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 | Doctor recommended for constiption | After one dosage I started to break out within hours and within 4-6 hours I had a severe rash all over my body. | My doctor gave me samples of Miralax and told it was very safe to take. After I broke out I searched the web for more information and found out that patients taken medictions that contained the active ingredient poylethlene gylcol should not use Miralax. I am taking 4 medication with this ingredient. | F | 63 | 1 days 1 packet 1X day | 2/12/2010 | 5 | IBS | When I first started I had some excess gas, but after the third day I have not had any gas what-so-ever | I started taking Miralax 6 days ago, at night in a cup of tea. I have had really bad problems with my IBS in the past with episodes of severe constipation followed by bloody diarrhea. After other treatment did not work my doctor suggested I try miralax once a day and all I can say is THANK GOD! I have been regular once again for the first time in over a year. I have been having a bowel movement about twice a day since starting Miralax, and plan on possibly cutting my dose down a little next week. Aside from the gas the first 2 times I took it, I have absolutely nothing to complain about. It has totally changed my stomach, and I wish someone had suggested this to me earlier! | F | 21 | 6 days 17g 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 4 | chronic constipation | Developed a rash on torso and back - but have little itch. It is tolerable compared to the discomfort and dissention from constipation. | I dissolved the miralax in water, and later was told to follow the initial capful of dissolved miralax with another glass of water. In two days had success. Day 3 continues with smooth bm's. Little gas, no bloating. Am waiting to hear from MD if I should continue because of the rash. | F | 54 | 3 days 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 5 | chronic constipation | None | After a lifetime of suffering with constipation, going for more than a month at times without being able to go, it has been a real trial of treatments that caused pain and suffering and only temporary relief. Then I saw an Ad for Miralax and tried it. I had so much buildup that at first there was a lot of trapped gas that had to come out as well, but after a few weeks, once the years of backup was cleared, I was able to reduce the dosage to a small amount, with no other fiber or laxatives needed. I lost a lot of weight in the first three months, about 30 pounds, and it has stayed off. Love it. Highly recommend it. | F | 57 | 2 years 1/4 capful 1X day | 2/7/2010 | 4 | Constipation | Gurgly stomach and gas but im already a gassy person so it's nothing I can't handle! hahah. worth the side effects in the long run. | Just started taking it and had bowel movements 1st day. | M | 21 | 1X day | 2/5/2010 | 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 | 2 | I recommend something else. | A neurodev. friend of mine warned against using Miralax for our son who had extreme constipation and who has a predisposition to Crohn's because she said that many people have a "leaky gut" and Miralax could possibly get into the central nervous system and cause problems. | For IBS and Crohns.... check out the published medical studies at www.pubmed.com using the word HELMINTH. There is a product called Lumbricus Tonic at that has the earthworm extract. Wanna get well? Quit the prescriptions and find something natural that works. | F | 51 | 0 days | 1/30/2010 | 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 | pregnant and extreme constipation | none | This is my 2nd pregnancy and the constipation was HORRIFIC. I was struggling to poop so badly that I bled from my cervix. I would go more than a week without pooping, while taking dulcolax suppositories, 18g of supplemental fiber, drinking at least a gallon of liquids a day and taking colase. The gas was killing me! My doctor recommended Miralax, and while it took 5 days to produce a poop it was a god-send. I made sure to drink extra water while on it and it made it so I could poop once a day. It wasn't diarrhea, either, like some laxitives. It was normal people poop. It doesn't taste so hot, sometimes it doesn't really dissolve but it really, really helped with my problem, and my doctor said that it was definitely safe during pregnancy. | F | 26 | 14 days | 1/27/2010 | 5 | colonoscopy prep | drank 64 oz of crystal lite with 248 gms of miralax. There was no nasty taste, and I had already done a bottle of Mag Citrate, and 8 dulcolox pills. Had no reaction, and will do it again in ten years for the next colonoscopy. | F | 51 | 1 days | 1/23/2010 | 4 | Chronic Constipation | Miralax helped me. Stopped taking Diltiazem for Hypertension about five months ago. This fixed my Constipation prob. Havn`t taken Miralax at all for months. Couldn`t hardly believe this. New Life. | M | 77 | 3 years | 1/5/2010 | 5 | fissures | very smelly gas, bloating | I have had chronic constipation since childhood and numerous painful surgeries for fissures/hemmorhoids. Recently had another chronic bleeding fissure and hoping to avoid surgery. Miralax has made me regular with SOFT bowel movements-something all my fiber or sodium docusate couldn't do. I plan on using this long term. My fissure has stopped bleeding and is healing. I am starting to feel normal again-not obsessed about my next bowel movement. | F | 29 | 4 weeks | 1/3/2010 | 5 | severe constipation | none besides difficulty figuring out how much i need to stay regular | its amazing. i was miserable. my entire life since a baby i have had constipation problems, apparently my intestines are too long for my body. i have been put on absolutely everything, changed my entire diet numerous times and nothing ever helped. i have stayed home plenty of days from constipation pains, lost sleep and actually gained 8 pounds because i constantly had that much stool in me ! (gross i know) but i have been on miralax and i now go to the bathroom 2 times a day with 1 and 1/2 cap full in water every morning, its great ! honestly changed my life. | F | 18 | 4 months | 1/2/2010 | 4 | Anal fissure | None | I've had painful and bloody bowel movements for the past few months, and it finally ocurred to me that this started at the same time I started taking Effexor for depression. My doctor suggested Miralax, and so far it has provided some relief. No complaints. | M | 28 | 2 days | 12/30/2009 | 3 | Post-Colon resection/Diverticulitis | Ever since less than week after taking Miralax I developed very painful spasms in my neck and shoulders. I was unable to stop taking it because it's the only thing that makes me able to have a BM. I have had diverticulitis, part of my colon removed, and still unable to function. I stopped taking Miralax two weeks ago and switched to Lactulose - pain in neck, etc, decreased dramatically but didn't fully resolve. I returned to Miralax three days ago out of total desperation and muscle spasms have never been worse. Pain dramatically increased an hour or two after taking it. I am now nearly paralyzed with severe pain in neck, upper back, tendons. I've read that certain drugs can trigger an autoimmune disease that causes tendonitis and never goes away. I'm starting to wonder if Miralax can cause the same problem. | Otherwise.....I thought Miralax was the best laxative I've ever used. It's amazing stuff, if you don't have sensitivity issues with it. Had I found Miralax before I had part of my colon removed, I probably never would have done it. | M | 51 | 6 months | 12/15/2009 | 5 | Preschooler holding her poop | Excellent. Has done wonders for my daughter | My daughter has been on Miralax since her 3rd b-day. She had been holding her poop and only going every 4th or 5th day. She would then only go in the middle of the night, when I'm assuming her muscles were more relaxed. (She was potty trained, but used a pull up at night) The doc put her on miralax. It worked wonders. The only tricky thing is finding the perfect dose. Too much and she gets stomach aches and poop that is like pudding. Too little and it gets hard and she reverts to holding it. | F | 3 | 1 years | 12/10/2009 | 5 | sever constipation with back ache | none | MIRALAX is a lifesaver. It really has changed my life. Before I spent so much time in the bathroom trying to go and now I am in and out. I was always so worried about what I was eating and now I just eat. I feel I have a normal life now! I take 1 cap full in a 1/2 glass of water before bed. I never forget to take it. I now have a flat stomach and my clothes fit. | F | 44 | 2 months | 12/6/2009 | 5 | Constipation | No side effects except "skinny" stool. | For those of you who are interested, Costco sells the big bottle of Miralax in a 2-pack at a lower price than the other stores, including Walmart. If you use their coupon mailer, it's even cheaper. | M | 60 | 5 years | 12/4/2009 | 5 | Chronic Colonic Pseudo Obstruction | Bloating and increased urination | I have been taking Miralax (single dose on a daily basis) since 2003. I take it upon awakening and then follow up with an enema (usually a dilute Fleet enema during the week, and a larger enema on weekends or before travelling), since my GI doctor diagnosed my condition as caused by slow colon motility (due in part to life-saving abdominal surgery -treatment of volvulus which resulted in temporary colostomy - performed in 1981). When first prescribed by my GI Specialist, I found Miralax to be a good laxative; but noted that it also caused extensive and uncomfortable bloating. My GI Specialist suggested that those side effects might be offset by an enema. As I write this in November 2009 (after a visit to my GI Specialist in Sept 2009) - Miralax (along with 2-3 additional glasses of water), followed up with an enema, than by 20-30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise (which increases peristalsis) has dramatically improved my quality of life. The above comments have been shared with doctors, nurses, paramedics, PA's and other medical professionals; who all concur with my strict daily regimen. This regimen (according to my GI Specialist) has prevented the need for decompression or to remove my colon. | M | 55 | 6 years | 11/22/2009 | 4 | as a prep only | It worked fine but I developed headaches which I still have, sore throat, and I have lost my voice. Had to miss work for a second day because I have no voice. Probably will tomorrow. I started the prep on 11/14/09 and had the test on 11/16. The sore throat is not bad but the headache is still there. Calling the doctor in the morning. | F | 58 | 2 days | 11/17/2009 |