BM problems...TMI

I have such a problem going and I take colace twice and day and just now added mirilax 2 days ago. I still haven't gone. When I did go 3 days ago, and every time before that, It was like a job to get it out. It is so hard and seems big to me. Does anyone have an other ideas to help me?

I was told the Miralax takes about 3 days for it to actually start working like it should.

Audrey

make sure you are getting enough fiber (I get between 30-40 a day) and some good fats.

Not sure what those are but I tool Ducolax at the beginning which is a stool softener. Are you also getting in enough FIber?

I just had that problem this week and did mirilax 2x a day along with extra magnesium and I used a suppository.
Also had my pharmacist order a liquid stool softener as I was told we don't absorb all of the gel tabs
Good luck cause that is miserable!!! 

I keep these stocked at all times. Wipe normally with toilet paper and then use these to finish the job. They are like magic.

 I had the same problem.  What worked to get me "going" again was Ducolax Laxative Tablets (not the softner.) I took 4 of them and got things moving. Then I added 1500 mg of Magnesium Oxide every evening.  Things move much more regularly and smoothly now.

Where can I get the magnesium oxide? I'm gonna try getting in more fiber . This is just miserable. I still haven't gone. Did mirilax 3 times now.

Magnesium oxide helps soooo much, i order from Vitamin Shoppe

I had a similar post last week.  I waqs very backed up with hard stool that I could not get out.  Since then I have had it again.

The advice I got here and confirmed with my doctor and pharmacist is the following:
-if hard stool is the issue take stool softeners every 60-120 mins (was told by pharmacist that taking every 1-2 hours can't hurt you other then maybe diarhea after you pass the stool but that is a trade off I was willing to make vs being backed up for 3 days)
-take milk of magesia  2 oz twice a day (about 4 hours apart)
it may take 4-5 hours before you pass a movement but it will be softened up and pass easier.

going forward
-add fiber to your diet (benefiber or a similar)
-add magnesium pills to your supplements
-use Miralax as needed