NYT article

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I did not find this article to be helpful because it does not list the dangers

possible or provide a convincing argument against it's use. Reading this, I

would not avoid Miralax for my child. As for our experience, we only used it

for three weeks when there was a blockage and we ended up in ER where it was

prescribed. But, after those three weeks (some days 3X the adult dose), my

son's motility was greatly slowed and a year later it still is being released at

the slower speed. It now takes 30 minutes for my son to release stool; prior to

Miralax it took about 5 minutes. I am sure that Miralax affected my son's

motility and that's enough to make me ban it from our bodies forever; however I

would not blame Miralax for anything else ... my son has tics, anxiety,

aspergers and possibly a mitochondria disorder and these all came along over the

years before Miralax. Like I said, I would never use this chemical concoction

again. But I do think some people on here are blaming Miralax for issues that

their child might have had anyway. If someone's child has been on this for a

year/years, it's hard for me to believe with certainty that a new non-GI problem

being described came from Miralax. Maybe the problem would have developed

anyway at that age. Certainly, claiming after several years of use that a new

neruological problem is the result of Miralax really does undermine the

credibility of this group, in my opinion. I think there is merit to what this

group is all about, I'm in agreement this drug is terrible, but some of the

posts here pretty far fetched and I just think it reflects poorly on the group.

My two cents, sorry to offend anyone. I know it's a struggle to figure out our

complicated kids, but there are many reasons why kids can develop non-GI issues.