Posted by Deborah14 on October 28, 2000, at 13:43:04
In reply to Re: SLS - Was it Something I Said?, posted by SLS on October 28, 2000, at 11:20:43
Judy
FYI, a fabulous laxative to counter bowel shut down is Miralax Powder. I used to gag on Chronulac and X-Lax is too dangerous to take on a continuous basis for any length of time.
The Miralax was prescribed by my GI doc (It is only sold in the US by prescription. It is relatively inexpensive.) I use it to counter a side effect of Eldypryl, which is the complete shutdown of the peritalsis of my colon.
Miralax is completely tasteless. I put a heaping capful in a glass of warm water before bedtime (it dissolves better and is more palatable to swallow.) I'm allergic to orange juice but I'm sure you could put it in any liquid. For me, it is the only safe laxative that works and one can drink easily without gaging.Hope this info is helpful.
P.S. The selegeline patch is supposedly more effective with less side effects. I don't know why it is more effective but I do know that it has less side effects because it does not have to be metabolized in the liver to the extent a pill does.
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