MIRALAX Reviews (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350)Average Rating: 3.3 (535 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MIRALAX with similar:
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| 5 | transitory codeine constipation | some abdominal cramping, but I cannot definitely attribute it to this medicine | I've used various formulations of polyethylene glycol (but not specifically Miralax) for colonostomy and surgical prep over the years. At the high doses prescribed for these things, it goes through you like Sherman through Georgia. Really cleans you out. And that's what it is supposed to do. Recently though, I had a tooth extracted and the dentist gave me generic Tylenol 3's. The codeine locked me up pretty badly and I was in a lot of discomfort. I'm also fairly recent (6 months) post-prostatectomy and everything down there still feels kinda weird and I was afraid to strain too much for fear of breaking something loose (which my doctor said was all but impossible, but talk is cheap, he didn't have the surgery, I did..) Anyway, I found this low-dose over the counter PEG (one glass a day) called Dulcolax Balance. It doesn't taste bad at all and in 36 hours, I was back and regular. Good stuff. It (and a lot of fluids) solved my problem. | M | 58 | 1 days | 2/2/2010 | 5 | constipation after liver transplant | none | I could not function without it. I was able to keep working and just retired last month. I cannot say enough good things about it. As far as long term, I have been taking it since November of 2003, 6 years and counting. I take it every evening. | M | 66 | 6 years | 1/28/2010 | 5 | constipation due to anti-dpressants | none | I am 62 and never had trouble with constipation my whole life until last year. I always had one or more BMs a day until I was put on Zoloft and Wellbutrin, which resulted in constipation. Now whenever I go 2 days without a BM I take Miaralax (1 dose AM and 1 dose PM) which always corrects the problem in a day or at most 2. Best part is no diarrhea or watery BM, which can be embarrasing and keep you home from work.This stuff is GREAT. One curious thing: Miralax has absolutely no taste or smell (as the vast majority of the posters on this board will attest). Why are some people complaining of an unpleasant taste? Are they sure they're taking Miralax and not something else? | M | 62 | 10 months one capful 1X AN | 2/17/2010 | 5 | Constipation; extremly hard BM | The dr prescribed this for my 2 year old son who has had hard bowel movements since birth and became so backed up we had to have a enemia done in the urgent care to offer him relief. I have been giving him half a cap of this in his bottle each morning and it has helped tremendously. He is more regular and does not have pain with bowel movements. He eats alot better and is in a much better mood. When we go a few days without mirlax he has trouble again but I am trying to wean him off | M | 2 | 3 months 10 g 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 5 | long term constipation | None | Back in '07 I had a colostomy due to a emergency colon surgery. after 5 months they performed a reversal to put everything back in it's place and remove the colostomy. since then I've had chronic constipation I guess due to the removal of part of my colon and the lack of water being absorbed into my stool. Miralax was used to clean out my colon prior to my surgery. after further research I started using this daily. since then I have not needed to use any other medications, enemas etc. Miralax is a miracle medicine for me anyway. I mix it in my coffee every morning and by the next day 15 minutes after I get up I have a bowel movement and then maybe one or two more during the late morning with full control. Best part is that Miralax is NOT habit forming because it does not work with your muscles. It works by pulling water into your stool to soften it up. | M | 52 | 9 months 1X day | 5/5/2010 | 5 | Lifetime BM Problems | First couple of weeks, excess gas | This has been a lifesaver for me. Lifetime of hard BM going maybe once a week spending up to 45 minutes in the bathroom. Now it's every day spending less than 10 minutes. ER Physician recommended it after I had bad constipation after back surgery. My family doctor said it's safe for everyday use. Wish this was around years ago. | M | 45 | 2 years 1 capful 1X day | 4/27/2010 | 5 | Neck, Back surg. Spine cord dam. | After injury to spine, medications were thought to slow or stop bowel. After colanoscopy and very old Dr. telling me Miralax daily would be my only help. It have allowed me to function and stop taking RX meds used in lab test to work bowel. Being regular stopped gallblader flareup and I have lost 35 lbs. | I wish the family dr would have suggested this years back. Would have saved me pain and suffering. Dr's had me thinking my fix would be a bag or other to live. Spine damage was hampering my bowel working. A cap or two daily and I work like 17 again. | M | 47 | 2 years 30mg 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 5 | Chronic constipation | Zero side effects, I feel exactly as I did before using it minus the constipation. | I plan and hope to be able to use it until the day I die. | M | 74 | 2 weeks 17 grams 1X day | 6/18/2010 | 5 | Chronic Colonic Pseudo Obstruction | Bloating and increased urination | This is an update to a report submitted 11/22/09. I had previously been taking Miralax upon awakening; but have now switched to taking my daily dose in the evening. This product causes temporary diarrhea and bloating, relieved by administration of a dilute Fleet enema. It also causes increased urination, which became a challenge when driving to work. My daily weekday regimen (with the full knowledge of my family physician and gastroenterologist) now usually consists of 1-2 glasses of warm water and a dilute Fleet or 1500 mL enema - followed by 20 or more minutes of exercising to cover a minimum of 2 miles - each morning. On Saturday and/or Sunday, I start the morning with a dose of Miralax (after first drinking a bottle of Magnesium Citrate every other or third weekend); followed 1 to 2 hours later by a series of enemas, and lastly my exercise routine. Exercising has been found to increase the peristalsis, making the laxatives and enemas more effective; besides exerting a positive impact on the cardiovascular system (blood pressure, etc). The regimen, though time-consuming and not common for distance runners (who often seem to have just the opposite concerns when they compete), enabled me to complete (in under 2 1/2 hours) my first half marathon in May 2010. This product has enabled me to live a close to "normal" life and possibly prevented removal of my colon. | M | 55 | 7 years 17 g 1X day | 6/28/2010 | 5 | Chronic constipation | None. | A very affective and mild treatment for chronic constipation. I've tried generic brands but find them gritty and don't dissolve as well as Miralax. | M | 55 | 5 years 1 capfull 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 5 | colonoscopy prep for 11 year old | The gastro's directions said to mix a whole container of miralax (14 day supply) with 64 oz of gatorade, drink. It didn't say drink it all at once, over two hours, etc. Per everything else I read, I had my son drink 8 oz every 30 minutes, after two hours he felt bloated, but then it started to work, he started to use the bathroom, and he felt fine. He stayed in the bathroom with a portable dvd player on a table, watched a movie while he used the bathroom, and I when things slowed down I had him drink about about 16 more oz, for a total of 48 oz. Worked great. Except for the first bloating feeling until he started to go there were no problems and no side effects. | M | 11 | 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 5 | diverticulosis | None | one of the most effective medications with the least side effects that i have ever taken. | M | 74 | 1 capful 1X day | 12/1/2010 | 5 | constipation after bowel resection | None! | After 10 years of severe constipation and partial small bowel obstructions, my GI doc put me on Miralax. Within a day it started to work and I am now very regular - 2x per day. This drug has changed my life in very positive ways and I recommend it to anyone with a severe constipation problem. | M | 66 | 1 months 1 cap full 1X day | 12/8/2010 | 5 | Constipation | None | Has anyone been advised about the danger of or experienced electrolyte depletion because of constant use of Miralax? I was warned by my physician of this possiblilty but felt the result of using Miralax was worth the risk. I have experienced an increase in PVCs but can't necessarily correlate the increase with Miralax use. | M | 67 | 5 months 1/3 cap 1X day | 12/15/2010 | 5 | CHRONIC CONSTIPATION | The only side effects I've detected is a peculiar odor, but what are we talking about? It stinks anyway. Then there's an occasional episode of watery results, but that's better than the other problem and easily fixed by skipping a dose. The benefits far outweigh the negatives. | Without MIRALAX I feel terrible but a daily dose soon gets me right. I've been told by doctors & pharmacists "there's no problem with a permanent daily dose". Others say "drink more water and eat fiber". That hasn't worked for me, but adds confusion. I've stopped Miralax from times-to-time in fear of becoming dependent; then resume it after a few days. This on and off routine is two yeas old. I think I'll let go of the fear and take it every day. Life's a lot better with it. | M | 68 | 14 days 1X day | 12/19/2010 | 5 | dryness of colon; immotility | Perhaps increased dryness elsewhere (lungs, eyes, nose). | Try this to "even out" the action of PEG. Thoroughly dissolve 1/2 dose of PEG in 10 oz. of water. THEN stir in 1/2 dose of a psyllium product ("Metamucil"). Flavored takes away any "plastic" taste of the PEG to boot. Take 1-2 times a day. This gives me more predictable, gentle action than PEG alone. MAY help with gas after a while, too. Note I said ONE HALF dose psyllium. Good luck, fellow sufferers. | M | 67 | 2 years 9 gm 1X day | 3/6/2011 | 5 | SEVERE internal hemorrhoid | Some extra gas generation (not severe) | I had been prescribed steroids and multiple prescription medications that helped a bit (none actually as good as Prep H suppositorys - which are pretty good). None did the trick for more than a week or two, when I was soon again in MISERY (really - I cannot express it strongly enough). As a last ditch effort before surgery (apparently UGLY), my doctor suggested 17 g Miralax be combined with my daily metamucil (2-3 tbsp) routine, and that I should drink at least 8 x 8 oz glasses of water per day (I live at high altitude). For three months now (the longest I have gone in years) I am problem free completely - like a kid again. I do notice some extra gasiness (overnight usually only), but none of the neurological things others cite. So far I have to say this is a miracle as my quality of life has moved from awful to excellent. | M | 50 | 3 months 17 g 1X day | 3/27/2011 | 5 | Chronic Constipation | Have some gas and some time some mild anal pain | I was actually compacted. Miralax has made it easy to have a BM on a daily basis. I have never been able to do that my whole life. It never mattered how much water I drank or vegetables I ate, or even prunes, but Miralax, I now have a BM daily. | M | 45 | 5 years 1 cap full 1X day | 7/19/2011 | 5 | painmeds constipation 8 days | Some bloating and gas, but Not to bad | M | 34 | 2 days 17 | 11/30/2011 | 5 | Pain med constipation | Frequent bowel movements(exactly what its supposed to do) i take it bc i take 24/7 hydrocodone for my pain | M | 17 | 1 months 60mg | 2/17/2012 |
MIRALAX (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350): This medication is used to treat occasional constipation. It works by holding water in the stool to soften the stool and increases the number of bowel movements. It is known as an osmotic-type laxative. This medication is also available without a prescription. If you are taking this medication for self-treatment, it is important to read the manufacturer's package instructions carefully so you know when to consult your doctor or pharmacist. (See also Precautions.) (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)