Question 1

please describe the medication: polyethylene glycol?

Accepted Answer

Polyethylene Glycol: The polyethylene glycol (peg) and electrolytes solution is used to clean the colon (large bowel or lower intestine) before certain tests or surgery of the colon. The peg-electrolyte solution acts like a laxative. It causes liquid stools or mild diarrhea.

Question 2

i am highly allergic to propylene glycol. is it safe to take a medication containing polyethylene glycol?

Accepted Answer

No: By definition a person who is "highly allergic" to anything should never take it. What you mean by highly allergic is not evident. Some might consider a slight rash a major event. For me highly allergic means an exposure could kill you.

Question 3

i am highly allergic to propylene glycol. is it safe to take a medication containing polyethylene glycol? are these two different??

Accepted Answer

Yes (safe to take): Propylene glycol is a potentially unsafe propane agent, and polyethylene glycol is a VERY SAFE laxative, effective  for constipation with minimal absorption or side effects. These are two very different products.

Question 4

miralax (polyethylene glycol) twice a day for three weeks. can the medication change size and texture of stool?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes, that's the point of the medication. It causes fluid to stay in the bowel, which softens the stool and makes it easier to pass.

Question 5

sir,what to do when one's blood-pressure falls to 99/65 (age-35yrs) by taking polyethylene glycol 3350 powder for oral solution 17g once at   bedtime  for merely 5 days?..already discontinued the above medication but am prescribed another laxative lactito

Accepted Answer

Dehydration: Polyethylene glycol 3350 is an osmotic diuretic, previously used to prepare bowel for colonoscopy. Low blood pressure can be due to dehydration which can, in turn, result from osmotic diuresis. Best to rehydrate w/plenty of fluids, enough to make urine clear. If no better, tell prescribing doc your concerns.

Question 6

any alternative for active medication in miralax (polyethylene glycol) that is not in powder form. is it save to take laxatives with possible bowel obstruction/ impaction?

Accepted Answer

Dissolve powder: The powder (polyethylene glycol) gets dissolved in water or other liquid-becomes tastelss liquid, not gummy. Do not self treat possible impaction or obstruction.  See md.  Bowel obstruction can be a big deal; laxatives are contraindicated  (i.e. Do not use) if obstructed.  Fecal impactions  and possible obstructions need to be evaluated by md before advising appropriate rx.

Question 7

can you have a bowel obstruction, without obvious symptoms.
medication caused constipation, i have taken senna for two days, miralax (polyethylene glycol)  x2  no bm?

Accepted Answer

Bowel obstruction: Will produce abdominal pain and vomiting that becomes bilious ( bright green) and get worse over time

Question 8

what happens if you overdose on miralax (polyethylene glycol)?

Accepted Answer

= Colonoscopy prep: Miralax (polyethylene glycol) is essentially a small dose of oral lavage widely prescribed for years in preparation for colonoscopy. The drug is not generally absorbed, so more taken means more of it available to promote bowel evacuation. An "overdose" of MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) approaches the dose that optimally cleanses the colon for colonoscopy as something called "MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) prep." don't "od" on your own--see doctor for right dose.

Question 9

is polyethylene glycol bad for you?

Accepted Answer

Constipation Relief: Polyethylene glycol is a non-absorbed sugar substance that pulls water into stool, causing soft stools or diarrhea. This medication is used to relieve constipation. It is not dangerous, but will cause watery diarrhea if used in excess.

Question 10

what are the benefits and risks for taking golytely (polyethylene glycol)?

Accepted Answer

Risk vs benefits: Golytely (polyethylene glycol) is a laxative that is helpful for cleaning out the GI tract prior to surgery. Possible side effects are mallory- weiss tear- (very rare), nausea, vomiting, gas, bloating, abdominal pain, rawness of anus, hypersensitivity. Get help asap for an allergic reaction with swelling of tongue, lips or throat (difficulty breathing & hives). Call physician for severe abdominal pain.

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I am highly allergic to propylene glycol. is it safe to take a medication containing polyethylene glycol?

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I am highly allergic to propylene glycol. is it safe to take a medication containing polyethylene glycol? are these two different??

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Miralax (polyethylene glycol) twice a day for three weeks. can the medication change size and texture of stool?

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Sir,what to do when one's blood-pressure falls to 99/65 (age-35yrs) by taking polyethylene glycol 3350 powder for oral solution 17g once at bedtime for merely 5 days?..already discontinued the above medication but am prescribed another laxative lactito

A member asked:

Any alternative for active medication in miralax (polyethylene glycol) that is not in powder form. is it save to take laxatives with possible bowel obstruction/ impaction?

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Can you have a bowel obstruction, without obvious symptoms. medication caused constipation, i have taken senna for two days, miralax (polyethylene glycol) x2 no bm?

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What happens if you overdose on miralax (polyethylene glycol)?

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Is polyethylene glycol bad for you?

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What are the benefits and risks for taking golytely (polyethylene glycol)?

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