Re: New Meds to Cyndi

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Cyndi,

Zelnorm isn't something I've had any experience with, but Miralax sure

is. All I can say about it is that it was a life saver for me when

constipation and resulting hemmorroids were makng life miserable for

me. Each month I'd report to my previous GI doctor with these

complaints, and each month he'd give me the standard response about

increasing my fiber intake and maybe trying Metamucil or something

like that. I had done both, eating so many things with fiber that I

think it actually made matters worse, plus adding prunes to my

breakfast every morning and trying Metamucil, MOM, FiberOne, Senecot,

Colace and any new product that came on the market. There was no

improvement whatsoever.

Finally, after I'd had a horrible experience with an impaction, I

mentioned my problem on the board and Karyn suggested that I ask my

doctor about Miralax, explaining that she'd had great success with it.

So I immediately asked my GI if he would prescribe some for me, and

he offhandedly said, " Sure, a lot of my patients use that " , and wrote

a script for it. It made me so ANGRY....after all those months of my

being so uncomfortable and in such misery, complaining to him and

asking for his help, and then he suddenly agrees to write a script for

it! Why couldn't he have done that months ago? If I didn't know

better I'd think that he wasn't even listening to me, but I have my

records, and it's right in there listed as one of my complaints for

four months in a row. After my DKA I fired this doctor, but I

honestly don't understand some of the peculiar things he did.

After about three days of using the Miralax, I started having regular

easy motility again. I've found that it works as well with diarrhea

as it does with constipation, and I still continue to use it about

once or twice a week. Because of the heavy amounts of narcotics that

I've had to take in the past, I found that it was necessary to use it

more frequently then. Now that my narcotic usage is greatly reduced

from what it used to be, I don't need it as often. It can be

purchased in a generic form if you're trying to save some money. The

generic version is called Glycolax.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

Bluffton, SC

South Carolina State Rep.

South Eastern Regional Rep., PAI

http://www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

Note: All comments or advice are from personal experiences or opinion

only, and should not be a substitute for consultation with a medical

professional.