Miralax... how do you take it?

Let's talk about Miralax as a fancy ****tail, because for most of us it is a daily supplement. Miralax works for me as long as I take it regularly. I typically forget and end up not having a BM for 4 days and then it's too late and Miralax has no effect. I then have to go to colace until I see some action. I'm working on getting in at least a half a dose of miralax everyday, but I'm wondering how you all like it. I prefer it in juice, but juice is way too high in carbs and I don't even allow it in the house anymore. Yesterday I mixed it in with some peach tea flavored Crystal light. That seemed to work well. I don't like to consume a lot of artificial sweetners though because I am pretty sensitive to them. I did try mixing it into some SF pudding the other day and it made it very soupy which was strange.... I'm open to suggestions! Thanks!

I just had to start Miralax in addition to Colace after a horrid episode this week.......I have mixed the Miralax in SF koolaid but have read others put it in their coffee every morning.

I use benefiber and mix it in my water.  Absolutely tasteless.  You can put it in your food, any beverage (hot or cold).  Or it comes in capsules.

I've mixed in Orange gatorade for my pre-op colon prep. Couldn't even taste it!

I put mine in hot tea or coffee and it keeps me going.  I just don't like that it's not "portable" like a pill.  So when I go on trips I guess it'll be harder cause it's a bit more hassle.  And I don't like to miss doses cause you have to start all over again.  I do take 2 additional colace as well.

Laura

I put it in my crystal lite. 3/4 dose everyday. I can skip a day every now and then without getting into too much trouble. Any more than that then I need to use colace as well.

I put it in my morning coffee.  I usually have 2 cups while getting ready in the morning, and the Miralax goes in the first.  I don't use Click in the morning or make a protein drink out of my coffee - just black coffee, and the Miralax is absolutely tasteless.  I also use the generic version typically, much cheaper than the brand name and works the same.

For traveling you can buy Miralax in packets. About this time of year you can sometimes find it with 5 travel packs attached to the bottle at a special price. I think I found mine at Walgreens.

I have used Miralax for over two years, every day - long time problem with BM's - and it has been a wonderful product for me. I put it in my coffee every morning.

I took Miralax in a glass of room temperature water, then I had a cup of coffee with Low-fat Lactaid Milk and a little bit of sugar. Both of them didn't hit me until an hour later. I must have gone to the bathroom at least a dozen times this morning. Then, after I finally stopped, both were making me urinate multiple times. I almost peed myself while looking for socks before showering. I had to take IBGard because my gut wouldn't stop rumbling! You will have some discomfort and pain if you have IBS like I do. I wasn't dehydrated at all from going multiple times. Fair warning: you will have to go every 5-10 minutes. I was in the bathroom at least a couple hours this morning.