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Old 12-02-2009, 08:34 AM
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The FDA just put PEG laxatives on a postmarketing watch for negative side effects:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread105698.html

Miralax has been OTC about 2 yrs now.

I hate to bring it up, but posters here should know this.

Also, I don't recommend senna for everyday use. It has been implicated in colon cancer.

Magnesium supplements like mag oxide will provide some gentle action. Phillips makes an oral tablet now:
http://phillipsrelief.com/caplets.html

The magnesium in this has been shown to not be well absorbed into the blood stream, by studies. 4% has been reported.
So the RDA listed is pretty meaningless for this product in reality. Saline cathartics like magnesium don't as a rule need a stool softener.
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