MIRALAX Reviews (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350)Average Rating: 3.3 (534 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MIRALAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MIRALAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | colonoscopy prep | minor bloating, and diarrhea but thats the point of taking it to cleanse bowel | was easy to drink with lemon lime gatorade, the magnesiun citrade the next morning was hands down the worst part | M | 34 | 1 times | 4/17/2009 | 5 | IBS WITH CHRONIC CONSTIPATION | IF I TAKE TO MUCH I GET SOME CRAMPING. BUT THAT IS ALL. SO I TAKE 1 TABL. 4 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK. THIS WORKS REALLY GOOD FOR ME. | FOR OVER 30yrs. I HAVE INDURED MUCH PAIN FROM IBS WITH CHRONIC CONSTIPATION AND DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS.SOMETIMES I THOUGHT THAT FINDING HELP WAS JUST NOT AN OPTION FOR ME.AS DOCTOR'S JUST KEPT WANTING TO RUN TEST AFTER TEST ON ME.I HAD BECOME SO USE TO USING SUPOSSITORES AND ENEMAS THAT I COULD NO LONGER GO ON MY OWN.I WAS ABSOLUTLY TERRIFIED...THEN- ONE DAY I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS SIGHT. I FINALLY FOUND MY HELP. I STARTED TAKING miraLAX ON 3-2 09 AND MY CONSTIPATION IS VERY MUCH UNDER CONTROL.MY SYMPTOM'S ARE BEGINGING TO REALLY IMPROVE | F | 51 | 42 days | 4/14/2009 | 4 | anal fissure treatment | Itchy rash (small hives?)on back, neck and shoulders. | This was actually the Paddock Labs Polyethylene Glycol 3350. Other than the rash/hives, this worked well. I had to stop using it because of this side effect which showed up after wto weeks of daily use (17gr/day). I can't think of anything else that may have caused this. | M | 49 | 2 weeks | 4/14/2009 | 5 | Chronic, severe constipation | None I'm aware of. (Gas and cramping were worse with constipation.) I'm currently having some muscular/neurological problems (muscle twitching and weakness in neck). Does anyone think this might be related to Miralax? | I've struggled with constipation since I was a child. It got worse in my thirties and caused sever hemorrhoids. Doctors kept telling me to ingest more fiber, avoid red meat, drink more water - all of which I was already doing. (I even became a vegan.) After a miserable hemorrhoidectomy, I continued to have problems (fissure). I found a new doctor who knew about chronic (genetic) constipation and Miralax, thank goodness. Miralax has probably saved my life, & certainly given me a new lease on it! | F | 51 | 3 years | 4/8/2009 | 3 | constipation/hard stool | it does work but i get really bad sharp pains in my intestines/colon area. | F | 14 | 1.5 years | 4/2/2009 | 1 | yes glycol 3350 NF | Sever discomfort, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea and sever bloating | Well it started in June 2008 took me daughter to the doctor because of a huge bloating in the stomach. She was taking lac to lose at the time. So then early March 2009 She went in again for stomach bloating, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain and they put her Glyco 3350 NF Miralax so she was on it every night well 2 weeks later she had the symptom again but ever worst. So i had a feeling it was the Miralax they said no it cant be that well after 6 days in the hospital her stomach went down, no more vomiting no more discomfort except for the tube in her nose and the IV, the tube was used to clean out her stomach for 6 days she on that. So she was back to eating regular foods finally after that and sent home, But this is the clincher 1 hour before sending her home they gave her Miralax and now her stomach is bloating again. If you feel you know what the problem is research the medicine you know you kids better than anybody else the doctor is the professional but you are the Parents and you watch them day in and out | F | 16 | 2 weeks | 3/23/2009 | 3 | Chronic constipation | Horrendous bloating in upper and lower abs-looks like I'm 5 mos pregnant and an Ethiopian. Naseau and irritability. Lack of appetite. | I am on day 6 of taking this and am wondering if I should keep this up. I see that others say to be patient and keep on taking it. My stomach is horribly distended and I am so uncomfortable. I finally made a well-formed BM this morning but that's about it. I keep feeling the urge to go, but cannot. I've been taking a capful at night. Should I keep this up? This issue is ruining my life! | F | 34 | 6 days | 3/18/2009 | 5 | ibs-c | None that I recall. | When I didn't go for a week and when I finally did, it was a rabbit ball, I knew something had to be done. So I tried this. It worked. I put a capful in my coffee. I also take 3 heaping teaspoons of Metamucil in a tall glass of water. ("Breakfast") I added Fiber Choice to the mix as well. 6 tablets throughout the day. The Fiber Choice gives me a little gas, but I know it's the "friendly bacteria" doing their thing. I now go 3 or more times a day. | F | 39 | 30 days | 3/17/2009 | 3 | colonoscopy prep | heart thudding and racing concerned me the most by the time I finished first 8 oz of 64 oz. Nausea began also. Started at 4pm, drank water and bouillon also, within 2 hrs completely bloated, up over 4 lbs! miserable. No bowel movement until after 10 pm | husband and I having 'his and hers' colonoscopies and did this prep together, "misery loves company"; he had results within 1 hr of finishing his 64 oz, stools were watery and crampy. I was just miserable and could not go until almost 6 hours of being bloated, i kept drinking water to try to dilute it because i was so worried about my heart 'racing' i do not care what the doctor's say...this amount of sodium based medication cannot be good for one's body-it is too much of a shock based on what the rest of you have said about side effects and E. R. visits....my husband is already threatening to go AWOL if I ever mention another colonoscopy in a few years. | F | 56 | 1 days | 3/16/2009 | 4 | Chronic Constipation | None | I've always had a little problem being constipated. I am young and active, but stress or traveling always messed up my system. Even when at home, I usually only went 3 times per week, at most. Well, I guess it was the stress of my husband going to Iraq, but I suddenly could not go. It was terrible. I am terrified to take laxatives because of the dependency the body can get. Fiber, prunes, etc does NOT work on me. Well, for fear that more was going on, I saw the DR. He said that 99% of the time it's a motility problem. He said to clean out (drinking Citrate Magnesium...under $2 a bottle at the pharmacy)and start that night on Miralax. He said start for 5 days on one dose, if that didn't work, start 2 doses for another 5 days, and so on until I find what works...but no more than 3 doses a day. He said if THAT didn't work, call him back...it took almost 2 weeks for Miralax to work...I was almost doubtful because of all the great instant results people had. I take 2 doses at night, typical | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 3/10/2009 | 2 | constipation | It never did work ,I still have to take laxatives to go ,I started taking it on Thursday and by Monday I was taking something to make me go , and it gave me alot of gas ! | F | 36 | 3 weeks | 3/10/2009 | 3 | colonoscopy | Miralax worked as a perp. The colonoscopy was a disaster because of the amnesia from Versed | Don't get a colonoscopy with Versed. it will ruin your life | F | 33 | 1 days | 3/9/2009 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | chills, vomiting, diarrhea, 5 hours worth, headache. | I would never take this vile medicine for this reason again. There's a reason they tell you not to overdose on it!! | F | 58 | 1 days | 3/9/2009 | 5 | constipation/diverticulitis | None | After years of severe abdominal pain attacks, I was diagnosed with Diverticulitis. When I had these attacks, I would try all kinds of fiber supplements to move matter through my system. Each had side effects - UNTIL, prior to surgery, the surgeon recommended Miralax, along with eliminating all seeds & nuts from my diet. She said that Miralax is gentle & has no side effects, which has proven absolutely true for me. It feels wonderful to have my system working normally again, and because of Miralax & eliminating seeds & nuts from my diet, I've been spared surgery! | F | 63 | 1 years | 3/8/2009 | 5 | Chronic constipation | No side effects what so ever. | Love this product. After my doctor recommended Miralax. I take 1 dose (capful) after my dinner meal every day, and without fail in the morning I go to the bathroom feeling cleaned out. | F | 51 | 2 days | 3/7/2009 | 5 | Chronic Constipation | The first day I had horrible cramps, but that was only because I was so backed up. | My bowel movements were about once every two weeks, and they were HUGE (I mean in mass) and usually caused bleeding. When I rarely had the urge to have a movement, it was painful. Very painful. Miralax has erased that, I go every day with no pain. I have had no cramps or any bad side effect. | F | 34 | 1.5 years | 3/5/2009 | 4 | chronic constipation from meds | None except can never get "clean" after a BM. I wipe and wipe, and there is still poop left, even with a moist wipe, getting all the poop from the area is extremely difficult. | Difficult clean up is the main issue. I don't like to go, unless it's before my shower and I know I clean for the day. Little "seed" like particles get stuck in the folds of my rectum. So no amount of wiping seems to fully work. I wonder is I am completing the BM. But I can't push anymore out... Does this happen to anyone else?, Any tips? Otherwise, this product is great. I used to get impacted, not go for 5 day, then poop something the size and feel of a small walnut. Ouch....thank goodness for Miralax. | F | 43 | 2 years | 2/16/2009 | 5 | colonoscopy prep | None | Worked great. Totally in control, no cramps, no chills. Took 8 oz miralax/gatorade mix every 20 minutes for a total of 64 oz I did eat really light for a few days in advance and per instructions used milk of mag the previous night. I was relatively cleaned out before the miralax. I am a small person and a gagger and expected the worst. I dreaded it, but it was not a big deal at all. | F | 55 | | 2/8/2009 | 5 | Constipation | None | I wasn't able to have a BM for over a week. My doc said to take Miralax at bedtime and voila...BM! I cleaned out my system and felt so much better. More energy and a flat stomach :) Great product! I take it every night and get a BM every morning. | F | 45 | 3 weeks | 2/5/2009 | 4 | Constipation | Miralax has been very helpful to me but I also have a continuous rash. Can anything be done about it? | F | 56 | 3 years | 2/3/2009 |