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My 11YO DD has been taking Movicol for over a year now - and hates it with a passion She's about to start taking Macrogol 3350 instead - which is the active ingredient in Movicol. It's supposed to be completely tasteless. But is not available at all chemists, just the ones that mix their own medicines (can't remember what they are called?)
What dosage are you taking? DD takes up to 2 sachets a day if she's really blocked up, usually gets her going pretty quickly.
My colorectal surgeon said that women and men differ greatly in their bowel habits, women are usually worse.
He recommended a product called colocap (basically just Epsom salts in capsule form), I have to take 15 tablets over 30 minutes before I go to bed and voila tomorrow, I should have some action.
He said it is vital to have a good clean out once a week to really get the bowels moving.
I'm taking the movicol as well. I find the taste absolutely disgusting but given that I'm 26 weeks pregnant and still suffering morning sickness, i find i'm really intolerant to anyhthing that isnt sweet-unfortunately. I don't add anything too it i just knock it down and hope for the best.When you are in absolute agony and the choice is going to hospital for iv hydration and an enema the motivation is pretty strong to drink the stuff. At my worst i was drinking three sachets a day for two days with at least a one litre increase in my water and it took two days for action. The thing that had me worried was was i going to have an uncontrollable explosion when i did go. But rest assured it was very normal just alot of it as it had been over a week. Hopefully once this pregnancy is over things will return to normal as i've never had a problem with constipation in the past. It has taught me though to express a little more empathy to patients now that i've had first hand experience and know how painful it can be.
Just did a long post and lost it - hope this one works.
She's about to start taking Macrogol 3350 instead - which is the active ingredient in Movicol. It's supposed to be completely tasteless. But is not available at all chemists, just the ones that mix their own medicines (can't remember what they are called?)
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