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What is Miralax?
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polyether compound with many applications from industrial manufacturing to medicine. The structure of PEG is (note the repeated element in parentheses):
H-(O-CH2-CH2)n-OH
PEG is also known as polyethylene oxide (PEO) or polyoxyethylene (POE), depending on its molecular weight.
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i have severe costipation and it has been going on for four months. i went to the doctor a he gave me this medicine called miralax to help me make...
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I'am currently caring for a pre mature 5 month old infant on a vent and also has a g-tube. He was recently prescribed prednisone which seems to be...
MD Hi, 5month baby on ventilator , giving prednisone , and miralax for constipation, you are fearing of dehydration. Don't worry he is under...
My 2 year old has recently been having stool issues. She became very constipated about a month ago. The doctor told us to give her Miralax and...
MD Hi,
Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic,
Your child seems to have functional constipation which is common in this age group.
If there is...