Large bowel movement
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Large bowel movement
I have been using Miralax for several months and it has been helpful. I have had two bouts of dizziness and nausea which can be a side affect. I still need something any suggestions. I don’t want the hemmorids to return. This is my go to group! Take care and be safe.
Hi Zoey,
I see that no one has responded to your post. Probably, no one has found anything that works better than miralax-type stool softeners. Have you tried metamucil? Some members have found that it works for them, by bulking up the stool. Be sure to drink plenty of water with it so that it has enough liquid to work with. If 'roids flare up, there are many zinc-based ointments/cremes that work well for soothing and shrinking them. These preparations usually work better than any other type of treatment for shrinking hemorrhoids, with the possible exception of suppositories. At least that's been my own experience.
Tex
I see that no one has responded to your post. Probably, no one has found anything that works better than miralax-type stool softeners. Have you tried metamucil? Some members have found that it works for them, by bulking up the stool. Be sure to drink plenty of water with it so that it has enough liquid to work with. If 'roids flare up, there are many zinc-based ointments/cremes that work well for soothing and shrinking them. These preparations usually work better than any other type of treatment for shrinking hemorrhoids, with the possible exception of suppositories. At least that's been my own experience.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Zoey & Tex,
I haven't posted in forever but in that time I have had 1 flare right after another. The last one started in December 2019 and I needed to be on budesonide for 6 months. I started budesonide mid January 2020 and finally finished up the end of July. I've been off of it for about 3 weeks or so. Now I find I'm a bit constipated. I took Miralax (and prune juice) the other day and it helped immensely but I got dizzy & nauseous and felt very weak as well. Now I know from your post that Miralax can do that.
I had a colonoscopy in January, collagenous colitis still present, of course, and it showed diverticulosis as well. My Dr told me to take Metamucil. I take a psyllium capsule (700 mg) every am with a large glass of water. I don't know if that's enough psyllium to help move things along. I'm kind of nervous that Miralax and psyllium will aggravate the colitis. Maybe I'll increase it to 1400 mg and keep my fingers crossed.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Susanne
I haven't posted in forever but in that time I have had 1 flare right after another. The last one started in December 2019 and I needed to be on budesonide for 6 months. I started budesonide mid January 2020 and finally finished up the end of July. I've been off of it for about 3 weeks or so. Now I find I'm a bit constipated. I took Miralax (and prune juice) the other day and it helped immensely but I got dizzy & nauseous and felt very weak as well. Now I know from your post that Miralax can do that.
I had a colonoscopy in January, collagenous colitis still present, of course, and it showed diverticulosis as well. My Dr told me to take Metamucil. I take a psyllium capsule (700 mg) every am with a large glass of water. I don't know if that's enough psyllium to help move things along. I'm kind of nervous that Miralax and psyllium will aggravate the colitis. Maybe I'll increase it to 1400 mg and keep my fingers crossed.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Susanne
I notice the FDA has approved a new treatment for constipation. All I know about it was in an FDA drug approval update I received today from Medscape. Here's what they listed about it:
Pizensy (lactitol)
Lactitol exerts an osmotic effect, causing an influx of water into the small intestine that results in a laxative effect in the colon. It is indicated for adults with chronic idiopathic constipation . Approval was based on data from approximately 800 patients that included a 6-month placebo-controlled trial and a 3-month active-controlled trial with lubiprostone.
But here's my own information: Lactitol is a sugar alcohol used as an artificial sweetener. It's manufactured from whey, which is loaded with lactose.
Tex
Pizensy (lactitol)
Lactitol exerts an osmotic effect, causing an influx of water into the small intestine that results in a laxative effect in the colon. It is indicated for adults with chronic idiopathic constipation . Approval was based on data from approximately 800 patients that included a 6-month placebo-controlled trial and a 3-month active-controlled trial with lubiprostone.
But here's my own information: Lactitol is a sugar alcohol used as an artificial sweetener. It's manufactured from whey, which is loaded with lactose.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.