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My doctor recommended miralax to help with chronic constipation despite diet changes. would it be okay to take milk of magnesia once every evening long term? i have difficulty drinking 8 oz of water all at once
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About Miralax: Miralax is a powder that mixes well with almost any drink. If a person has trouble mixing her day's dose of Miralax in 8 oz of water, she may try splitting it up into morning-afternoon-evening doses; and take 1/3 of her daily dose in 3 ounces of water. Miralax (polyethylene glycol) that is not fully dissolved in the drink will just mix it up in the stomach. No worries. If questions, see the Dr.
Answered 12/18/2019
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