Question 1

have difficulty with consistent bms. i was told by a dr, for a week to take miralax on day 1 and on day 5, and to take 4 colace each day along with the miralax on day 1 and on day 5 for a week. i am not a dr, but isn't that amount of colace excessive?

Accepted Answer

Drs advice: The amount of any given medication is titrated by the prescribing physician according to the patient's individual needs. Please call your physician and ask your question of him/her. Your physician can tell you why he/she feels that this is an appropriate dose to treat your problem.

Question 2

can i take iron, colace, and metrodinazole at the same time?

Accepted Answer

: Yes, those three medications have no drug interaction and can be safely taken together. For metronidazole, avoid use of alcohol. For iron, use vitamin C, or drink it with citrus like orange juice, to help with iron absorption. If you experience side effects, you'll have to take them separately to identify which one of the three is causing it.

Question 3

can i take miramax and colace at the same time while pregnant?

Accepted Answer

: I will assume you are taking MiraLAX and Colace. These would be safe to take together but you should know that the MiraLAX helps to pull fluid into your bowel and soften the stool for easy passage. The Colace is a stool softener as well and would only add to the process of stool softening. Neither product is absorbed into the bloodstream it is safe during pregnancy.

Question 4

is it ok to take 100mg of colace daily during pregnancy to help with regularity?

Accepted Answer

All meds: And supplements are to be discussed with Obs-Gyn directing the care during your pregnancy. Agents other than docusate are preferred for constipation during pregnancy, due to not being as effective, it is a stool softener, not a true laxative.

Question 5

is colace (docusate sodium) necessary? best to take it as liquid?

Accepted Answer

Solace: If you need it yes. If not no. Liquid works better in some. Let's chat to get a better answer for YOU!

Question 6

when is the best time to take colace (docusate sodium) when you wake up or go to bed?

Accepted Answer

Colace (docusate sodium): It depends on when you normally have a bowel movement. Either time is okay.

Question 7

if i'm taking prevacid, (lansoprazole) can i take colace for constipation?

Accepted Answer

Yes u can: but I would also be sure to increase your fluids to 80-100 oz of caffeine free/alcohol free fluid daily

Question 8

does elder need to take colace (docusate sodium) daily if in nursing home? ordered prn.

Accepted Answer

Depends on stooling: A lot of nursing home patients have a difficult time with stooling. Some medications, especially opiate pain medications, are constipating. For those individuals colace (docusate sodium) is a necessary thing. Not all though, and if stooling is going well, there's no reason to add another medication. Much also depends on the ability to generate enough force to get the stool out.

Question 9

honestly, in act. practice, how harmful is it to take docusate sodium everyday?  it's supposed to be fairly gentle, but  electrol. imbal. warnings...

Accepted Answer

Laxative: taking daily laxative unnecessarily can cause diarrhea and diarrhea can lead to dehydration and loss of electrolytes such ams sodium, potassium, magnesium etc...

Question 10

i have bronchitis and was given azithromyacin 250mg for it. i'm currently taking 1 bisocodyl 5mg/day, and 1 docusate sodium 100mg/day. may i take all three together safely?

Accepted Answer

Usually ok: Generally, the two constipation medications and azithromycin should be ok taken separately or taken together. If worried about stomach symptoms, one can take them separately, which is easy to do as azithromycin is a once-a-day drug. That said, some people get gurgly tummies and loose stools on azithromycin... and won't need laxatives on azithromycin days. Time will tell.

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Have difficulty with consistent bms. i was told by a dr, for a week to take miralax on day 1 and on day 5, and to take 4 colace each day along with the miralax on day 1 and on day 5 for a week. i am not a dr, but isn't that amount of colace excessive?

A member asked:

Can i take iron, colace, and metrodinazole at the same time?

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Can i take miramax and colace at the same time while pregnant?

A member asked:

Is it ok to take 100mg of colace daily during pregnancy to help with regularity?

A member asked:

Is colace (docusate sodium) necessary? best to take it as liquid?

A member asked:

When is the best time to take colace (docusate sodium) when you wake up or go to bed?

A member asked:

If i'm taking prevacid, (lansoprazole) can i take colace for constipation?

A member asked:

Does elder need to take colace (docusate sodium) daily if in nursing home? ordered prn.

A member asked:

Honestly, in act. practice, how harmful is it to take docusate sodium everyday? it's supposed to be fairly gentle, but electrol. imbal. warnings...

A member asked:

I have bronchitis and was given azithromyacin 250mg for it. i'm currently taking 1 bisocodyl 5mg/day, and 1 docusate sodium 100mg/day. may i take all three together safely?

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