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Miralax

Miralax

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Brands

Golytely • Colyte • Pegicol • Moviprep • Halflytely bowel prep kit

Generic Drug

Polyethylene glycol

Side Effects

Common

Passing gas
Diarrhea
Nausea
Stomach cramps
Flatulence
Bloating or abdominal fullness
Vomiting
Cramping abdominal pain

Serious

Fluid in the lungs
Rectal bleeding

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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?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

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?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

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?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

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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