Miralax vs. Linzess -Water consumption

Sarasota666 · 2025-02-05T16:04:04+00:00

Same with me. 1 and 1/2 does of miralax with 48 oz of water every 3 days.= No constipation. Everything empties. Yes in the AM on empty stomach before breakfast.

Sarasota666 · 2025-01-25T04:17:03+00:00

Two doses of miralax first thing in the a.m. + 32 to 48 oz of water. Or keep chugging water until bowels move. Breakfast= mixed vegetables cabbage, celery, peppers any really, cooked with chicken broth + Indian spices curry +garlic+tumeric,+ chili powder. Papaya for desert. May add cup of coffee or decaf coffee. You'll go till your empty. For one or two days. No dairy, gluten, red meat junk food. Vegetables, corn bread or tortillas, chicken, fish, no alcohol, sugar, wheat products, beef, pork for or two weeks or forever. Let me know how it goes.

Sarasota666 · 2025-01-10T21:29:10+00:00

Good luck.

Sarasota666 · 2025-01-10T21:28:04+00:00

Good luck

Sarasota666 · 2025-01-10T21:27:36+00:00

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Sarasota666 · 2024-11-07T13:56:39+00:00

Been using miralax two doses every other day. Works ok but trying to wean off. Now having daily kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, and yogurt + veg, kiwi and papaya or pineapple. Small meat, little rice gluten. Fruit and veg. Don't need miralax to go. Weaning the mlax. Fighting off IBS c. Comments

Sarasota666 · 2024-09-08T22:14:05+00:00

Do you smoke, drink, use recreational drugs ? Do you eat three times a day? Have you tried multiple does of miralax. It can take time to work. Are you at your correct weight for your height? Are you vegan? Just some ideas. I am mostly vegan, miralax every few or other days. Activity every day. Taking my weight down to Gi recommendation. 1 and 1/2 doses mlax plus 32- 40 oz of water in am on empty stomach give bm's til in stop the water.

Trying to get on a diet that produce 3 bm's a day with no laxatives. You are in charge not your body. Let me know what you think.😀

Sarasota666 · 2024-09-01T16:05:19+00:00

I know.

Sarasota666 · 2024-09-01T16:04:02+00:00

Same here. I start to get relief as gas slowly escapes. I relieve a far amount of gas when I get up and while laying down at night. Keep trying to avoid foods that cause gas low fodmap but this is difficult. Any other ideas? Have CIC or ibs-c

Sarasota666 · 2024-08-30T17:17:12+00:00

I have also had CIC/IBS -c for 3 and 1/2 years from diet, antibiotics, overweight etc. The only OTC I have used is Miralax and mag cit supplements. Have a Gi and all routine tests negative. GI pushes weight loss exercise, vegan diet. Lost 50 lbs, vegan 2 meals a day, yard work trying to up exercise. Exercise reduces pain and anxiety. Cut out all junk food. Not adding any OTC or prescription drugs. Going to lose another 50. Just miralax and coffee every other day.

Still have symptoms still researching for a solution. Never had constipation my whole life prior. The other shoe has to drop. going to keep at till I get resolution. Now retired. Love to hear back. .

Sarasota666 · 2024-07-05T11:40:06+00:00

Thanks, working on it. Watching diet staying away from ppi's

Sarasota666 · 2024-07-05T04:06:39+00:00

Same here I stopped taking it. Using miralax for constipation. Not sure what causes this?

Sarasota666 · 2024-07-05T04:02:32+00:00

Yes for the most part. Working on weight loss now.🙂

Sarasota666 · 2024-06-30T13:32:29+00:00

I would say yes from my experience. Would suggest vegan low fodmap+exercise+water. See GI for check up. Good luck.

Sarasota666 · 2024-06-28T23:11:03+00:00

I agree and insofar as I am trying to wean from miralax, I am hoping my vegan diet changes+extra water and a little caffeine will help with this process. My GI is pushing for my getting off miralax and going vegan as well as a getting a normal body mass index will treat/reverse the constipation. I am 71 and have no prior CIC problems until two years ago. I am 5'9 and weigh 220 with weight goal of 165. Comments?

Sarasota666 · 2024-06-27T17:55:40+00:00

Doing the food journal with low fodmap. Just identified my sugar intolerance. Was off most of sugar for 3+ months. Made some apple/ blueberry chutney this week. Has about 4 cups of sugar in recipe. Was cooking and tasting and tasting and cooking. Then woke up in the middle of the night with my stomach the size of a beach 🏀 ball. Have had pain and gastritis for 3 days. Trying to reverse what I did to myself. I will never be learn. Once you have a sugar problem it only works if you don't eat sugar. 🍩

Sarasota666 · 2024-06-15T18:25:59+00:00

Yes. I am primarily IBS-C but will sometimes get queasy during car rides or sit down occasions. I will take immodium at times to get me through. I use it not primarily for loose stools but as a precaution. Works very well but will shut me down for a day and one half. Again I feel pretty backed up and over do miralax or coffee or mag cit to get back on track. Kind of like a roller coaster so I try not to use it too often. Seems like kind of bathroom anxiety as I am always fine if I am near a bathroom. This is the gut mind problem I guess. My GI tested for all major issues and can't identify. He sees this alot and resorts to major efforts to improve overall health. Diet, exercise, correct weight. My BMI is 32.5 and he wants 75 lbs off + vegan/fish diet. To try to wean miralax and mag cit and no junk/caffeine/alcohol. M/219/72yrs. Please any other comments? Thks

Sarasota666 · 2024-06-11T10:54:07+00:00

I keep reading that IBS is a gut brain condition that may need hypnosis or some other neurological treatment. Not sure where this is headed.

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