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A member asked:

What if you use 16 oz of water with miralax (polyethylene glycol) instead of 8?

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Dr. Russell Juno answered

OK: That should be fine. You just want enough water to get the powder dissolved.

Dr Parvez and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/21/2014

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