Is this normal? Miralax?

[Lucy998]

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I've had chronic constipation for a few weeks now. I was rally backed up when I went to the ER 2 weeks ago, and I've been going but only a little everyday. I had an enema and magnesium citrate at the hospital 2 weeks ago, which only got rid of a little. The past two weeks my doctor started prescribing miralax, which the past 2 days I've been taking 2 capfuls per day. When I get that sick feeling like diahhrea, but it comes out with a lot of gas and is pencil thin and soft. I've been worrying about colon cancer, so is this because of the miralax or something worse like cancer? It started becoming really pencil thin and short, and has been for the last 3-4 days (while taking the 2 capfuls of miralax). I know it's not an obstruction since I had an x Ray at the ER today and he said he didn't feel anything hard or mass like when feeling my stomach. I said my stools were thin, and he didn't really say anything about it. I've looked up online and some others had said when taking miralax their stools were thin and short. Is this because of the miralax? Should I be worried? I'm 17 years old by the way, and I don't have any family history of cancer, but I do have an eating disorder (anorexia) which I think is a part of my bowel issues. The other symptoms I have are just back pain and some has pain, but again my doc said that's probably from the constipation. Does everything seem fine? I just hate when I look up thin stool, colon cancer pops up.

[fntn]

Keep in mind that BM's can range from daily to just shy of monthly, and  still be considered "normal". So using Miralax daily isn't a problem. I use the powder form and do it in twice daily dosages, with my doctor's ok. I usually pass once a week, typically. More often than that is a blessing, longer is a battle. But it's been this way for many, many years.