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Bloating and pain day after laxative worked. is this normal?

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Laxatives: It depends on what laxatives you have used if your laxative turned your bowels to liquid then this is common i usually recommend something gentle like MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) which should be taken daily.

Answered 5/7/2018

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