ugh..trip to ER - constipation/dehydration - this is long

Miralax daily, 2 stool softners (docolax), 2 metamucil fiber wafers each and every day and each and every day I go and go good.  I went through what you went through and swore never again!!

There are many people who didn't have any WLS that are on Miralax for life. It is safe to take it more than once a day, just make sure to take it with 8 ounces of liquid.

sorry to threadjack, but this is something I am terrified of! Is mirala the same as MoM?
any come in chewable?

I take mirilax and Amitiza every day....but my issues are not regular constipation.  I can relate to your ER story...mine were fairly similar.  One visit said my bladder prolapsed, the next said my pelvis prolapsed and the next said I had a tumor on my sacral spine.  All of which were not the case!!!  The third visit landed me in the hospital for 4 days and a battery of tests including 3 MRI's and 2 spinal taps.  Then to be sent home with no answer.  Fast forward 4 months...I'm now seeing a GI motility specialist in D.C. because they now thing my colon is not functioning at all.  Just went through yet another MRI yesterday.  We'll see what comes of it this time.

I take a jug of ice water to work with my scoop of mirilax in it.  Sometimes I drink it plain, sometimes I add a packet of crystal lite or something.

Bless you!  After the BM I had last Saturday, I remembered why I had C-Sections!  And, I've been taking Miralax and Colace every day, but still nothing since then.  Hopefully something will happen soon, and it won't be too painful.  Oh, and it's awful not being able to pee because you can't poop!  Good luck!

ooooo I feel your pain!  Nothing worse than not being able to poop!  Here is what I do, and I go almost every day now.  One 400 mg magnexium oxide 2x per day., 3 Large spoonfulls of Benefiber ( I mix in my morning shake), and 5 stool  softners, mixed in through out the day. I did do the Miralax thing in the first month or so after surgery, but I hated the taste.  This combo is working well for me, so I am sticking with it.  You just have to keep trying to see what works for you.  Good Luck!!               Joan

I have two small children (age 2 and 3) and they have constipation issues...the pediatrician told me that they can take it every day and it is completely safe.

I personally take Colace to help me, as when I get constipated I experience vasovagal episodes.
These episodes can be really scary even when you know what is going on! 

Just in case you never heard of a Vasovagal Episode... 
 
The episodes are typically recurrent, usually happening when the person is exposed to a specific trigger. Prior to losing consciousness, the individual frequently experiences a prodrome of symptoms such as lightheadedness, nausea, the feeling of being extremely hot (accompanied by sweating), ringing in the ears (tinnitus), uncomfortable feeling in the heart, fuzzy thoughts, a slight inability to speak/form words (sometimes combined with mild stuttering), weakness and visual disturbances such as lights seeming too bright, fuzzy or tunnel vision, and sometimes a feeling of nervousness can occur as well. These last for at least a few seconds before consciousness is lost (if it is lost), which typically happens when the person is sitting up or standing. When sufferers pass out, they fall down (unless this is impeded); and when in this position, effective blood flow to the brain is immediately restored, allowing the person to wake up. Short of fainting a person may experience an almost undescribable weak and tired feeling resulting from a lack of oxygen to the brain due to a sudden drop in blood pressure.