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can one use miralax everyday if your system is lazy in moving things along?. Isn't that a laxative ?
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04.12.09, 06:21 PM [ Flag ]
- PRUNES. Shouldn't use a laxative every day.
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  04.12.09, 06:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Gi doc said ok for miralax, now not so sure
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    04.12.09, 06:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Well, a doctor should know. Doesn't medical advice trump UP any day?
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      04.12.09, 06:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - well docs are human too and experience is everything
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        04.12.09, 06:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - LOL. Apparently not, at least for the numb face poster and the Braxton-Hicks poster.
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        04.12.09, 09:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- it is very gentle... i used it every day while undergoing chemo and was constipated.
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  04.12.09, 06:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Oh thanks . Hope you are better . Going back to miralax Q ,if i eat oatmeal in the am ,willit be the same effect as miralax?. My system is very slow
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    04.12.09, 06:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - maybe put ground (not whole) flax seed on it for more fiber and Omega-3s.
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      04.12.09, 06:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - miralax worked wonders for me. i love oatmeal, but it doesn't have the same effect at all for me. also, consider a little caffeine to move things along... ;-)
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      04.12.09, 06:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- BTDT. High fiber diet works best. Get 25+ grams/day. Try gnu bars (gnufoods.com or health food store)--12 grams of fiber including 9 grams of soluble fiber which is the kind of fiber that moves things along, as you say--4 1/2 times the soluble fiber as in one bowl of oatmeal. Also try All Bran (10g fiber in 1/2 cup) and high fiber fruit (raspberries are very high in fiber) and you will be golden--wanted to say brown but it seemed in bad taste :-)
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  04.12.09, 09:52 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]