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 |
| 1 | constipation | son has frequent urination, extreme fatique, spaciness, face and motor tics, change of personality. have eeg scheduled in 3 days. this was prescribed by doctor. | M | 5 | 28 days full cap 1X day | 7/21/2011 | 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 | 4 | chronic constipation | some gas but doesn't seem to be in any pain | My 2 1/2 year old daughter has been taking this. She's had problems since about 9 months. Was very irregular, not having bm's up to 5 days sometimes (usually every 3 days). Then when she would finally go - DRAMA! A friend told me about how her pediatrician prescribed Miralax for her son - then 2 as well. My pediatrician gave the ok and she has been on a low dosage for almost 2 wks. It took 3 days to kick in. She went 3x that day and has been going more frequently. Not every day yet. Stool is definitely softer but no diarrhea. She's much more relaxed now. Moms.. try it! | F | 2 | 12 days 2 tsp/ day 1X day | 6/16/2011 | 4 | constipation from rx'd meds | felt sick, slightly weak, stomach cramps, chills, explosive bm's. | It works, completely cleared me out in only one full dose but at a price. About 12 hours of having to stay near my bathroom once it started to work. Still had side effects after a couple days. However it cleaned me out completely and it was worth it. Next time I'll drink more water, I think I would have had less side effects if I had hydrated myself more. | M | 32 | 1 days capful 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 2 | IBS with chronic constipation | Increased stomach pain, gas and bloating | I thought this product was the answer to my problem when I first started taking it. Now I am having either constipation, loose stools or diarrhea. I will go back to the doctor to discuss. I feel for anyone who suffers with the nightmare of IBS. | F | 51 | 10 days 15 mg 1X day | 6/9/2011 | 1 | Constipation | Chronic, debilitating stomach pain episodes. | My kiddo came into the ER for constipation and they prescribed Miralax. His pain got worse. They assumed he had more backed-up in there so told us to keep him on it daily. His chronic pain progressed. In and out of the hospital. Morphine. Tests, tests and more tests. All the while they kept saying "keep on the Miralax". I finally took him off of it last week and he progressively got better. Tonight he told me that he hasn't pooped today or yesterday so I gave him some. He's now writhing in pain. Could it be this whole time the docs were prescribing what was hurting him while running all these tests? Won't be using it again and we'll see if all this clears up... | M | 9 | 12 weeks 1 capful 1X day | 5/29/2011 | 3 | Colonoscopy prep | Mix bottle with 2 quarts PowerAde. Went down easier than GoLYTELY or Fleet Phospho-soda. Half of it came up after the last glass. Other two didn't make me sick. | M | 65 | 1 times 8.3 oz 1X day | 4/25/2011 | 3 | Severe constipation | My doctor gave me the prescription strength Miralax after I told him my bowels were not moving and ex-lax didn't work. I noticed no side affects. I am just happy to go, I can live with all the other side effects. The bloating if there is any. Yesterday though when taking this the Miralax didn't work so now I am scared that it is not going to work which would leave me back at my doctors. | I was reading the comments and I noticed people are complaining of butt burning. I have butt burning but I also have internal hemmoroids and they are the cause of the butt burning not the Miralax. Maybe the people complaining about the butt burning have internal hemmoroids like me. You can get them from constipation. | F | 30 | 1X O | 4/14/2011 | 5 | IBS | Miralax has been miraculous for easy my constant constipation. It works unlike any other laxative. There are no cramps or sudden urges or embarrassing need to get to the rest room. However, I have noticed a change in the past six months. I have been getting gas and bloating and air in my stomach. I have never experienced this before. I think that the manufacturer has changed the formula. It is not a prescription, so there would be no announcement that the ingredients have changed. I am sure something has changed. | I still continue to take Miralax because nothing else works as well. | F | 64 | 8 years 30MB 1X day | 4/8/2011 | 5 | severely constipated | just a little gas until i had a bm | I had severe pain in mu stomach n my butt like someone was stabbing me in the inside couldn't sit stand or move without having this pain. i went to the doctor n he prescribed me miralax went home put 3 cap fulls in mu water n after 3 hours i started goin. no bad sideeffects have accured.. | F | 20 | 2 days 2X day | 4/2/2011 | 4 | Help with the 'go' in the AM | Helps with the 'go' in the morning if you take it before bedtime. I have been taking only 2 grams (suggested dose is 17 grams) and it takes about 4 days for it to work. At about 2 pm I get gas bad enough where it looks like I have a baby bump. | F | 31 | 14 days 2 grams 1X day | 4/1/2011 | 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 | 3 | Colonoscopy Prep | Severe cramping, increased gas and loose BMs. | Worked well for colonoscopy prep; much better than alternative preps But, effects of Miralax have lasted 3 days now after prep. When will it stop? | F | 48 | 2 days 138 mg 1X day | 3/24/2011 | 2 | chronic constipation | chills, cramping bloating, abdominal pain | although Miralax did help with BM, the side effects are not worth it. I will find something else to help with my problem. | F | 48 | 2 weeks 17 mg 1X day | 3/21/2011 | 2 | colonoscopy prep | vomiting, chills, cramping/pins and needles left side of body, dizziness, | I followed the directions: 4 dulcolax at 3pm, then the miralax beginning at 5pm mixed with 64 oz gatorade taken 8oz every 10-15mins. Diarrhea began after taken less than half of product. Would not seem to stop all evening even though just yellow watery liquid. Began vomiting, then had cramping in left arm and leg. Was worried I might become severely dehydrated. Still had watery diarrhea when arrived for appointment. I would not like to have to take this product for this procedure again. Very unpleasant. | F | 50 | 1 days 255 mg 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 4 | bad constipation | Stomach is calm no pain drank it with sobe life water works real good you should try it | Its the shit | M | 23 | 1 days 17 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 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, chronic constipation | Increased thirstiness (often have to drink water throughout the night). Birth control Portia nullifies its effectiveness. | Miralax is a MIRACLE. When I was 25 my colon basically shut down, causing constipation so severe that it caused agonizing pain, extreme toxicity, chronic fatigue, food insensitivities, and insomnia, forcing me to quit my graduate studies and move back home so my parents could care for me. I took every test imaginable, but the doctors could find no visible cause for the constipation, leaving it up to "colonic inertia." No medicine (herbal, over the counter, prescription), lifestyle, or dietary change offered any relief. I was drinking miserable pre-surgery bowel cleansers like GoLytely like water. In desperation I finally went to the Mayo Clinic and they prescribed Miralax. It instantly relieved my constipation, making my bowels soft and easily expellable. What a glorious feeling to be cleaned out! It is tasteless and gentle on my body, and I have gradually overcome my other health problems as toxicity is no longer an issue. There has been no side effects after 2-3 doses a day for 3 years. My colon still doesn't function on its own, but because of Miralax I have gotten my life back. It is MARVELOUS! | F | 30 | 3 years 2X day | 3/5/2011 | 4 | Chronic Constipation x's 20 years | Severe Gas | I have been constipated my whole life just about, tried everything known to man. But using mirilax I have a BM almost everyday, which is Great. Just wish it didnt cause such bad gas. Not that I wasnt gassy before but now its worse. Any one figure out a way to deal with gas??? let me know. | F | 36 | 2 months 15 ML 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 2 | Crohn's constipation | sore/dry throat, headache, fatigue, bloating, dry eyes, hot flashes | It has helped me go to the bathroom more regularly, but I feel like I've been getting sicker in other ways the longer I've been on it. I've been trying to drink more water to avoid the side effects, since they seem related to dehydration, and that helps a little but I can't seem to drink enough to completely resolve the problems. I've taken it for 7 weeks twice/day. Xrays showed I was still constipated so my dr recommended doing 3 nightly enemas, then taking 4 Dulcolax & a 235 g bottle of Miralax with Gatorade (like a colonoscopy prep). My symptoms got much worse after the prep/cleanse. I am supposed to continue taking it twice/day then do the prep/cleanse again in 2 weeks but I am concerned because of the side effects. My dr recommended taking it once/day after I'm done with all the cleanses indefinitely to prevent constipation in the future. I do not think my body is reacting well to this medicine and would like to try something more natural. | F | 29 | 7 weeks 2X day | 2/24/2011 |