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 | Hirshbrungs | It was a GREAT thing for me. I have a condition where for my entire life, I will ALWAYS have constipation. And even though it will never completely go away. This made it alot easier!! I've been taking it almost my entire life! | F | 24 | 18 years | 6/24/2007 | 5 | constipation | I only had a feeling of stomach fullness but the bowel movements were great; not diarrhea or gas. I've had IBS w/constipation for over 30 years, and though I have had recently a long time of having few problems, I decided to try this when occasionally constipated. Compared to any other laxative, this is the best, by far. I only took it once and great movements for 2 days. For those who keep asking about long-term use, the directions clearly state that it shouldn't be used for more than 20 days as it will interfere w/ electrolite balance. | F | 55 | 1 days | 6/1/2007 | 3 | constipation, diverticulosis | my pharmacist says that taking in the morning is so that you don't have disturbed sleep, but you can take it at the best time for you. Glycolax is the generic, made by the same company, & it is still on prescription. | F | 71 | 4 days | 5/29/2007 | 3 | loose ribboning stool | I am hoping someone can help me with the questions I have about Miralax. Is it normal to have loose ribboning stool while taking this? Before this last bout of constipation set in I would have what I would consider to be normal stool, now it is small and thin. Also since my doctor first prescribed this to me it has gone otc. I paid $5 for it, now I am going to have to pay double the amount for a smaller size. Can I still find this in a form that my insurance will pay for? | M | 30 | 14 days | 5/28/2007 | 3 | IBS w/constipation | loose stool, gassy, bloating, | I have not been on Mirlax that long, just a couple of days, but can't seem to time when the best time of day is to take it. I am afraid to take it at night for fear of being up all night, and in the day I worry because I will be out of the house. I am also on Amitiza, which I see no comments on. I hope someone out there can tell me to keep up with it that it will get better, because right now, although my intestines are emptying, I just can't figure out when. There is no cramping, it is just now. I hope that it will regulate sooner than later. | F | 36 | 3 days | 5/24/2007 | 5 | chronic constipation | no side effects | I wrote below that it didn't work for me after 5 days and I was so disappointed. Well, I stuck with it and used a babylax each day to have a bm. After 3 weeks, I no longer need the babylax or any other laxative. I take the 17 grams in the morning and I have 2-3 small bm's per day now. They are very soft and ribbony, and I may try the citrucel as recommended below. For now, I am just amazed and glad I didn't stop trying. After 25 years of laxatives, I am quite amazed at this success. I am still concerned that one day it will no longer work for me, but time will tell. | F | 47 | 3 weeks | 5/19/2007 | 5 | IBS w/constipation | No side effects at all | This has truly changed my life for the better! I've been constipated for 10 years and have tried various amounts of fiber and water, many diets and medications with no lasting results. I was taking Zelnorm but it gave me cramps and stopped working after a couple weeks and now isn't available. Thank you Miralax!!! | F | 46 | 2 months | 5/16/2007 | 4 | IBS with constipation | Gas with the generic. | I eat a high fiber diet, take a fiber supplement 2-3 times a day, and drink 8 glasses of water daily. Also exercise daily. Still had chronic constipation with pain and bleeding hemmorhoids. Have had problems since I was a baby. Now my medication for high cholesterol aggravates the problem. The gastroenterologist prescribed Miralax, she said there are no side effects and it was safe for long term usage. It has helped me tremendously. I am interested to read about the problems with wheat. That may be contributing in my case. I know the dairy products do and avoid them. | F | 67 | 4 years | 5/10/2007 | 1 | "functional" constipation | We're still not sure what all it did to our daughter as we were not drawing the parallels then (see next section for web group that we've learned from in hindsight many things we saw then were probably related to it), but we're pretty sure now that it caused behavior issues among others. | For those who have had lifelong issues, have you been checked for celiac disease? ("Classic" has diarrhea but they're finding out many have it who do not have "classic" symptoms.) Do any of you or your children "crave" wheat and related foods? Some people with this tendency break gluten (wheat protein) down incompletely into a relative of morphine, which accounts for their constipation. A week after we took gluten out of our daughter's diet, her "functional" (i.e., supposedly no anatomical and/or physiological reason for it) constipation cleared up (we had already taken milk out of her diet, which many people who don't fully digest gluten in this way also have the same problem with). As far as long-term side effects, there is a whole yahoo group dedicated to discussing these issues: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/miralax/ You have to join to be able to access the archives, but it might make interesting reading regarding what others have | F | 9 | 3 years | 5/9/2007 | 3 | Chronic constipation | Gas, cramping, incomplete bowel movements | Maybe it's just me, but it's been giving me terrible gas and cramping, and I've been feeling the need to go to the bathroom all day long. I guess to some this is preferable to no bowel movement, but the constant feeling of incomplete BM is uncomfortable as well. I took zelnorm but that is off the market now. | F | 30 | 3 days | 5/8/2007 | 4 | Colectomy- removal of 24 inches | Because of the sigmoid colectomy two years ago I am unable to have a bm without stimulant. I used sennacot s for two years which is not good to do. I now take two to three doses a day of Miralax prescribed by my gastro along with two doses of citracel and a very high fibor diet of at least 30 grams. I drink lots of fluids. I may go twelve times a day, but at least I do not have the bag and I can live with this. If I had used Miralax years before my surgery, I probably never would have developed diverticulitis. I also have a very slow digestive system and my colon never was able to do its job. Using Miralax for only five days is not enough time and probably the person that wrote about that should up the dose to two and then to three times a day until they have a bm. Also, add the citracel and start counting your fiber. Fiber One will give you 13 grams and their bars another 9 grams. You have to drink lots and lots of water. It took 4 days for my first bm and that was on a very hig | Miralax really is a wonderful stimulant and will work. Anyone trying Miralax for the first time must be patient and if by the third or fourth day there is no bm take two doses a day and then maybe three. Cut back after your bm to a dose that will work. The initial dosing may have to be high. Take the citracel liquid or caps twice a day and DRINK LOTS OF WATER. It will work and can be a lifetime treatment. | F | 59 | 1 days | 5/5/2007 | 4 | CC | I take a OTC stool softener twice daily along with Miralax. This seems to help me. | M | 74 | 3 months | 5/3/2007 | 2 | chronic constipation | no side effects | I took the full dose for 5 days with no effect at all. I took it with a full 16 ounces of juice and then made sure to drink plenty of water each day. I am so disappointed that it didn't work for me. I have battled with IBS and CC since I was a child. | F | 47 | 5 days | 5/3/2007 | 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 | chronic constipation | No adverse side effects so far | I had no idea so many others have had similar experiences with chronic constipation. So sick of doctors telling me to eat more fiber and drink more water! Fiber additives were AWFUL - someone mentioned concrete - same reaction here. I'm worried about long term side effects, but at this point I don't care so much. Can't be any worse than the vicious cycle of bloating, pain, hemmoroids, etc I've endured for the past 50 years! I'll take Miralax as long as needed. | F | 51 | 3 weeks | 4/25/2007 | 5 | IBS-Constipation | I have NO side effects. I have a bowel movement regularly now! | Miralax is a miracle for me!! I've tried Zelnorm and liked it but my body got "used" and didn't work as well anymore + it is off the market! I've tried Amitiza and that was horrible for me -I had insomia. With Miralax I go to the bathroom regularly now and have no side effects or pains. LOVE IT!!! :0) | F | 33 | 2 days | 4/23/2007 | 5 | IBS, chronic constipation. | No side effects whatsoever and my only small complaint would be that it seems to cause the stools to have a very strong odor. | Since childhood I have had IBS, but it wasn't until I was 60 that I discovered it was due to lactose intollerance and by then a lot of damage had been done to the lower GI, resulting in severe diverticulitis, constipation, and very difficult bowel movements. In fact, the force needed to empty the rectum resulted in a pelvic floor collapse. By the time I was 70 I was at my wit's end. Like others, I had taken a fiber supplement, drunk lots water, and complained to Drs. who really do believe fiber is a cure-all but, as I found out, it can be very constipating. I ended up with an excrutiating fissure, and severe internal hemorrhoids. To his great credit, an Urgent Care doctor recommended Miralax, and now, seven months later, the fissure has healed, the hemorrhoids are calm, and I am gradually relaxing at the need to have a bowel movement for the first time in so, so many years. Miralax has been wonderful for me, and I appreciate and relate so much to all the others who have shared their st | F | 70 | 7 months | 4/16/2007 | 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 | chronic life-long constipation | For the first three days I had no bowel movement and had bloating and cramps. The fourth day I had two very soft bowel movements and the bloating and cramps stopped. | I'm thrilled I found something that works. My system is strange - a high fiber diet constipates me - when I tried psyllium I felt like my intestines turned into concrete! I drink at LEAST a gallon of water a day and exercise regularly. I take the generic made by Kremer. My Dr. thinks I may have "slow bowel motility," but I haven't been tested for that yet. He wanted to see if this product helped first and it did! Anyone out there with the same fiber problem I have? | F | 52 | 4 days | 4/15/2007 | 4 | Chronic constipation | None so far | I noticed that a few of the correspondents had long-term exposure to this without any side-effects. That's great. However, I wonder whether alternating Miralax with psyllium fibre OR combining half-doses of each would be better. Does anyone have a comment on that approach? If either method works, it might allay the concerns about side-effects somewhat. | M | 55 | 5 days | 3/29/2007 |