You just pour a single serving into the miralax cap and mix it into a glass of water.
Miralax and stool softener together.
These hold water in stool to soften it and increase bowel movements.
Miralax polyethylene glycol is a bowel movement stimulants.
Stool softeners like docusate colace and osmotic water retaining laxatives like polyethylene glycol miralax do not cause damage nor classic dependency like stimulants such as bisacodyl dulcolax or senna senokot whose long term use can result in decreased bowel motility when stopped.
Another option that works for some people is diet candies containing the sweetener sorbitol.
Common side effects are gas bloating and nausea.
Stool softeners are a type of laxative.
Oral stool softeners colace surfak add moisture to stool to allow strain free bowel movements.
Belching cramping diarrhea nausea urine discoloration with senna and cascara derivatives.
For those who are often c.
It draws water into your colon which is intended to soften your bowel movements for greater comfort and ease.
Miralax is an effective stool softener creating a laxative effect without any cramping gas or sudden urgency.
Osmotic laxatives do this by drawing water into the colon large intestine.
Miralax is classified as an osmotic laxative not a stool softener.
Wolf recommends the osmotic laxative miralax or a generic version.
Doctors usually suggest stool softeners for people who shouldn t strain while using the bathroom especially if you ve.
Oral stimulants dulcolax senokot trigger rhythmic contractions of intestinal muscles to eliminate stool.
However both products do soften the stool.
If the conservative route doesn t work dr.
Electrolyte imbalance with prolonged use.
They work by drawing water into the stool making it softer and more comfortable to pass.
Stool softener is to soften up the stools to aid with passage.
Stool softeners keep the stool soft by drawing water from the intestines.
