MIRALAX Reviews (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350)Average Rating: 3.3 (535 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MIRALAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MIRALAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | chronic constipation | occasional diarrhea | It works -- 17 grams daily, mixed into any liquid results in soft stools on a regular basis. I have reduced motility due to bowel resection, plus constipation from the narcotic pain relievers I'm taking to control rectal pain. A very hellish cycle, but Miralax keeps me from screaming. | M | 58 | 6 months | 10/29/2006 | 5 | 18 mo son with constipation | Occasional loose stools | I was giving my son milk of magnesia, which was working when taken consistently, but I heard that he may grow dependent on it. By my neighbor's recommendation (she's a pediatric nurse), I started giving my son MiraLAX, and it's been working wonderfully. I give him 1 to 1.5 teaspoon in orange juice first thing every morning. | M | 1 | 2 months | 6/28/2007 | 5 | Severe constipation from pain meds | The only effects I experienced were smooth, regular, and painless bowel movements. | What a relief it is to be able to have a normal satisfying bowel movement that doesn't tear the flesh off my butt hole. A life without feeling all backed up in G.I. standstill. | M | 38 | 2 days | 9/17/2006 | 5 | Chronic Constipation | Only side effect has been several bowel movements some days, which is much better than than severe pain my son was in when suffering with constipation. | This prescription has as been our miracle! | M | 3 | 2 years | 4/15/2007 | 5 | Prep for colonoscopy | Surprising none at all | I was prescribed Miralax as a prep for my colonoscopy. I was instructed to mix 17 grams with juice, gatoraide, or clear soda. I had to drink fifteen 8 ounce glasses. I was told to drink them every 10 to 15 minutes. I spread them from 20 to 25 minutes because I was getting full. I suffer from reflux and was sure I would vomit from this. I was wrong. I mixed it with lemonaide flavored gatoraide and switced to ginger ale here and there. THIS PRODUCT IS TASTELESS AND DID NOT GET ME SICK! Needless to say, I was in the bathroom for the day,just a few minutes each time, and some of the night (due to the added pills). I was so happy that this product wasn't vile like all the stories I have heard about other products. In 5 years from now when I repeat this procedure, I will use Miralax again. I thought this commentary would be useful because after reading this website, I noticed nobody commented about using this as a prep. Good luck to you all. | M | 41 | 6 days | 11/14/2006 | 5 | My 11 year old son has Autism and is unable to tell us how he is feeling. It has always worked great until one time we got the generic form of Miralax. At that time he became so bloated. He was crying and was unable to hold his bms as well as before, yet lowering the dose didnt help. When we went back the regular Mirlax he seemed to get back to himself. I ask the doctor about it. he said it should all work the same. Just recently he recevied the generic again. It was just as the time before. Anyone else have this happen? | Wondering what the long term effects could be | M | 3 days | 1/29/2007 | 5 | constipattion-25 years! | None | Truly a miracle for me..the 1st time in many, many years I am truly regular | M | 52 | 12 days | 9/29/2004 | 5 | chronic constipation | About a month ago I was told that the manufacture of miralax was no longer making it. I was worried because as I wrote before my son with Autism was having problems with the generic. Today I saw an add on tv saying that Miralax was now sold over the counter. I hope it is exactly the same as before. Does anyone know? This is great if it its! | M | 11 | 3 years | 3/22/2007 | 5 | chronic constipation due to opiods | in the 2 1/2 years of taking Miralax I have never noticed any side effects. | I've had irritable bowel syndrome for most of my life, doctors always told me to drink more water, eat more fiber, take OTC laxatives if I didn't have a bm for 3 days. I had tried every OTC laxative and always had bloating & gas pains and many times had to take the OTC a 2nd and 3rd day before I had any relief, and the relief wasn't pleasant. After finally having a bm, I would be weak for a day. 15 years ago I had to have back surgery that helped with one problem but I was left with chronic back and leg pain. I will be on opiods the rest of my life, and thought I would be constipated forever. About 2 1/2 years ago my doctor gave me a sample of Miralax, I was skeptical but willing to try. After the 3rd day of taking Miralax mixed with anything I wanted, I had the best bm I had in years, it was just like a normal person. I thought maybe this was just a fluke, I had my daily dose of Miralax and was surprised the next day I had another normal bm, and this continued every day. Ab | M | 54 | 2 years | 2/3/2007 | 5 | constipation | diarrhea | my doctor told me to | M | 41 | 3 weeks | 1/13/2004 | 5 | Constipation | Not at all, it is great medication, I am taking it for the past 3 years | Without taking Miralax, I used to have a very hard time and even bleeding. Bleeding stopped magically after Dr. T in Stanford suggested I take 2 X 17g per day. I am afraid for long term effect, but it is better than bleeding and staying in the washroom 2 hours! | M | 37 | 3 years | 4/3/2005 | 5 | IBS with constipation | occasional uncontrollable bm | I LOVE this, which I take 17 grams with water along with daily fiber caplets, but the timing of when it works is a bit unpredictable doc didn't suggest a time to take it, does anyone find it works best to take in a.m., p.m., with meal? | M | 60 | 3 months | 4/26/2007 | 5 | Encopresis | My 6 year old was suffering multiple daily soiling accidents. We started him on the GENERIC miralax because this is the only one you can still get with a prescription and insurance coverage. The results have been fantastic. | I am a Registered Nurse and have been using Miralax on my patients for quite awhile now. There have been no problems regarding long term use and many people will continue using this product throughout their life. I am comfortable as a nurse giving this product to my young child and my patients. | M | 6 | | 8/6/2007 | 5 | Constipation | None | I am really enjoying the benefits of Miralax. (I call it Miracle Lax) About 17 years ago, I wound up in the Emergency Room of our local hospital with severe abdominal pain - Yes, it was constipation. I thought it was a fluke because I did have daily BM's, but apparently the "volume" wasn't there. Over the years, I've taken Mag Citrate, Citrucel, stool softeners and Metamucil. All of them worked sometime, but never with any degree of consistency. It took 7-10 days before MiraLax "kicked in" with any degree of regularity. I was initially concerned because many people at this site reported seeing the benefits in a few days. The prescription meds that I take really cause a constipation issue, so I really needed to address the constipation. It was more than "just discomfort". It has been GREAT for me - I'd recommend it to a friend. | M | 62 | 1 months | 9/18/2007 | 5 | Less time in bathroom | None | It's a great product and my wife an RN works in a GI unit said that doctors have been telling patients to take it "forever" as a stool softner, especially now that it is OTC. Before starting it, I would be regular (three times a day) but BM had some pain and straining even with a relatively soft BM. Fiber supplements and more water made no difference. Nor did conventional stool softeners with docuate sodium (which also contains some version of e-glycol). I take a half a cap of Miralax in the evening and my system just runs more smoothy. I do not go more often but can go more quickly and with less pain before and straining. If my system slows down, I take a full capful for a few days. It produces more consitently soft BMs without any diaharea or anything like it in my case. | M | 60 | 6 months | 9/15/2007 | 5 | constipation | gas | I have been taking it now for about 10 years so far no side effects. | M | 10 years | 11/18/2007 | 5 | Constipation/Withholding | Sometimes gas/abdominal discomfort | I finally had to take my son to a Pediatric GI b/c of his severe constipation. This has been a Godsend! I was having a terrible time with other laxatives and this completely helped him! Only downside is if we forget to give him a dose for a day or two, he starts having harder stools. Trying to decrease dosing amount slightly since he's currently taking the full dosage of 17g. | M | 3 | 4 months | 1/10/2008 | 5 | constipation/anal fissure | Almost none. | This medicine helps. I had a chronic anal fissure for which I had to go through a surgery. While Miralax could not cure the fissure, it is helping me to keep the stool soft so that there there is no future recurrence of fissure. I take a little over half the recommended dose (about 10g I think). I do drink about 3 liter of water every day, eat enough fiber from natural food and exercise 3 times per week. So far so good and I plan to continue Miralax for the rest of my life and my colorectal specialist is fine with that. | M | 36 | 15 months | 10/31/2007 | 5 | IBS C&D, Hemorrhoids | Minor gas issues. | I've had IBS for quite a few years and also recently got hemorrhoids. IBS had me constipated for 3 to 4 days then I'd have a large amount of diarrhea which would constantly cause my hemorrhoids to flare. After suffereing for a while my doctor recommended this and it's been great. My issue with IBS has almost disappeared and when it does happen the symptoms and cramping aren't as severe as they used to be. It has given me my life back. I don't get flare ups anymore unless I stop taking it for too long. | M | 24 | 5 months | 4/9/2008 | 5 | Constipation | None | After being on a medication that has caused me constipation symptoms for almost a year, my doctor suggested Miralax. One week of use and I was back to having normal bowel movements. I have now cut the dosage to 1/2 and it's still working great. I highly recommend it. | M | 55 | 21 days | 5/21/2008 |