Hi Ladies.
I just talked to my GI nurse, I think she made a mistake though. I told her I had an allergic reaction to the miralax and could not take it any longer and asked her what I could take to help my bowels keep moving ( I have bad motility issues). She said that colace and senokot are pretty gentle and safe.
I asked her about milk of magnesia and she said this is what you wake when you are up against a wall and have not went in 4 days. She said you have to be careful with these type laxatives as they can make your bowel dependant on them.
Well, I went to the pharmacy to buy the senokot and find out it is a laxative that stimulates the bowel. The pharmacist said this should not be taken long term as the bowel can become dependant on it. She said that colace is just a softner and is ok long term. She also said milk of magnesia is ok to take long term as it is not a stimulant really.
So now I am confused. The GI nurse told me when she was taking iron pills she had to be on senokot and this helped her stay regular and was safe and gentle.
ANother question: is senokot IC safe?? And also is milk of magnsesia IC safe as well??
Jen
I just talked to my GI nurse, I think she made a mistake though. I told her I had an allergic reaction to the miralax and could not take it any longer and asked her what I could take to help my bowels keep moving ( I have bad motility issues). She said that colace and senokot are pretty gentle and safe.
I asked her about milk of magnesia and she said this is what you wake when you are up against a wall and have not went in 4 days. She said you have to be careful with these type laxatives as they can make your bowel dependant on them.
Well, I went to the pharmacy to buy the senokot and find out it is a laxative that stimulates the bowel. The pharmacist said this should not be taken long term as the bowel can become dependant on it. She said that colace is just a softner and is ok long term. She also said milk of magnesia is ok to take long term as it is not a stimulant really.
So now I am confused. The GI nurse told me when she was taking iron pills she had to be on senokot and this helped her stay regular and was safe and gentle.
ANother question: is senokot IC safe?? And also is milk of magnsesia IC safe as well??
Jen
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