Re: Miralax question

[Guest guest]

Kim,

No wonder he gagged - the stuff smells like Elmers glue. We mix it

in the bag with his formula, worked wonders for us. S.

>

> For those of you with g-tube fed kids using Miralax for

constipation, can you mix this with

> formula? I think it would be easier to put it in the feeding bag

if that is ok. tried

> drinking it for the first time & gagged horribly. The label says

to dissolve powder into an

> 8 oz. glass of water, juice, tea, or cola I believe. Why not milk?

>

> Kim C.

[Guest guest]

Kim,

I don't see why you can't mix it with his formula in the bag.

Max mixes his with orange juice. In the hospital we mixed it with

apple juice. He does not seem to mind the taste, though. It just

makes the juice a little bit grainy if we don't mix it well enough.

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

I always put it through the tube. I mix it into his 8 pm bolus. I

am currently mixing just over 1 teaspoon of miralax with 65 ml of

formula. We then hook up his pump for his overnight feeds at 8:30.

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 5 year old twins

[Guest guest]

I remember reading some site that said no pasteurized milk, but

don't know why. But I do know that I take Miralax as does .

We mix it with orange juice that has pulp. I put it in a small cup

with a spoon, and we stir it. We then can't taste the Miralax. We

don't use 8oz of liquid. Can't drink that much. I put 's

1/2 cap (8.5mg) in maybe 3-4 ounces. and I drink my full cap (17mg)

in about 4-6 ounces. I tried water, GAG. I tried other juices,

GAG. Orange juice is the one thing that disguised the texture (it

is tasteless).

Jenn

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> I always put it through the tube. I mix it into his 8 pm bolus.

I

> am currently mixing just over 1 teaspoon of miralax with 65 ml of

> formula. We then hook up his pump for his overnight feeds at 8:30.

>

> Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 5 year old twins