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A 30-year old female asked:

What happens if I eat MiraLax like Pixy Stix?

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A 43-year old female asked:

Have not had a BM in 4 days. Will Miralax work? Is this dangerous?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Can Miralax be mixed in milk?

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A 74-year old male asked:

Are prunes and miralax compatible?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Does miralax work better if you drink it quickly?

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A 27-year old female asked:

Is it okay to take Miralax and Exlax at the same time?

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A 58-year old male asked:

Can you take Miralax & Amitiza together? If so, what would be a safe dose of each. The Amitiza I have is the 8 mcg?

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A 38-year old male asked:

Can you take miralax and Metamucil together? And do you need to produce a BM every day? Or can it be every other day?

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A 27-year old female asked:

Took miralax wednesday and thursday but its now tuesday and doesnt seem to be working. is it ok to take regular strength exlax?

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A 60-year old male asked:

NO bm last 5/6 days. Taking Miralax every OTHER day for about the last 5/6 days. On the days that I take Miralax, I have a bm, but ONLY on those days. Is this odd? I'm VERY nervous something is wrong?

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A 61-year old male asked:

Hi doctors. I have been taking Miralax for ""slowed"" ""inconsistent"" bms. The directions on the bottle say that I should get a bm in 1 to 3 days--I usually get a bm within 1 HOUR or so after taking Miralax..is that strange? unusual? dangerous?

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A 60-year old male asked:

Good morning doctors! I take Miralax every 3 days.. not sure why. It works, but it works right away..within an hour. 2 questions please..1-is that normal? 2..Should I adjust the dosage of Miralax up or down and should I add any other product or not?

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A 45-year old female asked:

Is miralax hard on the liver?

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A 38-year old male asked:

Should I stop taking miralax if I get diarrhea?

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A female asked:

What the right dose of miralax for a 4 month old baby?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Can I take 5 doses of Miralax if i am severely constipated?

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A 38-year old male asked:

How long after you stop taking miralax Will the diarrhea stop?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Can you take miralax and senna-s tablets around the same time?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Would Miralax work at all if symptoms of hemmhorhoids were actually cancer?

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A 38-year old male asked:

Took miralax for 5 days I have loose thin diarrhea is there any help I can do to stop the diarrhea?

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A 35-year old male asked about a male:

Can just 1dose of Miralax cause diarrhea for a couple of days? Can it really last in your system that long?

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A 21-year old male asked:

How much Miralax should I take to "clean" myself out? I'm severely constipated & the regular dose isn't working.

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A 27-year old female asked:

Does miralax and meautcimal if you take both will you get diarrhea and for how long will the diarrhea countinue for?

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A 63-year old male asked:

Very good afternoon doctors. Can you take Miralax every day even if you feel fine? Is it safe to do this? When should you stop taking it?

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A 22-year old male asked:

Is it possible to overdose on Miralax? Doc prescribed 3-4 x daily for me. Ive had obstructions in the past and its the only thing that helps.

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A 29-year old female asked:

My K level was elevated to 5.2 last 3 test I have had.its normally 4.2. Cld prilorsec/miralax cause false testing results. I did bld test myself @ wrk?

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A 64-year old female asked:

I hust drank a glass of 8 oz of water and 17 g of miralax I don't think I had the miralax completely dissolved. Is that a problem? I drank about 8 oz of plain water after the undisolved miralax.. what should I expect?

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A 60-year old male asked:

I am taking Miralax every 3 days because of no bm..assuming that the Miralax will work, how do I know when to stop or to reduce taking the Miralax? Should I also take Benefiber or Metamucil, or should Miralax be enough for now?

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A 60-year old male asked:

Hi. My Dr suggested that I take Miralax every other day bc of no bm..I get a bm around 1 hour later, but on the directions it says to expect a bm in 1 to 3 days. Why do I get bm in such a shorter period of time..is this odd? When do I stop taking it?

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A 60-year old male asked:

Have difficulty with consistent bms. I was told by a Dr, for a week to take Miralax on day 1 and on day 5, AND to take 4 Colace EACH DAY ALONG with the Miralax on day 1 AND on day 5 for a week. I am not a Dr, but isn't that amount of Colace excessive?

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