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I ate a lot of cheese, now i'm constipated. i took mirlax 2 days in a row but stool still hurts. it's been 3 days. help!
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Give it more time: I would continue to take miralax, (polyethylene glycol) one cap full once per day and make sure to drink plenty of water, if you do some exercise this might give you the urge to go. Hope this helped :].
Answered 10/23/2013
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