Re: Excessive drinking of water-is it one of Miralax's side effect?

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Thanks, Jeanie. I feel so sad now knowing that Miralax caused all this. My DD was on Miralax for so long (six months!!). She is only a year old now and she couldn't even tell me how bad she felt when she was on it. I am glad I found this group and I will never trust any doctor anymore. I went through five pediatricians before I started Miralax on my daughter. ( I was so hesitating to give it to my DD who was six month old at that time) and every single one persuaded me to give it to my DD. I am so angry at them at this point.

Lucy

To: miralax Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 11:52 AMSubject: Re: Excessive drinking of water-is it one of Miralax's side effect?

Lucy, yes, the Miralax pulls all the water out of your body into your bowels, if not deficated normally, it keeps pulling the water and salt (electrolytels) from the brain. (This info was given to me by a ped neuro). This will indeed make someone thristy, thirst is also a sign of dehydration. This drug can cause hyponatremia which is a dangerous condition, especially for young children.

Definition of Hyponatremia

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Hyponatremia: An abnormally low concentration of sodium in the blood. Too little sodium can cause cells to malfunction, and extremely low sodium can be fatal. Hyponatremia has many causes including medications such as diuretics and antidepressants, hypothyroidism, cortisone deficiency (such as in 's disease), dehydration, vomiting or diarrhea, severe burns, kidney or heart failure, and cirrhosis.

The symptoms of hyponatremia include bloating and puffiness in the face and fingers, nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, headache and disorientation.

Hyponatremia has increasingly become a problem in high-endurance events such as marathons, ultramarathons, hiking and long military marches. Athletes need to drink regularly, for example during a long race, to preventdehydration, but excess water can lead to hyponatremia.

Another reason for not wanting to drink as much after taking it is, it makes you nauseous. When they put my dd on it, you could see the nausea in her face even thinking about eating and she was only on it 10 days. The morning nausea happened every day ever since. We're still trying to fix her gut. I have a pediatric nero friend who pulled his child off this med when he found out it could cause this and that's not even the worst thing about this drug!

Jeanie

To: miralax Sent: Sun, March 4, 2012 8:26:39 AMSubject: Excessive drinking of water-is it one of Miralax's side effect?

My daughter has been off Miralax for two weeks. One thing I noticed is that she used to drink about 18oz of water a day when she was on Miralax(this does not include milk and other fluid)and now she only drinks about 4 oz water a day no matter how hard I try to make her drink more. I wonder if it was the miralax made her always thirsty before. Does anyone of you had experience with that? Thanks.Lucy