Miralax

Ok, I finally broke down and bought some Miralax after some painful trips to the bathroom. How fast does this stuff work? I had been taking 2 Colace gel caps and drinking a cup of regular coffee every day for the past week or two with limited success. 

For me it took a about 3 days to be fully effective.

I would say it depends on how constipated you are.

At my worst I couldn't go for at least 5 days. Tried two suppositories and an enema. Thought I would give birth on the toilet- nothing.

On my Dr's recommendation I took the daily dose once and hour.... three times on a Friday evening and then on the 5th dose on Saturday I finally went.

 

Now two years out I take a tsp every morning.

I put the daily dose in my morning coffee and that seems to be effective.  My worst bout of constipation happened two weeks after surgery.  Eventually I continued the Miralax and took a dose of Milk of Magnesia - problem solved (stick close the bathroom).  MOM isn't good for us long term but it can be handy in emergencies so says the PA at my BC. 

If I don't take it every day, then it takes a day or two to kick in for me.

dr prescribed it for me twice a day. it takes at least a full 24 hours to kick in but it sure works for me. i wouldnt double up on that and the colace.... that sounds like a little much on the system. hope you have success

The Miralax helps keep me regular if used daily.  However, those few occasions that byproduct was hard and painful, nothing worked better for me than a glycerin suppository.  Within1.5 to 2 hours, the stool was soft and easily passable.

Thanks for the input, everyone! Things did get moving a few hours after I took some Miralax. I didn't want to do colace and Miralax together, so no colace today. LOL Anyway, I may have to start using this stuff everyday. I really don't want to get as backed up as I've been the last few days. 

I have been eating Kashi Protein cereal (3/4 cup=10 grams protein plus 8 grams protein from milk).  Ever since I started eating the Kashi I have gone every day.  Before that I was taking Miralax and still couldn't go.  I feel so much better!!

Great! I'll keep that in mind. :) I'm not a big cereal person but I may like it in a Greek yogurt parfait.