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Can I Take Dulcolax Laxative While Taking Miralax?
Question: Can I take dulcolax laxative while taking MiraLax thanks
Brief Answer:
Yes.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Bisacodyl is an organic compound that is used as a stimulant laxative drug. It works directly on the colon to produce a bowel movement.
Polyethylene glycol or MIRALAX is an osmotic laxative. Polyethylene glycol works by retaining water in the stool, resulting in softer stools and more frequent bowel movements.
As you can see my dear patient both of them are laxatives but have a different mechanism of action.
Now let me give you an easy example suppose a person has high blood pressure. The doctor would give him a single antihypertensive medicine and would call him after 10 days. If somehow the blood pressure is still high doctor would either increase the dose of medicine or would add another salt which decreases blood pressure but the mechanism of action is different.
In the same way, if a patient is not relieved by a single laxative then another laxative could be added to it to get the additional effect.
Hope I cleared your confusion through example.
Feel free to follow up.
Regards!
Yes.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Bisacodyl is an organic compound that is used as a stimulant laxative drug. It works directly on the colon to produce a bowel movement.
Polyethylene glycol or MIRALAX is an osmotic laxative. Polyethylene glycol works by retaining water in the stool, resulting in softer stools and more frequent bowel movements.
As you can see my dear patient both of them are laxatives but have a different mechanism of action.
Now let me give you an easy example suppose a person has high blood pressure. The doctor would give him a single antihypertensive medicine and would call him after 10 days. If somehow the blood pressure is still high doctor would either increase the dose of medicine or would add another salt which decreases blood pressure but the mechanism of action is different.
In the same way, if a patient is not relieved by a single laxative then another laxative could be added to it to get the additional effect.
Hope I cleared your confusion through example.
Feel free to follow up.
Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
MiraLax worked should I stop taking it now that I have had bowl movement
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Stop taking Ducolex and continue taking Miralax on as and when required basis.
Thanks
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Stop taking Ducolex and continue taking Miralax on as and when required basis.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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