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Good evening doctors. can you use colace if you have not had a bowel movement in 3 to 4 days? is miralax better? is there something better than miralax?
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The best thing is actually not to depend on medication for regular bowel movement. You should pay attention to your food habits. Increase intake of fruits, vegetable like salads and drink water with regular exercises should help much more. Colace is not good enough I would say.
Answered 12/31/2022
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