re going to take.

Exactly. Every GI specialst I've ever seen say's take Metamucil and Miralax. One cap of Miralax is a complete waist of time for me and Metamucil seems to make things worse.

Miralax is like a stool softner, could go days before any relief

I know when prepping for a colonoscopy my Dr. orders Miralax 8 oz mixed into 2 quarts of Gatorade. Cleans you out but good!

Sounds like a tasty prep!

@catherine1290 - how does the sports drink (Gatorade)/ polyethylene glycol 3350 (Miralax) prep taste? I've mostly done polyethylene glycol 3350 (Golytely) and sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate and potassium chloride (Sutab). The former tastes fairly salty, and a little better with the lemon flavoring the pharmacy gave me this last time. The latter is a tablet which was a bit chalky going down, and it also caused me to vomit two times in the prep process.

@doors4ever - how does the magnesium hydroxide (Phillips Milk of Magnesia) mixed w/prune juice and coffee taste? Have you tried it yet?

I am not going to try the prune juice concoction! I think the Miralax and Gatorade tastes just fine. Miralax has no flavor to it even when drinking the whole bottle as a prep. Just don't pick a Gatorade with red dye. I like Gatorade Frost.