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Originally Posted by Susanne C.
several years on miralax have done away with all my GI problems. I consider it a miracle.
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Interesting stuff. I don't
recall hearing of it before. A little puzzling too. Are you taking it occasionally "as needed", or regularly?
Some information seems contradictory:
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In the United States, MiraLAX and Dulcolax Balance are sold without prescription for short term relief of chronic constipation, although there is now growing consensus in the medical community that these medications can be taken indefinitely to treat chronic constipation.[citation needed]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miralax#Medical_uses
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Also of particular interest to us PNers....
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It has been shown that polyethylene glycol can improve healing of spinal injuries in dogs.[8] One of the earlier findings that polyethylene glycol can aid in nerve repair came from the University of Texas (Krause and Bittner).
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The injection of PEG 2000 into the bloodstream of guinea pigs after spinal cord injury leads to rapid recovery through molecular repair of nerve membranes.[14] The effectiveness of this treatment to prevent paraplegia in humans after an accident is not known yet.
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PEG is being used in the repair of motor neurons damaged in crush or laceration incidents in vivo and in vitro. When coupled with melatonin, 75% of damaged sciatic nerves were rendered viable.
Ibid.
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Possible neurogenic properties?
Susanne, have you noticed any improvement in PN symptoms?
Doc