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I took expired miralax (polyethylene glycol) (3 scoops) by accident and it tasted terrible! will i be okay?

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Miralax (polyethylene glycol) is a: laxative, so the worst you can get is more potent diarrhea from expired medicine. But otherwise yes it should still have some activity for the effect that it was intended to produce in humans.

Dr Hammerstead agreed

Answered 1/28/2016

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