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[SMO 193]

I take one a day. At first I took two once a day until I became regular.

How many do you have to chew a day?

[Recycled 2,182]

Try Magnesium Citrate. It's available at walgreens. drink it cold to mask the taste. Taste like unsweetened flavored drink. It will work when nothing else does. I used it when I had my knee replacement surgery. The Constipation was worse pain than the knee recovery. Works in like 30-60 minutes. Ask your doc about it. It is over the counter.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Miralax is a laxative' date=' as well, correct? It says it dissolves in 4-8 oz of Water or any liquid. I would imagine if mixing in only 4 oz of Water, it would be thicker to drink, so can you sip it slowly and take awhile to drink the whole thing? Crazy questions, I know, but I get nervous about drinking stuff that may be thick.[/quote']

I usually mix the Miralax into 32 ounces of flavored water. Do not even notice it is there. Be sure to flavor the water in order to cover up the aftertaste. I do not think Miralax is a laxative in the same sense as, say, senna because it works differently. Miralax basically attracts water into the colon to soften up the stool where senna is more of a chemical process.

[Mastiff_mama 171]

I usually mix the Miralax into 32 ounces of flavored Water. Do not even notice it is there. Be sure to flavor the Water in order to cover up the aftertaste. I do not think Miralax is a laxative in the same sense as' date=' say, senna because it works differently. Miralax basically attracts water into the colon to soften up the stool where senna is more of a chemical process.[/quote']

True... Some irritate the lining of the colon making your colon spasm and expel the poo