both....rx is a lot cheaper.....I get 2 big bottles....$2
I also am on methadone, and take diphenhydramine for sleeping. I have had severe constipation to the point of going weeks to months without a bowel movement. That has become a problem of the past though since I found the best thing ever, Fleet saline enemas. They are only 2 dollars at Wal-Mart for a 2 pack, and they work wonders. I use 1 every single day even if I do not feel like I need to go, and it always makes me go. That way it never gets to the point where it becomes a huge rock hard boulder of stool. It is so easy too. You can sit on the toilet or however is comfortable and insert the tip in your rectum, then you squeeze as much of the liquid in as you can. Then hold it in for at least 5 minutes, though I usually try to hold it in for 8-10. Then when you can hold it no longer you sit on the toilet and let it out. It always works for me, even if it's been a week or more. I hope this helps.
Miralax is over the counter. However, I would not recommend taking more than the recommended dose without consulting with a GI doctor.
thanks for the quick reply. is miralax over the counter or prescription? ty
After my gallbladder surgery, antibiotics and pain pills, and nausea pills I didn't go for a month.
I took milk of magnesia, a dipository, and senna tablets. NOT A THING.
Take Miralax, twice a day and even if she doesn't go keep doing it. In more severe cases it takes up to 2 weeks. I was took it twice a day, with twice the dosage, my gastroenterologist said to.
Also, take a probiotic, it replaces the good bacteria in your stomach which aids in digestion. Pick the one that has the most STRAINS OF BACTERIA, not amount of bacteria. Strains as in different types.
It could be her flora too, which moves things along I believe so drink plenty of water, I was advised 12 cups and I would think the same for her.
12 cups of water, miralax twice a day double dosage and a probiotic for 2 weeks and she'll feel a lot better. Now that I'm off of those medications I take regular dosage twice a week if that and continued my chewable probiotic. I don't seem so sensetive to foods with the probiotic either.
Welcome to the gastroenterology community! May I ask what she is on the methadone for and how old she is? Has she tried other sleep medications that don't cause constipation? Also, has she tried medications like senokot or magnesium citrate? Is she being monitored by a gastroenterologist? It doesn't sound like she is because a GI doctor shouldn't recommend drinking that much milk of magnesia. She really needs to be monitored by a GI doctor for this. She may need to have her large intestine removed which you can discuss with her GI doctor.