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 | Intestinal bleeding like prostate cancer | M | 68 | 2 days 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 2 | chronic constipation | Excessive gas and bloating...have tried to adjust dose up and down and it does not work well for me. The constipation problems persists with minimal relief. | Why is it advertised as NOT causing gas and bloating? it should not say this if it is not true. | F | 57 | 2 weeks 1X day | 2/18/2011 | 5 | Chronic constipation | None | I've had chronic constipation for 10 years. I've tried everything over the counter stool softeners and medications. My daughter who is a nurse came to visit me last month and I was terribly constipated, she recommended Miralax and I started on it that day and in 4 days I started going regular and have been regular every day since. I've never had a laxative that worked like this. | F | 76 | 1 months 30MG 1X day | 2/11/2011 | 5 | severe chonic constapation | none | I was as bad as you could be are get with ibs,been that way all my life. even went into research clinics trying new drugs they were trying to get on the market for constapation,none of it worked for me i stayed in it a yr.then then finaly i was told by my sisters husband one day, he said he had ibs all his life and his dr put him on maralax and it worked for him he said you have to take it for 4or 5 days before it starts working good. well iam a beliver in this miralax ihave been takeing this miralax for 6mo and have had 2 or 3 bm aday have no side affects i will take this the rest of my life love it. | F | 58 | 6 days 17gr 1X day | 2/3/2011 | 2 | constipation | Chest pain. Heart burning ; headache, head feel blowout and full; Mouth jaw hard to open and sour; feel some thing in the intine; back pain; weak and leg pain; can not fell into sleep easily; wake up at night for no reason; feel scare; | Why the Miralax medicine has so many side effect and still selling without more label for side effect | M | 58 | 14 days 17MG 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 5 | Painful Hemmroids | No side effects Yay!!! | I have delt with severe constipation and painful hemmroids for a year now. Nothing, I mean NOTHING worked. I increased my fiber and water - all of that and nothing helped. My hemmroids were internal and so painful that I would almost need to pull over on the side of the road while en route to work. It hurt to sit or stand or lay. I was in so much pain. The quality of my life was greatly affected. Thank goodness I had a supportive boyfriend who would just sit with me while I would have these episodes of pain. I was literally taking 16 200 gram ibuprofen pills a day (4 every dose) just to take the edge off. After I couldn't take it anymore, I went to visit a colon/rectal care doctor who scheduled me for laser surger but put me on prescription strength Miralax in the meantime. Miralax is hands down THE BEST thing that has ever happened to me. I take one capful at night and by the next morning I have a soft, easy, full bowl movement. Within a week my pain was gone and I no longer had the bloating due to unmovable waste. I am so happy to be off of the Ibuprofen that I was popping like tic-tacs. It's oderless, tasteless and does the trick. I am actually considering not havin the laser surgery. I'm going to ask my doctor if I can do the once daily dose indefinitely and hope he says yes. I have at least one bm a day (usually two) but my stomach has flattend out and did I mention my pain is gone???? I don't want to go back to the way I was living. | F | 38 | 2 weeks 1 capful 1X day | 12/31/2010 | 5 | Chronic Constipation | Occasional diarrhea and side-effects that come along with diarrhea (upset stomach), but is definitely manageable and much better to deal with than being constipated for days to weeks. | Ever since using Miralax, I have been pretty regular and have been able to go every morning. My bloating has gotten better (since I've been able to release the stool) and my stomach has been less upset while experiencing a lot less discomfort. I have been diagnosed with IBS (which I do believe I have some form of it) but also had a terrible case of gastritis (waaay to much build up of acid in my stomach). I think most of my bloating and pain came from that. I would recommend Miralax to anyway--I'm just afraid I may become dependent on it. | F | 20 | 1.5 years 1 capful 1X day | 12/27/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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, int & ext hemorrhoids | A bit of cramping after the first hour of taking a dose (2 hrs before bedtime), some gas. | I've had functional constipation for as long as I can remember. My mom would give me Fleet enemas or big spoonfuls of Mineral Oil when it would get really bad. As an adult, I would notice the occasional bit of blood after passing a stool. "Just anal fissures" I thought, because my poops could be pretty hard at times and I figured they were tearing something on their way out. Then a few months ago I got my first external hemorrhoid. I'm sure I'd had internal ones for years, and all the straining (even though I squat on the toilet) and whatnot finally gave me varicose veins in my anus. Awesome! I'd been using docusate sodium for a few days, but was worried about dependency. If I missed a dose, I wouldn't poop. I dreaded going to the bathroom because my roids would hurt. My friend's b/f (med student) highly recommended MiraLax, because it's a safe (osmotic) laxative and non-habit forming. I've been taking it for 5 days at night and have been consistently doing soft well-formed stools every morning. I eat lots of natural fiber such as broccoli, carrots, root vegetables & nuts, but they still didn't help the dry stools I'd been having. I also drink a lot of water every day, and am well-hydrated (as evidenced by how often I have to pee). I also stay away from diuretics such as coffee, tea, soda & alcohol. I would like to gradually decrease my intake to where I don't need it any longer, but if that means I get constipated again, I'd rather take MiraLax for | F | 28 | 5 days 17mg 1X day | 11/26/2010 | 2 | colonoscopy prep | Felt sick to stomach all afternoon the day I took it. Continue to have irritated stomach 5 hours after procedure. | General cooments are that this is an easier prep than those of past years- but no so for me. | F | 67 | 1 days 1X day | 11/22/2010 | 2 | Chronic Constipation | Gas, urination with gas, bloating, watery stool | I very quickly, after two weeks of my first dose onward developed watery stools and severe anxiety and depression. My body cannot handle this medication, and my pharmacist even recommended Colace as a replacement. I've been taking this drug since late 2008 because of the possibility of a blockage, and have only used it 6 times since then. It doesn't help me at all, just makes me sickly. I believe it is the reason for my weight loss as well as my bout with chronic skin ulcers. | F | 32 | 6 times full dose 1X day | 11/19/2010 | 2 | Chronic Anal Fissure | Not sure, because it's only day two, but I suspect this is affecting me like fiber supplements and stool softeners; i.e. it aggravates the sore and causes extreme post-BM pain ... a sharp stinging pain on the sore itself that resonates throughout my entire midsection like a back spasm. 1000 mg of Tylenol may take the edge off. If I'm home, a warm bath after voiding really helps. But I am not home today and am in severe pain. | Probably lessened the bowel movement pain, but afterward the stinging pain grew steadily. I want to believe the "miracle," so I'll give it a couple more days, as I have run out of remedies. A sphincterotomy ten years ago helped for years, but the fissure now comes back regularly for weeks at a time. I use nitro paste when I can, but it sometimes gives me a headache, especially after a warm shower/bath. Acupuncture? | M | 47 | 2 days 17 mg 1X day | 11/18/2010 | 5 | IBS-C | None. | Miralax has changed my life! I have suffered from constipation/extreme bloating and pain ever since I was very young. As I've gotten older it has become so bad that it has greatly affected my quality of life. I was in so much pain and extremely bloated every single night. I had to wear baggy shirts and loose pants because the bloating made me look 6 months pregnant! I have been on Miralax for a month now and WHAT A MIRACLE! My life is completely changed! No more constipation, no more bloating, no more pain. I am in love with this product and hope to be able to take it until the day I die! ;) | F | 42 | 4 weeks half a cap 1X day | 11/13/2010 | 1 | SEVERE constipation-gluten allergy | none--except i need it to work like NOW | ive been really constipated for two and a half weeks because I am Celiac and had gluten contaminated food at one point. Ive been trying to remedie it by drinking tons of water, eating veggies and fruits out the wazoo, exercising, and now miralax. Miralax has done nothing--might have something to do with my hemmorhoid (I got it when I was a young child and now any time I strain slightly it pops back out). My doc had said this would be IT, it would work. Has not worked. I'm adding metamucil to the mix today, hope it works. Anyone have any advice? | F | 15 | 4 days 15g/day 1X day | 11/10/2010 | 3 | constipation | Bloating and heart palpitations | I'm had BM problems all my life, but Miralax changed that. I am regular most of the time. The downside is that Miralax has caused bloating, adding maybe two pounds to my weight, excessive gas, and heart palpitations. I take two doses daily on the advice of my doctor. He also suggested taking a mixture of Miralax and Metamucil. That doesn't work for me. | M | 60 | 2 years 2 capfuls 2X day | 11/9/2010 | 5 | bowel resection after perforation | No side effects | For all of my life I had been as regular as clockwork...once a day, every morning. After a perforation during my first (botched) colonoscopy exam I required a bowel resection and started using Miralax. One cap every day. As the years went by I have been able to reduce this dosage down to 1/2 cap daily and currently 1/2 cap only a few times a week. My specialist (NOT the surgeon!) said I could use this product for as long as needed. Saved my (quality of) life | F | 75 | 5 years 1/2 cap 3X W | 10/17/2010 | 5 | chronic constipation | None | Follow up from my 6 month post now it's been 13 months. I have continued to be normal taking one dose every night with water. No side effects and it still seems to be working well with my body. I am still checking for concerns regarding long term use. I buy the generic now and it does not seem to mix as well, but still works the same. | F | 39 | 13 months 1X day | 10/17/2010 |