Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Hi Mickey, thanks for expanding on what I tried to say. I agree with everything you said. We need to be careful regarding what claims are made. > > I have to admit, I agree very much with bbrodley's post. I, too, am > dealing with issues with miralax and usage for my child, but I see way too > much scapegoating. And the response to his post is exactly what I > expected, though, to be honest, not as voluminous as I expected. We need > to be careful. > > No one is denying the reality of people's conditions, I don't think. What > you're dealing with is real. It's causes, though, might not be so clear > cut. > > I do think that we attribute causality to things that we can't prove. The > point made that some of these things would have developed anyway is a valid > one, but one that is hard to accept. It's nicer to have causes. Discrete, > open-and-shut causes. But often in life, it's just not that simple. I > think Miralax poses several potential issues, but we can't just assume that > every symptom that happened after a particular time is necessarily > related. Nor are things that develop years later necessarily related. Is > it possible? Sure, I think we should allow for that, but I think too often > it's stated on here that, " we took miralax, and now... " and that all of > those things are definitely attributable to the drug. Not, " I suspect > that... " It's where emotion, suffering, and logic all collide. It's a > very difficult thing to navigate, but I think his point is taken that if > you over-attribute without anything more than anecdotal evidence, then it > does make the overall goal look suspect to people who are not familiar with > the issue. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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