Deborah
>----- Original Message -----
From: mark <litrade@cs.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: Miralax
> At Tue, 21 Aug 2001, shali9 wrote:
> >
> >> >Has anyone here taken Miralax? My GI dr gave it to me awhile ago, and
I
> >> >cannot seem to get it down, he said it is safer than the senekot at
the
> >> >high doses I take, it has been a week now for bowel movement, as
always
> >> >the only way I seem to go is to take senekot, and if it does not work,
I
> >> >take an enema.
> >
> >Listen, Toni - Do what WORKS for you, and senekot and enemas are more
> >natural than Miralax!! Long term, ANY drug/chemical will cause a problem
> >
> >Shali
>
> Toni, Shali.
>
> Please, a little perspective. Miralax is safe in a dose of 420 grams at
> once (in a colon prep form - Nulytely) and you cannot become addicted to
> it unlike most "safe" laxatives. It is not a laxative but a stool
> softener, working on the stool itself not the colon. PEG, the
> ingredient in miralax is a common food ingredient and you've probably
> been ingesting it in small amounts for years with no problems. It has
> been found safe in dosages 2-3x the recommended amount and 6 month
> studies have been done with no abnormal electrolyte shifts due to almost
> no absorption. Miralax reduces abdominal pain and gassing in IBS
> patients, and many pediatricians comfortably use it long term. All said
> it is safer than the alternatives and is better tolerated - try it in
> coffee, tea, iced tea etc or juice as well as water.
>
> Good luck
> mark
>
> --
> mark
>